West Kilbride Golf Club Official Handbook.
England: J. Burrow and Co. Limited. 1937. 28p. wrappers light green with Brown text. Last tournament winners 1937. Prestigious course originaly laid out in 1893 by Tom Morris Thus unlisted. Scarce. More
A very special selection of items, rare, scarce, unusual, unique are some of the qualifying reasons to enter one of our items into this catergory. Items we are proud to present and often sory to say goodbye too.
England: J. Burrow and Co. Limited. 1937. 28p. wrappers light green with Brown text. Last tournament winners 1937. Prestigious course originaly laid out in 1893 by Tom Morris Thus unlisted. Scarce. More
Dublin: Irish Life, 1913. Comprehensive guide to golf in Ireland, course descriptions, photos, 250 pp Previously unlisted and significant title. More
London: Golf Illustrated Ltd, by London & Counties Press, 1912. 276p. Full Red Leather. Profusely illustrated from photographs, drawings, paintings, etc.; 3 colour plates and 2 photogravures. (4to) 12¼x9¾", original full red pebbled calf, gilt-tooled pictorial lion emblem lettered "Far & Sure" on front cover, lettered in gilt, all edges..... More
Ashford Manor: non, 1913. Rare signed Harold H. Hilton letter to the renowed architect A.W. Tillinghast and superbly inscribed (10/10), on Ashford Manor Golf Club stationary. Hilton was the secretary of Ashford Manor. Hilton quiet possibily took advice in golf design from Tillinghast. Harold Horsfall Hilton (12 January 1869 –..... More
1912. Harold Horsfall Hilton (12 January 1869 – 5 May 1942) was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th century. He won The Open Championship twice, The Amateur Championship four times, and the U.S. Amateur Championship once. In 1911 he won the Open and US Amateur..... More
1953: Daily Mail, 1953. Very scarce originally signed certificate by Ben Hogan. The Daily Mail newspaper ran a challenge tournament and anyone beating Hogan's first round at the 1953 Open won a signed certificate. Significant as this was Hogan's only Open. Not much UK wise shows up from Hogan, and..... More
New York: Charles Scribner´s and Sons, 1926. 163p dec. cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard; plus golf course drawings; decorative end papers with Dr. MacKenzie's St. Andrews golf course illustration present. Scarce Jacket. D&J H27280. More
Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1900. Hutchinson's, rarest book. Aspects of golf is by far the hardest book to find from Hutchinson. More
London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1897. 2], viii, 331 + v ad pp. Illustrated from numerous photographs and engravings throughout. 39.6x28.5 cm. (15½x11"), original cream coloured japon wrappers, titled in gilt, custom cream drop-back box. No. 75 of 250 copies. First Edition. The rare limited large paper edition with..... More
London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1897. Hutchinson, Horace G. (editor) British Golf Links: A Short Account of the Leading Golf Links of the United Kingdom with Numerous Illustrations and Portraits. London, J.S. Virtue & Co. 1897 viii, 331 + v ad pp. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Illustrated with numerous..... More
London: Country Life, 1919. 229p. cloth plus ads. Hutchinson's Autobiography of a very full and fascinating life in golf's early days. Hutchinson contested the first three Amateur Championship finals and the 1903 event winning two, the 1886 and 1887. He left a huge contribution to the literal world, various subjects..... More
London: Country Life, 1919. 229p. cloth plus ads. Hutchinson's Autobiography of a very full and fascinating life in golf's early days. Hutchinson contested the first three Amateur Championship finals and the 1903 event winning two, the 1886 and 1887. He left a huge contribution to the literal world, various subjects..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1890. xvi, 495 pp. Contributions by Lord Wellwood, Sir Walter Simpson, A.J. Balfour, Andrew Lang, H.S.C. Everard, etc. Illustrated with numerous drawings by Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss, including frontispiece with tissue-guard. 9½x7½, original ½ blue morocco & gilt-stamped orange cloth, gilt-lettered spine, black..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1890. 495p. Quarter leather. Contributions by Lord Wellwood, Sir Walter Simpson, A.J. Balfour, Andrew Lang, H.S.C. Everard, etc. Illustrated with numerous drawings by Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss, including frontispiece with tissue-guard. 9½x7½, original ½ blue morocco & gilt-stamped orange cloth, gilt-lettered spine, black..... More
London: St. Catherine Press, 1925. 313p. 1/4 cloth. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. An anthology of golfing tips, Vardon, Braid, Barnes, Darwin, Taylor... all the great names are quoted, thus adding up to a very interesting title. Reportedly by Murdoch a print run of just 880 makes this book very hard..... More
Blackpool, England: Terry, ca. 1885. Rare cabinet card photograph of John Ball Jr. with fine John Ball Jr autograph. The card is a highly collectable item, as is a Ball autograph, but to have them together is truly one of the greatest golfing items available. Ball was born in 1861..... More
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. Alastair J. Johnston, 1993. 734p. cloth. Dust jacket. slipcase no. 148/900 In the opinion of Fine Golf Books, one of the top 3 books published in the last 50 years, a seminal reference to golfs origins, year by year walk through the early annals of golf. Hundreds..... More
London: A.G. Spalding, ca1935. 31pp Illustrated wrappers. Very scarce Jones title, a must for any Jones fan. D&J J10630. More
NP: ca 1955. Original autograph of Jones, signed "Bob Jones" and "Jim Ferrier" along with a cutting of Jones and Ferrier at the Masters after Ferrier had lost a 5 stroke lead with 9 holes to play. Jones autograph is, we estimate mid 50's still very clear and legible, the..... More
Washington: Star System Press, 1971. 149p. Very hard to find second edition of this classic, in a good jacket. Technical swing analaysis, succesful with the 2020 US Open Champion Bryson DeChambeau. D&J K3550. More
Dirleton, 1896. xix, 516, [2], xxxiv, [1] pp. + 9 full-page plates (added for this edition) from paintings and photographs (mostly photogravure and/or sepia-tone), including frontispiece portrait; numerous illustrations throughout chiefly from photographs, some from paintings and facsimiles. 28.5x22 cm. (11x8¾"), original brown cloth boards with gilt text. No. 229..... More
Dirleton, 1896. xix, 516, [2], xxxiv, [1] pp. + 9 full-page plates (added for this edition) from paintings and photographs (mostly photogravure and/or sepia-tone), including frontispiece portrait; numerous illustrations throughout chiefly from photographs, some from paintings and facsimiles. 28.5x22 cm. (11x8¾"), original brown cloth boards with gilt text. No. 229..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: SPA Boks and East Lothian District Council, 1967. 516p / 34p. Green Cloth. appendix Reprint of the Large Paper edition limited edition number 86/500. Slipcase. More
Sunningdale: 1924. Scarce example of Amateur Champion Johnny Laidlay, Champion 1889 and 91, Runner-Up 1888, 1890 & 1893. Along with his golfing success, Laidlay was the founder of the overlapping grip, Vardon is credited for this technique, but Laidlay was the first to successfully implement it. Letter was found in..... More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1920. 135p. cloth illustrated 1st ed. Introduction by Harry S. Colt. Scarce original UNLISTED dust Jacket with the added bonus of a rare inscription by Mackenzie "With the Author's compliments January 1925" "Four short essays on course design by one of the first great course..... More