Golf Illustrated No. 1340 & 1401 December 1927 and February 1929
England: Golf Illustrated Ltd., 1927. Interesting articles. many period advertisements. cover. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New Arrivals
Golf Monthly Volume 38 No. 1 January 1948, No. 3 March 1948 & Vol. 39 No. 1 January 1949
England: Golf Monthly, 1948. 3 issues. Interesting articles. many period advertisements. 1 extra issue included but cover missing. cover of Vol. 39 No. 1 cover missing. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
The 7 Stages of Golf
London: John Ouseley, 1909. Illustrated with 21 color plates by G. E. Shepheard. 13x9, original pictorial boards. First Edition. A fun and rare illustrated humor book providing pictorial accounts of golf's most frustrating moments. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J S20590; D&M 34620. More
The Humorist on Golf
London: Humorist, 1930. 80p illustrated wrappers. Very Scarce. Colour cover illustration by Lawson Wood of a Scottie dog bringing his old Scottish master a golf ball, the ball the golfers in the background are looking for! Several other balls lay at his feet. An anthology illustrated in the punch style..... More
Green Fairways.
London: Methuen, 1947. 204p, cloth History, twin to Fresh Fairways published in 1949 Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J S33760. More
A Batch of Golfing Papers.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1892. 123p, Red decorative cloth edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Golf "The Suffolk Sporting Series"
London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1897. 104p. cloth. First Edition. Smith was editor of "Golf Illustrated," the British weekly, for many years and an important contributor to the literature of the game. He wrote three titles solo, this being the first, plus the monumental The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf..... More
Second Shots.
London: Newnes, 1930. 178p. Decorative cloth. Frontispiece portrait from a photograph of the author. Gifted to Percy from a pupil. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J D6820. More
Decisions by the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club 1909-1919
St. Andrews: Henderson & Son University Press Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, 1919. 129p. Cloth. Extremely early and important title, only the 3rd edition of the decisions. An important work on the rules of golf. Contributions from 309 clubs, sending questions to the R&A rule committee, published..... More
Ida Broke The Humor and Philosophy of Golf.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1929. 302p. Cloth. Introduction by Grantland Rice. Illustrated with "McDuffer" cartoons. (8vo) cloth, First Edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J E8800. More
Golf
London: George Bell and Sons, 1895. 58p. decorative cloth. Third edition. First 1889, second 1892. illustrated with four photographs of "Old Tom" Morris. Author was the founder and Captain of the Cambridge University Golf Club and a personal friend of Old Tom. Brevity is common in these early golf volumes..... More
The Lyre and the Links
London: Murray and Evendon LTD., ca 1920. 76p. cloth. Poetry, very scarce title, exact publishing date unknown. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J S20740. More
Golfiana Miscellanea.
London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1887. 300p. original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine. First Edition. Stewart's purpose in publishing this book was to bring golf literature to the attention of the public, since although Clark's magnificent book had appeared years before, it had been in a limited edition and generally unavailable..... More
Gleneagles " A Plan of The Golf Courses"
Scotland: L.M.S., 1926. Fold-out map by map specialist McCorquodale & C. Glasgow. Gleneagles opened in 1919 and this map was probably completed as both courses King's and Queens opened. The map in the Macleannan book is black and white. Very attractive scarce item Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Golfing Reminiscences.
London: Mills and Boon, 1924. 254p. Illustrated (59) with plates from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of the author "Auntie Mabel" with her facsimile autograph, original gilt-lettered navy blue cloth. Early references to the ladies open championship. Seldom seen title. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J S40450. More
Side Lights on Golf
London: Sisley's, ca 1907. 153p. cloth. First Edition. Smith was editor of "Golf Illustrated," the British weekly, for many years and an important contributor to the literature of the game. He wrote three titles solo, plus the monumental The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf Author by Hilton, Harold H...... More
Nouvelle Académie des Jeux contenant un Dictionnaire des jeux anciens, le nouveau jeu de croquet, le besigue chinois et une étude sur les jeux et paris de courses. Description des jeux modernes et des tricheries qui s'y rapportent.
Paris: Garnier frères, 1876. 436p. Illustrated wrappers. 1 volume In12 paperback. Frontispiece engraving and some in-text engravings. Mention of golf. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
The Nineteenth Hole
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901. 191p 1/2 cloth marbled boards 1st ed. Turn of the century golfing fiction. llustrated by A. B. Frost, and with color frontispiece portrait from a photograph of the author with tissue-guard. A book of short stories similar to "The Golficide." Part of the Percy..... More
The Book of Golf and Golfers.
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1899. 316p, decorative gilt cloth. Hard to find 1st edition. Important contribution to the golf library, Hutchinson, Hilton, Taylor, Whigham and Messrs Sutton on laying out a course. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
The Golfer´s Almanac for the Year 1910.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. 90p. decorative boards. Unusual but fascinating title, informative calendar, rules, anecdotage! etc.. Old Tom, Harry Vardon, a whos who of short stories. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
The Lost Golfer
London: John Murray, 1930. 335p. Green cloth. Rare golf detective novel by "one of the foundation writers of golf literature...Of his nearly twenty mysteries, the author wrote only one known to contain anything regarding golf" -Taylor. Murdoch writes "Mr. Hutchinson deserves more than just a few words for himself because..... More
United States Golf Association Year Book 1929
New York: U.S.G.A, 1929. 200p. cloth. founded in 1894, tournament results, club membership lists and rules, very useful source. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Golfing Reminiscences: The Growth of the Game.
Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray, 1925. 140 pp. Illustrated with 4 plates from paintings and facsimiles. 7¼x4¾, gilt-lettered blue cloth. First Edition. " According to Murdoch, "Mr. Reid was one of the very first writers who specialized in golf reporting and his recollections are interesting and informative." Very hard to..... More
The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf
London: Golf Illustrated Ltd, by London & Counties Press, 1912. 276p. Full Red Leather. Profusely illustrated from photographs, drawings, paintings, etc.; 3 color plates and 2 photogravures. (4to) 12¼x9¾", original full red pebbled calf, gilt-tooled pictorial lion emblem lettered "Far & Sure" on front cover, lettered in gilt, all edges..... More
The Australian Golfer
Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1906. 259p. cloth, illustrated. The first Australian golf book of any substance. Daniel Gordon (Dan) Soutar was born in Carmyllie, Scotland in 1882. 'In 1888, his family moved to the nearby seaside resort town of Carnoustie where - over the next 15 or so years..... More