Lessons from Great Golfers.
England: Methuen, 1924. 175p, blue cloth. Describes many players swings. How the Americans have different footwork to the British! D&J H25120. More
Instructional books, have been written by the greatest in the game, and occaissionaly by entusiastic Amateur's. Some are very elaborate, some but a few pages long. There are probably more books written on instruction than any other subject. We try at fine golf books to offer more renowed plays or acclaimed teachers.
England: Methuen, 1924. 175p, blue cloth. Describes many players swings. How the Americans have different footwork to the British! D&J H25120. More
London: The Sportsman's Book club, cq 1950. Complete set of classic titles reproduced by the Sportsman's book club. Some of these titles are scarce and collectable in their own rights, all in original Dust Jackets. Simpson and Wethered, Design for Golf Longhurst, Golf Scott and Evans, The Golfers Year Darwin..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1965. 158p. cloth. Dust jacket. Very fine example, Boros long career was crowned by winning the 1968 PGA Championship at the age of 48, after winning the 1963 U.S. Open at the age of 43 for a second time! Previously owned by Enid Wilson, gift..... More
London: Blackie & Son, 1937. 88p, cloth. Four different "flicker" series of "moving pictures" incorporated in this volume along with quality instruction. Winner of the 1936 US Women's Amatuer and British Amatuer taking the latter in 1939 as well, twice Curtis cup player. In 1939 Pam Barton won her second..... More
United States of America: A.S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1957. Anthony Ravielli. 127p. Foreword by Sidney L. James. Co-written and with a Preface by Herbert Warren Wind. Illustrated with instructional drawings by Anthony Ravielli. Scarce (true) 1st America edition. D&J H19660. More
Far Hills New York: United States Golf Association, 1983. Two Titles. Rules of the Thistle: Originally published 1824 "only the 2nd book fully dedicated to golf" 50p. cloth. slipcase. A Few Rambling Remarks on Golf: Originally published 1862 Both books: Limited edition of 1340/1500 copies produced by the U.S.G.A. The..... More
United States of America: Simon Schuster, 2006. Anthony Ravielli. 127p. Cloth, dust jacket. Foreword by Nick Seitz, editorial director of Golf Digest. Co-written and with a Preface by Herbert Warren Wind. Illustrated with instructional drawings by Anthony Ravielli. Facsimile of the 1957 1st edition, published to mark the 50th Anniversary..... More
United States of America: A.S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1957. Anthony Ravielli. 127p. Cloth, Foreword by Sidney L. James. Co-written and with a Preface by Herbert Warren Wind. Illustrated with instructional drawings by Anthony Ravielli. Original leatherette-backed black paper over boards, top page edge stained orange, black slipcase with paper..... More
London: Methuen and Company Ltd., 1935. 127p. cloth. Forewords by Joyce Wethered and Henry Cotton. Enid Wilson played in the first Curtis cup and lived a complete life around golf, after a highly successful playing career, went on to becoming a writer of several books and contributing countless articles in..... More
New Jersey. United States Golf Association, 1997. 217p. cloth. Facsimile of the 1st 1903 edition. Limited edition 1300/1500 Chapter on driving by H.H. Hilton. Early architecture chapter "The links". This is an important book in the golf library. D&J L17620. More
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1887. 186p. quarter leather cloth. One of the all time classic books in the whole Golf Library.. Upon finishing the book he showed it to his friend Robert Louis Stevenson for him to improve it, but was told there was nothing that he could improve, it was..... More
London: Methuen, 1935. 143p, cloth, second edition, 1936. 1st was 1935. Mitchell Samuel Ryder private golf professional and influential in setting 'the seed!' of the Ryder Cup. Indeed Mitchell is the man standing on top of the Ryder Cup Trophy. D&J M31480. More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1919. 147p, cloth. Preface by J.H. Taylor. Fulford was the professional at Bradford Golf Club, Yorkshire, before moving on to Le Touquet. This is the scarcer of his two works, the other being Potted Golf published in 1910. Scarcely seen in jacket, but poor condition..... More
Glasgow: Mitchell Publishing Company, 1910. 133p, gilt stamped leather, aeg. Illustrated with 26 B&W photos. Cruden Bay based pro McAndrew, as "the result of numerous suggestions made to me by ladies and gentlemen who have profited by my teaching during the past decade". Lovely dedication to The Auchterlonies D. &..... More
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
Washington: Star System Press, 1982. 149p. Very hard to find sixth edition of this classic. D&J K3550. More
England: The Bodley Head, 1946. 258p, cloth. Classic instruction which can still be found in many of today's instruction methods. First 1942, reprinted 1946. D&J B19120. More
London: Stanley Paul, 1987. 220p. cloth. Biography, Jacob's a one in a million talent, genius teacher, driving force in creating the European tour, Ryder cup stalwart, outstanding player and a Gentleman. Well worth the read. D&J L18280. More
United States of America: Donald Mathieson, 1921. 47p, Cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs. 8¾x6, original gilt-lettered green cloth, top edge gilt. First American Edition. Green Boards, Also published in Red and Blue boards in the United Kingdom 1920. As Park wrote as the title for his first chapter: "The..... More
London: Arcturus Publishing, 2010. 256p. Cloth. Dust wrapper. Facsimile copy of the 1896 first edition. Illustrated with numerous plates from photographs and wood engravings; plus wood-engraved figures within the text. 7½x5½, original decorative green cloth, front cover illustration stamped in black, white and terra-cotta, spine lettered in gilt, original black..... More
England: The Bodley Head, 1946. 258p, cloth. Classic instruction which can still be found in many of today's instruction methods. First 1942, reprinted 1946. D&J B19120. More
United States of America: A.S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1957. Anthony Ravielli. 127p. Foreword by Sidney L. James. Co-written and with a Preface by Herbert Warren Wind. Illustrated with instructional drawings by Anthony Ravielli. Scarce (true) 1st America edition. Previous owner has added 7 various Hogan images, being careful not..... More
London: Blackie & Son, 1937. 88p, cloth. Four different "flicker" series of "moving pictures" incorporated in this volume along with quality instruction. Winner of the 1936 US Womens Amatuer and British Amatuer taking the latter in 1939 as well, twice curtis cup player. In 1939 Pam Barton won her second..... More
New York: Modern Sports, 1930. 98p, illus. wrappers. Introduction by Walter Hagen. Good condition of this fragile title. No stickers. D&J M11140. More
London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1899. 233p. decorative cloth. First edition Both authors played at Royal Blackheath and contributed to several magazines of the period. With chapters by Issette Pearson, A. Bennet Pascoe and others, original pictorial green cloth spine and covers laid down, decoratively stamped in red, black, white and..... More