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134. (Golf) Renick. Champion Caddy. Cloth. 1943. * Sarazen. Golf: New Horizons. Dj. [1968]. * Scharff. Golf Magazine's Encyclopedia of Golf. Dj. [1970]. * Alicoate. Reference Year Book of Golf. Cloth. 1971. * Elsey. Golf. Boards. [1980]. * Henderson & Stirk. The Compleat Golfer: An Illustrated History of the Royal and Ancient Game. 1985. * Margolies. Miniature Golf. Astroturf-covered boards. [1987]. * Giller. The Book of Golf Lists. Boards. [1988]. * Mulligan. Mulligan's Laws: A Lifetime of Golfing Wisdom from the Genius who Invented the Do-Over. Dj. [1993]. * Schaefer. Across the Pond: A Day on the Links. Dj. [1993]. * Gould. The Golfer's Code. Dj. [1993]. * Beach & Ford. Golf: The Body, the Mind, the Game. Dj. [1995]. * Plus 2 in wrappers. Together, 14 vols. Illus. Many First Editions. Various places: various dates.
Very good or better. (120/180).
135. (Golf) Schaap, Dick. Pro: Frank Beard on the Golf Tour. [1970]. * Devlin, Bruce. Play Like the Devil. 1970. * Davis, William. Great Golf Courses of the World. [1974]. * Lazaro, Joe. The Right Touch. [1978]. * Hexter, Paul. You can Play Golf Forever. [1979]. * Ballard, Jimmy. How to Perfect Your Golf Swing. [1982]. * Alliss, Peter. The Golfer's Logbook. 1984. * Hamilton. The Beacon Golfing Handbook. 1984. * Booth & Hobbs. The Sackville Illustrated Dictionary of Golf. [1987]. * Stirk, Davis. Golf: The History of an Obsession. [1987]. * Stewart, Thomas, ed. A Tribute to Golf: A Celebration in Art, Photography and Literature. [1990]. * Ferrier, Bob. The World Atlas of Golf Courses. [1990]. Together, 12 vols. Illus. Cloth or boards, all but 1 in jackets. First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, with his bookplate. Very good or better.
(150/250).
136. (Golf) Scott, Tom & Geoffrey Cousins. Golf for the Not so Young. Fwd. by Sarazen. [1960]. * Scott & Cousins. Golf Secrets of the Masters. [1968]. * Scott & Cousins. The Golf Immortals. 1st Am. Ed. [1969]. * O'Shea, Mary Jo. Laura Baugh. Boards. [1976]. * Blalock, Jane. The Guts to Win. Intro. by Billie Jean King. [1977]. * Lopez, Nancy. The Education of a Woman Golfer. [1979]. * Lopez. Lopez on Golf. 1st UK Ed. [1988]. * Trevino, Lee. I Can Help Your Game. 1st UK Ed. 1972. * Trevino. Groove Your Golf Swing My Way. (Tear to rear dj panel.) 1976. * Trevino. Super Mex: An Autobiography. 1st UK Ed. [1983]. * Trevino. The Snake in the Sandtrap. [1985]. Together, 11 vols. Illus. Cloth or boards, all but 1 in jackets. First Editions. Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, each with his bookplate. Very good or better.
(150/250).
137. (Golf) St. Andrews Official Guide. Wraps. [c.1930's]. * Graffis. Esquire's World of Golf: What Every Golfer Must Know. [1965]. * Lewis & Redmond. Sporting Heritage. [1974]. * Dexter & McDonnell. The World of Golf. [1970]. * McDougal, ed. The World's Greatest Golf Jokes. [1980]. * Chieger & Sullivan. Inside Golf: Quotations on the Royal & Ancient Game. Wraps. [1985]. * Steel. Guinness Golf Records, Facts and Championships. [1987]. * Alliss, ed. Golf - A Way of Life: An Illustrated History of Golf. [1988]. * Torrance. Room at the Top: Golf the Torrance Way. [1989]. * Sheehan. A Passion for Golf. [1994]. * Concannon. From Tee to Green: An Illustrated Anthology of Classic Golf Writing. [1996]. Together, 11 vols. Illus. 2 in wrappers, others cloth or boards, all but 1 in jackets. Most First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
Very good overall. (120/180).
138. (Golf) Stanley & Gross, eds. The Golfer's Own Book. [1956]. * Murphy. Golf in the Kingdom. 1st UK Ed. [1974]. * McDonnell. Great Moments in Sport: Golf. 1st Can. Ed. [1974]. * Woy & Patterson. Sign 'em Up. Bucky: The Adventures of a Sports Agent. [1975]. * Longhurst. Never on Weekdays. [1968]. * Longhurst. The Best of Henry Longhurst. [1978]. * Barkow. Gettin' to the Dance Floor: An Oral History of American Golf. 1986. * Wartman. Playing Through: Behind the Scenes on the PGA Tour. [1990]. * Enhager. Quantum Golf. [1991]. * Janke. Golf is a Funny Game...but it wasn't meant to be. [1992]. Together, 10 vols. Some illus. Jackets. Mostly First Editions.
Various places: various dates.' Very good overall. (120/180).
139. (Golf) Suggs, Louise. Golf for Women. [1960]. * Cranford, Peter. The Winning Touch in Golf: A Psychological Approach. [1961]. * Brown, M.G. Fell's Teen Age Guide to Winning Golf. [1963]. * Coyne, John, ed. Better Golf. [1972]. * Norval. Gone to the Golf. (Slight damp-warping to pages.) 1965. * Nierporte & Sauers. Mind Over Golf. 1968. * Anon. The Golfing Machine: The Star System of G.O.L.F. 1969. * Keane. The Tour. [1974]. * Sullivan, George. The Champion's Guide to Golf. [1966]. * Heager, Ronald. Kings of Clubs. [1968]. * Kiernan, Thomas. Woodirons. [1981]. * Kennington, Don. The Sourcebook of Golf. Review copy. T.L.s. from Kennington to Murdoch laid-in. 1981. Together, 12 vols. Jackets. First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
From the library of Joseph Murdoch, each with his bookplate. Very good or better.
(150/250).
140. (Golf) Trevillion, Paul. Dead Heat: The '69 Ryder Cup Classic. [1969]. * Tony Jacklin in Play. [1970]. * Trevillion. Save Strokes like the Stars. (Stain to upper fore-edges.) [1970]. * Trevillion. The Perfect Putting Method. [1971]. * Pollard, Jack, ed. Golf the Australian Way. [1970]. * Smith, Terry. The Complete Book of Australian Golf. [1975]. * Jones, Bob. British Golf Odyssey. Signed. [1977]. * Elliott, Len & Barbara Kelly. Who's Who in Golf. [1976]. * Bartlett, Michael. The Golf Book. [1980]. * Emery, David. Who's Who in International Golf. [1983]. * Smith, Terry. Tony Rafty's Golfing Greats. [1983]. * Price, Robert. Scotland's Golf Courses. [1989]. Together, 12 vols. 1 in wrappers, ithers cloth, all but 1 in jackets. First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
From the library of Joseph Murdoch, each with his bookplate. Generally very good or better. (150/250).
141. (Golf) Wethered & Simpson. Design for Golf. Cloth. [1952]. * Miller. Striving to be Champion: Babe Didrickson Zaharias. Cloth. [1961]. * Tufts. The Scottish Invasion. Cloth. [1962]. * Golf Digest. Arnold Palmer. Boards. [1967]. * Gregson. Golf with Gregson. Cloth. [1968]. * Nicklaus with Wind. The Greatest Game of All: My Life in Golf. Dj. [1969]. * Langdon. How to Talk Golf: A-Z of Golfing Terms. Wraps. [1975]. * Welch. The Golfer's Book of Trivia. Wraps. [1985]. * Bamberger. The Green Road Home: A Caddie's Journal of Life on the Pro Golf Tour. Dj. [1986]. * Wade, ed. "And Then Jack Said to Arnie...": A Collection of the Greatest True Golf Stories of All Time. Dj. [1991]. * Miller. Holographic Golf: Uniting the Mind and Body to Improve Your Game. Dj. [1993]. * Sports Illustrated. Golf. Dj. [1994]. * Finegan. Blasted Heaths and Blessed Greens: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to the Courses of Scotland. Dj. [1996]. Together, 13 vols. Most First Editions. Various places: various dates.
Very good or better. (150/250).
142. (Golf) Whitcombe, R.A. Golf's No Mystery. Pictorial boards. [1938]. * Ouimet, Francis. The Rules of Golf (Revised). Dj. [1948]. * Darsie, Darsie. My Greatest Day in Golf. Dj. 2nd Ed. [1952]. * Hermanson, Roger. The Rules of Golf in Programmed Form. Cloth. 1968. * X, Mr. [Robert Russell]. Golf Monthly's Lessons with Mr. X. Dj. 1st Ed. [1968]. * Mr. X. More Golf Lessons with Mr. X. Dj. 1st Ed. [1971]. * Mr. X. Beginner's Guide to Golf. Dj. 1st Ed. [1973]. * Toski, Bob. The Touch System for Better Golf. Dj. 1st Ed. [1971]. * Toski & Dick Aultman. Bob Toski's Complete Guide to Better Golf. Dj. 1st Ed. 1977. * Toski & Jim Flick. How to Become a Better Golfer. Dj. 1st Ed. Signed by Flick. [1978]. Together, 10 vols. Illus.
Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, each with his bookplate. Very good overall.
(150/250).
143. (Golf) Wind. The Comlete Golfer. Later Ed. [1954]. * Stanley. Swing to Better Golf. [1957]. * Gibson. The Encyclopedia of Golf, with the Official All-Time Records. [1958]. * Cromie, ed. Par for the Course: A Golfer's Anthology. 2nd Ed. [1964]. * Allen. Famous Fairways. "Compliments of Author" slip taped in. [1968]. * Cotton. Golf: A Pictorial History. [1975]. * Smith. The Complete Book of Australian Golf. Revised ed. [1978]. * Bartlett. The Golf Book. [1980]. Together, 8 vols. Illus. Cloth, all but 2nd in jackets. Some First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
Some rubbing & chipping to jacket extremities, else very good. (100/150).
144. (Golf) Wind. The Complete Golfer. 1st UK Ed. [1954]. * Fredericks. For Golfers Only. [1964]. * Evans. Encyclopedia of Golf. Cloth. [1971]. * Wind. Herbert Warren Wind's Golf Book. [1971]. * Barnett. Golf is Madness. [1977]. * Gladstone. Confessions of a Golf Duffer in Search of No-Fault Insurance. [1977]. * Dobereiner. The World of Golf. [1981]. * McTeigue. The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing. [1985]. * Killeen. The Ten Million Dollar Golf Ball. [1986]. * Poore. Pure Poore. [1987]. * Goodwin. The Greatest Masters: The 1986 Masters & Golf's Elite. [1988]. * Nelson. The Little Black Book. Cloth in slipcase. [1995]. Together, 12 vols. Cloth, all but 2 in jackets. Most First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
Very good overall. (120/180).
145. (Golf) Wodehouse. Golf Without Tears. (Later ed., good only.) [1924]. * Maclaren, ed. The Golfer's Bedside Book. [1976]. * Michelmore. The Businessman's Book of Golf. [1981]. * McDonnell. The Complete Book of Golf. [1985]. * Boswell. Strokes of Genius. 1987. * Davies. The Historical Dictionary of Golfing Terms. [1988]. * Stirk. Carry Your Bag, Sir? The Story of Golf's Caddies. [1989]. * Strawn. Driving the Green: The Making of a Golf Course. [1991]. * Beard. The Official Exceptions to the Rules of Golf. [1992]. * Feinstein. A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour. [1995]. * Together, 10 vols. Some illus. Jackets. Most First Editions. Various places: various dates.
First good, others very good or better.
(150/250).
146. (Graphic Print) Wood engraving entitled "A Cabinet Minister's Holiday: Mr. Balfour Playing Golf at Hayling Island." Illustration is the cover of The Graphic, An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper. 14-1/2x9-1/2, matted & framed.
[London]: May 3, 1890.
Fine - a handsome image of Balfour playing golf, his caddy watching from behind.
(100/150).
147. Graves, Charles & Henry Longhurst. Candid Caddies. Intro. by Bernard Darwin. Illus. by Bert Thomas. Cloth-backed pictorial boards. First Edition. London: Duckworth, [1935].
Donovan & Murdoch 19310; Murdoch 305 - An anthology of caddie stories. A bit of soiling, else near fine. (60/90).
148. Graves, Charles & Henry Longhurst. Candid Caddies. Intro. by Bernard Darwin. Illus. by Bert Thomas. Pictorial boards rebacked in cloth. First Edition. London: Duckworth, [1935].
Piece of original spine laid-on the new spine. Soiling, rubbing to extremities, else very good.
(60/90).
149. Hackbarth, John C. The Key to Better Golf: A Mental Plan. Illus. Gilt-lettered cloth. First Edition. [Madison: Privately Printed, 1929].
Donovan & Murdoch 19840; Murdoch 316 - Inscribed & signed by Hackbarth to Ray Bolger ("R[ay].W[allace].") on front free endpaper. A book covering the mental plan of golf and emphasizing the principles of `muscular-psychological-kinesthetic control.' Rubbing to spine ends, else near fine - from the estate of Ray Bolger. (200/300).
150. Hamilton, David. Early Golf in Glasgow, 1589-1787. Illus. 9-1/4x6, printed boards. No. 51 of 250 copies. First Edition.
Oxford: Patrick Press, 1985.
Donovan & Murdoch 55100 - Signed by Hamilton on the limitation page. Thought to be an East Coast game until the 1850's, records reveal its existence and formal nature in Glasgow during the early 18th century. About fine. (100/150).
151. Hammerton, J.A. The Rubáiyát of a Golfer. Illus. from drawings by D.L. Ghilchik, incl. color frontis. & color vignettes throughout. 7x5-1/4, cloth, jacket. First Edition.
London: Country Life, [1946].
Donovan & Murdoch 20090; Murdoch 321 - A parody of the famous poem. Mild soiling to jacket, chipping to jacket spine ends, short tears to extremities, price clipped, else very good. (70/100).
152. Harris, Robert. Sixty Years of Golf. Illus. Jacket. First Edition.
London: Batchworth Press, [1953].
Donovan & Murdoch 20350; Murdoch 326 - The memoirs of Robert Harris, one-time British Amateur Champion, Walker Cup player, and captain and long-time member of the Rules of Golf Committee. Fine. (80/120).
153. Herd, Sandy. My Golfing Life, Told to Clyde Foster. Foreword by Earl Haig. Illus. Cloth, gilt-lettered spine. First Edition.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1923.
Donovan & Murdoch 20730; Murdoch 338 - "The recollections of one of the great Scots." Herd won the 1902 Open against John Ball, using a Haskell. A bit of sunning to spine, mild rubbing to corners & spine ends, small tear to spine foot cloth, else very good. (100/150).
154. Herndon, Charles. Golf Made Easier. Illus. from photographs. Quarter cloth & gold boards, paper cover & spine labels. First Edition.
Los Angeles: Parker Stone, & Baird, [1930].
Donovan & Murdoch 20760; Murdoch 339 - From the library of Joseph Murdoch, with his bookplate. With 35 page-glossary in rear. Small chip to spine label, else near fine. (70/100).
155. (History) Wind. The Story of American Golf. 1st Ed. [1956]. * Hepburn. Great Resorts of North America. 1st Ed. 1965. * Galin. Golf in Europe: A Traveler's Guide to 20 of Europe's Best Golf Courses. 1st Ed. [1967]. * Roberts. The Story of the Augusta National Golf Club. 1st Ed. 1976. * Henderson & Stirk. Golf in the Making. 2nd Revised Ed. [1986]. * Macdonald. Scotland's Gift: Golf. Fwd. by Wind. Reprint Ed. [1985]. * Chapman. The Rules of the Green: A History of the Rules of Golf. 1st Ed. [1997]. Together, 7 vols. Illus. Cloth, all but 6th in jackets. Various places: various dates.
Very good to fine. (150/250).
156. Houghton, George. The Truth About Golf Addicts. [1957]. * Portrait of a Golf Addict. Fwd. by Henry Cotton. [1960]. * The Secret Diary of a Golf Addict's Caddie. [1964]. * More Confessions of a Golf Addict. [1958]. * Golf Addicts on Parade. Fwd. by Cyril Tolley. [1959]. * Addict in Bunkerland. Intro. by Bob Hope. [1962]. * Golf Addict Strikes Again! [1963]. * Golf Addict Goes East. [1967]. * Golf Addict Among the Irish. (Faint stain to dj spine head.) [1965]. * Golf Addict Among the Scots. [1967]. * Golf Addict Invades Wales. [1969]. * Golf Addict in Gaucho Land. [1970]. * Golf on My Pillow. [1958]. * I Am a Golf Widow. [1961]. * Golfers in Orbit. [1968]. * Golf and the Stranglehold. [1986]. Together, 16 vols. Illus. by Houghton. 1 in wrappers, others cloth in jackets. Almost all are First Editions. Various places: various dates.
Each with bookplate of Joseph S.F. Murdoch, from his collection. Very good to fine.
(150/250).
157. (Humor) Armour. Golf Bawls. Cloth. [1946]. * Herold. Adventures in Golf or, How to Golf Your Troubles Away. [Dj. 1965]. * Houghton. Golf Addict Visits the U.S.A. Wraps. [1956]. * Houghton. Golf Addict Goes East. Dj. [1967]. * Houghton. Golf Addict in Gaucho Land. Dj. [1970]. * Schulz. Snoopy's Grand Slam. Boards. [1972]. * Rafty. Tony Rafty Golfers: A Treasury of Stars in Caricature. Wraps. Original signed color caricature to half-title. [1975]. * Linkert. Golftoons. Boards. Signed. [1977]. * Smith. Tony Rafty's Golfing Greats. Dj. [1983]. * Plumridge. The Book of Golf Disasters & Bizarre Records. Boards. [1985]. * Tidy. The World's Worst Golf Club. Boards. 1987. * McCune. The World's Best Golf Jokes. Wraps. [1988]. * Plumridge, ed. Golf's Lighter Side. Dj. [1989]. * Gross, ed. Golf Golf Golf: A Hilarious Collection of Cartoons. Boards. [1989]. * Dobereiner. Well, I'll be Deemed! Dj. [1996]. Together, 15 vols. Illus. Most First Editions. Various places: various dates.
Very good overall. (100/150).
158. (Humor) Beck & Barnes. 73 Years in a Sand Trap. 5th Ed. 1949. * Murray. Are Golfers Human? 4th Ed. [1951]. * Webster. The Best of H.T. Webster. 1st Ed. 1953. * Beck. To H*#@ With Golf. 2nd Ed. [1957]. * Marshall. Golf Galore. 1st Ed. [1960]. * James. Quiet on the Tee! 1st Ed. [1963]. * Fox. Doctor Golf. 1st Ed. [1968]. * Green. The Art of Coarse Golf. 1st Ed. [1967]. * Selleck & Bernard. Golf is a Trap. 1st Ed. 1968. * Nicol & More. Golf: The Agony and the Ecstasy. 1st Ed. Signed by Nicol. [1982]. * Smith. Aussie Golf Trivia. 1st Ed. [1985]. Together, 11 vols. Illus. Cloth or boards, all but 3 in jackets.
Various places: various dates.
Very good overall. (80/120).
159. (Humor) Herold. Love That Golf: It CAN be Better than you Think. (Lacks f.f.e.) [1952]. * Manning. From Tee to Cup. [1954]. * Morrison. Life with Par. [1958]. * Lardner. Out of the Bunker and Into the Trees or, The Secret of High-Tension Golf. [1960]. * Igoe. Hooks and Slices: A Parody on Golf. [1962]. * Armour. Golf is a Four-Letter Word. [1962]. * Graham. Graham's Golf Club. [1965]. * James. Kill it Before it Moves! [1961]. * James. What it Is, is Golf. [1965]. * James. How to Give Up Golf. [1970]. * Beck. 89 Years in a Sand Trap. [1965]. * January & Carrell. Golf is a Funny Game. [1967]. * Hackett. The Truth About Golf and Other Lies. [1968]. * Lardner. Downhill Lies and Other Falsehoods or, How to Play Dirty Golf. [1973]. * Langdon. How to Talk Golf: A-Z of Golfing Terms. [1975]. * Tresidder. The Golfer Who Laughed. [1981]. * Scott. The Crazy World of Golf. Boards. [1985]. Together, 17 vols. Illus. Cloth or boards, all but 2 in jackets. Most First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
Some chipping & tears to jackets, else very good overall. (150/250).
160. (Humor) Houghton. The Truth About Golf Addicts: An Anthology. [1957]. * Houghton. Golf Addicts on Parade. [1959]. * Houghton. Portrait of a Golf Addict. [1960]. * Houghton. Addict in Bunkerland. N.d. * Houghton. Golf on My Pillow. [1959]. * Houghton. Golf Addict Strikes Again. [1963]. * Houghton. Golf Addicts Galore. [1968]. * Houghton. How to Be a Golf Addict. [1971]. * Houghton. Golf and the Stranglehold. [1986]. * Huggins. The Golfer's Miscellany. [1970]. * O'Malley. Fore - And Aft: Irreverent Sketches on the Game of Golf. [1969]. * Wind. The World of P.G. Wodehouse. [1971]. * Scott & Cousins. The Wit of Golf. [1972]. * Davis. The Punch Book of Golf. [1973]. Together, 14 vols. Illus. Cloth, all but 1 in jackets. Most First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
Very good overall. (100/150).
161. (Humor) Lariar, Lawrence, ed. Golf and Be Damned. [1954]. * Lariar. You've Got Me in a Hole: A Collection of the Best Golfing Cartoons by the Foremost Comic Artists. [1955]. * Beck, Fred & O.K. Barnes. 73 Years in a Sand Trap. 1949.* Beck. To H*#@ With Golf. [1957]. * Beck. 89 Years in a Sand Trap. [1965]. Herold, Don. Love That Golf: It can be better than you think. [1955]. * McGraw, Donald. The Golf Duffer's Own Handbook: How to Keep from Breaking 100. [1962]. * Hackett, Buddy. The Truth About Golf and Other Lies. [1968]. * O'Malley, Bill. Fore - And Aft: Irreverent Sketches on the Game of Golf. [1969]. * Call, Ben. The Country Club. [1961]. * Armour, Richard. Golf is a Four-Letter Word. [1962]. * Armour. Golf Bawls. [1946]. * Nicol & More. Golf: The Agony and the Ecstasy. [1982]. Together, 13 vols. Illus. Jackets. Some First Editions. Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, with his bookplate. Good to very good. (150/250).
162. (Humor) Manning, Reg. From Tee to Cup. [1954]. * Marshall, Keith. Golf Galore. Illus. by Graham. [1960]. * Maclaren, Muir. The Golfer's Bedside Book. [1976]. * Brooks. The Offensive Golfer: A Handbook for Compulsive Hackers. (Warping to dj.) [1963]. Together, 4 vols. Illus. Jackets. First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, each with his bookplate. Some chipping & soiling to jackets, else very good in general.
(50/80).
163. (Humor) Murray, Robinson. Are Golfers Human? Dj. (Dampstaining to dj.) [1951]. * O'Malley, Bill. Golf Fore Fun. Intro. by Bing Crosby. Boards. [1953]. * Mahood. Fore! Boards. [1959]. * Houghton, George. Confessions of a Golf Addict. Dj. [1959]. * Gill, Howard, ed. Fun in the Rough. Dj. [1957]. * Morton, Cecil. Golf!!! The Confessions of a Golf Club Secretary. Illus. by John Cooper. Fwd. by Henry Longhurst. Dj. [1963]. * McDougal, Stan. 101 Great Golf Jokes & Stories. Cloth. [1968]. * Langdon, David. How to Play Golf and Stay Happy. Dj. (Tears to dj.) [1964]. * Santee. The Bar X Golf Course. Dj. [1971]. * Schulz, Charles. Snoopy's Grand Slam. Dj. [1972]. * Huston, Mervyn, ed. Great Golf Humour. Dj. [1977]. * Huston. Golf and Murphy's Law. Dj. Inscr. & signed by Huston to Murdoch. [1981]. * Langdon. How to Talk Golf: A-Z of Golfing Terms. Boards. [1975]. * Lewis. After-Dinner Golf. Dj. [1976]. * Scott. The Crazy World of Golf. Boards. [1985]. * De Vincenzo, Roberto. Mordillo Golf. Boards. [1987]. * Tidy, Bill. The World's Worst Golf Club. Boards. 1987. Gross, ed. Golf Golf Golf: A Hilarious Collection of Cartoons. Boards. [1989]. * Schulz. An Educated Slice. Wraps. [1990]. Together, 19 vols. Illus. Most First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, each with his bookplate. Good to very good condition. (150/250).
164. Hutchinson, Horace G. After-Dinner Golf in Country Life Illustrated. Volume I, Nos. 1-26, bound volume containing all issues for the year 1897, January-July. 738 pp. Profusely illus. from drawings & photographs, by R. André & others, with much on golf. 14x9, cloth, gilt-lettered spine.
London: Country Life, 1897.
Covering every British sport (with special emphasis on dogs), including golf, & containing Horace Hutchinson's After Dinner Golf column, made up of his fictional essays (starting in Country Life, Volume I) which were later published in book form by the Ellesborough Press (1986). According to bibliographies and the reprint, the series began in 1896, however, Vol. I, Nos. 1 to 26 are from 1897, and seemingly nothing was printed earlier. Sunning to spine, peeling to cloth at spine ends, corners rubbed, rear joint cracking, else very good - elusive. (700/1000).
165. Hutchinson, Horace G. After Dinner Golf. Intro. by Joe Murdoch. Illus. by R. André. 6-3/4x9-1/4, gilt-lettered dark green morocco, a.e.g., slipcase. No. 192 of 400 copies.
[London]: Ellesborough Press, [1982].
Signed by Hutchinson's great neice, Mrs. Cicely Sparling, on the limitation page. Fine.
(100/150).
166. Hutchinson, Horace G. Fifty Years of Golf. Illus. Green cloth, gilt-lettered spine. First Edition. London: Country Life, [1919].
Donovan & Murdoch 21980; Murdoch 387 - Hutchinson was an accomplished golfer who won the first two official British Amateur Championships in 1886 & 1887, and he was also a writer of considerable skill. Murdoch states that "Reading any of his books is enjoyable for it is obvious that here was a man who knew what he wanted to say, was not afraid to say it and then said it with some wit, purpose and intelligence." Mild rubbing to extremities, soiling; hinge starting at p.193, else very good. (200/300).
167. Hutchinson, Horace G. Golf. Illus. Dec. cloth. Part of the "Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes" set. Sixth Edition.
London: Longmans, Green, 1898.
Donovan & Murdoch 3010 - Very good.
(80/120).
168. Hutchinson, Horace G. Golf: A Complete History of the Game, together with Directions for Selection of Implements, the Rules, and a Glossary of Golf Terms. 5-3/4x4-1/4, white-stamped green cloth. Revised Edition.
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing, 1901.
Donovan & Murdoch 3090 - The American edition of Golf: The Oval Series of Games. Front free endpaper lacking, else very good.
(50/80).
169. Hutchinson, Horace G. Golfing - The "Oval" Series of Games. Illus. Pictorial boards. First Edition. London: George Routledge, 1893.
Donovan & Murdoch 3080; Murdoch 390 - Mild rubbing to spine ends & extremities, small tape repair to lower spine, faint stain to front cover, else good. (200/300).
170. Hutchinson, Horace G. Golfing - The "Oval" Series of Games. Illus. Pictorial red cloth. Sixth Edition. London: George Routledge, 1901.
Donovan & Murdoch 3080; Murdoch 390 - Piece of cloth lacking from spine head, soiling, small crease along front cover, else very good.
(100/150).
171. Hutchinson, Horace G. The Golfing Pilgrim on Many Links. Gilt-dec. & lettered green cloth.
New York: Scribner's, 1898.
Donovan & Murdoch 2910 (First Ed.); Murdoch 391 - Ads dated Nov. 1902. A bit of dulling to spine; minor foxing, else very good.
(100/150).
172. Hutchinson, Horace G., ed The New Book of Golf. Contributions from May Hezlet Ross, Bernard Darwin, James Sherlock, A.C.M. Croome & C.K. Hutchinson. Illus. from photographs. Gilt-lettered red cloth. First Edition.
London: Longmans, Green, 1912.
Donovan & Murdoch 22020; Murdoch 393 - Minor soiling, else near fine. (300/500).
173. (Instruction) Acree, Edward. Golf Simplified. [1946]. * Adwick, Ken. X-Ray Way to Master Golf. [1970]. * Adwick. Ken Adwick's Alphabet of Golf. Inscr. & signed by Adwick to Murdoch. [1973]. * Adwick. Ken Adwick: Golf. [1975]. * Zanger, ed. Exercises for Better Golf. [1965]. * Yogi. Five Simple Steps to Perfect Golf. [1973]. * McCormick. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Golf. 1974. * Zender & Cleveland. Winning Golf - The Professional Way. [1985]. * Marshall. In Golf We Trust: A Golfing Miscellany. [1988]. * Jessop, J.C. Teach Yourself Golf. [1968]. * Another copy. (Dampstained.) [1972]. * Horton, Tommy. Golf: The Short Game. [1970]. * Horton. Golf: The Long Game. (Dampstained.) [1969]. * Lewis, Beverly. Power Driving. [1988]. * Lewis. Perfecting Your Short Game. [1988]. Together, 15 vols. Illus. Cloth or boards, most in jackets. Most First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, with his bookplate. Very good to fine. (150/250).
174. (Instruction) Acree. Golf Simplified. (Chipping to dj.) [1946]. * Camerer. Golf with the Masters: The Secret to Better Golf. [1955]. * Camerer, ed. Improve Your Golf. [1958]. * Palmer & Levy. Five Star Golf. Foreword by Eisenhower. [1964]. * Golf Magazine. Golf Magazine's Winning Pointers from the Pros. [1965]. * Michael. Golf's Winning Stroke: Putting. [1967]. * Golf Magazine. Great Golf Courses You Can Play. [1973]. * Dante & Elliott. What's Wrong with Your Golf. [1978]. * Biddulph. The Golf Shot. [1980]. * McCormack. What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School. [1984]. * Hay & Robertson. The Young Golfer. [1986]. * Dunn. Golf Fundamentals. [1989]. Together, 12 vols. Illus. Cloth or boards, 8 in jackets. Most First Editions. Various places: various dates.
Some rubbing & chipping, else very good overall. (100/150).
175. (Instruction) Barton. A Stroke a Hole. 1st Ed. [1937]. * Hattstrom. Golf After Forty. 1st Ed. [1946]. * Von Nida. Golf Isn't Hard. 1st Ed. [1949]. * Boomer. On Learning Golf. 3rd Ed. [1951]. * Cleveland, ed. Approaching and Putting: The Key to a Lower Golf Score. 1st Ed. [1953]. * Stobbs. Tackle Golf This Way. 1st Ed. [1961]. * Finsterwald. Fundamentals of Golf. [1961]. * Knight. Learn Golf Backwards. 1965. * Thomas. Modern Golf. 1st Ed. [1967]. * Ramsey. How to Cheat and Hustle at Golf. 1st Ed. [1982]. * Plus 4 in wrappers. Together, 14 vols. All but 4 cloth or boards, of these all but 3 in jackets. Most First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
Some chipping & rubbing to extremities, else generally very good. (100/150).
176. (Instruction) Bauer, Dave. Golf Techniques of the Bauer Sisters. [1951]. * Platte & Graffis. Better Golf Through Better Practice. [1958]. * Stanley & Gross, eds. The Golfer's Own Book. [1956]. * Various authors. Golf Lessons from the Pros. [1961]. * Williams, Dave. How to Coach and Play Championship Golf. [1962]. * Valentine. Better Golf Definitely! [1967]. * Luneman. Fairway Danger. [1969]. * Knight & Spicer. Collins Nutshell Books: Golf for Beginners. [1970]. * Morley. The Missing Links. 1976. * Morgan. Golf. 1976. * Haber, James. Mastering the Art of Winning Golf. [1976]. * Watson & Seitz. Getting Up and Down. [1983]. * Nickerson, Elinor. Golf: A Women's History. [1987]. * Robertson & Mair. The Woman Golfer: A Lifetime of Golfing Success. [1988]. Together, 14 vols. Illus. Cloth, all but 3 in jackets. First Editions. Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, with his bookplate. Very good or better. (150/250).
177. (Instruction) Chapman & Sands, eds. Golf As I Play It: Inside Golf by 28 Champions. 1940. * Stanley. Golf with Your Hands. [1966]. * Brewer. Gary Brewer Shows You How to Score Better than you Swing. Signed. [1968]. * Devlin. Play Like the Devil. 1970. * Haber. Mastering the Art of Winning Golf. [1976]. * Snead. Golf Begins at Forty. [1978]. * Geibergber. Tempo: Golf's Master Key... [1980]. * Graham. Your Way to Winning Golf. [1985]. * Chamberlain. Winning Golf. [1985]. * Rodgers & Barkow. Play Lower Handicap Golf. [1986]. * Snead. Pigeons, Merks, Hustlers and other Golf Bettors you can Beat. [1986]. * Strange. Win and Win Again! Techniques for Playing Consistently Great Golf. Signed. [1990]. * Youngblood. How I Went from 28 to Scratch in One Year Playing Once a Week at the Age of 70. [1990]. Together, 13 vols. Cloth, all but 1st in jackets. Most First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
Very good to fine. (120/180).
178. (Instruction) Chapman & Sands, eds. Golf as I Play It: Inside Golf by 28 Champions. 2nd Ed. 1940. * Wachtel. The Golf Progress Book. 1st Ed. (Spine perished, joints cracked through.) 1947. * Darsie, Darsie. My Greatest Day in Golf. 1st Ed. [1950]. * Stanley. How to be a Better Woman Golfer. 1st Am. Ed. [1952]. * Stanley. This is Golf. Preface by Tolley. 1st Ed. 1954. * Another copy. 1st Am. Ed. 1954. * Stanley. This is Putting. 1st Ed. [c.1957]. * Mayer, Dick. How to Think and Swing Like of Golf Champion. 1st Ed. [1958]. * Baker, Stephen. How to Play Golf in the Low 120's. 1st Ed. [1962]. * Alpert, Mothner & Schonberg. How to Play Double Bogey Golf. 1st Ed. [1975]. * Casper, Billy & Al Barkow. The Good Sense of Golf. 1st Ed. [1980]. * Chamberlain, Faustina. Charlie Emery, Pro: Biography of a Maine Golf Pro. No. 57 of a limited 1st ed. Inscr. & signed from Emery to Joe Murdoch. [1982]. Together, 12 vols. Cloth or boards, most in jackets.
Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, with his bookplate. Good to very good. (150/250).
179. (Instruction) Cox. Can I Help You? Signed. [1954]. * Novak. How to Put Power and Direction in Your Golf. 2 copies. 1 in dj, Signed. 1954. * Gill. Fun in the Rough. [1957]. * Wright. Play Golf the Wright Way. [1962]. * Jacobs. Golf. 3rd Ed. [1966]. * Barratt. Golf with Tony Jacklin. [1978]. * Jacklin & Dobereiner. Jacklin's Golf Secrets. [1983]. * Jones. Swing the Clubhead. Reprint Ed. [1984]. * Hope. Bob Hope's Confessions of a Hooker: My Lifelong Affair with Golf. Signed. 1985. * Norman. Shark Attack! Greg Norman's Guide to Aggressive Golf. [1988]. * Alliss. Golf Master Classes. [1990]. Together, 12 vols. Illus. Cloth, 10 in jackets. Most First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
Very good or better. (150/250).
180. (Instruction) Cumming. If It Goes Where You Hit It. 1948. * Fraley. Golf in Action. Illus. by Yerkow. [1952]. * 1954 Edition - Annual Golf Review. Wraps. 1954. * Lariar. Golf and Be Damned. [1954]. * Adams. Timing Your Golf Swing. Intro. by Ouimet. Audio record incl. Cloth & boards. [1957]. * Jessop. Teach Yourself Golf. [1960]. * Rees. Dai Rees on Golf. [1960]. * Smith. The Young Sportsman's Guide to Golf. [1961]. * Merrins. Swing the Handle, Not the Clubhead. [1973]. * Norwood. Joe Norwood's Golf-O-Metrics. 1978. * Hexter. You Can Play Golf Forever. [1979]. * Hay. The Golf Manual. [1980]. * Gallwey. The Inner Game of Golf. [1981]. * Beard. Turf Management for Golf Courses. [1982]. * Anon. Golf's Mystique Solved! [1982]. * Zender & Cleveland. Winning Golf - The Professional Way. [1985]. * Toski & Love. How to Feel a Real Golf Swing. Signed. [1988]. * Blanchard. Playing the Great Game of Golf, Making Every Minute Count. [1992]. * Norman & Peper. Greg Norman's Instant Lessons. 1993. Together, 19 vols. Illus. One wrappers, others cloth or boards, all but 1 in jackets.
Various places: various dates.
Very good in general. (150/250).
181. (Instruction) Dante, Jim & Leo Diegel. The Nine Bad Shots of Golf and What to Do About Them. Dj. 3rd Ed. [1947]. * Another copy. Dj. 1st UK Ed. [1948]. * Another copy. Wraps. [1971]. * Dante & Elliott. Stop That Slice. Dj. 1st UK Ed. (Darkening to dj.) [1954]. * Dante & Elliott. The Four Magic Moves to Winning Golf. Dj. 1st Ed. [1962]. * Another copy. Wraps. [1972]. * Dante & Elliott. Stop that Slice! 1st Ed. Dj. (Ex-lib. with markings.) [1953]. * Middlecoff, Cary. Golf Doctor. Fwd. by Bob Hope. Dj. 1st Ed. [1950]. * Middlecoff. Advanced Golf. Dj. 3rd Ed. [1960]. * Another copy. Dj. Japanese Ed. (Dampstained.) [1958]. * Middlecoff. Master Guide to Better Golf. Dj. Deluxe Ed. [1960]. * Middlecoff. The Golf Swing. Dj. 1st Ed. [1969]. * Dunn, J. Golf...from Rabbit to Tiger. Dj. 1st Ed. [1955]. * East. Better Golf in 5 Minutes. Dj. 3rd Ed. [1959]. * Aultman, Dick. Learn to Play Golf. Boards. 1st Ed. [1969]. * Fishman, Lew, ed. Golf Magazine's Shortcuts to Better Golf. Dj. Inscr. & signed from Fishman to Murdoch. 1st Ed. [1979]. Together, 16 vols.
Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, each with his bookplate. Good to very good.
(150/250).
182. (Instruction) Farley. Golf Course Commonsense. [1931]. * Snead. Natural Golf. (Tape todj spine head. dampstains to upper pages.) [1953]. * Novak. Golf Can be an Easy Game. [1962]. * King. The Master Key to Success at Golf. Signed. [1962]. * Smith & Benton. The Velvet Touch. [1965]. * Zanger, ed. Exercises for Better Golf. [1965]. * Hahn. Paul Hahn Shows you how to Play Trouble Shots. [1965]. * Golf Digest. 80 Five-Minute Golf Lessons. [1968]. * Alliss & Trevillion. Easier Golf. 2nd Ed. [1970]. * Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated Golf. 3rd Ed. [1972]. * Trevino. I Can Help Your Game. 1972. * Haber. Golf Made Easy. [1974]. * Coop. Mind Over Golf. [1993]. Together, 14 vols. Cloth, all but 2 in jackets. Mostly First Editions. Various places: various dates.
Very good in general. (120/180).
183. (Instruction) Farrell, Johnny. The Week-end Golfer. [1952]. * Farrell. If I Were in Your Golf Shoes. [1951]. * Rees, Dai. Dai Rees on Golf. [1959]. * Rees. The Key to Golf. [1961]. * Rees. Thirty Years of Championship Golf. [1968]. * Hahn, Paul. Paul Hahn Shows you how to Play Trouble Shots. [1965]. * Blake, Mindy. The Golf Swing of the Future. [1972]. * Blake. Golf: The Technique Barrier. [1978]. * Bernardoni, Gus. Golf God's Way. [1978]. Together, 9 vols. Some illus. Jackets. First or First British Editions.
Various places: various dates.
All from the library of Joseph Murdoch, each with his bookplate. Very good. (150/250).
184. (Instruction) Golf Magazine. Golf Magazine's Your Short Game. Fwd. by Bobby Jones. (Piece of dj lacking.) [1962]. * Golf Magazine. Your Long Game. [1964]. * Corcoran & Harvey. Unplayable Lies: The Story of Sport's Most Successful Impresario. [1965]. * Golf Magazine. America's Golf Book. [1970]. * Obitz & Farley. Six Days to Better Golf. [1977]. * Sheehan. Great Golf Humor from Golf Digest. [1979]. * Fishman, ed. Golf Magazine's Shortcuts to Better Golf. [1979]. * Wilson. The PGA European Tour Guide to Better Golf. Wraps. [1986]. * L.P.G.A. L.P.G.A. 1989 Player's Guide. Wraps. 1989. * Floyd. From 60 Yards In: How to Master Golf's Short Game. [1989]. Together, 10 vols. Illus. 2 in wrappers, others cloth in jackets. Mostly First Editions. Various places: various dates.
Very good overall. (150/250).
185. (Instruction) Hogan. Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. [1957]. * Handy. It's the Damned Ball. 1961. * Brooks. The Offensive Golfer. [1963]. * Sarazen. Better Golf After Fifty. (Ex-lib.) [1967]. * Mr. X. Golf Lessons with Mr. X. [1969]. * Mr. X. Beginner's Guide to Golf. [1972]. * Yogi. Five Simple Steps to Perfect Golf. Signed. [1973]. * Casper & Barkow. The Good Sense of Golf. [1980]. * Woosnam. Power Golf. [1989]. * Kite & Dennis. How to Play Consistent Golf. 3rd Ed. [1990]. Together, 10 vols. Illus. First cloth in slipcase, others in jackets. Mostly First Editions.
Various places: various dates.
Very good or better. (120/180).