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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New Arrivals
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
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
A.B.C. Of Golf.
New York: Harper & Bros, 1916. 120p, cloth. Dunn originally from North Berwick, emigrated to the USA in 1894, after various jobs on the East coast he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he set up a series of golf school's and became one of the foremost teachers of his..... More
How to Drive
Chicago: Thos E. Wilson & Co., 1922. 56p, illustrated wrappers. (New edition) Dunn originally from North Berwick, emigrated to the USA in 1894, after various jobs on the East coast he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he set up a series of golf school's and became one of the..... More
The Secret of Golf for Occasional Players
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922. 45p. cloth. Scarce first edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Saving Strokes.
Boston: Privately Printed, 1934. 110p, simulated leather stiff covers. Instruction. Inscribed by Wingate Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. W19150. More
The Short Game.
London: Duckworth, 1936. 136p. cloth. UK edition with added bonus off an introduction by Henry Longhurst and possibly his first contribution to the golf library. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J V1570. More
The Simplicity of the Golf Swing
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1911. 72p. red cloth. First edition Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Driving - Approaching - Putting.
London: Methuen, 1922. 47p, illus. bds. Hard to find first edition of this book, went into many printings. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J R3160. 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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
How does a plant grow?
London: John Murray, 1935. 170p. cloth. Another agronomy title showing Percy Boomers search for knowledge. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J..... More
Principes Essentiels du Golf
Paris: La Bonne Idee, ND. 221p. boards. French edition of Mitchell's best selling book. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
The Psychology of Golf
London: Methuen, 1922. 120p, cloth. Early Psychology. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J S6670. More
After the Ball, Merry Memoirs of a Golfer.
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1931. 320p. decorative cloth. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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. Part of the Percy..... 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. Part of the..... More
First Steps to Golf.
London: Mills and Boon, 1913. 91p. Cloth. Ran to many editions, this is is the true first. 1913. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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
A.B.C. of Golf
London: Henry J. Draine, 1904. 110p decorative cloth. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J R11710. More