Crotchets and Foibles
London: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1903. 298p. Decorative red cloth. Essays, the first being golf. "The Golf Cure". Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1903. 298p. Decorative red cloth. Essays, the first being golf. "The Golf Cure". Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: Duffield and Company, 1907. 79p. Decorative cloth Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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
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
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
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
New York: Scribners, 1922. 87p. Boards. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
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
London: Country Life, ca 1920. 19p, text, 19 mounted plates, plus 1 extra. Limited edition No. 64/500 signed by Darwin. The plates, designed to be framed, and very impressive art work they would become, So to find this in its original state, in the rare limited edition and in very..... 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: 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
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: 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: 1814. 302p, leather boards. Important early reference work, this being the preferred edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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
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
New York: Henkle, 1929. 147p Decorative cloth More punch humour. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Gale and Polden Ltd., 1898. 470p. Decorative cloth. 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
Paris: Theodore Le Gras, Parigi, 1739. 588p. Leather. Magnificent rare manual on the ancient board games and on the new ones, for the eighteenth century, mainly treated are the game of Chess and that of Backgammon or Trictrac, to which almost the entire second, more consistent part of the work..... More
Paris: Amsterdam, 1760. 384p + 294p two volumes in one. Leather. This is a similar volume to Hoyle's Sports and Pastimes. 2 parts bound in a single strong volume In-12 full calfskin, very ornate ribbed spine. 384 + 294 pages. Figures in the text. The 1st part also contains "The..... More
Paris: Amsterdam, 1758. 384p. Leather. First of two volume set.' This is a similar volume to Hoyle's Sports and Pastimes. Contains "The rules of the mediator collected and explained for the usefulness of the fair sex and people who have no notion of this game" (card game). TInterior in good..... 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
London: Privately Printed, 1939/40. 124p. wrappers. Only published for PGA members, likely low print run. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More