London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1897. 2], viii, 331 + v ad pp. Illustrated from numerous photographs and engravings throughout. 39.6x28.5 cm. (15½x11"), original cream coloured japon wrappers, titled in gilt, custom cream drop-back box. No. 169 of 250 copies. First Edition. The rare limited large paper edition with... More
Pearl River, NY: Classics of Golf, 2005. 370p. decorative simulated leather. ltd. ed. 464/3000 slipcase. Modern classic. More
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1890. 463p dec. cloth 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 of the... More
England: Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd., ca 1924. 127p. Illustrated wrappers green, black text. first edition in this series, 2nd ca 1927 and 3rd 1937. D&J 4120. More
London: W. H. Smith & Son, 1912. 212p. cloth Contributors include Sir George Riddell, Bernard Darwin, Martin Sutton, Harry S. Colt, and A.D. Hall. Harry Colt's first major contributions to golf architecture literature, Darwin writes on how course influence style of play. D&J S42550. More
Nairobi: W. Boyd and Company, 1953. 288 pp. Illustrated from photographs and advertisements. Red cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. First Edition. A rare (and likely the only) title of golf history in Kenya and expatriate in the colonies, with detailed records and biographies. According to Murdoch, the author apparently... More
New York: Charles Scribner´s and Sons, 1926. (but 1935 binding). 163 p Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard; plus golf course drawings; decorative endpapers with Dr. MacKenzie's St. Andrews golf course illustration present. 8¾x6, bound in plain green cloth, lettered in black, edges trimmed; bound by... More
London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1897. 331p. dec. 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
St. Andrews: St. Andrews Golf Press, 2017. 156p. illustrated cloth. The book authored by McStravick and designed by award winning graphic designer Chic Harper, takes in a warm and inviting fashion the ancient and modern History of the game, from Chapter 1. The Dawn of the Golfing age, through to... More
St. Andrews: St. Andrews Golf Press, 2016. 278p. illustrated wrappers. Foreword, His Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, the Duke of Kent. Further forewords, Peter Crabtree (author of Tom Morris The Colossus), Angela Howe, R&A Golf Hertitage Secretary. Research is the key to this title, unlimited hours have been spent unearthing new..... More
St. Andrews: St. Andrews Golf Press, 2016. 278p. illustrated cloth. limited edition 300 copies only. numbered and signed. Foreword, His Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, the Duke of Kent. Further forewords, Peter Crabtree (author of Tom Morris The Colossus), Angela Howe, R&A Golf Hertitage Secretary. Research is the key to this... More
