London: Country Life, 1920. 64p. Cloth. Contributions by Dr. A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low, and others. Published in the same year as MacKenzies Golf Architecture, these two books have become standard cornerstone books to and golf course architects library. 'Some Essays' is less common than the MacKenzie's..... More
London: The Ellesbourgh Press, 1984. 320p. Leather, slipcase. limited edition of 200 copies only. Early chapters cover the history of Golf Course design, then onto a biographical profile of all known architects, this has been updated and is now The Architects of Golf, a pioneering book and cornerstone to any..... More
Victoria: Full Swing Golf Publishing, 2002. Simulated leather, Limited editions each 1 of 100 signed by author. Foreword various. Each volume contains a world wide tour of great essays on all aspects of course architecture, from the likes of Tom Doak, Donald Steel, Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Gil Hanse, Neil Crafter..... More
Victoria: Hardie Grant Books, 2000. 160p. cloth. Foreword by Peter Thomson. Nice addition to any golf architecture library. More
Scotland: W.H. White and Co,. Edinburgh, 1894. 208p,. decorative cloth. Only published 1894 to 1899. Hard edition to find, the most impressive of all the annuals published. Murdoch. This is the scarce first volume in an annually published series. Title of the annuals changed after 1894 to Golfer's Guide for..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: W.H. White and Co,. Edinburgh, 1895. 304p, decorative cloth. Only published 1894 to 1899. Hardest edition of the six to find, the most impressive of all the annuals published. Title of the annuals changed after 1894 to Golfer's Guide for the United Kingdom, and in 1898 and 99..... More
NP (London): The Sunday Times, 1961. 75p, oblong cloth, illustrated. Reviews 25 of Britain's popular seaside golf courses including St. Enodoc, Saunton, Worthing, Southerndown, Royal St. George's, Hunstanton, LLandudno, Royal Liverpool, Fairhaven, Prestwick, Troon, North Berwick, St. Andrews, Carnoustie and more. General information about each course including the closest railway..... More
London: Duckworth, ca. 1910. 254p, dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates (mostly in color) from paintings by Harry Rountree; printed tissue-guards, original green cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, First Edition. Darwin's famous book covering the courses of Scotland, England and Ireland. The illustrations, from original water..... More
London: Duckworth, ca. 1910. 254p, dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates (mostly in color) from paintings by Harry Rountree; printed tissue-guards, original green cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, First Edition. Darwin's famous book covering the courses of Scotland, England and Ireland. The illustrations, from original water..... More
London: Duckworth, ca. 1910. 254p, dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates (mostly in color) from paintings by Harry Rountree; printed tissue-guards, original green cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, First Edition. Darwin's famous book covering the courses of Scotland, England and Ireland. The illustrations, from original water..... More
United States of America: Edgeworth, 1998. 311p, decorative cloth. Impressive coffe table style work, golfs elite clubs and their members, stunning photography, a picture really does tell a thousand words. D&J D 10420. More
United States of America: Edgeworth, 1998. 311p, dec. cloth. Impressive attempt at this subject, great photography. Still shrink wrapped and packed in original box. D&J D 10420. More
Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S.A. Lyons & Burford Books, 1992. 242p, cloth. Insightful title, early in the fine career of Tom Doak. First edition, first printing. D&J D15460. More
Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S.A. Lyons & Burford Books, 1992. 242p, cloth. Insightful title, early in the fine career of Tom Doak. First edition, ninth printing. D&J D15460. More
Chelsea, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press, 1996. 361p. cloth DW Rare First edition, first printing of this classic. All numbers present 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 True 1st edition. D&J D15550. More
United Kingdom: Privately Printed, 2015. 97p, wrappers. Signed by the author. Page long description of each MacKenzie course to be found in the UK, some hidden gems, Halifax GC, Skipton GC, Ilkley GC.... Hard to locate, important reference. More
United Kingdom: Privately Printed, 2016. 97p, wrappers. Revised 2nd edition. Page long description of each MacKenzie course to be found in the UK, some hidden gems, Halifax GC, Skipton GC, Ilkley GC.... Hard to locate, important reference. More
South Queensferry: Donald Ford Images, 2015. 88p. oblong decorative cloth. Superb photography. First Edition. Signed by Author. 88 pages and 88 images as the books title says, Seaside golf, what a bucket list this book makes, enjoyable every single time, flicking through many hidden and unknown course brought to life..... More
Scotland: Donald Ford Images, 2010. 136p. oblong decorative cloth. Superb photography. First Edition. Signed by Author. Every Open course and a narrative of each and every Open from 1860 Prestwick through 2010 St. Andrews. Good reference, and the wonderful photography of the author to boot. A beautiful presentation. More
Scotland: Donald Ford Images, 2010. NEEDS EDITING 136p. oblong decorative cloth. Superb photography. First Edition. Signed by Author. Every Open course and a narrative of each and every Open from 1860 Prestwick through 2010 St. Andrews. Good reference, and the wonderful photography of the author to boot. A beautiful presentation..... More
London: Golf Printing and Publishing Co., ca. 1913. 100 + [2] ad pp. Illustrated with plates from photographs including frontispiece portrait of Gault and ads. 8½x5½, original gilt-lettered green cloth. First Edition. Gault was the greenkeeper at the Bruntsfield Links in Scotland. He begins his preface, "In this little book..... More
Oxford, England. Cambuc Archive: Woodstock, 1991. 214p. Cloth. Foreword by Sir Denis Thatcher. Illustrated from photographs and maps throughout. Green boards, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial jacket. One of 1000 copies 803/1000. First Edition. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Biographical study of Henry Shapeland Colt (1869-1951) and..... More
England: E & F.N. SPON, 1985. 212pp Foreword by Henry Cotton. Illustrated boards. Hard to find and important architecture title. D&J H10270. 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
New York: Charles Scribner´s and Sons, 1926. 163p decorative cloth. Illustrated with 46 plates from over 50 photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard; plus several golf course drawings; decorative endpapers with Dr. MacKenzie's St. Andrews golf course illustration. 8¾x6¼", original decorative green cloth with the first and eighteenth flag holes stamped..... More
