The Golf Courses of the British Isles (Classics of Golf)

                                                                    A FACSIMILE REPRINT OF THE ORIGINAL 1910 EDITION. THIS IS THE CLASSICS OF GOLF EDITION.

  Published by Storey Publishing, 1988, hardcover, illustrated, index, 254 pages, some minor wear to dust jacket otherwise condition: basically as new.

The Golf Courses of the British isles has been called the finest book on golf ever written. Written almost 100 years ago it is one of the rarest and most sought-after books in the whole literature of golf, a sharp and opinionated pilgrimage to great temples of golf. This facsimile contains all 64 of Harry Rountree's paintings. For anyone who loves the game this book is an absolute must.

The best material you can read about the golf courses of the British Isles. This is a collection of Bernard Darwins (Charles Darwin's grandson, and golf writer for a London newspaper) writings on these courses. He was on the ground watching the first Open Championships and wrote on each match.
I thought his writings on Londons heathland courses and the East Lothian courses the best. The rivalry between the Oxford and Cambridge golf teams was great, and how Cambridge has always had the edge due to Royal Worlington & Newmarket being their home course. His views on playing golf on the sabbath were interesting.
The accompanying artwork was great and the modern forward by Ben Crenshaw is worth the price of the book itself.