- Monday, 25 January, 2021
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 451 Very Scarce Railway Golf Guide Book. Dell Leigh. 'Twelve Of The Best On The LMS Railways' (London Midland Southern) railways circa 1930 - The author chooses his best 12 courses along this route. Hard to obtain in this condition
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -17 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£45.00
£65.00
Lot 452 J. M. Gregson. Sherlock Holmes And The Frightened Golfer 1999 1st edition in excellent condition
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -16 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 453 (RARE BOOK) Carnoustie Commentary 'Carnoustie and its Golf Courses' 1937 - Privately Produced by the Club. Rare unlisted golf book which contains the early history of this great club, in VG Condition
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -15 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£90.00
£90.00
Lot 454 Stunning copy of Bert Leston Taylor. A Line O' Gowf or Two. 1923 1st edition - Illusive golf book has 185 pages - Hard to obtain in this condition
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -14 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 455 Carnoustie Commentary SUPPLETMENT Booklet 'Carnoustie and its Golf Courses' 1937 - Special Open Championship book - rare collectable golf booklet in VG Condition
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -13 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£90.00
£90.00
Lot 456 Norman Mair. Muirfield: Home Of The Hounourable Company 1744 to 1994 Its 250 years history. 1st edition in DW - mint conditioned copy has 167 pages
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -12 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 457 David Stirk. Golf: The Great Clubmakers 1991 1st edition in fine condition in it's dust jacket
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -11 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 458 J. S. F. Murdoch / Others. Aspects of Collecting Golf Books 1996 Subscribers Edition Copy No 375/425 - In mint condition 195 pages
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -10 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£30.00
Lot 459 Herbert Warren Wind, The Complete Golfer 1954 1st edition in dust jacket - Classic title by a classic author - 315 pages
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -9 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£25.00
£25.00
Lot 460 Robert Browning. A History of Golf 1955 1st edition in dust jacket (excellent conditioned copy). One of the best of all golf history books. A Cult Classic
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -8 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 461 Keith McCartney. Jamie Anderson Open Champion 1877, 1878 & 1879. Brief history of the famous champion golfer. 2004 Privately Produced Booklet. Mint unused condition
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -7 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 462 Garden G. Smith & Mrs Mackern. Golf 1897 1st edition - cult classic. 123 years old
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -6 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£25.00
£25.00
Lot 463 Wind, Herbert Warren. On Tour With Harry Sprague 1960 1st edition in its dust jacket - scarce book in good condition
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -5 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£15.00
£15.00
Lot 464 Classic! Horace G. Hutchinson. 'Golfing' 1898 edition - decorative cloth cover - nice clean copy for a 122 years old book
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -4 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£40.00
Lot 465 (Rare Unlisted) Bernard Darwin. Rare Official Golf Club Handbook. Walton Heath Golf Club. 33 pages with history on James Braid undated c1960 - In VG Condition
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -3 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
£50.00
Lot 466 Edward Cumstock Jr. 100 years history of The Onondaga Golf & Country Club NY 1898 to 1998 1st edition in its DW - 163 numbered pages
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -2 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 467 Gordon Petch. Ashdown Over The Years 1973 (Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club History Book) Signed by the author
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours -1 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 468 George C. Nash General Forcursue & Co. 1936 1st edition 1936 - a cult classic!
Time Left
-57 days -16 hours 0 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 469 Stunning Copy! 1952 Open Championship Program played at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club - won by Bobby Locke - Rare program in this excellent condition
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -59 mins -52 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
£100.00
Lot 470 1952 Open Championships Advisement Map produce by the Evening Gazette. Coloured map of the course 18 by 7 inches - In mint condition - Played at Royal Lytham St. Annes Golf Course -This was inserted in the official program, 99.9% got lost or destroyed, this is perfect issue
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -58 mins -53 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 471 Three Official Golf Club Handbooks. 2 x 1950s & 1 1960 (1) Stanmore GC (2) Newton Abbot GC & (3) Morrison GC.
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-57 days -15 hours -57 mins -53 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£25.00
Lot 472 Three Official Golf Club Handbooks all from 1971. (1) Wilmslow GC (2) Kidderminster GC & (3) Okehampton GC.
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -56 mins -53 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 473 Three Official Golf Club Handbooks 2 from 1959 & 1 from 1960. (1) Royal St. David's GC (2) Hesketh GC & (3) Southport & Ainsdale GC.
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -55 mins -53 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 474 Three Official Golf Club Handbooks from the 1960s (1) Ferndown GC (2) Royal Porthcawl GC & (3) North Hants GC.
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -54 mins -53 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 475 J Bruce-White. Jubilee History of Gleneagles Hotel and its Courses 1924 to 1984 Presented to Nigel Dempster author & TV broadcaster - The book is mostly golf - Hardback book with 54 pages - illusive book VG Condition
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -53 mins -53 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 476 Donal Hickey, Queen of Them All - A History of Killarney Golf and Fishing Club 1893-1993, 1993 1st edition in Dust Jacket all in fine condition - 156 pages
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -52 mins -53 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 477 William Galbraith. History of the Prestwick St. Nicholas Golf Club 1950 1st edition - Classic History that is 70 years old
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -51 mins -53 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 478 Dr. A. I. Campbell. A 100 years History of Long Ashton Golf Club dated 1993 1st edition - presentation copy
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-57 days -15 hours -50 mins -53 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 479 75 Years History of Tandridge Golf Club by T Englefield & J Wilson 1999 1st edition in DW - Mint unused condition
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -49 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£10.00
£10.00
Lot 480 Rare 1903 Golf Postcard 'Ben Sayers on the Golf Links Dunbar' Near impossible to obtain
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-57 days -15 hours -48 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£35.00
£75.00
Lot 481 Unique 1910 Golf Postcard. Silver Trophy and Story from Exeter Golf Club. Privately published card 'A one off card'
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -47 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£15.00
Lot 482 Coloured Golf Postcard of American Champion Golfer c1930. Alex Smith Belleair Golf Club Florida - Unused in VG Condition
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -46 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£15.00
£25.00
Lot 483 James Braid. Harry Vardon & JH Taylor coloured postcard - Atlantic City Country Club USA dated 1912
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-57 days -15 hours -45 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£15.00
£15.00
Lot 484 Rare 1905 Chinese Related Golf Postcard. From 'Tucks Write Away Series' Illustrated by Lance Thackerary. The Message & address is written in Chinese word symbols. Is this the earliest known postcard with Chinese influence. Bright card in VG Condition
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -44 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£15.00
£15.00
Lot 485 Scarce Wrench Series Golf Postcard dated 1904. Andrew Kirkcaldy & W Fernie playing in a match at St. Andrews
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -43 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£30.00
Lot 486 Cult Classic Sumptious Copy! Harold H Hilton & Garden G Smith. The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf 1912 Limited edition number 104 of 900 copies. One of the most magnificent and influential books in the library of golf. All original full leather with original linen endpapers. As good a copy there is
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -42 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£400.00
£525.00
Lot 487 Scarce War Year Edition (Last Edition). Scarce book. 50 Miles of Golf Around London 1939 edition - 273 pages + special Large pull out map
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -41 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
Lot 488 Samuel J Looker. On The Green 'An Anthology For Golfers', 1922 first edition - in excellent condition. Underrated Golf Book
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-57 days -15 hours -40 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
£50.00
Lot 489 (Unique Book) Josiah Newman. Newman's Guide to London Golf for 1913' Stunning Course Guide 186 pages + large pull out map. Never commercially sold due the onset of WW1 - I do believe that this is the first time this book as featured at auction. Clean bright copy of the unkown book
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -39 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£300.00
£340.00
Lot 490 Charles Crombie 'Some Rules of Golf' dated 1966 - Shows the Rules from Crombies famous 1905 book
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-57 days -15 hours -38 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 491 Monumental Golf Book. Alastair J. Johnston and James E. Johnston. The Chronicles of Golf: 1457 to 1857 Ltd Edition Copy in DW in Slipcase in Mint Condition & Cult Classic. Copy 261 - One sold recently for £1200 ($1500)
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -37 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£150.00
£211.00
Lot 492 Rare Press 10 x 8 inch Photo of European Masters Winners each nicely signed Seve Ballesteros - Nick Faldo - Bernard Langer - Jose Maria Olazable - Ian Woosnam - Sandy Lyle. Signed in black sharpie pen. Perfect to display
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -36 mins -54 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
£120.00
Lot 493 Rare early book. Falkirk Tryst Golf Club Rules & Regulations dated 1915, in good condition. 105 years old
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -35 mins -55 secs
Starting Price
£12.00
£30.00
Lot 494 Ninety Years Old Booklet. Bush Hill Golf Club 1930 Rules & By Laws book. In VG Condition
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-57 days -15 hours -34 mins -55 secs
Starting Price
£12.00
£12.00
Lot 495 2010 Augusta Masters Flag Stick signed by the winner Phil Mickelson. Stunning condition & perfect to display
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-57 days -15 hours -33 mins -55 secs
Starting Price
£45.00
£45.00
Lot 496 Perfect to display. Arnold Palmer Embriodered Yellow Flagstick from the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Attractive item
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-57 days -15 hours -32 mins -55 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 497 Perfect to display. Arnold Palmer Embriodered WHITE Flagstick from the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Attractive item
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -31 mins -55 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 498 7 Press Photos 10 by 8 inches, from the 1983 Open Champioships. Palmer - Kite - Nelson - Crenshaw - Langer & Weiskoph - ideal to display
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-57 days -15 hours -30 mins -55 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 499 Sandy Lyle. 3 Press Photos 10 by 8 inches, from the 1985 Open Championships Royal St. George's Golf Club
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -29 mins -55 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
Lot 500 Official Golf Club Handbook. Royal Portrush Golf Club 1986 + period scorecard. - Nice brief history of this fantastic course
Time Left
-57 days -15 hours -28 mins -55 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00