Sixteen Motion Pictures of the Golf Swing
Los Angeles, USA: Country Club magazine, ca 1925. possible supplement to the Country Club magazine. very informative, no doubt used many times by Percy. More
New Arrivals
Golf Illustrated No. 1340 & 1401 December 1927 and February 1929
England: Golf Illustrated Ltd., 1927. Interesting articles. many period advertisements. cover. More
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. More
Flicker Book Driver and Mashie.
England: Harrods Limited, 1930. Excellent condition, never used the only fault is the staple has rusted away, we have never seen a better copy. More
Golfing By Numbers.
London: Alexander Ouseley, 1927. 31p, cloth. unusual title. D&J C16690. More
The Secret of Golf for Occasional Players
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922. 45p. cloth. Scarce first edition. More
Flowers of Grass; How to know the names of British Grasses
London: Wheldon & Wesley, 1931. 47p. plus illustrations, wrappers. Another title likely bought to increase Percy boomers knowledge. More
Rights and Wrongs of Golf.
United States of America: A. G. Spalding & Brothers, 1935. 59p cloth. Classic Jones, this was published with various covers, this is the stronger imitation leather cover. More
How does a plant grow?
London: John Murray, 1935. 170p. cloth. Another agronomy title showing Percy Boomers search for knowledge. More
Lessons in Golf
New York: Arthur Pottow, 1907. 183p. cloth. Alex Smith originally from Carnoustie, made his career in the United States. He was the head professional at Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove, New York, from 1901 through 1909.[5] James Maiden, who would forge a successful golf career of his own, served..... More
The Book of the Links.
London: W. H. Smith & Son, 1912. 212p. cloth Contributors include Sir George Riddell, Bernard Darwin, Martin Sutton, Harry S. Colt, and A.D. Hall. Harry Colt's first major contributions to golf architecture literature, Darwin writes on how course influence style of play. D&J S42550. More
Principes Essentiels du Golf
Paris: La Bonne Idee, ND. 221p. boards. French edition of Mitchell's best selling book. More
The Psychology of Golf
London: Methuen, 1922. 120p, cloth. Early Psychology. D&J S6670. More
After the Ball, Merry Memoirs of a Golfer.
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1931. 320p. decorative cloth. D&J H12670. More
The Golfing Swing Simplified and it Mechanism Correctly Explained.
London: Methuen, 1920. 62p, cloth 5th edition enlarged. Previous editions where published in 1915 and earlier with less pages 56. D&J H6310. More
Synonym Golf.
U.S.A. The Mohawk Press, 1931. 90p, cloth. New golf game idea, we do not think it took off. D&J S23440. 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
Practical Instruction in Golf
Boston: Privately Printed, 1905. 92p. Cloth. Servos was the first golf professional at Bellevue Golf Club, Melrose, Massachusetts and later achieved some relative success as the author of several operatic works, a feat few (if any) other golfers have matched. Murdoch 687; D&M 34210; D&J S14020. D&J S14020. More
F.G. Tait A Record Being His Life, Letters and Golfing Diary.
London: J. Nisbet and Co. Ltd., 1900. 304p, decorative red cloth. I Introduction by Andrew Lang. Biography of the great Scottish golfer who was tragically killed in the Boer War. Profits from the sale of this book were donated to the Black Watch Widows' and Orphans' Fund. More
First Steps to Golf.
London: Mills and Boon, 1913. 91p. Cloth. Ran to many editions, this is is the true first. 1913. More
Golf: My Life´s Work.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1943. 236p cloth. 2nd edition printed in June 1943, 1st was printed in May 1943. Introduction by Bernard Darwin. Autobiography of Taylor's career. One of very few war time publication's. This is a must read book for anyone interested in the development of golf from its early..... More
Golf Rules and Decisions.
London: Methuen, 1924. 132p, cloth. D&J S17110. More
Six Golfing Shots By Six Famous Players.
London: Dormeuil Freres, 1927. 40p. Blue wrappers. The six famous players are Abe Mitchell, J.H.Taylor, James Braid, George Duncan, Arnaud Massey and Jim Barnes. More
The Life of Tom Morris, with glimpses of St Andrews and its golfing celebrities.
London: Werner Laurie, 1907. 334p. Dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including frontispiece. 21.8x14 cm. (8½x5½"), original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, light blue, black and red-orange, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black. First Edition. Biography of Scotland's most famous golfer, and now a classic..... More
Present Day Golf.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, ca 1921. 309p, cloth Illustrated by G.W. Beldam first half is by Duncan second by Darwin, mainly instructional. D&J D20230. More