Annuals and yearbooks contain much detailed information, tournaments, players, advertisments etc.. not found anywhere else. They can provide invaulable reference, the longest running yearbook is the golfers handbook, early edition's are very scarce.
We suspect handbooks would in general not be kept for long periods as they became out of date making aquiring any pre 1940 books hard to find and thus more rewarding when one does.
Dublin: Harpers, 1953. 195pp. Second Revised Edition. Long article by Kevin Collins of Irish Golf and Golfers 1952 A Golfing annual, but was only ever two years published this being the second, the first was 1952 by Murray. Both volumes are hard to find and give much information on Irish..... More
Moretonhampstead, Devon, England: Privately Published, ca 1960. 12p, + folding map, wrappers photo, white with black text. More
Leven: Purves & Cunningham, 1909. 146p. cloth. Illustrations from photographs; plan of Lundin Golf Course. 7x4½. First Edition. The scarce book on Largo Bay golf clubs. Very scarce cloth edition, first time we have seen a cloth edition normally wrappers. More
Leven: Purves & Cunningham, 1909. 146p. wrappers. Scarce title, Illustrations from photographs; plan of Lundin Golf Course. 7x4½. Important and unheralded history. Songs of the Innerleven Golf Links reproduced. History's of Leven, Innerleven, Dubbieside, Lundin, Methill, Lundin Ladies.. all early Fife clubs instrumental in the growth of golf in the..... More
Worcestershire: Grant and Wilson, 2020. 208p,. decorative cloth. 250 copies only. Reprinted with a foreword by Don Wilson. Faithful reprint of the original. Only published 1894 to 1899. Hard edition to find, the most impressive of all the annuals published. Murdoch. This in its original is the scarce first volume..... More
London: The Golf Clubs Association, ca 1949. 24p, green wrappers with Green text. More
New York: Club, 1929. Deal, New Jersey, list of officers members, etc.. two nice photos in the book one of the clubhouse and one of a green. More
England: EGU, 1934. 149pp. + 48p rules. A very scarce and early year book for the EGU as it was only founded in 1924. Includes much information on international matches, county matches, the Amateur and Open Championship and British and foreign golf unions. Illustrated throughout with photographs. A nice copy..... More
South Africa: South African Golf (Pty) Ltd., 1958. 324p, decorative cloth. D&J F2200. More
London: ca 1960. Handbook with plan of course and map. Baddiel collection. More
Cupar, Scotland: John Innes, 1881. 83, [1] + [6] ad pp. Illustrated with 4 engraved plates; plus figure drawings within text. 7x4¾, publisher's green cloth-backed pictorial printed gray paper over boards. First Edition. The first golf book to be successful in sales. Forgan founded a famous club-making firm in St..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: John Menzies & Co., 1884. 70 pp. Frontispiece drawing, and others within. 18x12.2 cm. (7¼x4¾") cloth-backed pictorial boards. Third Edition. The first golf book to be successful in sales. Forgan founded a famous club-making firm in St Andrews and his old shop is still open as a museum..... More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1897. Title page missing, library binding, 84p 6th rev. none the less a very unusual title. Preface dated 1897 Donovan and Jerris mention a 6th edition but not dated. Contents good, D&J F11950. More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1907. 100 + [4] ad pp. Illustrated with plates from photos, including a frontispiece portrait of Old Tom Morris. 7¼x4¾, gilt-lettered green cloth. Seventh Edition. The author founded a famous club-making firm in St Andrews and his old shop is still open as..... More
New York: Angus, 1929. 625p. cloth. illustrated Jone photo. More
England: Ed. Burrow, 1939. 23p, beige wrappers, brown text. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1947. 779p 44th edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. Hard to find edition. D&J G24975. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1947. 779p 44th edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. Hard to find edition. D&J G24975. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1934. 947pp 36th edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. Hard to find edition. D&J G24900. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1953. 950p, cloth. Contents very good and complete. This is the longest running annual in the library of Golf, publication of the "Golfer's Handbook" commenced in 1899 and continues to the present day (not the publication was suspended during world war II). Volumes include championship records..... More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1954. 966p, cloth. Contents very good and complete. This is the longest running annual in the library of Golf, publication of the "Golfer's Handbook" commenced in 1899 and continues to the present day (not the publication was suspended during world war II). Volumes include championship records..... More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1964. 1055p, cloth. Contents very good and complete. This is the longest running annual in the library of Golf, publication of the "Golfer's Handbook" commenced in 1899 and continues to the present day (not the publication was suspended during world war II). Volumes include championship records..... More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1929. 873p 31st edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. This is an early larger format issue, 1926 issue had 1335p. Hard to find edition. D&J G24900. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1931. 886p. 33rd edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. This is an early larger format issue, 1926 issue had 1335p. Hard to find edition. Important year as 1930 was of course Bobby Jones year. D&J G24900. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1934. 918p. 36th edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. This is an early larger format issue, 1926 issue had 1335p. Hard to find edition. D&J G24900. More
