Gerald Micklem
Worcestershire, England: Grant Books, 2014. 146p. cloth. limited edition of 500 unnumbered copies. More
Autobiography/Biography
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.
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Bobby Locke on Golf (The Memorial Tournament); The 'Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament 2002. Honoring Bobby Locke.
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
Bobby Locke on Golf.
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
Bobby Locke on Golf.
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
Bobby Locke on Golf.
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
Bobby Locke on Golf.
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
It Was Good While it Lasted.
England: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1945. 192p cloth, 2nd revised ed. being one of very few war time publications. D&J L16090. More
The Education of a Woman Golfer.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. 191p, cloth 1st ed. Great read of this outstanding personality and talent. D&J L16990. More
F.G. Tait A Record Being His Life, Letters and Golfing Diary.
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. Part of the Percy..... More
F.G. Tait A Record Being His Life, Letters and Golfing Diary.
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. Part of the..... More
John Jacobs Impact on Golf; The Man and his Methods
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
The Sport of Prince's
London: Stanley Paul, 1980. 192p, cloth. Autobiography. D&J L18310. More
James Braid Champion Golfer.
Droitwich, Worcstershire: Grant Books, 2003. 110p, decorative cloth. 1 of 550 regular copies. More
Chust If there's Room A lifetime of Golfing Memories
May Lockhart Trust. Nice Autobiography, Macnab also authored the West Kilbride club history in 1968. More
Arnie: the Man and the Legend
London: Cassell, 1967. 318p cloth. Nicely inscribed by Palmer. More
The Fred Daly Story
Belfast, Northern Ireland: Blackstaff Press, 1998. 132p, wrappers. Story of the 1947 Open Champion. More
Triumphant Journey; The Saga of Bobby Jones and The Grand Slam of Golf
London: Robert Hale, 1981. 258p, cloth. Belongs in every Jones collection. More
I call the Shots
New York: Gotham books, 2004. 268pp Signed by Miller, foreword by Jack Nicklaus. More
The Long and the Short of It
2002. 238p, cloth. signed on protective cover by North two time U.S. Open winner. D&J N15850. More
Golfing Memorabilia
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
A Game of Golf; a book of Reminiscences
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 Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J O6370. More
The Frederick Guthrie Tait Diaries
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
My Valderrama Years
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
My Valderrama Years
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