Published in 1895, Wright & Dixon’s Guide to American Golf… (left) was one of the very first books on the game to appear in that country. A copy sold on April 12 in San Francisco for $42,500 (£29,930) was billed as “perhaps the only copy extant”.
In restored and repaired wrappers, it was far and away the most expensive of 435 lots offered as part of the most recent golf sale held by PBA Galleries (20% buyer’s premium).