Golf: Pleasures of Life Series
London: Burke, 1954. 222p, cloth. Published for the Pleasures of Life Series. D&J D5170. More
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Golf: Pleasures of Life Series
London: Burke, 1954. 222p, cloth. Published for the Pleasures of Life Series. D&J D5170. More
Golfing By-Paths.
London: Country Life, 1946. 203p, cloth. D&J D5260. More
Golfing By-Paths.
London: Country Life, 1946. 203p, cloth. Between the war essays culled from Country Life, each and everyone worth reading. D&J D5260. More
Pack Clouds Away.
London: Collins, 1941. 288p, cloth. 2nd impression. Classic Darwin essay's on a fide range of subject's truly the greatest author in the world of golfing literature. D&J D6070. More
Pack Clouds Away.
London: Collins, 1941. 288p, cloth. 2nd impression. December 1941, 1st was October. Classic Darwin essay's on a fide range of subject's truly the greatest author in the world of golfing literature. D&J D6070. More
Beyond the Fairways; The Past, Present and Future of World Golf
London: Collins Willow, 1999. 384p. cloth, dust Jacket. Illustrations by Harold Riley. Underrated author. More
The Kings James Versions of the Games of Golfe.
Tuscon Arizona: RAYCOL Products, 1980. Completely different content to the first book. Quiet unique book covers all aspects of the game instruction, History, Players, Courses, reference... A real Potpourii, done in a surprisingly intelligent way. More
The Kings James Versions of the Games of Golfe. Book 2
Tuscon Arizona: RAYCOL Products, 1982. Quiet unique book covers all aspects of the game instruction, History, Players, Courses, reference... A real Potpourii, done in a surprisingly intelligent way. Not in Donavan and Murdoch. More
Battlefield of the Best:the historic golfing glories of Musselburgh, a Musselburgh manuscript.
Malden, MA: Renlux Publishing, 1999. 174p, dec. cloth ltd. ed. 134/200 copies. Hard to find title. Signed by author. D&M D11470. More
Battlefield of the Best:the historic golfing glories of Musselburgh, a Musselburgh manuscript.
Malden, MA: Renlux Publishing, 1999. 174p, dec. cloth ltd. ed. 53/200 copies. Hard to find title. Signed and inscribed to Archie Baird by author. D&M D11470. More
The Book of Golf Disasters.
England: Book Club Association, 1984. 179p, cloth. classic Dobereiner. D&J D16330. More
The Book of Golf Disasters.
London: Stanley Paul, 1983. 179p, cloth. classic Dobereiner. D&J D16330. More
The Game with a Hole in It.
England: Faber and Faber, 1970. 140p, cloth 1st edition. reprinted 1970. Leo Newman illustrated dust wrapper. Book looks like it has just come from the printers. Peter Dobereiner studied law at Oxford before following a career in golf writer. His reputation was formed principally as golf correspondent for the Guardian..... More
The Glorious World of Golf.
England: Ridge Press, 1973. 250p, cloth. Good comprehensive History of Golf. D&J D16570. More
Parables of Golf
Westmount, Quebec: Boarish Press, 1995. 41p cloth. Inscribed to Peter Crabtree from the author. 4 chapters, 1, The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf, 2, The Mystery of Golf, 3, Golf-Course Architecture, 4,How to Improve the pace of Play. Informative title. D&J E1960. More
The Gate to Golf.
England: Edgar & Co., 1982. NEEDS EDITING 61p. cloth. Reprint of the 1920 first and only edition. In rare reproduction of "The Gate". A man ahead of his time. Harry Vardon once said this man will become the best there has ever been. Tragically died at the age of 36..... More
The Clubmaker´s Art.
United States of America: Zephyr Productions, 1997. 576p. Cloth. Dust jacket. Foreword by Karen Bednarski. Illustrations from 800 full-colour photographs depicting more than 640 antique clubs. First Edition. Signed by author. Reveals the evolution of the game as well as combining historical information with entertaining anecdotes and quotations. Also, describes..... More
A History of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St. Andrews from 1754-1900
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1907. 306p, decorative cloth. The seminal work of the esteemed club, researched in detail and extensively illustrated. The 28 chapters in the book cover history and evolution of the club from its origins through the nineteenth century. First and only edition. D&J E8890. More
A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour.
Boston, Massachusetts: Little Brown, 1995. 475p, cloth. D&J F5320. More
The Majors; In pursuit of Golf's Holy Grail
London: Little Brown, 1999. 472p, cloth. Nice inscription from the author. D&J F5320. More
The U.S. Open 1895 / 1965
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1966. 224p. cloth. Accurate and detailed history of the first 70 years of this great Championship. Well worth reading. More
Sport in Norfolk County.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. Suberb book, slipcase and original glassine wrapper, signed and inscribed by the author. Golf content. More
The Golfer's Manual, Previously The Golfer's Handbook.
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
The Greatest Game Ever Played; Vardon, Ouimet and the Birth of the Modern Game
London: Little Brown, 2002. 259p. cloth. Scarce 1st impression United Kingdom. Golf's first superstar went up against a green 20-year-old amateur. It was the birth of modern golf. Harry Vardon and Francis Ouimet came from different worlds and different generations, but their passion for golf set them on parallel paths..... More