Pontypool Golf Club Jubilee 'The History of the Pontypool Golf Club 1903 to 1953
Pontypool: Privately printed, 1953. 22p. pale blue wrappers. Early history of this Welsh club. More
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Dirleton Castle Golf Club, 1854-1954 First Centenary
Gullane: Privately Printed, 1954. 24p. illustrated wrappers. The club has just 100 members, and no doubt this book had a very low print run. This is the first time we have seen this history. List of officers of 1954 all signed by their names making this a quite unique addition. More
The Crail Golfing Society 1786-1936; being the history of the eighteenth century golf club in the East Neuk of Fife.
Edinburgh, Scotland: Golf Monthly, 1936. 99p. cloth. first edition ltd. ed. of 250 copies only (quite likely less, ref. Golf article by Graham Lennie, Golf professional in Crail)). A must play course if in Fife, great fun golf course. Glassine wrapper still present, plus a typed letter signed by Dow..... More
Golf for Women.
London: T. Werner Laurie and Son, 1912. 185p. cloth. Early ladies title, possibliy inspired by James Braid's Ladies Field book. More
Golf in Theory and Practice.
London: George Bell & Sons, 1896. 194p. cloth. Early and popular instruction from the St Andrews golfer, went in to many editions, this the hard to find first. D&J E8920. More
The Royal Liverpool Golf Club, a History 1869;1932.
Birkenhead: Willmer, 1933. 310p, cloth. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. Important club history, Royal Liverpool is the second oldest club in England. Significance is the report on Bobby Jones winning the 1930 Open Championship and shoting the lowest 4 round total to date 291. Short Biographies of famous Hoylake golfers, John..... More
The Boomer Legacy 'La Moye Golf Club The First Hundred Years 1902 - 2002'
Ashhead, Surrey: Privately printed, 2002. 187p. cloth. Founded by school headmaster George Boomer, whos pupils included Ted Ray and Harry Vardon and whos sons Aubrey and Percy would go on to make highly succesful careers in professional golf. More
Alister MacKenzie; Playing his Legacy
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
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Muirfield 1891-1914
Edinburgh: Privately Published, 1946. 59p. cream wrappers. Important history of the Company of Golfers first years at their world class new venue. Likely best extant copy! Superb, if ever found rare title often grubby covers. More
Tales from the Links Cottage and The Gatehouse
Dallas, Texas: Woodson Press, 1998. 134p, cloth. D&J G34360. More
Golf Clubs and How to Use Them.
Detroit: W.J. Brueckman Co., 1929. 22p. Illustrated wrappers. Very hard to find Hagen title, particularly in this condition. D&J H1750; Very good. More
Early Golf at Edinburgh and Leith
Glasgow, Scotland: Patrick Press, 1988. 49p. linen cloth, limited edition of 207/300 copies only. Fascinating research from one of the best historians in the last 50 years. D&J H3880. More
Early Golf in Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland: Patrick Press, 1985. 22p. stiff boards 181/250 copies only. David Hamilton's highly specific books are superb reference source to many little known, very early publications. Early Hamilton publication, and keeping to his high standards, educational collection from a great historian. D&J H4330. More
Golf Scotlands Game.
Scotland: Partick Press, 1998. 269p. 1/4 leather slipcased. ltd. ed. 112/350 In Fine Golf Books opinion, a must have title, great early research on the greatest game. Included inside rear board is the 'map and Gazetter' and the attractive leather bookmark. D&J H4030. More
Church Stretton Golf Club
Shropshire, England: The Golf Clubs Association. 1929. 24p. Wrappers, Beige cover, navy text. Spectacular rather hilly Course. not in D&J. More
Stranraer Golf Club 1905-1995
Stranraer: Privately Printed, 1995. 48p, wrappers. D&J H5440. More
The Records of the Panmure Golf Club
Dundee, Scotland: J. Lindsay Henderson, 1926. 52 pp. Frontispiece photo of the clubhouse, with tissue-guard. 7¼x5½, original blue cloth lettered in white. First Edition. A scarce history of this important and early Scottish golf club. Contains vital historical background, members and winners, statistics, various trophy cups and awards, etc. Hard..... More
Golfing
London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1893. 120p, green wrappers.. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Complete with fragile spine that is often lacking in this title, went into many printing's and hence was a popular book in a similar sense as his Hints on golf first printed in 1886. Published..... More
How to Play the Old Course.
Scotland: J. & G. Innes. ca 1950. 44p. wrappers. Foreword by Bobby Jones. 7th edition. D&J H24940. More
The Clapcott Papers
Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1985. 518p, cloth, slipcase. First Edition. Large 8vo. xviii + 518pp. Frontispiece. 356/400 copies of the only edition published. Major work, studying the published works of C.B. Clapcott's study of early golf rules in East Lothian. D&J J7540. More
Down The Fairway.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1930. 239p, cloth. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Illustrated with plates from photographs. tan and green cloth lettered in gilt. Third UK Trade Edition. A classic golf biography, one of the best ever written, by the best ever to play the game? Often rated the best..... More
MacGregor Golf History - Catalogs
Illinois: Vintage Golf, 1981. 200 plus pages (not numbered). Green wrappers. Irreplaceable 'must have' reference for MacGregor golf clubs, advertisements are reproduced and all clubs noted. More
The Golf Book of East Lothian
Edinburgh, Scotland: SPA Boks and East Lothian District Council, 1967. 516p / 34p. Green Cloth. appendix Reprint of the Large Paper edition limited edition number 386/500. Slipcase. More
The Golf Book of East Lothian.
Dirleton, 1896. 516, [2], xxxiv, [1] pp In the opinion of Fine Golf Books the Golf Book of East Lothian is the greatest golf book ever published, detailed reserach, photographs, art work essay, autographs a whos who of the most imporatnt period of growth for golf. . + 9 full-page..... More
Stories of Golf; Enlarged edition
London: William Heineman, 1894. 146p. plus adverts. illustrated green boards. D&L K8320. More