London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1920. 1st ed. 135p cloth illustrated. Introduction by H.S. Colt. "Four short essays" on course design by one of the first great course architects and one of the first to recognise that a course could be created by taking advantage of natural features and terrain..... More
London: Country Life, ca 1920. 19pp, text, 19 mounted plates, plus 1 extra. Limited edition No. 21/500 signed by Darwin. The plates, designed to be framed, and very impressive art work they would become, to find this in its original state, in the rare limited edition and in good condition..... More
London: St. Catherine Press, 1925. 313p. 1/4 cloth. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. An anthology of golfing tips, Vardon, Braid, Barnes, Darwin, Taylor... all the great names are quoted, thus adding up to a very interesting title. Reportedly by Murdoch a print run of just 880 makes this book very hard..... More
London: Mills and Boon, 1909. 120p. cloth. Scarce First printing. Hard to find in cloth, more common is the pbk edition. Book deserves a place on any serious library's shelf's. D&J T17680. More
Glasgow, William Hodge and Co., 1893. 84p, gilt text cloth. trade edition. Scarce title, with the added attraction of being signed by artist William Dollman to Garden Smith author and editor of Golf Illustrated. Dollman famously painted the Sabbath breakers. D&J T8470. More
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1887. 186p. quarter leather cloth. One of the all time classic books in the whole Golf Library. Hard to find in its original condition the brown leather spine is often replaced due to a poor quality. Upon finishing the book he showed it to his friend Robert..... More
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
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1890. xvi, 495 pp. Contributions by Lord Wellwood, Sir Walter Simpson, A.J. Balfour, Andrew Lang, H.S.C. Everard, etc. Illustrated with numerous drawings by Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss, including frontispiece with tissue-guard. 9½x7½, original ½ blue morocco & gilt-stamped orange cloth, gilt-lettered spine, black..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: W.H. White and Co,. Edinburgh, 1895. 304p, decorative cloth. Only published 1894 to 1899. Hardest edition of the six to find, the most impressive of all the annuals published. Title of the annuals changed after 1894 to Golfer's Guide for the United Kingdom, and in 1898 and 99..... More
New York: Charles Scribner´s and Sons, 1926. 163p dec. cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard; plus golf course drawings; decorative end papers with Dr. MacKenzie's St. Andrews golf course illustration present. Scarce Jacket, small chip and loss of the to top of spine, otherwise front..... More
London, England: Longmans, Green. 1929. 211p.+ plates. Cloth cream boards. Preface by J.C. Squire. Illustrated by the authors: 43 numbered plates, mostly course plans (22 of which are in colour); plus other illustrations including engraved frontispiece with tissue-guard, wood engravings and drawings within text, head and tail-pieces. 1 Classic book of..... More
London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1897. 331p. decorative cloth. Illustrated from numerous photographs and engravings throughout. First Edition. This is one of the most elaborate books of the period, lavishly illustrated with remarkable photographs, etc. It also serves as an interesting commentary on the styles of clubhouses built at..... More
London: Hutchinson, 1904. 336p dec. cloth. Three Time British Ladies Champion Hezlet (later MRS A.E. Ross) wrote this primarily instruction book. The first to be published in Britain for women. The book focuses on proper instruction, but also has sections on rules, etiquette and dress. Companion volume to Taylor's work..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1887. 68p. red wrappers, black text. Cornerstone title. Rare title, providing firsthand accounts of the Old course and St. Andrews, thus important to historians of early golf.. Balfour would become a cabinet minister. Book is renowed for its fragile construction, this copy having just one crease to..... More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1886. 69p. cloth Very Scarce first edition of this, the first instructional to gain any popularity. Also Hutchinson's first golf title. Many later editions, but we are offering the seldom seen first edition. This is possibily the best conditioned copy of this book, we have never seen a...... More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1920. 135p. cloth illustrated 1st ed. Introduction by Harry S. Colt. Scarce original dust Jacket in superb condition! "Four short essays on course design by one of the first great course architects and one of the first to recognize that a course could be created by..... More
Scotland: W.H. White and Co,. Edinburgh, 1894. 208p,. decorative cloth. Only published 1894 to 1899. Hard edition to find, the most impressive of all the annuals published. Murdoch. This is the scarce first volume in an annually published series. Title of the annuals changed after 1894 to Golfer's Guide for..... More
Scotland: Partick Press, 1998. 269p. illustrated wrappers. a must have title, great early research on the greatest game. D&J H4060. More
Edinburgh, Scotland. Golf Monthly, 1935. 127p cloth. limited edition 500 copies only. Tracing the development of the Rules of Golf, beginning with the earliest identified code issued by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers in 1744, including a reprint of the original texts. Clapcott was one of the game first..... More
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1892. 186p. quarter leather cloth. Second edition revised. One of the all time classic books in the whole Golf Library. Hard to find in its original condition the brown leather spine is often replaced due to a poor quality. There is a chip to the top of..... More
Scotland: ca 1905. Superb set. Original Alex "Sandy" Herd autograph signed Champion Golfer 1902 Original and rare postcard of a young Herd. This would be perfect framed and would be a major piece in anyone,s collection. More
London: Grant Richards, 1902. 192p, decorative cloth. 1902 reprint edition. Seemingly printed simultaneously with the Alexander Moring edition in 1902. D&J M10690. More
Dirleton, 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 brown cloth boards with gilt text. No. 229..... More
Scotland: W.H. White and Co,. Edinburgh, 1897. 423p, decorative cloth. Only published 1894 to 1899. Hardest edition of the six to find, the most impressive of all the annuals published. Title of the annuals changed after 1894 to Golfer's Guide for the United Kingdom, and in 1898 and 99..... More
London: Country Life, 1919. 229p. cloth plus ads. Hutchinson's Autobiography of a very full and fascinating life in golf's early days. Hutchinson contested the first three Amateur Championship finals and the 1903 event winning two, the 1886 and 1887. He left a huge contribution to the literal world, various subjects..... More
