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Golfers Guide for the United Kingdom Volume I - 1894
Worcestershire: Grant and Wilson, 2020. 208p,. decorative cloth. 250 copies only. Reprinted with a foreword by Don Wilson. Faithful reprint of the original. Only published 1894 to 1899. Hard edition to find, the most impressive of all the annuals published. Murdoch. This in its original is the scarce first volume..... More
Photograph autographed
NP: ca 1930. Original gelatin silver print photograph of Bobby Jones. 8¼x6¼ Wonderful image of Jones, inscribed and signed: "For William W. Smith, Sincerely, Robt. T. Jones." Jones posing in a fine finish period late 1920's, dedicated autographed photograph's in Jone's prime, high grade 10 autograph are very scarce and..... More
Les Trous du Club (Traite de Golfurie)
France: 1932. 62p. wrappers. Humorous golfing tales, written in French. More
Stanmore Golf Club, Official Handbook
England: The Golf Clubs Association. ca 1960. 12p, Green wrappers, red text. Very fine golf course. More
Mr Punch on the Links.
London: Methuen, 1929. 147p decorative cloth. humour as only Punch can. Very Rare Dust Jacket. Chips to spine as per photographs. D&J K8710. More
Jack Nicklaus on Golf; Film Tips Series II
Beverly Hills, CA. Sportscinema, 1972. 10p, illustrated wrappers. Unusual instructional pamphlet, published in the height of his career. Unlisted title, only Series I is noted in Donovan and Jerris. More
Personal Golf Tips
NP (United States): MacGregor, 1965. 8p, illustrated wrappers. Unusual instructional pamphlet, published in the height of his career.Scarce Not listed in the Donovan and Jerris bibliography. More
The Ladies Golf Union Official Year Book Volume
London: The Golf Agency, 1925. 259pp. Cloth. Very scarce ladies annual. The L.G.U was founded in 1893, largely through the efforts of Miss Issette Pearson. This period of the Year books are substantialy scaled back compared to earlier more ambitious volumes. These are probably more hard to locate than earlier..... More
Hastings Downs Golf Club. Official Handbook
England: Golf Clubs Association, ca 1935. 27p, beige wrappers, black text. Philpot was joint editor of "The British Golfer". Unlisted and scarce handbook. Philpot is accredited with very few handbooks. More
Brookmans Park Golf Club Ltd. Official Handbook
England: Golf Clubs Association, ca 1950. 24p, Green/brown wrappers, black text. More
Aberdour Golf Club Centenary 1896-1996
Privately Published, 1996. 40p, illustrated wrappers. Scarce history. Thus unrecorded. More
Mortonhall Golf Club Centenary 1892-1992
Privately Published, 1992. 40p, illustrated wrappers. Scarce history, well recorded early events, exibition match by Vardo, Braid, Taylor and herd, Vardon shooting a 68! Thus unrecorded. More
Elgin Golf Club, Official Handbook
England: The Golf Clubs Association. 1926. 24p, brown wrappers, black text. More
Saddleworth Golf Club, Official Handbook
England: Ed. Burrow, 1939. 23p, beige wrappers, brown text. More
Nevin & District Golf Club, Official Handbook
England: The Golf Clubs Association. ca 1939. 20p, brown wrappers, blue text. More
My Golfing Life.; As Told by Clyde Foster
London: Chapman & Hall, 1923. 246pp. The 1902 Open champions autobiography as told by Clyde Foster. First player to win the Open with a rubber cored ball. Played in the Open until 1939. Very interesting read, and well written by this champion from St. Andrews. Inscribed, with "Clyde Fosters compliments"..... More
Golf in 1923; A booklet introducing the New Professional Tournament promoted by the "Yorkshire Evening News" Leeds.
Leeds, Headingly: Yorkshire Evening News, 1923. 16p, illustrated wrappers. Saddlestiched. Played over the then of little reputation Headingley Golf Club a MacKenzie designed course. Promotional booklet for the very first Yorkshire Evening Post tournament, this became one of the biggest tournaments of played from 1923 through to 1963 winners included..... More
International Golf Matches at Prestwick 1936; 3 programme complete set
Prestwick, Scotland: British Golf Unions, 1936. 16pp. wrappers. Full Set of three programmes for the 5th staging of the International Golf Matches, contested between, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England. Teams of ten players per country, morning foursomes and afternoon singles. Scotland beat England on the final day to win the..... More
The Ladies Golf Union Official Year Book Volume 16
London: The Golf Agency, 1910. 824pp. plus 6pp advertisments. Cloth. The LGU was founded in 1893, largely through the efforts of Miss Issette Pearson. Very early and scarce ladies annual. This years annual grew by 130 pages from the 1909 version. These are very hard to locate annuals, packed with..... More
A.L.S.
Walton Heath Golf Club: . 1948. Very fine example of Braids handwriting on his very impressive stationary, nicely signed "Yours Faithfully Jas Braid" ; Pat Craigie, was the uncle of the previous owner, he was the honorary secretary of The Edinburgh & District Professional Golfers' Association of 181 Morrison Street..... More
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The Boy's Life of Bobby Jones
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. 308p. cloth. Signed by Jones and Keeler. Clam shell box, dust jacket some professional repairs. Inscribed by Bobby Jones on front free end paper: "Best Wishes for Theodore P. Le Vino"; Copy also signed by author and sports journalist O. B. Keeler, who closely..... More
Parks, Golf Courses and Sports Grounds (early - run) 27 issues 1936 - 1942 ; A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Development and Maintenance of Open Spaces for Recreation and Sport
London: Clarke & Hunter, 1935. Run of this very scarce periodicals; Issues average 34 to 40 pages. Volume 1 No.5 15th February 1936 No.7 15th April 1936 No.12 15th September 1936 Volume 2 No.3 15 December 1936 No.11 15th August 1937 Volume 3 No.12 15th September 1938 Green colour in..... More
Malden Golf Club. Official Handbook
Nottingham, England: Golf Clubs Publishing Service, ca 1937. 32p, beige wrappers, black text. Unrecorded handbook. More
Reading and South Oxon Golf Club. Official Handbook
Nottingham, England: Golf Clubs Publishing Service, ca 1935. 28p, greylight orange wrappers, black text. Unrecorded handbook. Unrecorded handbook. More