The Birth of a Legend: Arnold Palmer's Golden Year 1960
Engelwood, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1972. 174p. cloth. Dust jacket. Truly great year, golf was back on the map and all down the The King. More
Biography
James Braid.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. 196p, cloth. Biography of Braid, a year after his passing. Darwin quickly put right the missing life story of the 3rd Triumvirate, Vardon, wrote his autobiography in 1933 and Taylor in 1943. This completes the set of the defining 3 golfers of the late 19th..... More
The Autobiography of a Average Golfer.
New York: Greenberg, 1925. 247p. 7½x5, light green cloth, spine lettered in black, pictorial jacket. First Edition. Keeler was described by Murdoch as "Bobby Jones' Boswell"; Keeler saw Jones win all 13 of his major championships and travelled more than 120,000 miles of golfing trails with his cohort. Murdoch 413;..... More
The Whitcombes
Worcestershire: Grant Books, 1994. 129p, cloth. 134/700 limited edition Illustrated from photographs, biography and history of the influential British professional golfing family. D&J F17560. More
Harry Vardon; The revealing story of a Champion Golfer
London: Stanley Paul, 1991. 184p. cloth. A different and "must read" look at Vardon's life from his own autobiography published in 1933, shedding more light on his brilliance and misfortune in health and personal life, than he would ever write about himself. D&J H25300. More
Tom Williamson 'The Complete Golf Professional'
England: Privately Printed, 2022. 230p. cloth. Dust jacket. limited edition of 500 unnumbered copies. 356 illustrations, on 115g satin paper. Not only a professional golfer, Tom Williamson was a man of integrity, commanding huge respect at any level, his personal warmth was felt by all around him. Thoughtful, hard-working, diligent..... More
Seve: The People's Champion & Ben Hogan, The Yardstick & 1 volume of Golf Architecture, A Worldwide perspective, volume 1, 5, 6, or 7
Glen Waverley: Full Swing Golf Publishing, 2022. Normally £199, £179 and £179 Total £557 together £399.00 Seve, The Peoples Champion. 299p. Simulated leather Limited edition of 1000 signed and numbered copies only. Superb tribute to Seve photo biography of a genius, and catalyst to Europe's success through the early years..... More
Seve: The People's Champion & Ben Hogan, The Yardstick
Glen Waverley: Full Swing Golf Publishing, 2022. Normally £199 and £179 together £299.00 Seve, The Peoples Champion. 299p. Simulated leather Limited edition of 1000 signed and numbered copies only. Superb tribute to Seve photo biography of a genius, and catalyst to Europe's success through the early years, coming to the..... More
Par Excellence
St Andrews: The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, 2018. 198p. cloth. Biography of Britainsgreatest amateur golfer, both onand around the golf course. Sir Michael's contribution to golf is unparalleled, and is a story to inspire and respect. More
The Life of Tom Morris, with glimpses of St Andrews and its golfing celebrities.
London: Werner Laurie, 1907. 334p. Decorated cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including frontispiece. 21.8x14 cm. (8½x5½"), original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, light blue, black and red-orange, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black. First Edition. Very Fine condition, almost no loss of paint to the..... 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
The Golf Book of East Lothian.
Dirleton, Privately printed, 1896. xix, 516, [2], xxxiv, [1] pp. + 9 full-page plates (added for this edition) from paintings and photographs (mostly photogravure and/or sepia-tone), including frontispiece portrait; numerous illustrations throughout chiefly from photographs, some from paintings and facsimiles. 28.5x22 cm. (11x8¾"), original half dark green morocco and gilt..... More
J.H. Tayor or The Inside of a Week.
London: Mills and Boon, 1925. 107p. Cloth. This the preferred cloth edition edition. Begbie interviewed Taylor as the title says for almost a week, enclosed in the pages is a fascinating well written biography of the great man. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J B11000. More
Triumphant Journey; The Saga of Bobby Jones and The Grand Slam of Golf
London: Robert Hale, 1981. 258p, cloth. Belongs in every Jones collection. More
The Eternal Summer: Palmer, Nicklaus and Hogan in 1960, golf's golden year.
Dallas, Texas: Taylor publishing, 1992. 214p, cloth, foreword by Dan Jenkins. D&J S1870. More
A Short Love Story.
Atlanta: Atlanta Athletic Club, 1973. 16p, illus. wrapps. Tribute by the Atlanta Athletic club, where Jones was a life long member and president. Record of the presentation remarks of Robert Leonard and Bobby Jones Jr. at the Freedom of the City Presentation, Younger Graduation Hall, St. Andrews, Scotland on Oct..... More
Ben Hogan : The Yardstick of Golfing Greatness
Glen Waverley: Full Swing Golf Publishing, 2017. 235p. simulated leather Ltd ed. 1 of 500 copies only. Extra photo laid in for framing exclusive for fine golf book. More
The Autobiography of a Average Golfer.
New York: Greenberg, 1925. 247 pp. 7½x5, light green cloth, spine lettered in black, pictorial jacket. First Edition. Keeler was described by Murdoch as "Bobby Jones' Boswell"; Keeler saw Jones win all 13 of his major championships and travelled more than 120,000 miles of golfing trails with his cohort. Murdoch..... More
Seve: The People's Champion
Glen Waverley: Full Swing Golf Publishing, 2022. 299p. Simulated leather Limited edition of 1000 signed and numbered copies only. Superb tribute to Seve photo biography of a genius, and catalyst to Europe's success through the early years, coming to the European tour, first majors, the Masters victories, Open triumphant glory..... More
Great Golfers In The Making.
London: Methuen, 1907. 299 p. Illustrated with plates from 24 photographs, including a frontispiece portrait of Herd, Taylor, Braid and Vardon, together, with tissue-guard. original red cloth, lettered in gilt, gilt golfer vignette on spine. Very interesting book, autobiographical accounts of 34 golfers, the contributors are James Braid, Tom Morris..... More
Life and Times of Bobby Jones
Florida: Impregnable Quadrilateral, 1995. 599p,. Cloth. High quality, photographs through out. Brings the achievements of Bobby Jones short but spectacular career to the eyes, a pleasure to turn every page. Brand new, still in cellophane wrapping. D&J M13630. More
John Ball of Hoylake.
Droitwich: Grant, 1989. 108p, leather slipcase ltd. ed. 90/100 Special 'Author's Presentation Copy'. Foreword by William C. Campbell. Illustrated from photographs and facsimiles from old sources. original full red morocco, gilt-decorated and lettered, slipcase. Additionaly inscribed by the author. D&J B11110. More
The Parks of Musselburgh
Droitwich, Worcestershire: Grant Books, 1991. 154p, Leather, slipcase. limited edition No. 84/125 Important history of this influential family, Willie Park Senior winner of the first Open of 1860. D&J A2525. More
The Life of Tom Morris, with glimpses of St Andrews and its golfing celebrities.
London: Werner Laurie, 1907. 334p. Dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including frontispiece. 21.8x14 cm. (8½x5½"), original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, light blue, black and red-orange, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black. First Edition. Biography of Scotland's most famous golfer, and now a classic..... More