“Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an ever smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose”
--- Winston S. Churchill ---
New York: Harcourt, 1974. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Here is a rollicking, anecdotal history of golf's PGA tour from one of golf's best writers.The PGA Tour's beginnings can be traced 1895, when Willie Dunn battled Willie Park, Jr. for an unprecedented $200 purse. By the mid-70s.....
Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Soft cover. When this was published the author was Instructor, Department of Hygiene and Physical Education for Women Stanford University.Ref: D&M 11770; D&J C1480; OCLC: 880942843.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1926. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcover in a Good Dust Jacket. Glenna Collett. was known as the female Bobby Jones, as much for her composure and sportsmanship as for her astonishing achievements. She won the U. S. Women's Amateur Championship six times and was the.....
![Item #013974 [Women in Golf] Ladies in the Rough. Glenna Collett, James M. Neville, Bobby Jones](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/013974.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1712591500)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcover. An autobiographical account of Glenna Collett's career up to this point. Collett won the U. S. Women's Amateur Championship six times and was the dominant female player of her time.Ref: Murdock, 138; D&M,12730.
![Item #16014 Rules of The Thistle Golf Club and A Few Rambling Remarks on Golf [2 Volumes]. John...](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16014.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1660847708)
Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, 1983. Facsimiles of two golf classics. Limited to 1,900 copies. [1791/1900]. Two Fine Hardcovers in a Custom Slipcase. Limited Editions of Two 19th Century Golfing Classics one regarding the rules of golf in general, one focusing specifically in Ireland.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1920. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. Signed titles of John Duncan Dunn are rare. 'He makes golf seem amazingly simple, he clearly shows the difference between an essential and a non-essential.'Elon Jessup, by his.....
California: The Almark Company, 1977. A Near Fine Soft cover. Originally published in 1960 under the title The Lady Golfer's bible.Surprisingly not located in OCLC; Not in Donovan or Murdoch. Though it does not indicate so, this was a copy once belonging to Joseph Murdoch.Ref: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third.....
Skokie, Illinois: Privately Printed, 1958. Fine, Howard and Benjamin. A Very Good Softcover. The authors, after 42 years of studying the game, have broken down the golf swing into four parts, and through a series of photographs and slow-motion exercises have developed a program to help golfers improve their game.....
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Crawley, Near Winchester, England: Henderson and Stirk Ltd, 1979. Deluxe Edition. A Fine Leather Hardcover. The complete history up to 1914 including the leading golfers, the clubs. the balls and other equipment described with illustration. Ref: D&M 55850.
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, [1954]. Fifth Printing. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. Lawrence Lariar was an American novelist, cartoonist and cartoon editor, notable for his Best Cartoons of the Year series of cartoon collections.
Dayton, Ohio: Macgregor, 1922. A Very Good Soft cover. Scarce promotional booklet from The Crawford, Macgregor & Canby Company.Illustrated from photos & figure drawings (Cover illustration: teeing off on the MacGregor Private Course). Containing information on different types of clubs (driver, brassie, mid iron, mashie, niblick, putter), various balls including.....
New York: A. S. Barns and Company, 1938. A Very Good Soft cover. This illustrated book includes rules, techniques, and bibliography for each sport. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Stapled wraps, 4.75 by 6.75 inches; 95 pages with 1 page of publisher's Advert; attached at the rear is a folded.....
New York: Frederick Stokes, 1920. Stuart Hay. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. A somewhat disguised novel of St. Andrews, of which includes the well-known St. Andrews figures of the time. The American version of The Haunted Major, one of the classic British golf fiction stories.This humorous.....
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1946. Later Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Morrison was known in America as 'the Wizard of Golf Instructors' and particularly regarding the golf swing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. First Edition, First Printing. A humorous look at the game of golf written for the Golfer Who Wants to Play for Fun And For Money.
Roswell, Georgia: WH Wolfe Associates, Historical Publications Division, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. The story of the Atlantic Athletic Club is a slice of Atlanta's history. The book among other topics shows the rise of Bobby Jones.
Worcestershire, England: Grant Books Ltd, 1982. Limited Edition. Stapled illustrated stiff wraps.
Mount Morris, IL: Published for the Author, by Kable Bros, 1914. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pendleton offers suggestions to tackle real problems that amateurs experience on the course through short page excerpts.
Broxburn: Alna Press Limited., A Fine Hardcover. The history of one of the earliest golf clubs and societies in the world.From the preface, "the major features in the Society's long history with detailed attention to statistics and records where thought advisable." Ref: Murdock 646 (1936 printing).
New York: Sun Dial Press, 1938. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Soft cover. This is his first instructional manual on his innovative style (he's credited with the 'stack-and-tilt' method)."Golf is a matter of feeling and touch," Snead concludes. 'Only a limited amount of good golf can be imparted.....
New York: Sports Illustrated, 1961. Original Drawing by Anthony Ravielli. Stapled Wraps. An advertising piece from Ford Motor Company with golf tips. The center fold highlights Ford's Thunderbird and Starliner and the Ford V-8 on the rear cover.
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Western Golf Association, 1948. Third Printing. An instruction book for teen-age caddies. 'For the purpose of aiding caddies at WGA member clubs to know what to do and how to do it ....... Available only to member clubs.'An uncommon golf item with only two copies in institutions. [OCLC] at the.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Laid-in is an interesting signed typed letter from an acquaintance of the author giving the book as a present. Caspar William Whitney was an American author, editor, explorer, outdoorsman and war correspondent. He originated the concept.....