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.
Boston: Little Brown, 1964. 248p, 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. D&J L9130. More
Worcestershire, England: Grant Books, 2014. 146p. cloth. limited edition of 500 unnumbered copies. More
Dublin, Ohio: The Memorial Tournament, 2002. 176p. simulated leather. Foreword by Bernard Darwin This is a very difficult Memorial title to find. No. 226 of 250 total. Interestingly the Memorial tournament also published a second book, Golf for Women to honour Kathy Whitworth. D&J L14440. More
London: Country Life, 1953. 196p, cloth foreword by Bernard Darwin. Locke was renowned as one of the greatest putters of all time. "You drive for show, but you putt for dough", was Locke's famous line. Remembered as the four time winner of the British Open in 1949, 1950, 1952 and..... More
London: Country Life, 1953. 196p, cloth foreword by Bernard Darwin. Locke was renowned as one of the greatest putters of all time. "You drive for show, but you putt for dough", was Locke famous line. Remembered as the four time winner of the British Open in 1949, 1950, 1952 and..... More
London: Country Life, 1953. 196p, cloth foreword by Bernard Darwin. Locke was renowned as one of the greatest putters of all time. "You drive for show, but you putt for dough", was Locke famous line. Remembered as the four time winner of the British Open in 1949, 1950, 1952 and..... More
London: Country Life, 1953. 196p, cloth foreword by Bernard Darwin. Locke was renowned as one of the greatest putters of all time. "You drive for show, but you putt for dough", was Locke's famous line. Remembered as the four time winner of the British Open in 1949, 1950, 1952 and..... More
England: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1945. 192p cloth, 2nd revised ed. being one of very few war time publications. D&J L16090. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. 191p, cloth 1st ed. Great read of this outstanding personality and talent. D&J L16990. 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
London: Stanley Paul, 1980. 192p, cloth. Autobiography. D&J L18310. More
Droitwich, Worcstershire: Grant Books, 2003. 110p, decorative cloth. 1 of 550 regular copies. More
May Lockhart Trust. Nice Autobiography, Macnab also authored the West Kilbride club history in 1968. More
London: Cassell, 1967. 318p cloth. Nicely inscribed by Palmer. More
London: Robert Hale, 1981. 258p, cloth. Belongs in every Jones collection. More
New York: Gotham books, 2004. 268pp Signed by Miller, foreword by Jack Nicklaus. More
2002. 238p, cloth. signed on protective cover by North two time U.S. Open winner. D&J N15850. 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 70 of an edition of only 1000 signed and numbered copies. SIGNED and Hand Numbered by MORT OLMAN on the Limitation Page..... More
London: Hutchinson, 1933. 254p dec. cloth, illustrated. introduction by Bernard Darwin. 1st IK edition. This is one of the classic Biography's of golf and particularly American history. D&J O6370. More
Manchester: Privately printed, 2009. 155p cloth. subscribers edition 102/125 Subscriber..... Signed by Palmer. Only the second biography of Tait 109 years after the first! written by his good friend John L. Low. A remarkable young man, courageous on the golf course and in battle. Now scarce, very low print run. More
Spain: Privately Published, 2006. 161p. wrappers. Boxed. Superb photographic autobiography, fascinating story of Patino's early life through to purchasing Sotogrande and redeveloping it with 80 year old Robert Trent Jones into continental europe's finest course, culminating in hosting the Ryder cup captained by Seve Ballesteros. Included is a chapter on..... More
Spain: Privately Published, 2006. 161p. wrappers. Superb photographic autobiography, fascinating story of Patino's early life through to purchasing Sotogrande and redeveloping it with 80 year old Robert Trent Jones into continental Europe's finest course, culminating in hosting the Ryder cup captained by Seve Ballesteros. Included is a chapter on his..... More
Virginia Water, Surrey: European Tour, 2011. Tribute to Seve, printed as a programme for a charity event held prior to the PGA championship at Wentworth with the proceeds goinging to Seve's Charity. Many tributes. More
Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1974. 193p, cloth. Long inscription. More
