9901. BEHREND John. Illustrated by Ionicus ie Jos Armitage.: St.Andrew's Night and Other Golfing Stories. Presentation copy hand coloured by the artist.
Grant,1992. First edition limited to 950 numbered copies signed by the author. This copy no 416. Fine in fine dust jacket. Illustrations throughout the book are handcoloured by the artist who signs the book on the title page with a presentation inscription. £65.009288. BROWNING Robert H.K.: The Golfer's Catechism.
Quinn,c.1935. First edition. Seal to answers section neatly broken,answers and notes pages unused. A few spots to the prelims,nr fine. £135.0011386. CAMERER Dave.: Golf With The Masters.
Barnes,1955. First edition. Fine in VG dust jacket which is quite bright with a bit of rubbing and light wear at the top of the spine. £25.008859. CAMP Walter and BROOKS Lilian.: Drives and Puts. A Book of Golf Stories.
Page,1899. First edition. Owner's presentation inscription dated September 29,1899 on front pastedown. Decorated boards clean and bright with light rubbing to the edges of the spine and a bit of rubbing to the illustration on the front board. Rough handling has caused some creasing and short closed tears to the fore-edge of pages 59/60 to 87/88 with two pages being strengthened with a piece of transparent archival tape over half the length of the unprinted margin. This strengthening is not at all intrusive. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £120.0010180. CHAMBERS Charles E.S.: Golfing. A Handbook to The Royal and Ancient Game with List of Clubs,Rules,&c. Also Golfing Sketches and Poems. With a signed presentation inscription from the author.
Chambers,1887. First edition in original red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black. Boards somewhat darkened,particularly at the spine,with a few pale splash stains to the rear board,a couple which are less significant to the front board and light rubbing of the edges. Decoration and lettering quite clear though. A firm copy with a bit of spine lean. Contents in quite nice condition but for a small stain to the cut fore-edge which does not strike into the page. With a signed presentation inscription from the author on the verso of the ffep "Douglas Kirk Esq. With kind regards of the Compiler C.E.S.Chambers. February 1887." £425.005605. COLLETT Glenna. Introduction by Bobby Jones.: Ladies in the Rough.
Knopf,1928. First edition. Neat owner's name/address/date (1933) in pencil on ffep. A firm copy with boards clean and bright,a bit of sunning under the chips in the dust jacket,contents in nice condition,VG+,in VG- dust jacket which lacks 1.5" at the bottom of the spine which affects the publisher's name and has a smaller chip at the top of the spine which affects the last letter of the first word of the title. Otherwise the dust jacket is VG with light edge wear and similarly light chipping at the corners. The front spine crease is a bit worn and weak but the dw is quite clean and bright. £135.005244. COMPSTON Archie.: Silver King Golfing Hints. The Drive,The Iron,Approaching and Putting.
Silvertown Co,nd. Four talks on two 78rpm records with original sleeves decorated with photographs of Archie Compston in action. Both records and sleeves are in nice condition. 2 items. £50.004486. COTTON Henry.: Hints on Play with Steel Shafts.
British Steel Golf Shafts,c.1933. First edition in original green wraps. Wraps quite clean and bright with some minor splash marks along the bottom edge of the front wrap. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £35.0011388. COTTON Henry.: My Golfing Album.
Country Life,1959. First edition. Fine in a clean bright dust jacket which has just a bit of creasing to the edges in places. VG+ at least. £20.00162. CROSBIE Provan: Fairways and Foul.
Hale,1964. First edition. Just a touch of spine lean,nr fine,a clean bright dust jacket which has light rubbing right at the edge in places and a couple of closed nicks at top of spine. VG+ certainly. £20.005039. CRUCELLI F. Ill by Charles A.Doyle and John Smart.: Mistura Curiosa.
Maclachlan and Stewart,1886. Original green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Aeg. Cloth quite clean and bright with some rubbing to the ends of the spine and corners,and some fading of the gilt lettering there. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £75.004835. CURRENTE Calamo.i.e.James McHardy.: Half Hours With An Old Golfer.
Bell,1895. First edition in original brown cloth decorated and lettered in gilt. Small owner's card tipped to ffep. Boards and their decoration quite clean and bright with a bit of darkening of the spine although the gilt is still quite bright. A firm copy with a bit of spine lean,contents in nice condition. £235.008286. DARWIN Bernard.: Hand Written Letter
24 March 1956. 3 sides,2 pages of his Kensington Court Gardens letter headed paper,to Mrs Pigott. c.310 words replying to a letter from her. He is sorry for his description of the small boys at Westward Ho and feels that his arthritis "has in other ways lengthened my life as I don't get cross as I used to,whereas if I had been physically capable of it I should.... have gone on playing worse and worse or getting crosser and crosser". He remembers the Howarths at Downe where he used to live "though I am actually writing this at Droitwich where I go for futile dippings in brine". He passes on a humorous story by Neville Cardus - "very true of life". The last part of the letter is on his cousin Gwen Raverat's book and its success,notably in the USA,"where its place among the best sellers was between Dr Kinsey's report on the sexual behaviour of the human female and the Holy Bible". Finally he is off to "plunge with 3 hot water baths." The letter has 2 folding creases and is generally in quite nice condition. Mrs Pigott has written 2 short annotations to the unprinted margin the second on page 2 being a single word crossed out acceptably. Finally on the unused side she makes a note of who Fred was re The World That Fred Made. £380.004480. DARWIN Bernard. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.: The Golf Courses of the British Isles. With Dust Jacket.
Duckworth,1910. First edition in the premier binding of dark green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and pale green,with the promotional sheet covering the sale of the original illustrations laid in. Partially unopened. Boards particularly clean and bright. A firm,barely used copy,with a bit of spine lean and spotting of the rough cut edges and the advertising insert,contents in nice condition. In a clean bright dust jacket which has a few short closed nicks at the top of the spine and just a little browning of the spine.The dust jacket repeats the misspelling of the illustrator's name as on the front panel of the book ie Rowntree. £6500.002054. DOW James Gordon.: The Crail Golfing Society. 1786 - 1936.
Golf Monthly,1936. First edition - limited to 250 copies. Boards reasonably clean and bright with a few marks towards the bottom of the front panel and a bit of browning to the canvas spine although the gilt lettering is clear. A firm copy with contents in nice condition.VG. £450.0011385. DUNN John Duncan.: Natural Golf.
Putnam,1931. First edition in original green cloth lettered and decorated in darker green and gilt. Boards quite clean and bright with a 3" strip of the cloth lost at the bottom of the front spine crease. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. £35.009440. EDGAR J.Douglas.: The Gate to Golf.
Edgar,1920. First English edition in original blue cloth lettered in gilt. This edition was published without the gate itself. With the ownership inscription of John Garcia on the ffep in ink which has feathered and strikes through the page and another neat owner's name and place in pencil at the top of the half title. Boards clean and bright with a few minor spots. A firm copy with contents in nice condition.VG. £50.009439. EDGAR J.Douglas.: The Gate to Golf.
Edgar,1920. First English edition in original blue boards lettered in gilt. This edition was published without the gate itself. Neat owner's inscription on ffep. Nr fine. A particularly nice copy. £75.0011383. FORREST James.: The Golf Stroke.
Murby,1930. First edition in original blue cloth lettered in gilt. 0.5" cloth missing from the centre of the bottom edge which is really only noticeable from below and some spotting of the end papers,otherwise nr. fine. £65.004450. FOX G.D as TWO OF HIS KIND. With Chapters by H.S.Colt and Harold H.Hilton.: The 6-Handicap Golfer's Companion.
Mills and Boon,1909. First edition. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards quite clean and bright with the black infill of the intaglio lettering on the spine faint but still entirely legible. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £80.006872. GOLF: Golfer's Guide for the United Kingdom.
Riverside Press/W.H.White and Simpkin,Marshall,Hamilton,Kent & Co,1896. First edition in original red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black. First published in 1894 as Golfer's Guide to the Game and Greens of Scotland. Then updated under the new title in 1895 and again in 1896 with a considerable widening of scope as the preface makes clear. With articles by Horace Rawlins and Miss Issette Pearson. Louis T Stanley's copy - but his ownership signature on the ffep crossed out. Few highlighting marks to the unprinted margin - I counted 20 when collating the book - and a 1" light brown stain to pages 42/43 which strikes through faintly to the next few pages. Partly unopened. Red cloth somewhat sunned at the spine,gilt lettering there still entirely visible though. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. £375.002047. GOLF PATENT.: A Golf Ball Clip to Hold One or a Number of Balls while being Painted and Dried. Patent No 13367 by John McIntyre.
1906. Original english patent dated 27 December 1905 accepted by the Patent Office 7 June 1906 covering devices for holding balls with point contact. One page of text and one of drawings. From the records of the Manchester Public Libraries Patents Department date stamped by them 6 July 1906. Fine in plastic folder. £10.002045. GOLF PATENT.: An Improvement in Practice Golf - balls. Patent 12925 by William Lennox Watson.
1915. Original english patent dated 17 November 1914 and accepted by the Patent Office on 8 April 1915 covering a practice ball of horse hair in a net which will not pick up moisture or fly too far. 1 page,11/2 sides of text. Sheet from the records of Manchester Public Libraries Patents Department date stamped by them May 1915. Fine in plastic folder. £10.002046. GOLF PATENT.: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Practising the Game of Golf and the like. Patent 210218 by Frank John Tippen and Hugh Kenneth Prosser.
1924. Original english patent dated 17 April 1923 accepted by the Patent Office on 31 January 1924 covering a device for attaching a golf ball to a mechanism for restraining its flight ie for practice in a confined area. Sheets from the records of Manchester Public Libraries Patents Department date stamped by them 23 February 1924. 3 pages text and 1 page drawings. Fine in plastic folder. £10.002043. GOLF PATENT.: Improvements in or connected with Golf and like Bags. Patent by Edward Armstrong Bellow No 370098.
1932. Original english patent covering an expanding tripod frame for a golf bag dated 20 October 1931 and accepted by the Patent Office on 7 April 1932. Sheets from the bound records of the Manchester Public Libraries Patents Department with their stamp dated 30 April 1932. It comprises 3 sides text and 3 sides drawings. Fine in plastic folder. £10.002048. GOLF PATENT.: Improvements in or relating to Linings for Golf Holes. Patent 30406 by Howard Hinckley.
1910. Original english patent dated 29 December 1909 accepted by the Patent Office on 23 June 1910. An elaborate device for adjusting the depth of a hole using a screw mechanism comprising 3 pages ot text and 2 of drawings. From the records of Manchester Public Libraries Patents Department dated by them 16 July 1910. Fine in plastic folder. £10.008906. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 25 weekly issues.
1973,5 July to 20 December. Vol 187,issues nos 3324 to 3348. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards clean and bright with just a few minor marks. A firm copy with some spine lean,contents in nice condition. £35.008901. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 25 weekly issues.
1971,7 January to 24 June. Vol 183,issues nos 3194 to 3218. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Some marks to the boards which are bright with a bit of rubbing to the edges in places. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008899. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1970,1 January to 25 June. Vol 181,issues nos 3141 to 3166. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards bright and quite clean with a few marks. Issues 3153 and 3154 have two pages each bound out of position - but all sheets are present. Issue 3163 has some minor damage to the unprinted margin at the top of two pages from opening. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008898. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1969,3 July to 25 December. Vol 180 issues nos 3115 to 3140. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. A few minor marks to the bright boards otherwise an excellent copy. Firm with contents in very nice condition. £35.008905. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1973,4 January to 28 June. Vol 187,issues nos 3298 to 3323. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards quite clean and bright with a bit of rubbing to the edges in places. A firm copy with some spine lean,contents in nice condition. £35.008897. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1969,2 January to 26 June. Vol 179,issues nos 3089 to 3114. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Boards quite bright with a few marks,light rubbing at the edges and two very small holes to the cloth at the rear spine crease. There is a short closed tear to the top of page 133 and some minor damage to the top edge of pages 215 - 220 from opening. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. £35.008895. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1968,4 January to 27 June. Vol 177,issues nos 3037 to 3062. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Just a few minor marks to the boards which are bright and quite clean. Issue no 3058 lacks 2 sheets which means that pages 389 -392 and 397 -400 are missing. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008907. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1974,3 January to 27 June. Vol 188,issues nos 3349 to 3374. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards quite clean and bright with a small mark to the spine. A firm copy with some spine lean,contents in nice condition. £35.008908. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1974,4 July to 26 December. Vol 188/189,issues nos 3375 to 3400. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Boards quite clean and bright with a few marks,one to the spine,and a short closed catch at the top of the spine. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008896. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1968,4 July to 26 December. Vol 178/9,issues nos 3063 to 3088. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Boards quite bright with just a bit of loss to the black lettering,light wear right at the corners and a bit of rubbing to the edge in places. Issue no 3066 has a 1.5" closed tear to the fore-edge. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008910. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1975,3 July to 25 December. Vol 190,issues nos 3427 to 3452. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards quite clean and bright with a few minor marks and some light rubbing to the edge in places. The last magazine bound has a short tear to the lower edge of the front cover. A firm copy with some spine lean,contents in nice condition. £35.008892. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1966,6 January to 30 June. Vol 173,issues nos 2933 - 2958. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black on the spine. Boards quite clean and bright with some loss to the black lettering and some fraying to the cloth right at the corners. A few marks to the boards and a pale line stain down the length of the front end papers. Half a dozen minor pencil highlighting marks to pages 244 and 245. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008893. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1966,7July to 29 December. Vol 174,issues nos 2959 to 2984. Bound with all covers by Caustons in red buckram lettered in black on the spine. Causton's re-ordering label at foot of front pastedown. A few marks to the boards otherwise a particularly nice copy - firm with contents in very nice condition. £35.008894. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1967,6 July to 28 December. Vols 175/176,issues nos 3011 to 3036. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Black lettering almost all gone. A few marks to the boards which have light wear right at the edge in places. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. £35.008909. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1975,2 January to 26 June. Vol 190,issues nos 3401 to 3426. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Boards quite clean and bright with a few minor marks. Issue 3407 lacks 2 sheets which causes the loss of pages 109 -112 and 117 - 120. Issue 3411 also lacks 2 sheets which causes the loss of pages 215 - 218 and 239 - 242. Issue 3417 lacks the centre sheet causing the loss of pages 405 - 408. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. £35.008904. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1972,6July to 28 December. Vol 186,issues nos 3272 to 3297. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards quite clean and bright with a few minor marks and equally minor rubbing to the edges in places. Two pages have short closed tears and one has 0.5" loss to the unprinted lower fore-edge corner. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008913. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1977,7 July to 29 December. Vol 192,issues nos 3531 to 3556. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards quite clean and bright with a few minor marks. 1.5" light biro catch to the ffep. Issues no 3531 and 3538 have some pages bound out of sequence but nothing is missing. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £45.008914. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1979,4 January to 28 June. Vol 194,issues nos 3609 to 3634. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Boards clean and bright. Issue no 3614 has half page clipped although only ads affected. Issue no 3625,has 3 clips,quite small but two affect the text. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. £40.008915. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1979,5 July to 26 December. Vol 194,issues nos 3635 to 3660. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Boards clean and bright. Issue no 3637 has quarter of one page of ads clipped and this has damaged an identical area on the next page of ads. Issue no 3659 has an 0.5" hole to page 21. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. £45.008911. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1976,1 January to 24 June. Vol 191,issues nos 3453 to 3478. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram lettered in black. Boards clean and bright. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008903. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 26 weekly issues.
1972,6 January to 29 June. Vol 185,issues nos 3246 to 3271. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards quite clean and bright with a few minor marks and equally minor rubbing right at the edges. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008902. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 27 weekly issues.
1971,1 July to 30 December. Vol 184,issues nos 3219 to 3245. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards quite clean and bright with two catches to the cloth at the top of the spine and just a bit of wear to the lettering and rubbing right at the edges in places. 1" closed tear to the top edge of page 751. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008912. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 27 weekly issues.
1976,1 July to 30 December. Vol 191,issues nos 3479 to 3504. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards quite clean and bright with a few minor marks. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.008900. GOLF.: Golf Illustrated. Run of 27 weekly issues.
1970,2 July to 31 December. Vol 181/2,issues nos 3167 to 3191. Bound,by Caustons we believe,with all covers in red buckram with black lettering. Boards quite clean and bright,a bit of wear to the black lettering at the spine and a touch of rubbing right at the edge in places. 3" closed tear across the top of page 815. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £35.009627. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume II.
The Office,1891. Issues 27 - 52,pages 1 - 444,are collected with viii prelims in publisher's red buckram binding with lettering and decoration in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 20 March and 11 September 1891. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards clean and bright. Spine somewhat dulled and darkened with substantial chipping at the top of the spine which affects the lettering,and light fraying at the bottom. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £325.009628. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume III.
The Office,1892. Issues 53 - 78,pages 1 - 420,with viii prelims are collected in publisher's red buckram with lettering and decoration in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 18 September 1891 and 11 March 1892. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards clean and bright. Spine somewhat dulled and darkened with shallow chipping at the top,some chipping to the cloth at the title and light fraying to the bottom edge. Rear end paper cracked at the hinge but a firm copy with contents in nice condition. £350.009629. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume IV.
The Office,1892. Issues 79 - 104,pages 1 - 436,with viii prelims are collected in publisher's red buckram binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 18 March and 9 September 1892. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards clean and bright. Spine somewhat darkened and dulled with chipping at the ends of the spine which is well short of the lettering. End papers cracked at the hinges but a firm copy with light spotting of the prelims,contents in nice condition. £375.009634. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume IX.
The Office,1895. Issues 218 - 243,pages 1 - 448,are collected with viii prelims in publisher's red buckram binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 14 September 1894 and 8 March 1895. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards clean and bright. Spine somewhat darkened and dulled with chipping at the top and just light fraying at the bottom. A firm copy with a touch of browning to the edges of the contents which are in nice condition. £375.009630. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume V.
The Office,1893. Issues 105 - 130,pages 1 - 420,are collected with viii prelims in publisher's red buckram binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 16 September 1892 and 10 March 1893. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards clean and bright. Boards a bit dulled with a short catch to the cloth at the top of the spine. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £435.005056. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume V1. H.S.Colt's copy.
The Office,1893. Issues 131 - 156,pages 1 -420,are collected in the publishers binding of red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 17 March and 8 September 1893. The cloth is sunned somewhat at the spine with wear at the ends - chipping and then surface loss for about 1/2". While this affects the black decorating bands it is well clear of the lettering. Otherwise a fine copy. With the ownership signature of H.S.Colt at the top of the title page. £400.005057. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume V11. H.S.Colt's copy.
The Office,1894. Issues 157 - 182,pages 1- 420,are collected in the publisher's binding of red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 15 September 1893 and 9 March 1894. The cloth is sunned somewhat at the spine although the lettering and decoration are not affected. There is a closed catch to the cloth in the centre of the spine and light wear right at the ends which includes a short closed nick at the top. Otherwise nr fine. With the ownership signature of H.S.Colt on the ffep. £450.009631. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume VI.
The Office,1893. Issues 131 - 156,pages 1 - 448,are collected with viii prelims in publisher's red buckram binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published betwwen 17 March and 8 September 1893. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards clean and bright. Spine somewhat dulled and darkened with shallow chipping at the ends. A firm copy with light browning to the edges of the contents which are in nice condition. £375.009632. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume VII.
The Office,1894. Issues 157 - 182,pages 1 - 420,are collected with viii prelims in publisher's red buckram binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 15 September 1893 and 9 March 1894. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards clean and bright. Spine somewhat darkened and dulled with fraying to the cloth at the ends of the spine. A firm copy with light browning of the prelims and edges,contents in nice condition. £400.009635. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume X.
The Office,1895. Issues 244 - 269,pages 1 - 524,are collected with viii prelims in publisher's red buckram binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 15 March and 6 September 1895. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards clean and bright. Spine somewhat dulled and darkened with shallow chipping to the top edge. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. £375.009636. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume XI.
The Office,1896. Issues 270 - 295,pages 1 - 544,are collected with viii prelims in publisher's red buckram binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 13 September 1895 and 6 March 1896. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards clean and bright. Spine somewhat dulled and darkened with chipping at the top and light fraying to the cloth at the bottom. A firm copy with short tears to unprinted margin of two pages,contents in nice condition. £375.009637. GOLF.: Golf. A Weekly Record of "ye Royal and Auncient" Game. Volume XII.
The Office,1896. Issues 296 - 321,pages 1 - 520,are collected with viii prelims in publisher's red buckram binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 26 issues published between 13 March and 4 September 1896. "Fore" Supplement published with issue no 318 laid in. Owner's sig on ffep. Spine somewhat dulled and darkened with chipping to the top edge. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. £375.002778. GOLF.: The P.G.C.A. Catalogue for 1971/2.
PGA/Golf House,1971. Small spot of red ink to cut edge o/w nr fine copy in lettered boards without dust jacket as issued. Profusely illustrated. £15.007020. GOLF:ENGLISH GOLF UNION.: International Golf Matches.Festival Programme. 1951.
26 - 28 September at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. 32 pages in card covers. Staples rusting a bit and stains to the pages around the staples. This is light with the top staple but extends to 0.5 x 1" at the bottom staple. Otherwise a nice copy. With the Addendum giving the revised England team laid in. £10.007019. GOLF:LADIES' GOLF UNION.: Ladies' British Open Amateur Golf Championship. 1956. Draw Sheet.
26 - 29 June at Sunningdale Golf Club. Printed on a 20 x 20" sheet with ads on verso. The winners up to the third round are printed in - those for the fourth round are neatly written in in biro. Creased to get the size down to 5" square. Nice condition. £10.007018. GOLF:PGA.: Professional Golfer's Match Play Championship. 1962.
5 - 8 September.Old Course,Walton Heath Golf Club. Programme and draw sheet printed on one 15 x 18.5" sheet. One side has details of the tournament,prize money,a map of the course and "Details of the Championship since Inauguration". The other has the draw. The winners up to the semi finals have been neatly written in in biro. Issued with a crease down the centre,it is has been additionally creased twice. Nice condition. £10.007021. GOLF:ROYAL AND ANCIENT GOLF CLUB AND THE PGA.: Amateur v Professional Golf Match. 1957. Programme and order of play.
2 and 3 August 1957 at Lindrick Golf Club. Printed on a single 10 x 12" sheet of card with a fold down the centre. Pages 2 and 3 have the order of play. Page 4 has a plan of the course and Local Rules. Bottom edge a bit grubby with a sliver of loss at the bottom of the spine. Nice condition. £10.007017. GOLF:THE CANADA CUP.1963.: Programme and other items.
24 - 27 October 1963. Held at Golf de Saint-nom-la-Breteche,Paris.200+ page programme with list of competitors and order of play for 24 October.Edges of covers of the programme a bit rubbed.All in nice condition.3 items. £10.007556. HAULTAIN Arnold.: The Mystery of Golf.
Macmillan,1910. Second edition which is the first trade edition,Revised and Enlarged from limited edition published 2 years earlier,D & M 20430. With the ownership sig of Louis T Stanley on the ffep crossed out and some highlighting in red on pages 155 - 157. White decoration of spine somewhat faded although the lettering is quite clear. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG+. £65.007213. HELME Eleanor E.: The Lady Golfer's Tip Book. With a Presentation Inscription from the Author.
Mills and Boon,1923. First edition. Owner's sig on front pastedown. Boards quite bright and clean with spine a bit darkened and rubbed,lettering not affected. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. With a presentation inscription from the author on the ffep "Leathley Chater.With the author's love to a dear & honoured opponent.Sept 1923." £100.009040. HELME Eleanor E.edits: The Best of Golf by Some Best of Golfers.
Mills and Boon,1925. First edition. Just a few minor spots to the cut edge. A firm copy with clean bright boards,contents in nice condition. VG+. £65.009306. HERD Sandy.: My Golfing Life.
Chapman and Hall,1923. First edition. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Two small rubbed areas to ffep. Boards and their gilt lettering particularly clean and bright. A firm copy with some spotting of the cut edge and prelims and a few spots to the contents in places,contents in nice condition. VG+. £100.003201. HOUGHTON George.: Original Drawing of Bill Shankland(Worthing). Signed,dated and titled by the artist.
1968. 12 x 8.5" black drawing on card showing "Bill" a rugby ball small in one hand and a golf club in the other. Signed,dated and titled by the artist. Fine. Bill Shankland swam,boxed and played rugby league and rugby union for Australia. He was also a professional golfer who came third in the Open on two occasions. £65.009300. HUGGINS Percy edits: Golf Monthly. 1968 complete in 12 issues.
Golf Monthly, 1968. 12 original magazines retained in Cordex Sef-Binding Case supplied by the publishers,lettered in gilt for shelf display. Case and magazines all in very nice condition indeed. £35.009301. HUGGINS Percy edits: Golf Monthly. 1969 complete in 12 issues.
Golf Monthly, 1969. 12 original magazines retained in Cordex Self-Binding Case supplied by the publishers,lettered in gilt for shelf display. Case and magazines all in very nice condition indeed. £35.009302. HUGGINS Percy edits: Golf Monthly. 1970 complete in 12 issues.
Golf Monthly, 1970. 12 original magazines retained in a Cordex Self-Binding case supplied by the publisher,lettered in gilt for shelf display. Case and magazines all in very nice condition indeed. £35.005954. HUTCHINSON Horace G.: British Golf Links.
J.S.Virtue,1897. First edition in original green decorated boards. Boards and their decoration bright with a few marks and some rubbing of the edges and corners. Light spotting of the cut edge and verso of end papers. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £425.009463. HUTCHINSON Horace G.: British Golf Links.
Virtue,1897. First edition in original green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt,black and brown. With the ownership signature of the author,John Garcia,on the verso of the ffep. Boards bright with some marks,a bit of rubbing to the panels and spine and some shallow wear at the top of the rear panel close to the fore-edge. 1" corner clipped from the top fore-edge corner of the ffep. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £375.009307. HUTCHINSON Horace G.: Famous Golf Links.
Longmans,Green,1891. First edition. Original grey boards with brown and gilt lettering and decoration. Boards quite bright with a few marks,moderate rubbing to the illustration on the front board,and some fading and loss of gloss surface finish to the cloth at the spine. Gilt lettering quite clear though. Ffep cracked at the hinge although the hinge is hardly weakened at all. Some light damage to the unprinted margin in places from opening. A firm copy with moderate spotting of prelims and light spotting to the contents in places. VG. £550.006778. HUTCHINSON Horace G.: Golf Greens and Green-Keeping.
Country Life/Newnes,1906. First edition in original red cloth lettered in gilt. Cloth somewhat darkened at the edges,with a few spots and bumps and 1" shallow chip to the top edge of the rear panel. A firm copy with some spotting to the prelims,contents in nice condition. VG. £250.008783. HUTCHINSON Horace G.: The Golfing Pilgrim on Many Links.
Methuen,1898. First edition with ads insert at the back dated July 1903. Owner's embossed stamp on ffep. Boards quite clean and bright with a touch of browning to the background colour at the spine and a couple of spots. A few pages at the front have a bit of unevenness to the top edge from opening and page 97 has a tear across its centre. A firm copy,partly unopened,with some spotting to the prelims and the rough cut edge in places,contents in nice condition. VG. £250.0012752. HUTCHINSON Horace G. Illustrated by George Hutchinson.: Mr. Batters's Pedigree.
Henry, 1891. First edition in original green boards lettered and decorated in gilt and white. Boards clean and bright with the white image on the front board in good condition and a bit of rubbing at the ends of the spine and corners. A firm copy with contents in very nice condition. Nice copy - VG+ at least £150.0011395. JONES Bobby.: Bobby Jones on Golf.
One Time Publications,1931. Second edition,revised. Lacks illustrated wraps ie 112 pages of contents only. Owner's sig in pencil at top of first page. Outer sheets somewhat soiled with wear at the edges and a small hole and closed tear to page 111/2. The first few pages each end have light edge wear. Otherwise the contents are in reasonably nice condition. So a defective,but useable copy. £25.008864. KIRKALDY Andra.: Fifty Years of Golf:My Memories.
Fisher Unwin,1921. First edition,first state. Boards clean and bright with one small hole to the front spine crease. Some unevenness to the fore-edge in places from careless opening. This touches the text on page 25/6 only,otherwise it affects only the unprinted margin and is mainly minor. Light spotting of the rough cut edge and prelims. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £75.004205. KNOX E.V.edits: Mr Punch On The Links.
Methuen,1929. First edition. Boards quite bright with a bit of discolouration at the spine and edges in places and a 1" splash mark to rear board. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £15.007215. LEACH Henry edits and introduces: Great Golfers in the Making.
Methuen,1907. First edition with ads dated Novemeber 1906. Owner's sig on front pastedown. Pink boards somewhat sunned and browned in places but gilt lettering clear. A firm copy with some browning of the cut edge and spotting of the prelims,contents in nice condition. VG. £65.005212. LEACH Henry.: Letters of a Modern Golfer to his Grandfather.
Mills and Boon,1910. First edition. Owner's initials and date - January 1912 - on ffep. Boards somewhat sunned at the spine with some marking to the panels,gilt lettering quite clear though. A firm copy with a few spots to the cut edge,contents in nice condition. VG. £150.0011286. LEACH Henry.: The Spirit of the Links.
Methuen,1907. First edition,Colonial Library issue,in which first edition sheets are bound in green cloth lettered in gilt and blind,with Methuen's Colonial Library at the foot of the spine and a faint small stamp "Colonial Library" at the foot of the title page. Ads insert dated November,1907. Early owner's presentation inscription on half title. Boards clean and bright with some splash stains to the front board which are quite faint and not obtrusive. A firm copy with some browning of the end papers,contents in nice condition. VG+. £180.004451. LEIGH-BENNETT E.P. Illustrated by Helen McKie.: Southern Golf or Golf in the South.
Southern Railway,1935. First edition ie with Southern Golf as title on title page and Golf in the South as the title on the boards. Published without dust jacket. Original decorated boards quite clean and bright with a bit of rubbing to the edges. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG £35.005865. LEITCH Cecil.: Golf.
Thornton Butterworth,1922. First edition. Boards and their gilt lettering clean and bright. Rough cut edge browned and a few spots to the contents. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £35.003365. LORING Philip Quincy.: Rhymes Of A Duffer.
Privately Printed,Portland,c.1915. First edition in original stiff green wraps lettered in gilt. Wraps clean and quite bright with a bit of sunning to the spine and edges in places A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG+. £380.007983. LYTTELTON The Right Hon.R.N. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.: Out-Door Games. Cricket and Golf.
Dent,1901. First edition. Owner's bookplate on verso of ffep which has caused some browning on the half title facing. Boards,gilt lettering and decoration clean and bright. Light spotting of the prelims and just a few spots to the contents in places. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £65.008256. MACKERN Louie and BOYS M.edit: Our Lady of the Green.
Lawrence and Bullen/Lippincott,1899. First American edition which uses Lawrence and Bullen 1899 first edition sheets with a modified title page. The boards are the same too except that Lippincott appears at the foot of the spine. Small owner's symbol on front pastedown. Boards particularly clean and bright with just a couple of minor marks. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG+ at least. £500.009298. MARTIN H.B. Introduction by Walter Hagen.: Golf for Beginners.
Modern Sports,1930. First edition in original wraps. Neat,faint owner's sig at top of front cover. Wraps strengthened with 3 pieces of tape which have browned with age. This is a cheap production using newsprint stock. The wraps are quite bright with some wear to the edges and loss from the ends of the unprinted spine. The contents are browned with some wear to the unprinted margin of c.20 pages. A useable,VG- copy. £10.009459. MCGIMPSEY Kevin W.: The Story of the Golf Ball. Special De Luxe,Signed Limited Edition.
McGimpsey/Wilson,2003. First edition,one of 125 copy limited edition bound in Maroon Kaduna Goatskin,numbered and signed by the author. This copy no 19. As new in original slipcase without dust jacket as published. £175.005862. MILLER T.D.: Famous Scottish Links and Other Golfing Papers.
Clark,1911. First edition in original blue cloth lettered in gilt. Boards clean and bright with just a bit of browning and one small mark to the spine. A firm copy with end papers and early prelims spotted,contents in nice condition. VG+ certainly. £600.003500. MURRAY R.F.: The Scarlet Gown:Being Verses by a St Andrews Man.
Holden/Simpkin,Marshall,Hamilton,1891. First edition in original red cloth lettered in gilt. Boards quite clean and bright. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG+ certainly. £15.005990. PA GOLF.: Fore!
Privately Printed, Australia,c.1934. First edition in stiff decorated wraps without dust jacket as published. Owner's sig on title page which is the first page after the covers. Wraps quite bright with a couple of small chips and other light wear to the edge of the front cover where it overlaps the text,a few marks to the front cover and a browned back panel. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £65.0011287. PARK Willie.: The Art of Putting.
Gray,1920. First American edition in original green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and blind,with the Gray 1920 title and Mathieson 1921 copyright on the back of the half title facing`.Teg. Boards clean and bright with four small spot stains close to the fore-edge of the front board which are quite faint and not obtrusive. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £225.0011288. PARK Willie.: The Game of Golf.
Longmans,Green,1896. First edition in original green cloth lettered and decorated in brown,white,black,gilt and blind. Boards quite clean and bright with a bit of rubbing and a small pale spot stain to the front board which is not obtrusive. A firm copy with a bit of spotting to the prelims and cut edge,contents in nice condition. VG. £525.005233. PICKWORTH H.O.: Golf The Pickworth Way.
John Reeve,c.1949. First edition in original wraps. Owner's sig at top of inside front cover. Wraps somewhat browned but quite bright. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £20.004169. PUNCH.: The Funny Side of Golf.
Punch,1909. First edition. Neat owner's Xmas 1909 presentation inscription at the top of the title page. Boards bright with some rubbing to the edges and a few marks. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £100.009437. RESSICH John.: Thir Braw Days.
Benn,1933. First edition in original decorated wraps. Moderate spotting of the cut edge otherwise a very nice copy. Firm,with clean bright wraps,contents in nice condition. £120.009436. SCOLLARD Clinton.: The Epic of Golf.
Houghton Mifflin,1923. First edition in original quarter cloth binding,lettered and decorated in red. Boards clean and bright with a bit of browning in places and light bumps to the fore-edge corners. A firm copy with some discolouration of the end papers,contents in nice condition. VG+ certainly. £35.009438. SETON-KARR Henry and others including Mary Hezlet,Harold Hilton,Horace G.Hutchinson and S.Mure Ferguson.: Golf.
Greening,1907. First edition in original green decorated wraps. Neat owner's sig dated October 1907 at top of first page of ads preceding the half title. Wraps quite clean and bright with some wear to the cloth at the spine which includes just a bit of loss right at the ends. Pale stain to the end papers in the area of the top of the spine and to the top cut edge. Still a firm copy with some browning to the contents which are in generally nice condition. VG. £110.006340. STEWART T Ross.: Lays of the Links. A Score of Parodies. With Presentation Inscription from the Publisher.
David Douglas,1895. First edition in original green cloth lettered in gilt. Boards clean and bright with a couple of minor marks. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. Nr fine. With the publisher's bookplate on the front pastedown - "Ex Libris David Douglas" - and a presentation inscription from him at the top of the verso of the ffep -"To J.J.D. with much love DD.July 27/95." £225.0011290. TAYLOR J.H.: Taylor on Golf.
Hutchinson,1902. First edition in original green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black. Teg. Owner's name and address dated 1915 on ffep. Boards quite clean and bright with some minor marks. A firm copy with end papers browned and some spotting to the rough cut edge,contents in nice condition. VG+. £200.003846. TAYLOR J.H. edits: The Golfer's Record Of Games.
Dow and Lester,c.1906. First edition we assume and not in Donovan and Murdoch. Presentation inscription on the ffep -H.S.B. from R.S.B.Oct 10th 1906. 6.25 x 4" with an introduction by JHT and a page of "Don'ts". Red covers lettered in gilt with an illustration of JHT at the top of the swing. The contents are pages printed to record the scores and impressions of the golfer on games played "over strange links". Boards quite clean and bright. Front hinge starting and binding shaken but holding satisfactorily. Contents in nice condition. On the rear end paper is a list of the courses the owner has played.The first five two page sets have been neatly completed in pencil with impressions,convenient trains etc,and scores. At Littlehampton he played with C.Bartlett. For the Worthing Opening Day on 23 October 1906 he records the morning and afternoon rounds of Braid and Vardon - no doubt he watched them - he was 15 handicap anyway. Braid was three shots better in each round. Four days later at Horsham rounds by Muir Ferguson and Harold Hutchinson are detailed. Finally at West Middlesex he plays a round with Colin Simpson who scores 87 off 3 handicap to his 91 off 15. £100.006867. TRIEFUS Paul. Illustrated by Sidney Rogerson.: MacHamlet Hys Handycap.
Simpkin,Marshall,Hamilton,Kent,1922. First edition in original decorated boards. Owner's sig on ffep. Boards a bit darkened,illustration and lettering bright. A firm copy with contents in nice condition. VG. £50.00