Strutt´s Sports and Pastimes.
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1834. 420p. cloth. later printing, first printing 1801, please see this in our inventory too. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J S40630. More
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1834. 420p. cloth. later printing, first printing 1801, please see this in our inventory too. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J S40630. More
Edinburgh: R & R Clark, 1875. 284p. decorative cloth. Illustrated by Clark Stanton, C/A. Doyle and G. Aikman. Very significant and well produced early title. Compilation of the earliest literature of the game. Clark collected early press reports, biographical sketches, significant acts of Parliament, municipal records, diaries, a extracts of..... More
New York: Henkle, 1929. 147p Decorative cloth More punch humour. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Andrew Melrose, ca 1900. 143p. Decorative red cloth. Golf chapter 'Hints to Girl Golfers' by May Hezlet, Lady Champion 1899 Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Glasgow: John Smith and Son, 1907. 172p. Red cloth. 120th anniversary of the Glasgow Golf Club. Repairs to two pages, previously torn, loose plate, contents clean Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: W. Collins Sons and Company, 1930. 288p. cloth. Some golf essays, and some horse tales by George J. Whyte-Melville Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Macmillian and Co., 1899. 305p. red boards, top edges gilt. Third Edition, preceded by the Scotland Edition of 1875. "Widely regarded as one of the most significant, as well as best produced, early books on the history of golf, Clark's work is a compilation of the earliest literature of..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1912. 361p. decorative boards contributors; May Hezlet, Bernard Darwin, James Sherlock, A.C.M. Croombe, C.K. Hutchinson. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1927. 891p 29h edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. This is the first year of the larger format the 1926 issue had 1335p. Hard to find edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J G24900. More
London: Howe & Co., 1890. 167p. leather wrappers. Chapter (13 pages), dedicated to golf. nusual title and reference. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Constable, 1938. 56p. cloth. 1st edition, dust wrapper. The first attempt to collate the early golfing literature. Hopkinson was a London book dealer who became the foremost authority of golf books during the first half of the 20th century. Very clean copy of a hard to find book, especially..... More
London: British Sports Publishing, 1910. 148p. + advertisements. Photograph of Braid stating his Open wins 1901,5,6,8 and 10, illustrated wrappers. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
United States of America: Doubleday, 1960. 255p cloth. Jones own account of The Grand Slam and an account of Golf Then and Now. Excellent condition! a classic. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J J9970. More
London: Privately Printed, 1933/34. 112p. wrappers. Only published for PGA members, likely low print run. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: American Sports Publishing, 1930. 138p. illustrated wrappers. Important volume, Bobby Jones cover, Jones on the verge of golfing immortality, very scarce. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Moline, illinois: Tr-Cities Golf Association, 1927. 103p. illustrated wrappers. Revised edition 1927. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J W7690. More
New York: American Sports Publishing, 1928. 230p. illustrated wrappers. Johnny Farrell cover. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
England: Dent, 1937. 498p cloth edited by Lawless. chapters by Bernard Darwin, Henry Cotton, Robert Browning, A.H. Padgham, Eleanor Helme, O.B. Keeler...... Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: American Sports Publishing, 1932. 151p. illustrated wrappers. Important volume, Bobby Jones cover with content from the golf instruction series done by Warner Bros. The book was originally printed with the rear cover becoming the outside covers of a 1932 Rule book, this copy comes in its original format..... More
London: Horace Cox, 1892. 326p, dec. cloth. Classic series full of topical information around the turn of the century. The series ran to 23 editions/annuals, all quiet scarce the later editions being harder to find. Very good reference. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J G28900. More
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952. 128p. cloth. Dust jacket. Useful ideas to turn a loosing day into a winning one! Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
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
New York: MacMillan, 1937. 411p, cloth. Comprehensive treatise of the Rules and Handicapping. A thorough analysis of the rules with over 300 decisions by the USGA Rules of Golf Committee. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J F14740. More
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