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London: The Golf Clubs Association, ca 1952. 32p, beige wrappers with Red text. More
This small catergory of authors are some of Fine Golf Books favourite, and most significant authors of the 20th Century, collecting the works of any or all of these make some of the best reading in the whole golf library, we constantly try to precure these title's and recommend them on to our clients, any of these titles signed or inscribed can add significant value and give even more please to the owner of such.
London: The Golf Clubs Association, ca 1952. 32p, beige wrappers with Red text. More
USA: Doran, 1921. 309p, cloth Illustrated by G.W. Beldham first half is by Duncan second by Darwin, mainly instructional. D&J D20230. More
France: ca 1935. Very good. 36p. illustrated wrappers. Other than golf one of Longhursts favourite pastimes was to have the occasional tipple! We are not sure how this book came about, but we are sure he would have enjoyed reseraching it! More
London: St. Catherine Press, 1925. 313p. 1/4 cloth. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. Anthology of golfing tips, Vardon, Braid, Barnes, Darwin, Taylor... all the great names... adding up to a very interesting title. Reportedly, by Murdoch, a print run of just 880 makes this book very hard to find almost 100..... More
London: Michael Johnston Ltd. 332p. cloth. Library binding, but making use of original dust jacket, odd library stamp and removed bookplate. Useful (Introduction) Darwin addition. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1947. 226p cloth. 2nd printing. First being 1944. History of one of the greatest time ever for the sport, Jones, Hagen, Sarazen, Cotton... The most significant period of growth of the game, especially Anglo American. One of the greatest titles in the whole golf bibliography. More
London: Mills and Boon, 1922. 142p, + 16 advertisments, cloth. Excellent early essays culled from "The Times". Good condition for this title, all Gilt on spine and front cover intact, no fading to spine, no foxing, corners a little bumped. Good copy of a rare book. D&J D4000. More
London: The Golf Clubs Association, ca. 1940. 28p. Grey Blue wrappers, blue text. Beautifully described as only Bernado can. More
London: The Golf Clubs Association, ca. 1940. 28p. Blue wrappers, blue text. Beautifully described as only Bernado can. More
London: The Golf Clubs Association, ca. 1950. 24p. Green wrappers, green text. Beautifully described as only Bernado can. More
London: The Golf Clubs Association, ca. 1940. 40p. Green wrappers, red text. Beautifully described as only Bernado can. More
London: John Langdon, 1947. 32p illustrated red wrappers. Great course parkland course in the heart of Cheshire. George Duncan was professional. More
England: Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd., ca 1927. 134p. Beige wrappers, red text. Second edition (scarce) in this lovely course description series, 1st ca. 1924 and 3rd 1937. Great to compare Darwin's description to today's course, most have not changed a bit! D&J 4140. More
England: Grant, 1990. 69p. Leather, slipcase No. 86/100 signed by Hawtree & Cornish. Contributions by Dr. A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low, and others. Introduction and commentary by Geoffrey S. Cornish and Fred Hawtree. Illustrated from photographs, old original ads, and a few other reproductions, gilt-decorated full green..... More
Droitwich, Worcestershire, England: Grant Books, 2000. 280p, full leather, slipcase. limited edition No. 122/200 copies only. Foreword by Michael Bonallack, afterword by William C. Campbell. Signed by Simmonds, Bonallack and Campbell. Copy of the 1924 programme fitted into inside rear board. Scarce author's edition. D&J S19570. More
Droitwich, Worcestershire, England: Grant Books, 2000. 280p, cloth. Dust jacket. Limited edition of 1950 copies only, the first 200 leather bound, this being No. 301/1950. Foreword by Michael Bonallack, afterword by William C. Campbell. D&J S19600. More
London: Collins, 1946. 47p, decorative cloth. Excellent Darwin treatise, ancient and modern. D&J D4540. More
London: Burke, 1954. 222p, cloth. Published for the Pleasures of Life Series. D&J D5170. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. 196p, cloth. Biography of Braid, a year after his passing. Darwin quickly put right the missing life story of the 3rd Triumvirate, Vardon, wrote his autobiography in 1933 and Taylor in 1943. This completes the set of the defining 3 golfers of the late 19th..... More
Philadelphia, PA. Penn. 1920. 179p. cloth illustrated boards. Illustrated. stated revised but we feel this is referring to the UK edition. U.S. title of "Golfing, The Oval Series of Games". This title, was revised in 1901 and again in 1908 & 1920 this being the latter. D&J H28480. More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1934. 246p, cloth edition. Second instalment of a trio of classic essays, published between 1932 and 1936 Out of the Rough and Rubs of the Green, being the others. D&J D6100. More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1936. 260p, cloth. Fine Essays, Final instalment of a trio of classic essays, published between 1932 and 1936 Out of the Rough and Playing the Like being the others. D&J D6730. More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1896. 83p, decorative cloth 10th edition this classic, this book was the first instruction book to meet success huge success, first published in 1886 going into at least 14 editions being published until 1905. Quite a challenge to collect all 14 editions. D&J H28380. More
New York: Greenberg, 1925. 247p. 7½x5, light green cloth, spine lettered in black, pictorial jacket. First Edition. Keeler was described by Murdoch as "Bobby Jones' Boswell"; Keeler saw Jones win all 13 of his major championships and travelled more than 120,000 miles of golfing trails with his cohort. Murdoch 413;..... More
London: Country Life, 1947. 94p. cloth. Fifty year history of this very British company. Wildlife and stately homes are strongly covered. Very good contents, boards good, spine slightly discoloured. More