Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1891. 88 pp. 7x4¾, original flexible pictorial red cloth stamped in black, housed in library wrappers. Second Edition. The second revised edition of Chambers' A Few Rambling Remarks on Golf of 1862, following the second printing of 1866 titled Gymnastics, Golf, Curling. This volume was... More

Edinburgh: R & R Clark, 1875. 284p. decorative cloth. Illustrated by Clark Stanton, C/A. Doyle and G. Aikman. Very significant and well produced early title. A compilation of the earliest literature of the game. Clark collected early press reports, biographical sketches, significant acts of Parliament, municipal records, diaries, a extracts... More

Edinburgh, Scotland: John Menzies & Co., 1884. 70 pp. Frontispiece drawing, and others within. 18x12.2 cm. (7¼x4¾") cloth-backed pictorial boards. Third Edition. The first golf book to be successful in sales. Forgan founded a famous club-making firm in St Andrews and his old shop is still open as a museum... More

United States of America: A.S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1957. Anthony Ravielli. 127 pp. Foreword by Sidney L. James. Co-written and with a Preface by Herbert Warren Wind. Illustrated with instructional drawings by Anthony Ravielli. (4to) original leatherette-backed black paper over boards, top page edge stained orange, black slipcase with... 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. 331p. dec. cloth. Illustrated from numerous photographs and engravings throughout. First Edition. This is one of the most elaborate books of the period, lavishly illustrated with remarkable photographs, etc. It also serves as an interesting commentary on the styles of clubhouses built at... More

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1920. 135p. cloth illustrated 1st ed. Introduction by Harry S. Colt. Scarce original dust Jacket with rare inscription by Mackenzie "With the Author's compliments Dec. 1921" "Four short essays on course design by one of the first great course architects and one of the first... More

Scotland: Williams Blackwood, 1891. 100p. cloth. Introduction by Arthur James Balfour. Frontispiece from a photograph of author. Original red cloth, lettered and stamped in black. Custom leather slipcase. First Edition. An important book of reminiscences of golf of the day, particularly in Perth, from where McPherson hailed. McPherson was well... More

Scotland: Williams Blackwood, 1891. 100p. cloth. Introduction by Arthur James Balfour. Frontispiece from a photograph of author. Original red cloth, lettered and stamped in black. First Edition. An important book of reminiscences of golf of the day, particularly in Perth, from where McPherson hailed. McPherson was well known for holding... More

London: Sisley's, ca 1907. 153p. cloth. First Edition. Smith was editor of "Golf Illustrated," the British weekly, for many years and an important contributor to the literature of the game. He wrote three tirles solo, plus the monumental The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf Author by Hilton, Harold H.... More

New York: Knopf, 1926. 259p. dec. cloth Turn of the 20th century's United States premier Amateur Champion, also captured amongst his US Amateur titles the 1915 US Open. D&J T13990. More