Old Sports Auctions

Old Sports Auctions Ltd is the Company which has evolved as the primary internet auction site for handling the sale and purchase of sporting memorabilia especially golf memorabilia. The success of internet trading has created the demand for a high quality, knowledgeable supplier to satisfy the needs of the discerning collector, and the Company created by Graham Rowley is perfectly designed to satisfy that need.

Graham Rowley is a member of the Golf Collectors Society in both Britain and America, and is a regular attendee at meetings and fairs designed to promote the collecting of sporting artefacts and literature. So successful has this been that he is now acknowledged as one of the few who has expertise extending to virtually all areas of golf collecting, a skill that has extended into the general sports arena. His reputation for helping and encouraging new collectors is well founded, matching the desires of new devotees with advice on how to acquire the best from their individual collections, at the most advantageous cost, and without wasting time on futile expeditions with little reward.

His knowledge of the auction scene throughout Great Britain and the USA has enabled him to unearth some unique items of memorabilia for release to the collecting world. In addition he has acted on commission to acquire single items and collections for the most serious collectors around the world. He has dealt with collectors from over thirty five countries, enjoying their confidence because of the extensive knowledge and contacts that he has developed within the collecting fraternity, where trust is a vital element in the dealing.

Old Sports Auctions Ltd will continue to offer this very individual and rewarding facet of the business, and will be happy to receive enquiries from individuals seeking to enhance their collections in a selective manner. In an environment where the value of individual items can vary from a few pounds to hundreds of thousands for the rarest pieces, particularly where there is provenance available to endorse them, expert knowledge is critical in assessing true value, a skill and an art that has been exhibited by Graham Rowley on numerous occasions. Graham's thirty five years in the collecting arena have given him a unique knowledge and awareness of the marketplace, a knowledge that will benefit all the clients using either the web auctions or the personal acquisition commissioning. He has created the ideal supply and demand vehicle in a very selective environment, one that will serve clients on each and every transaction.

Lot 201 Two Open Championship Programmes both in Excellent Condition 1979 & 1980

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Two Open Championship Programmes both in Excellent Condition 1979 & 1980

Lot 201 Two Open Championship Programmes both in Excellent Condition 1979 & 1980

Lot 202 Stunning.1965 Ryder Cup (16th Ryder Cup) Programme Played at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. In VG Condition

Lot 203 Stunning. 1969 Ryder Cup (18th Ryder Cup) Program played at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. In VG Condition

Lot 204 Signed! 1985 Ryder Cup programme signed by the Captain Tony Jacklin - Tony's own copy! Comes with a signed letter of authentication by Jacklin

Lot 205 1989 Ryder Cup Program owned by Captain Tony Jacklin. Played at the Belfry Golf Club. In VG Condition. Comes with a Jacklin signed letter of authenticity

Lot 206 Extremely Rare History! Thomas S. Aitchison. and George Lorimer. Reminiscences of the Old Bruntsfield Links Golf Club (1866 -1874) 1902 1st edition - (Mrs Aitchison's wife of co author personal copy) - Privately published for its members - hardback with 126 pages

Lot 207 Rare Book. W. & R. Chambers. 'Golfing: A Handbook to the Royal and Ancient Game', with List of Clubs, Rules, Golfing Sketches and Poems 1887 1st edition - Cult Classic that is 132 years old

Lot 208 RARE GOLF BOOK! William Dalrymple. Golfer's Guide: For The United Kingdom 1895 edition - An extremely rare golf book, 304 pages + adverts & map

Lot 209 Cult Classic! H.S.C. Everard. 'Golf' 1904 edition in good condition, 194 pages - 115 years old

Lot 210 Calamo Currente. Half Hours With An Old Golfer 1895 1st edition - classic golf stories including historical (vastly underrated) - The first golf book to have coloured illustratiions. 124 years old

Lot 211 Signed By The Author! William Reid. Golfing Reminiscences: The Growth of the Game from 1887-1925. 1925 1st edition - rare collectible golf book. 140 pages

Lot 212 W. Hastings Webling. Fore! The Call of The Links 1909 1st edition in very good condition - 110 years old

Lot 213 W.G. Van Sutphen, The Golfers Alphabet 1898 1st edition - Scarce early American golf book - 121 years old!

Lot 214 Stunning Copy! Clinton Scollard. The Epic of Golf circa 1923 1st edition - in excellent condition

Lot 215 Kolin Robertson. Some Yorkshire Golf Courses 1935 1st edition - Rare golf book course guide of 30 Yorkshire courses, hardback with 132 pages - Good Condition

Lot 216 Walter Hastings Webling. Locker Room Ballads 1925 1st edition - very fine condition

Lot 217 Rare signed & dated 'Authors Presentation Copy'. A. Campbell Watson. Podson's Golfing Year 1930 1st edition - Nice Clean Copy

Lot 218 Unique unlisted version by P. Q. Loring. 'Rhymes of a Duffer' dated 1914 1st edition. Uncut pages, the book has never been read. Only known copy was previously listed as 1915!

Lot 219 James Lindsay Stewart. Golfiana Miscellanea; Being a Collection of Interesting Monographs on the Royal and Ancient Game of Golf 1887 1st edition - rare golf book a classic in VG

Lot 220 W.G van Sutphen. The Golficide 1898 1st edition - America's first golf novel! Hardback with 190 pages - A scarce golf book that is 121 years old

Lot 221 Jerome Travers & James R. Crowell. The Fifth Estate 1926 1st edition - classic autobiography of a champion golfer

Lot 222 Stunning Copy! Fredrick Adams. 'John Henry Smith: A Golfing Romance' (Accounts from the author's diaries, relating humorous golfing episodes) 1905 1st edition - Once housed in the Ralph Miller Library

Lot 223 Stunning Conditioned Copy. Holworthy Hall (pseud for Harold E. Porter). 'Dormie One and Other Golf Stories'. 1917 first edition - early American golf novel

Lot 224 Stunning Condition 130 years old golf book. David Douglas. On The Links; Golfing Stories 1889 1st edition - scarce early golf book & hard to obtain

Lot 225 Rare Course Guide. Golfers Guide to Happy Holidays Ca 1924 1st edition - very scarce golf course book, it contains a great chapter on Famous Golfers of the day - 55 printed pages

Lot 226 Two Pete Georgiady's Books. on Wood Shafted Golf Clubs Value Guides. 2002 edition in excellent condition & 1998 edition. Makes perfect reference guide. Over 600 pages with 100s of club images

Lot 228 Authors signed presentation copy (Cult Classic) David Hamilton. 'Rev. John Kerr The Sporting Padre' limited edition number 9 of only 250 copies produced. In mint used condition. Hard to obtain

Lot 229 (cult classic) David Hamilton, Early Aberdeen Golf. 1985, 1st edition, no 433 of only 450 copies - a stunning copy signed by the author - mint unused copy

Lot 230 Unique (Barn Find) Cast Iron Putter Stand c1905. British made over 100 years ago, decorated brass center shaft was used to hold three golf clubs perhaps putters. Decorated with Clubs - Balls & Pin Flags. Perfect for your Den or Office

Lot 231 Extremely Rare (large) 1893 Golf Statue of John Ball Jr by Alex Macleay. Solid Metal approx 20 inches tall & weighs a ton! A magnificent statue perhaps the only one in the world available for sale. Mounted on its original markble plinth

Lot 233 Bob Loeffelbein. How to Goof Proof Your Swing. First Edition 1971 Fine condition. RARE SELF PUBLISHED AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR

Lot 234 Rare hard to obtain. Eddy Nunn Mechanics of Golf. First Edition 1962. RARE Privately Published large format book by this Southern California Pro

Lot 235 Bethlehem Outlook Magazine Volume One Number One 1913 in fine condition. Golf in this inaugural issue from the White Mountains of New Hampshire with illustration and photograph The lead article is a complete description of the new Bethlehem Country Club clubhouse etc

Lot 236 Reuben Kreatz. Golf In Ten Lessons First Edition 1938 Good condition. Scarce Book! Who? had a dollar during the height of the 1930s recession, for a self published instructional

Lot 237 Andrew S. Cunningham. Inverkeithing, North Queensferry, Limekilns, Charlestown, The Ferry Hills, Their Antiquities and Recreative Resources. History of Dunfermline Golf Club and Plan of Course First Edition 1899 VG Condition - 120 years old!

Lot 238 Very Rare Unlisted Book. C. G. Lauderdale 'Golf Isn?t That Hard' First Edition 1965. In fine condition. INSCRIBED AND AUTOGRAPHED BY SELF PUBLISHING AUTHOR. Not in Donovan and Jerris?s extensive golf bibliography

Lot 239 Very Scarce Rules Book. Worthington Ball Co 'Rules of Golf ' First Edition 1936 VG Condition

Lot 241 Original Cary Middlecoff Photographs by famous golf coach Alex J. Morrison circa 1950s & 1960s Morrison?s stamp on reverse of three all 5 x 7 inches one photo cropped

Lot 242 Stunning & Original 1960 Byron Nelson Press Photograph by famous golf coach Alex J. Morrison Morrison?s stamp on reverse

Lot 244 2 Press Photographs of Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead. Original 8 x 10 inch photographs of Nicklaus practicing and Snead in tournament play stamped on reverse Alex J. Morrison circa 1960

Lot 245 Scarce club history. Brendan Leahey. 'One Hundred Years at Vesper 'The Story of Vesper Country Club and Historic Tyngs Island' First Edition 1979 VG Condition - Harry Vardon stayed on Tyngs Island and played Vesper during his 1900 Tour of America

Lot 246 Scarce. Arnold Palmer. How to Improve Your Putting. First Edition 1964. Mint unused in its original box complete the the Palmer Putting Cup

Lot 247 Rare unlisted rules book. Burke Golf Company. 'Twenty Golf Arguments and the Correct Rulings'. First Edition 1935. Actual club tournament situations described and resolved Scarce errata sheet affixed to inside cover

Lot 248 Rare Limited Edition. 'An Old Hand' H. Thomas Peter 'Golfing Reminiscences' 1985 edition. Fine condition. Limited to 250 numbered copies Copy number 73, signed by publisher Bud Dufner

Lot 249 RARE UNLISTED. James Prendergast. Amateur Champion Sullivan County NH USA ?My Knowledge of Golf? First Edition 1920. Quite an elaborate publication considering all fourteen pages are blank. Was this a misprint or a mock-up for a booklet or a whimsical prank

Lot 250 2003 & 2009 Masters Journals both in fine condition