The Golf Swing of the Future
London: Souvenir Press, 1972. 124p Cloth. Modern classic, hard to find first edition hardback. More
New Arrivals
Trouble Shots.
United States of America: Arnold Palmer Creations Inc., 1964. Part of a series of 6 small instructional booklets by Arnie. More
Golf.
London: Methuen, 1914. 160p. cloth. Massy won the 1907 Open and remained the only man until Ballesteros in 1979 to win from continental Europe. This title is becoming hard to find in good condition and virtually impossible in its original 1914 very chipped but original dust Jacket, fine addition to..... More
A History of Golf
Japan: 2001. 360p. cloth. 16 Chapters, including one "Golf Book Collectors" Written in Japanese. More
Musselburgh Links The Old Golf Course; The Story of Musselburgh Links - The Worlds Oldest Course
Musselburgh: East Lothian Council, ND. 20p. illustrated wrappers. Brief biographyof Musselburghs greats, very underrated group of golfers and tow. More
Lake Karrinyup Country Club 1928-1988
Sydney: Lester-Townsend publishing, 1988. 256p. Leather. Collectors edition No. 144/150 Large attractive publication. More
Banchory Golf Club. A Centenary Round
Banchory: Privately printed, 2005. 192. cloth. On the banks of the river Dee, very picturesque course. More
Berkhamsted Golf Club 1890-1990
Berkhamsted: Privately printed, 1990. 48p. Green wrappers. Low key publication, a fully blown Centenary history would follow in 1992, making this version quite hard to find. More
The Northumberland Golf Club Story 1898-1978
Privately Printed, 1978. 108p. More
Reminiscences of Golf.
Scotland: Fife Council, 1985. 68p cloth. Only an ISBN number, no other publication details are printed on the book. Reprint of the very rare 1887 classic, becoming quite hard to find in the edition. More
The Par Golf Swing.
England: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1936. 134p. cloth. third reprinting only one month after the first. some pencil notes and underlinning from Percy. More
Personal Memories of Royal Dornoch Golf Club 1900 - 1925.
Scotland, 1985. 48p, wrappers. More common second edition of this classic title, preface by Herbert Warren Wind. Foreword by Tom Watson. D&J G34840. More
Donald Ross of Pinehurst and Royal Dornoch.
Scotland: The Sutherland Press, Golspie, 1973. 40p 1st edition wrappers. Hard to find (and preferred) first edition of Donald Grants Royal Dornoch titles. D&J G34780. More
Antique Golf Ball Reference & Price Guide.
United States of America: Old Chicago Golf Shop, 1993. 124p. Illustrated wrappers. Hard to find first and only printing, still about the best golf ball reference book. As is often the case, this book shows it has been a working copy, but still very readable. More
Brora Golf Club
Scotland: ca 1980. Score card, found inside a Brora handbook, very attractive. More
Discovering Donald Ross; The architect and his golf courses
Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2001. 367p. cloth. Biography of Dornoch's Ross, spending most of his life in the United States, leaving a legacy of superb designs admired today by players and architects alike. More
Thomas Stewart Jr. Golf Cleek and Iron Maker. St Andrews, Scotland
United States: Hickory Golf, 2010. 345p. Cloth. Limited edition of 75 copies in haed cloth No. 7/75 There was also a edition of 500 published which is very scarce. Very comprehensive and detailed tribute to the great Tom Stewart, almost every page has superb photographs of immaculate examples of his..... More
Golf. A Weekly Record of "Ye Royal and Ancient" Game. "Far and Sure." Volume VIII ; "Surely no apology is necessary for bringing before the public a weekly Journal devoted to the doings and sayings of golfers both past and present."
London: "Published at the Office" [Golf Illustrated & Golf Weekly], 1894. The BEGINNING. Quote "Surely no apology is necessary for bringing before the public a weekly Journal devoted to the doings and sayings of golfers both past and present." Simply named 'Golf' a hugely influential periodical, shaping the golfing boom..... More
Social Links; The Golf Boom in Victorian England
England: Social Links Publishing, 2010. 389p. Cloth. Limited edition of 450 copies. No. 83/450 A dramatic 30 year period changed the face of English golf in to a peoples game for all to play. Superb reference book. Signed and inscribed by the author. More
A Round of Golf on the London & North Eastern Railway.
England: Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd., ca 1924. 127p. Illustrated wrappers green, black text. first edition (and most scarce) in this lovely course description series, 2nd ca. 1927 and 3rd 1937. D&J 4120. More
The History of The Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
Ascot, Berkshire: Springwood Books, 1988. 112p. decorative leather. Centenary history of this great course. D&J J6490. More
A History of the Royal Dornoch Golf Club 1877 - 1999.
Inverness, Scotland: A4 Design and Print Ltd., 2000. 120p. cloth. Complete Royal Dornoch history. Scarce first printing. Signed by the author. More
The Royal North Devon Golf Club 1864-1989.
Westward Ho: Privately Printed, 1989. 202p, decorative. Leather. foreword by J.W.D. Goodban author of the 1964 centenary history. Introduction by H.N. Fulford. Illustrated from photographs from old sources. Pebbled maroon cloth, lettered and stamped in gilt, jacket. No. 336 of 500 hand-numbered copies. First Edition. Signed by the editors, Davies..... More
Golf Made Easy
London: Cassell and Company, 1910. 134p. Illustrated colour wrappers. Period advertisements throughout. Early instructional, now scarce due to the flimsy paper and especially the spine. Very good example. Donovan A5310. More