A Batch of Golfing Papers.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1892. 123p, Red decorative cloth edition. More
New Arrivals
Hoyle´s Games.
London: 1835. 492p, leather boards. Important early reference work, this being the preferred edition. More
Green Fairways.
London: Methuen, 1947. 204p, cloth History, twin to Fresh Fairways published in 1949. D&J S33760. More
A Batch of Golfing Papers.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1892. 123p, Red decorative cloth edition. More
Golf "The Suffolk Sporting Series"
London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1897. 104p. cloth. First Edition. Smith was editor of "Golf Illustrated," the British weekly, for many years and an important contributor to the literature of the game. He wrote three titles solo, this being the first, plus the monumental The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf..... More
Golf Between Two Wars.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1944. 227p, cloth. Great history of one of the greatest time ever for the sport, Jones, Hagen, Sarazen, Cotton... One of the best golf books of the 20th century. Signed by Percy Boomers pupil. D&J D5050. More
Pictorial History of Golf
New York: A. S. Barnes, 1974. 282p. Cloth. Revised edition, first 1968. D&J G6790. More
Side Lights on Golf
London: Sisley's, ca 1907. 153p. cloth. First Edition. Smith was editor of "Golf Illustrated," the British weekly, for many years and an important contributor to the literature of the game. He wrote three titles solo, plus the monumental The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf Author by Hilton, Harold H...... More
After the Ball, Merry Memoirs of a Golfer.
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1931. 320p. decorative cloth. D&J H12670. More
United States Golf Association Year Book 1929
New York: U.S.G.A, 1929. 200p. cloth. founded in 1894, tournament results, club membership lists and rules, very useful source. More
Golfing Reminiscences: The Growth of the Game.
Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray, 1925. 140 pp. Illustrated with 4 plates from paintings and facsimiles. 7¼x4¾, gilt-lettered blue cloth. First Edition. " According to Murdoch, "Mr. Reid was one of the very first writers who specialized in golf reporting and his recollections are interesting and informative." Very hard to..... More
Golfiana Miscellanea.
London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1887. 300p. original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine. First Edition. Stewart's purpose in publishing this book was to bring golf literature to the attention of the public, since although Clark's magnificent book had appeared years before, it had been in a limited edition and generally unavailable..... More
Golf: a Royal and Ancient game.
Edinburgh: R & R Clark, 1875. 284p. decorative cloth. Illustrated by Clark Stanton, C/A. Doyle and G. Aikman. Very significant and well produced early title. Compilation of the earliest literature of the game. Clark collected early press reports, biographical sketches, significant acts of Parliament, municipal records, diaries, a extracts of..... More
Golf: a Royal and Ancient Game.
London: Macmillian and Co., 1899. 305p. red boards, top edges gilt. Third Edition, preceded by the Scotland Edition of 1875. "Widely regarded as one of the most significant, as well as best produced, early books on the history of golf, Clark's work is a compilation of the earliest literature of..... More
Golfiana Miscellanea.
London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1887. 300p. original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine. First Edition. Stewart's purpose in publishing this book was to bring golf literature to the attention of the public, since although Clark's magnificent book had appeared years before, it had been in a limited edition and generally unavailable..... More
Golf and Golfers Past and Present
Scotland: Williams Blackwood, 1891. 100p. cloth. Introduction by Arthur James Balfour. Frontispiece from a photograph of author. Original red cloth, lettered and stamped in black. First Edition. An important book of reminiscences of golf of the day, particularly in Perth, from where McPherson hailed. McPherson was well known for holding..... More
The Golf Book of East Lothian.
Dirleton, Privately printed, 1896. xix, 516, [2], xxxiv, [1] pp. + 9 full-page plates (added for this edition) from paintings and photographs (mostly photogravure and/or sepia-tone), including frontispiece portrait; numerous illustrations throughout chiefly from photographs, some from paintings and facsimiles. 28.5x22 cm. (11x8¾"), original half dark green morocco and gilt..... More
Golf (from the Badminton Library series)
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1890. 463p decorative cloth. First edition. Illustrated with several plates from paintings, photographs, engravings, etc., including frontispiece with tissue-guard; plus numerous wood engravings within the text. original decorative brown cloth, lettered in black and white, gilt-stamped vignette and additional gilt lettering on spine. Part..... More
The Fifth Estate.
New York: Knopf, 1926. 259p. dec. cloth Turn of the 20th century's United States premier Amateur Champion, also captured amongst his US Amateur titles the 1915 US Open. D&J T13990. More
Golf From A New Angle: being letters froma scratch golfer to his son at college
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1934. 248p cloth, second edition May 1934 Foreword by J.H. Taylor The author presents and demonstrates the fundamentals of golf in the form of hypothetical letters to his son "John" D&J M32860. More
Golf (Badminton Library)
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1895. 482p cloth. 5th edition revised. Illustrated with several plates from paintings, photographs, engravings, etc., including frontispiece with tissue-guard; plus numerous wood engravings within the text. original decorative brown cloth, lettered in black and white, gilt-stamped vignette and additional gilt lettering on spine. Part..... More
Golf: a Royal and Ancient Game.
London: Macmillian and Co., 1893. 305pp. green boards, top edges gilt. Second Edition, preceded by the Scotland Edition of 1875. "Widely regarded as one of the most significant, as well as best produced, early books on the history of golf, Clark's work is a compilation of the earliest literature of..... More
Golf (from the Badminton Library series)
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1890. 463p decorative cloth. First edition. Illustrated with several plates from paintings, photographs, engravings, etc., including frontispiece with tissue-guard; plus numerous wood engravings within the text. original decorative brown cloth, lettered in black and white, gilt-stamped vignette and additional gilt lettering on spine. Part..... More
A Batch of Golfing Papers.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1892. 123p, Red decorative cloth edition. More
A Batch of Golfing Papers.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1892. 123p, Red decorative cloth edition. More