Some Golfing 'IFs'.
United Kingdom: British Steel Golf Shafts, 1948. 40p, illustrated wrappers. Promotional booklet of the back of his 3rd Open victory. More
New Arrivals
The Golfer's Pocket Tip Book.
London: Mills and Boon, 1911. 126p. Leather wrappers. 34 illustrations of Jack White playing. Chapter on putting by Jack White. D&J F13900. More
Golfing By Numbers.
London: Alexander Ouseley, 1927. 31p, cloth. unusual title. D&J C16690. More
Hints on Golf.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1893. 83p. illustrated cloth 8th edition revised of this turn of the century classic, front board well worn, contents are good. D&J H29410. More
Golf Donts: Admonitions that will Help the Novice to Play Well and Scratch Men to Play Better
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1900. 114p. Cloth. 6¼x4¼, coarse tan-yellow cloth, green-stamped vignette on front and rear covers, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. Fitzpatrick was the first golf reporter in America; he covered the very first tournament, held in 1894, for the New York Sun. D&J..... More
The Simplicity of the Golf Swing
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1911. 72p. red cloth. First edition. More
Putting
London: Country Life, 1921. 48p cloth, first edition. Prefatory notes reads like a who's who, Taylor, Braid, Herd and Duncan all praise his talents with the putter. Commentary by Bernard Darwin. White had a very good record in the Open after multiple close calls he eventually won in 1904 and..... More
A.B.C. Of Golf.
New York: Harper & Bros, 1916. 120p, cloth. Dunn originally from North Berwick, emigrated to the USA in 1894, after various jobs on the East coast he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he set up a series of golf school's and became one of the foremost teachers of his..... More
How to Drive
Chicago: Thos E. Wilson & Co., 1922. 56p, illustrated wrappers. (New edition) Dunn originally from North Berwick, emigrated to the USA in 1894, after various jobs on the East coast he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he set up a series of golf school's and became one of the..... More
The Secret of Golf for Occasional Players
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922. 45p. cloth. Scarce first edition, later editions are much easier to find. More
Golfing Illustrated: Gowan's Practical Picture Book No. 2; With some notes on the preceding photographs by John L. Low
London: Cowans & Gray Ltd, 1908. 70p. wrappers, with illustrated stiff paper dust jacket. Small hard to find book from the premier photographer of the day. Book comprises virtually of Black and White action photo´s of the leading players, Ball, Braid, Fernie, Hilton, Kirkaldy, Massy, Taylor, Vardon, White etc... John..... More
Saving Strokes.
Boston: Privately Printed, 1934. 110p, simulated leather stiff covers. Instruction. Inscribed by Wingate. W19150. More
Golfing
London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1893. 120p, green wrappers.. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Complete with fragile spine that is often lacking in this title, went into many printing's and hence was a popular book in a similar sense as his Hints on golf first printed in 1886. Published..... More
The Short Game.
London: Duckworth, 1936. 136p. cloth. UK edition with added bonus off an introduction by Henry Longhurst and possibly his first contribution to the golf library. D&J V1570. More
The Simplicity of the Golf Swing
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1911. 72p. red cloth. First edition. More
Hints on Golf.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1905. 84p, decorative cloth 14th and final edition of the turn of the century classic, this book was a huge success, first published in 1886 going into 14 editions, this the very hard to find 14t edition revised. Quite a challenge to collect all 14 editions. D&J..... More
Golf in Theory and Practice.; Some hints to beginners
London: George Bell & Sons, 1910. 194p. cloth. Later printing, first printing stated January 1897. This book is traditionally listed as being first published in 1896. Early and popular instruction from the St. Andrews golfer and historian. Many period advertisements to first and last pages. D&J E8920. More
Golf Some Hints and Suggestions
London: Country Life, 1921. 32p. wrappers. Second edition. Unusual Darwin instruction, both editions are very hard to find. More
Concerning Golf.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1904. 217p. cloth. Second edition. Chapter on driving by H.H. Hilton. Early architecture chapter "The links". This is a scarce first edition, later editions where published. Becoming a scarce and sought after title. Important book in the golf library. D&J L17620. More
The Basis of the Golf Swing
London: Thomas Murby & Co., 1925. 60p cloth. A study of how the hand action and movement in golf. D&J F12340. More
The Basis of the Golf Swing
London: Thomas Murby & Co., 1925. 60p cloth. A study of how the hand action and movement in golf. D&J F12340. More
Driving - Approaching - Putting.
London: Methuen, 1922. 47p, illus. bds. Hard to find first edition of this book, went into many printings. D&J R3160. More
The Golfing Swing Simplified and it Mechanism Correctly Explained.
London: Methuen, 1913. 56p, cloth scarce 1st edition. D&J H6310. More
Picture Analysis of Golf Strokes.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1919. 252p. pictorial cloth. 6th impression. Impressive title of this multiple major champion, his less impressive follow up book in 1925 "Guide to Good Golf" gave much more detail of his methods. D&J B5980. More
Natural Golf
New York: Putnam's, G.P. & Sons, 1931. 199p, cloth. Scarce title, surprisingly seldom offered. D&J D21280. More