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Click here to subscribeAmerican golf club history 1940 - "50 Years of Apawamis 1890 - 1940 " 1st ed published Rye, New York, ltd edition no 160/500, privately printed and inscribed with the members name - in the original decorative gilt cloth boards - together with the original colour insert " The Union Chapel and the arch bridge" some bruising to corners and slight hinge weakness otherwise internally clean (F/G)
Golf Club Histories - England golf clubs from 1608 (Royal Blackheath) to 1894 (Glossop) - other clubs incl Old Manchester, Royal North Devon, Royal Wimbledon, London Scottish, Alnmouth Village, Furness, Royal Lytham, Royal Liverpool (Walker Cup edition) etc - approx (117) Complete with owners hand written lists
Golf Club Histories-Scotland golf clubs from 1735 (The Royal Burgess) to 1891 (Lundin Ladies) - other clubs include The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, The Royal and Ancient (Salmond), Bruntsfield, Royal Musselburgh, Royal Aberdeen, Crail, Glasgow, Royal Perth Golfing Society, North Berwick, St Andrew`s et al - approx (75) Complete with owners hand written lists
Golf Club Histories- Ireland from1881 (Royal Belfast) to 1891 (Limerick) other Irish clubs incl road Dublin, Cork, Royal Portrush, Royal County Down, Killymoon, Ballycastle, et al in all (14) and Wales from 1882 (Aberdovey) to 1891 (Royal Porthcawl)- other Welsh clubs incl Borth, Tenby, Conway, et al (7) total (21) Complete with owners hand written lists
Golf Club Histories Overseas from 1856 - 1890 to include Pau, Royal Antwerp, Oporto, Royal Guernsey, The Australian Golf Club, Royal Melbourne, Royal Montreal, Royal Quebec, Toronto, Royal Hong Kong, Royal Calcutta, Royal Cape Ladies, Royal Johannesburg, St Andrew`s (America), Royal Colombo et al (17) Complete with owners hand written lists
Scarce unnamed Simpson Carnoustie "Premier" cast iron long nose putter c. 1903 -c/w circular plug to the head and sole and fitted with period full length leather grip. Simpson`s choice of metal was unusual at the time as most club makers choice for long nose clubs was aluminium - hence it was only produced for a short period of time - See J Ellis, The Clubmakers Art p.312
Hutchinson, Horace G - "British Golf Links - a short account of the leading golf links of the United Kingdom" 1st ed 1897 in original green and gilt pictorial cloth boards and spine. Original frontispiece of the St Andrews club house with old Tom Morris in the foreground together with numerous photographic and other illustrations, many featuring the leading players of their day. The spine has been re-laid (some thumb and dust stains, scuffing and bruising to original boards) internally very clean and tight. Illus.
Lyon, Rev C. J. - "History of St Andrews" in two volumes published by William Tate Edinburgh 1843 - see Vol. I complete with two folding maps one showing 1st and 2nd holes on the links and Swilkin Bridge and in Vol. II pages 420-423 Listing the Captains and Prize Holders of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club St Andrews commencing 1806 to 1842. Both in matching embossed cloth boards with gilt title to spines (faded) - ex Joseph Hackler library - internally clean hence overall (G) (2)
4 various Scottish club makers spliced woods to include an A Forgan stamped with the Oak Tree cleek mark to the head, full brass sole plate c/w a Tom Morris oval shaft stamp, G Brand, J McAndrew, Watt with a full leather face insert and another stamped Armstrong Newcastle - 4 with full length hide grips with underlisting (5)
Willie Dunn light stained fruitwood scare neck brassie c/w an excellent clear stamp to the head and stamped to the shaft "Made by The Crawford, McGregor and Canby Co-Dayton, Ohio" just below the full length period hide grip - this elegantly shaped club was made by the first unofficial 1894 USA Golf Champion.
Robbie, J Cameron - The Chronicle of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh 1735-1935" 1st ed 1936 in original blue and gilt pictorial leatherette boards with marbled end papers - illustrations throughout - c/w Rules and Regulations, full list of members and officials to the rear, very clean and tight copy - an early club history on one of the olde4st clubs in the world (VG)
Royal Liverpool Golf Club - 2x leather bound volumes comprising "The Royal Liverpool Club - A History 1869-1932" by Guy B Farrar, reprinted in 2006; together with "Mighty Winds - Mighty Champions - The Official History of The Royal Liverpool Golf Club" by Joe Pinnington, published June 2006, c/w matching leather embossed slip case, produced in ltd ed form of only 500 copies - both appear unread hence (VG).
Wilfred Crawford Applebey - Original signed etching of "The Royal And Ancient Club House" produced to celebrate the 200th Anniversary ltd ed no 3/75 - signed in pencil and inscribed to the border "The Headquarters of Golf Bicentenary Etching - 75 /No3" image 8.5 x 13.75" - scarce. W C Applebey studied at Glasgow School of Art, exh Glasgow 1912, GI x 48 and RSA x 14.
Early set of 12x St Andrews golf course postcards - issued by Valentine`s - "Bromotype" Series to incl Bunkered at the Road Hole, Hell`s Bunkers, Cockle Bunker and Strath Bunker in the foreground, Swilcan Burn 1st green, 5th and 13th greens, The End Hole, Principal`s Nose Bunker, The Famous Road Hole, Corner O ` The Dyke, The R&A Club House and Home Green, The R&A Golf Club and Grand Hotel and St Andrews from The Links - one postal used another written - hence (VG) rare set
10x various early golf club/courses postcards to incl. 3x Scottish Greenock, Belleisle Ayr, and Braemar, 1x Welsh Colwyn Bay and others incl Newquay, Cromer, Eastbourne, Cleeve Hill, and 2 others plus 10x later Scottish golfing postcards to incl Nairn, Turnberry, North Berwick, Gleneagles, plus 6x St Andrews (20)
Fine and early McEwan left hand longnose curved face play club c. 1875 - the elegant light stained long head measures 5" x 1.75"w x 1 1/8" deep, fitted with wide horn sole insert and long slim rear lead back weight -43" limber shaft with 3x bands of whipping c/w hide grip with underlisting. Illus.
Scarce G Forrester Elie & Earlsferry longnose dark stained beech wood play club c. 1880 - with red painted horn sole insert and fitted with the original full length hide grip with underlisting. Illus. G Forrester produced long nose clubs from 1860-1890 but came to real fame in the 1900`s for his various patent clubs and designs
Early R Forgan St Andrews transitional/ bulger brassie c. 1885 in dark stained beech wood stamped with the Prince of Wales Feathers and fitted with original central leather face insert- c/w original over sized hide grip with underlisting. This is a very rare, early historic example of the changing shape of golf club head design from transitional to the bulger shape
Rare 1921 St Andrews Open Golf Championship Qualifying Rounds programme/draw sheet - played over the New Course and Eden Golf Courses St Andrews on Monday and Tuesday 20th &21st June - large single folded sheet overall 14 x 18" fully open - hence usual vertical and horizontal pocket folds - some slight wear and 2x tiny tears to exposed folds - otherwise clean hence (G) In 1921 The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews became the steward of The Open Championship and running the operation for the first time and it`s quite realistically the first piece of R & A Open Championship ephemera ever printed. In these early days of the Open, there were few, if any, exemptions into the final field and all the great players, both past and present, had to qualify. No less than 14 former or future Open Champions were in this field including The Great Triumvirate of Harry Vardon, James Braid and J. H. Taylor. There are also eight US Open Champions who tried to make the official Open field including Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones, and Jim Barnes. Hagen and Jones were paired just six minutes apart, Braid was paired with US star Chick Evans. Ben Sayers Jr. and Senior both played as did the grand old man of St. Andrews Andrew Kirkaldy. Just days later, young Jones would stomp off the course in the third round after failing to extricate himself from the Strath bunker on the 11th hole. A splendid piece of Open Golf Championship history. 1925 Last Open Golf Championship to be played at Prestwick the home of the Open.
Rare 1925 Official Open Golf Championship programme played at Prestwick Golf Club on Thursday and Friday 25th and 26th June 1925 - for the final round held on Friday 26th June c/w hand written results in pencil - horizontal fold and minor creases and some marks to the inside bottom right hand corner - otherwise (F/G). Illus. The leader after the first two rounds with a score of 147, James Barnes New York (1921 US Open Champion), went on to successfully defend his lead to win the Open Championship with a final score 300, and being only the 2nd American to hold the title - Ted Ray and Archie Compston missed a playoff by just one shot, but it was a sadder day for Macdonald Smith, who let a five stroke lead evaporate with just the final round to play as he staggered in with an 82. See Mullocks sale 30th Jan `10 lot 381 "Office Copy" realized £2700.
1971 US Ryder Cup Golf Collection played at Old Warson Country Club Missouri - to incl Official BGSA Ryder Cup blazer badge, `71 Entrance badge, Official Pennant, Parker Pen, glass ashtray and Programme plus 1973 Ryder Cup Blazer badge played at Muirfield Scotland and other BGSA associated items inc. Embroidered badges et al (16) Illus.
7x early Scottish Golf Club makers invoice letter heads to incl Ludovic G Sandison Aberdeen dated 1877 (playclub 4/-), plus others from the early 1920`s to incl D & W Auchterlonie St Andrews, T.R. Fernie Turnberry, James McDowall Prestwick, and 2x William Fernie Troon some receipts signed - interesting to see how values increased from 1877 - 1920`s covering clubs, lessons et al
Rare 1837 Bruntsfield Links Golf Club Silver medal - mounted with crossed golf clubs and golf balls - the obverse engraved with Bruntsfield crest and motto "Inde Salus" and on the reverse engraved to the border "The Bruntsfield Links Golf Club - Instituted A.D. 1761" and to the centre "Gained by 1837" - overall 3.25" max Illus. Note: the above medal has been handed down through The Cairns family, which was won by their ancestor R G Cairns.In 1837/38 R G Cairns became Captain and in 1839 presented the Bruntsfield Golfing Society The Cairns Medal (Scratch) which is still played for today at the Autumn Meeting.
1907 Ville De Cannes silver golf medal - embossed with Cannes Crest and on the reverse engraved "Ville De Cannes Golf Club 26-27 Fevrier 1907" stamped with French silver mark Argent and comes in the original red and gilt embossed case - note the medal comes from a direct descendent of the family Illus.
1894 Perry Hill Golf Club Challenge Cup silver medal - hallmarked Birmingham 1893 - comprising a Maltese cross, decorated with Coronet and thistles and engraved to the front "Perry Hill GC Challenge Cup Competition First Prize" and on the reverse engraved "Mar 15- E B Lean -1894" c/w suspension ring, red ribbon and silver bar in the original makers embossed case Illus.
1900 Neasden Golf Club silver medal - hallmarked Birmingham 1897 - the obverse is embossed with a golfer and on the reverse embossed and engraved " Senior Monthly Medal Won by C A Dunn December 1900". Note Neasden Golf Club was formed in 1893 and was eventually sold for development in the 1930s
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