The Clubmaker's Art
Copyright 1997
10 Years of Research
800 pictures
640 clubs
1 volume
7 lbs 12 ounces
5,000 copies
Regular Edition wholesale direct price $150
Sold out in 2000
The Clubmaker's Art Second Edition
Copyright 2007
20 Years of Research
1250 pictures
860 clubs
2 volumes & slipcase
15 lbs 9 ounces
2800 copies
Regular edition wholesale direct price $275
Published in 2007

The Clubmaker's Art - Second Edition Revised and Expanded

  • 860 Antique Golf Clubs

  • - Selected from among the most fascinating, historical, valuable, and rare clubs in the world
  • 1250 Lavish Color Illustrations

  • - Exclusive full page photographs 
    - Most clubs are shown actual size
  • 784 Pages

  • - 10"x13" page size 
    - Elegant Japanese white A matt art paper with spot varnish throughout
 
  • 20 Years In The Making

  • Extensive researched performed at facilities such as: 

    -The British Library, London & Kew, England 
    -Cupar Public Library, Cupar, Scotland 
    -National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland 
    -PGA World Golf Hall of Fame, Pinehurst, NC 
    -Ralph W. Miller Golf Library, City of Industry, CA 
    -Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA 
    -St. Andrews Public Library, St. Andrews, Scotland 
    -St. Andrews University Library, St. Andrews, Scotland 
    -University of Wash. Engineering Library, Seattle, WA 
    -USGA Museum and Golf Library, Far Hills, NJ
  • Over 180 different sources quoted

  • Including:
     
    -British Patent Records between 1876 and 1936 
    -American Patent Records between 1894 and 1936 
    -British "Golf" magazine between 1890 and 1899 
    -British "Golf Illustrated" magazine between 1899 and 1940
 
  • Fakes & Forgeries

  • - What to look for 
    - Separate illustrated section
  • Antique Golf Balls

  • - Featheries, gutta perchas, and early rubber cores 
    - Separate illustrated section
  • Fully Indexed

  • - Over 1800 entries 
    - Cross-referenced throughout the text