Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1887. 134p. decorative cloth. 7x4¾, original flexible pictorial red cloth stamped in black, first Edition. D&J C8890. More about Golfing: a handbook to the Royal and Ancient Game, with a list of clubs, rules etc., also golfing...
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 about Golfing
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 about Golf: a Royal and Ancient game
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 about Golf: a Royal and Ancient game
Cupar, Scotland: John Innes, 1881. 83, [1] + [6] ad pp. Illustrated with 4 engraved plates; plus figure drawings within text. 7x4¾, publisher's green cloth-backed pictorial printed gray paper over boards. First Edition. The first golf book to be successful in sales. Forgan founded a famous club-making firm in St... More about The Golfer's Handbook
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 about The Golfer's Handbook
London: Golf Illustrated Ltd, by London & Counties Press, 1912. 276 pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs, drawings, paintings, etc.; 3 color plates and 2 photogravures. (4to) 12¼x9¾", original full red pebbled calf, gilt-tooled pictorial lion emblem lettered "Far & Sure" on front cover, lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Number... More about The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf
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 about Five Lessons: the modern Fundamentals of Golf
Dublin, Ohio: The Memorial Tournament, 1999. 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). Ltd ed. 102/250 published to Honour Ben Hogan in the 1999 Memorial Tournament. D&J H19660. More about Five Lessons: the modern Fundamentals of Golf
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 about British Golf Links, a short account of the leading golf links of the United Kingdom
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. 169 of 250 copies. First Edition. The rare limited large paper edition with... More about British Golf Links, a short account of the leading golf links of the United Kingdom
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 about British Golf Links, a short account of the leading golf links of the United Kingdom
London: Country Life, 1906. 219p. red cloth. edited by Hutchinson, contributors include Harry Colt, Herbert Fowler, Harold hilton, Peter Lees, James Braid... One of the golfing classics. D&J H28360. More about Golf Greens and Greenkeeping
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1920. 135p. cloth illustrated 1st ed. Introduction by Harry S. Colt. Scarce dust Jacket and very scarce inscribed 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 about Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and GreenKeeping
New York: Dodd. Mead & Company, 1936. xvii, 423 pp. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Illustrated with numerous plates from photos and facsimiles, a few maps, frontispiece facsimile of David R. Forgan's tribute to golf. (Large 8vo) original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, original... More about Fifty Years of American Golf
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 about Golf and Golfers Past and Present
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 about Golf and Golfers Past and Present
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 about Golf and Golfers Past and Present
Edinburgh: R. & R. Clark, 1911. Miller reminisces about the pleasures of playing over some of Scotland's most famous links, giving descriptions of the various courses, players and championships, as well as the histories of the clubs. First Edition. 8vo. viii + 150pp. Portrait frontis. ("Gowfin' Charlie") and one further... More about Famous Scottish Links
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 about Side Lights on Golf
New York: Knopf, 1926. 259p. dec. cloth Turn of the 20th century's United States premier Amateur Champion, also captured amongst his US Amatuer titles the 1915 US Open. Rare to find this title in a Dust jacket. D&J T13990. More about The Fifth Estate
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 about The Fifth Estate
New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1948. 502p dec. cloth. Classic tomb, property of Bobby Furber. Included is a A.L.S. letter from Wind to Mr Furber, with amongst other topics the state of American golf. D&J W18370. More about The Story of American Golf
