Duffers Golf Club Papers ; to which is added, A Day on the Ladies' Links
Worcestershire: Grant books, 2020. 56p. Wrappers 400 copies only. Only 27 books where entirely devoted to golf prior to this books original publication. More
Grant & Wilson
Grant Books, and of late Grant and Wilson, have been established for over 50 years. After Bob Grants recent passing his close friend Don Wilson took the helm, embarking on a new chapter.
Grant and Wilson, specialise in historical publications, collating, creating & editing scarce works. Low print runs of 100 to 500 per publication, selling fast, thus creating scarce and highly collectable books. We are proud to promote these historically significant works.
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Golf in Perth and Perthshire
Pershore: Grants, 2024. 26p, introduction by David Hamilton. 183p. Dark red cloth. limited edition of 250 copies only. One of Mr. Baxter's several talents included skilled craftsmanship as a 'compositor', that is a typesetter and printer, and the unique layout of his 1899 volume is as pleasant to behold as..... More
The Nine Holes of the Links of St Andrews; With commentaries by Peter Lewis
Perthshore: Grant Books, 2024. Central text in golf's literary canon, Robert Clark's 1875 publication of Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game. That centerpiece is a series of nine sonnets authored variously by Robert Chambers, Patrick Proctor Alexander, and Robert Chambers, Junior. The poems were accompanied by exquisite sketches by the..... More
The Haunted Major
Worcestershire: Grant Books, 2021. 112p. gilt cloth. Limited edition 175 copies, illustrated, 112 pages, acid-free paper, casebound, and slipcased. Fascinating look into a classic that is still in publication 120 years on from the first edition. Dr David Hamilton's enlightening Introduction, an attempt is made to who, what and..... More
Selections from St Andrews Ancient and Modern by W. de Aula
Worcestershire: Grant Books, 2021. 184p. gilt cloth. Limited edition 150 copies, illustrated, 184 pages, acid-free paper, casebound, and slipcased. Only 13 books that can be completely called a golf book precede this title published in 1870, only two copies of the original are speculated to exist. This offers a rare..... More
Some Golf in 1888
Worcestershire: Grant Books, 2019. 60p. gilt cloth. Compiled and edited by D.M.Wilson, III 275 copies, casebound, slipcase, 2019 '1888' was an important year in golf. It was the founding of the 2019 Open Championship venue, the Royal Portrush Golf Club, as well as the beginning of one of..... More
A Journey through the Annals of The Golfing Annuals 1888-1910
Worcestershire: Grant books, 201. 500p. cloth gilt. Limited edition 240/450 copies only. Excellent articles chosen from various editions of the 23 annual set. Now out of print and sought after. Signed by Bob Grant to limitation page. More
Golf at the Beginning
Pershore: Grant Books, 2023. 108p. cloth. slipcase. Limited edition of 250 copies only. David Hamilton produced a classic series of self published (Patrick Press) early historical reference golf books. Now reproduced his series of four. Early Golf in Glasgow 1985 Early Golf in Aberdeen 1986 Early Golf in St Andrews..... More
Swing Time
Worcestershire: Grant books Ltd / U.S.G.A., 2021. 324p. cloth, Dust jacket. Limited to 1500 copies only. Music and songs along with poetry hold much information to early golf, these mediums being the chosen entertainment methods Award winning and unique publication, never before have music sheets been catalogued in such detail..... More
The Golfers Poet; George Fullarton Carnegie's Golfiana
2023: Grant Books, 2023. 174p. cloth. Dust jacket + slipcase. Limited edition of 275 copies only. At last George Fullarton Carnegie has been recognised in book form, his contribution to early North Berwick and St Andrews golf is un measurable and this book helps fill this gap. His classic poem..... More
Versed in Golf; With commentaries by Peter Lewis
Perthshore: Grant Books, 2024. Peter Lewis has delved into important golfing periodicals of the very late 19th and very early 20th centuries to discover and compile a golfing trove of poetic treasures by two British women, E. Maud Griffiths and Rose Champion de Crespigny (and her sisters). As Peter describes in..... More
The Old Course in the Library of Golf 1833-1933; in Celebration of the 150th Open Championship St Andrews 2022
England: Grant books, 2022. 291p. cloth, dust jacket and slipcase. Limited edition of 350 copies only. A sure collectors item, Grant books owner Don Wilson has gone the extra mile with this well researched tribute to The Old Course. Fascinating analysis of the Old Course through the finest books produced..... More
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The Book of St Andrews Links; containing Plan of Golf Courses
Pershore: Grant Books, 2024. 212p. Decorative cloth. Slipcase. Limited edition of 275 copies only. Reproduced with a detailed analysis by Peter Lewis, very hard to find in its original version. Most collectors are are thus not familiar with the book, a 1984 Ellesbourgh press edition of just 200 was produced..... More
The Gentry Links Trilogy; North Berwick, 1832.... And its Gentry Gentry Links Gentry Links, To the Modern Game: The Bigger Picture. Medal Day 1894
Pershore: Grant Books, 2023. The Gentry Links Trilogy is an exceptionally researched and well-written series. The bookshelves of golf historians house many volumes about golf course architecture, champions of the game, instruction, golf clubs, equipment, general history, agronomy, poetry, the rules, ephemera, and et cetera. Yet, there are sparse..... More
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