Formby Golf Club "Official handbook"
London: Temple Publicity Services, ca 1960. 20p, blue wrappers purple text. More
Club handbooks published in the United Kingdom.
Given out to potential new members or current members. Well known authors have written many of these booklets, Bernard Darwin, Robert Browning, Henry Longhurst, Tom Scott to name but a few. Multiple editions are often found from the same club, with updated information often of the club committee and fees. Most pre 1940 handbooks are clearly dated, post 1946 are usually not making them always in date. They make for great reading the hole by hole descriptions and often short club history. A challange to collect as many would have been disguarded.
London: Temple Publicity Services, ca 1960. 20p, blue wrappers purple text. More
Belfast: Privately printed, 1962. 20p. white wrapper, black text. Belfast club. More
Singapore: Privately published, 1957. 31p. cream wrappers + club crest. Unusual club handbook/history. The club was given Royal. More
England: Privately Printed, 1910. Club was formed in 1889. Scarce. More
London: The Golf Clubs Association, 1937. 31p. Scarce handbook, bookplate Alastair Johnston. More
1938. 18p. Scarce, fine course always worth a visit, nicely described, previous owners bookplate, renowned collector A.J Johnson. More
England: Golf Clubs Association, ca 1950. 24p, Green/brown wrappers, black text. More
England: The Golf Clubs Association. ca 1939. 20p, brown wrappers, blue text. More
England: Golf Clubs Association, ca 1950. 23p, beige wrappers, black text. Course laid out by James Braid. More
England: Golf Clubs Association, 1946. 29p, beige wrappers, blue text. More
England: The Golf Clubs Association. ca 1960. 12p, Green wrappers, red text. Very fine golf course. More
United States of America: National Golf Foundation, 1956. Unlisted booklet, not in D&J. More
Moretonhampstead, Devon, England: Privately Published, ca 1960. 12p, + folding map, wrappers photo, white with black text. More
Leven: Purves & Cunningham, 1909. 146p. cloth. Illustrations from photographs; plan of Lundin Golf Course. 7x4½. First Edition. The scarce book on Largo Bay golf clubs. Very scarce cloth edition, first time we have seen a cloth edition normally wrappers. More
Leven: Purves & Cunningham, 1909. 146p. wrappers. Scarce title, Illustrations from photographs; plan of Lundin Golf Course. 7x4½. Important and unheralded history. Songs of the Innerleven Golf Links reproduced. History's of Leven, Innerleven, Dubbieside, Lundin, Methill, Lundin Ladies.. all early Fife clubs instrumental in the growth of golf in the..... More
New York: Club, 1929. Deal, New Jersey, list of officers members, etc.. two nice photos in the book one of the clubhouse and one of a green. More
London: ca 1960. Handbook with plan of course and map. Baddiel collection. More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1897. Title page missing, library binding, 84p 6th rev. none the less a very unusual title. Preface dated 1897 Donovan and Jerris mention a 6th edition but not dated. Contents good, D&J F11950. More
England: Ed. Burrow, 1939. 23p, beige wrappers, brown text. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1947. 779p 44th edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. Hard to find edition. D&J G24975. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1947. 779p 44th edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. Hard to find edition. D&J G24975. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1934. 947pp 36th edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. Hard to find edition. D&J G24900. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1929. 873p 31st edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. This is an early larger format issue, 1926 issue had 1335p. Hard to find edition. D&J G24900. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1931. 886p. 33rd edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. This is an early larger format issue, 1926 issue had 1335p. Hard to find edition. Important year as 1930 was of course Bobby Jones year. D&J G24900. More