Dirleton Local History Group; Collected Essays 1989
1989. 44p. paper covers Essay by David Hamilton on Reverend John Kerr. More
Early reference
Reminiscences of Golf.
Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1887. 68p. red wrappers, black text. Cornerstone title. Rare title, providing firsthand accounts of the Old course and St. Andrews, thus important to historians of early golf.. Balfour would become a cabinet minister. Book is renowed for its fragile construction, this copy having just one crease to..... More
On Many Greens
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. 167p. decorative cloth. Introduction by Findlay S. Douglas. Frontispiece photograph of the Shinnecock Hills clubhouse, and five additional full-page photographic illustrations. Article "Some writers who golf" is a very important essays providing biographical information about some of the games earliest writers. D&J B4450. More
Champions & Guardians, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club 1884-1939
Cutnall Green: Grant Books, 2001. Part 2 of 4 Volumes produced for the Royal and Ancient Golf Clubs 250th celebration. 286p, cloth. Volume 2 Champions & Guardians 1884-1939 1674/1754 One of the most important golf history publications ever produced, years in the making, The definitive history of the Royal and Ancient Golf..... More
A History of Golf.
London: Dent, 1955. 236p, cloth. This is one of 'The Classics' in the Golf Library. A well researched history of golf from the very early days. D&J B27940. More
A History of Golf.
London: Dent, 1955. 236p, cloth. This is one of 'The Classics' in the Golf Library. A well researched history, every historian should have. D&J B27940. More
A History of Golf.
London: Dent, 1955. 236p, cloth. This is one of 'The Classics' in the Golf Library. A well researched history, every historian should have. D&J B27940. More
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
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. Compilation of the earliest literature of the game. Clark collected early press reports, biographical sketches, significant acts of Parliament, municipal records, diaries, a extracts of..... More
5 Open Champions and the Musselburgh Story.
Musselburgh, East Lothian: Colville Books, 1980. 115 pp Very useful and informative reference of these early Champions and their famous links. this is the first book of its type on Musselburgh Golf includes profiles on the first Open Champions Old Willie Park, his son Willie Park jun, Bob Ferguson, Mungo Park..... More
5 Open Champions and the Musselburgh Story.
Musselburgh, East Lothian: Colville Books, 1980. 115 pp. Limited edition of an unspecified number ca 100. Very useful and informative reference of these early Champions and their famous links. this is the first book of its type on Musselburgh Golf includes profiles on the first Open Champions Old Willie Park,his son..... More
Tommy's Honour; The extraordinary story of Golf's Founding Father and Son.
London: Harper Sport, 2007. 356pp. cloth. Worth reading biography. More
Golfing Times Past to Present in Gullane and Dirleton
1996. 48p, wrapps. More
Battlefield of the Best:the historic golfing glories of Musselburgh, a Musselburgh manuscript.
Malden, MA: Renlux Publishing, 1999. 174p, dec. cloth ltd. ed. 134/200 copies. Hard to find title. Signed by author. D&M D11470. More
The Glorious World of Golf.
England: Ridge Press, 1973. 250p, cloth. Good comprehensive History of Golf. D&J D16570. More
The Glorious World of Golf.
England: Ridge Press, 1973. 250p, cloth. Good comprehensive History of Golf. D&J D16570. More
A Swing Through Time Golf in Scotland 1457-1743.
Scotland: HMSO, 1992. 58p, illus. wrapps. Very well researched title from the curator of the National Library of Scotland, examining ten early texts with reference's to golf up to the first 100% golf dedicated book the Goff in 1743. Some interesting texts. D&J G4450. More
A Swing Through Time Golf in Scotland 1457-1743.
Scotland: HMSO, 1992. 58p, illus. wrapps. Very well researched title from the curator of the National Library of Scotland, examining ten early texts with reference's to golf up to the first 100% golf dedicated book the Goff in 1743. Some interesting texts. D&J G4450. More
A Swing Through Time Golf in Scotland 1457-1743.
Scotland: HMSO, 1992. 58p, illus. wrapps. Very well researched title from the curator of the National Library of Scotland, examining ten early texts with reference's to golf up to the first 100% golf dedicated book the Goff in 1743. Some interesting texts. D&J G4450. More
Games for Kings and Commener's
Saint Bonnet en Brasses, Bourgogne: Choulla et Clava, 2011. 258p. illus. wrappers. limited edition of the Non-Royal ed. No. 056 of an unspecified no. More
Tales from the Links and The Gatehouse
Dallas, Texas: Woodson Press, 1998. Card laid in from Avril Graham to the Crabtree's. D&J G34360. More
Personal Memories of Royal Dornoch Golf Club 1900 - 1925.
Scotland, 1985. 48p, wrappers. More common second edition of this classic title, preface by Herbert Warren Wind. Foreword by Tom Watson. D&J G34840. More
Early Aberdeen Golf, golfing small talk in 1636
Scotland: Patrick Press, 1985. 32p. decorative cloth. ltd. ed. of 403/450 copies only. D&J H3850. More
Game at Golf
Scotland: Partick Press, 1987. 21p, quarter leather. limited edition 52/70 The scarce 1791 poem is reproduced. Published for friends of the press. Hardest of David Hamilton's titles to find, but essential to complete the collection. D&J H4000. More
Triple Bauge, Promenades in Medieval
Oxford: Cambuc Archive, 1996. 164p, cloth. limited edition 195/900 Golf in the middle ages, this book sets out to show such a game existed. Signed by Hawtree. D&J H10300. More