An important category, and can in itself become a very satisfying collection of book's.
Most of the succesfull players and writers have set their life's work to paper, some with the aid of a ghost writer. To be enjoyed by many for generations to come. Often very enlightening golf in different stages of its development.
Collecting signed biography's can give a deeper feeling of uniqueness.
London: Methuen, 1907. 299 p. Illustrated with plates from 24 photographs, including a frontispiece portrait of Herd, Taylor, Braid and Vardon, together, with tissue-guard. original red cloth, lettered in gilt, gilt golfer vignette on spine. Very interesting book, autobiographical accounts of 34 golfers, the contributors are James Braid, Tom Morris..... More
London: Cassell, 1966. 106p, cloth. 1964 Open Champion, who sadly passed much to early. More
London: W. Foulsham, 1964. 191p, cloth. 11 PGA wins two in Mexico and the 1964 Open at St. Andrews cemented his name in the record books internally, sadly passed away in 1966 in an unfortunate plane crash. This is the UK edition of the USA title "Golfer's Gold" D&J L9250. More
London: Cassel & Company Ltd., 1971. 366p cloth Autobiography, must read, entertaining. D&J L16180. More
London: Cassel & Company Ltd., 1971. 366p cloth 1st Edition. First edition. Autobiography. presentation copy 1972 signed by Longhurst. D&J L16210. More
London: J. Nisbet and Co. Ltd., 1900. 304p, decorative red cloth. Introduction by Andrew Lang. Biography of the great Scottish golfer who was tragically killed in the Boer War. Profits from the sale of this book were donated to the Black Watch Widows' and Orphans' Fund. D&J L17680. More
London: J. Nisbet and Co. Ltd., 1900. 304p, decorative red cloth. I Introduction by Andrew Lang. Biography of the great Scottish golfer who was tragically killed in the Boer War. Profits from the sale of this book were donated to the Black Watch Widows' and Orphans' Fund. More
London: Headline Publishing, 2006. 310p, cloth. Lyle captured The Open and The Masters and The Players in a terrific spell of golf in the mid 1980's but sadly never regained that form again. More
London: Collins, 1997. 134p, cloth. A History of the St. Andrews Caddie. More
USA: John Willey, 2005. 224 p, cloth 1st ed. ENDURANCE Winning Life's Majors the Phil Mickelson Way For the first twelve years of his career, Phil Mickelson was one of the world's most skilled, successful, and beloved professional golfers. He also spent most of that period under the cloud of..... More
Florida: Impregnable Quadrilateral, 1995. 599p. dec. leather Ltd edition # 19/650 Presented by Matthew to Bobby Furber. D&J M13630. More
Florida: Impregnable Quadrilateral, 1995. 599p,. Cloth. High quality, photographs through out. Brings the achievements of Bobby Jones short but spectacular career to the eyes, a pleasure to turn every page. Brand new, still in cellophane wrapping. D&J M13630. More
Belfast, Northern Ireland: Blackstaff Press, 1998. 132p, wrappers. Story of the 1947 Open Champion. More
London: Robert Hale, 1981. 258p, cloth. Belongs in every Jones collection. More
New York: Gotham books, 2004. 268p, cloth. foreword by Jack Nicklaus. More
London: Orion, 2002. 216pp. cloth. Autobiography of 7 time European tour season money winner, possibly best player never to have won a major. More
Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2001. 246p, cloth. 40 years of top Championship golfing memories. More
Arlington, Texas: The Summit Publishing Group, 1995. 175p. 1/4 leather, cloth. foreward by Harvey Penick. D&J N8440. More
United States of America: Hodder and Stoughton, 1969. 416p, cloth. with Herbert Warren Wind. Autobiography and Instruction, Nicklaus like Bobby Jones in Down the Fairway was not finished with major wins. D&J N13720. More
United States of America: Hodder and Stoughton, 1969. 416p, cloth. with Herbert Warren Wind. Autobiography and Instruction, Nicklaus like Bobby Jones in Down the Fairway was not finished with major wins. D&J N13720. More
London: Ebury Press, 2006. 326p, cloth. with Donald T. Phillips. Lessons on Golf, Business and Life. More
London: Ebury Press, 2006. 326p, cloth. with Donald T. Phillips. Lessons on Golf, Business and Life. More
Cincinnati, Ohio, Privately Published, 2004. 287p. Hardcover. 1st Edition. GOLFING MEMORABILIA: MEMOIRS of MORT OLMAN, the GRANDFATHER of COLLECTING. SIGNED, NUMBERED, LIMITED, FIRST EDITION. This is copy number 84 of an edition of only 1000 signed and numbered copies. SIGNED and Hand Numbered by MORT OLMAN on the Limitation Page..... More
