Golf: Five Rare Books for Collectors

Highlights from Jonkers Rare Books' latest catalogue Golf covering famous links across America, England, and Scotland include:

Reminiscences of Golf on St Andrews Links by James Balfour (David Douglas, 1887)

One of the great rarities of golf literature. It charts the development of golf in St Andrews, the architectural development of the Old Course during Balfour’s 45 years playing there, and the great development in equipment over this period. Balfour was one of the noted golfers of his age. First edition, an exceptional copy of a book almost unobtainable in an unrepaired state. 

On Many Greens:A Book On Golf and Golfers by Miles Bantock (Grosset & Dunlap, 1901)

An anthology of magazine and newspaper articles from both sides of the Atlantic. Including photos of early period clubhouses in America. First edition. Illustrated with five photographic plates including frontispiece of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club club house.

Golf: A Royal and Ancient Game by Robert Clark (R&R Clark, 1875)

A masterpiece of golf literature. First edition, thought to be one of 200 copies privately printed for subscribers. 

A Few Quick Ones by P. G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1959)

Golfing stories incorporating some of Wodehouse’s best loved characters including Jeeves, Mr Mulliner, Ukridge and the Oldest Member. First UK edition. 

Fifty Years of American Golf by H. B. Martin (Foreword by Grantland Rice Dodd, Mead & Co., 1936)

Many black and white plates, comprising a mix of photographs and reproductions of old newspaper articles and adverts. First edition.