Golf for Beginners and Others.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1910. 280p. cloth. True and fairly hard to find first edition, several reprints where made in the early 1920's. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Percy Boomer is synonyms with his revolutionary classic "On Learning Golf" published in 1942, and recognised by the great players Hogan, Player, Watson...
On Learning Golf , was one of the most influential books of the 20th century, Boomer being voted number one golf swing guru of all time by Sports Illustrated in 2005.
How did he gain this knowledge? Leading golf instrutor, Dutch, Swiss and Belgian National Open Champion, advanced agronomist, architecture... what else made this man a visionary! see more, Percy H. Boomer
Now for the first time the Boomer golf library, 30 plus years in the building, hidden away for 73 years, the library is available, to view, admire and purchase....
Everybook has an 'Ex-libris Percy Boomer' bookplate containg the three signatures of Percy's grandchildren, this serves as definitive provenance.
Download PDF of Percy Boomer's Library of GolfLondon: T. Fisher Unwin, 1910. 280p. cloth. True and fairly hard to find first edition, several reprints where made in the early 1920's. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Harmony Press, ca 1940. 32p. Cloth. Scarce title. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Boston: Privately Printed, 1934. 110p, simulated leather stiff covers. Instruction. Inscribed by Wingate Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. W19150. More
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd., 1922. 256p, cloth. No date, missing ffep. with 10 other Wodehouse titles on the first page, the first printing had just 8 Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J W20950. More
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd., ca 1930. 314p. cloth. 1st edition? 14 other titles mentioned no mention of later edition Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J W21190. More
London, England: Sherratt and Hughes, 1911. 151p. de luxe quarter vellum. With scarce dust jacket as published. Limited edition of 150 copies. 15s. nett. Rare large-paper edition, published after the trade edition, with new material added. With the list of subscribers in the rear giving the limitation statement: "the list..... More
London: W. Foulsham, 1932. 92p. cloth. signed by Percy Boomer 1948. More
NP: Dunlop "Maxfli" [Golf Ball] Company, ca 1925. 31 pp. Illustrated from numerous photographs, showing the inner workings of the "Maxfli" golf ball manufacturer (rubber core & gutta-percha), including several balls, ball moulds, workers, people, golfers: J.H. Taylor, C.A. & R.A. Whitcombe, Alex Herd, etc. 7x9½, original brown clay-like boards..... More
Buenos Aires: ESSO, 1963. 46p. decorative wrappers. Attractive book, history of Argentinian golf, instruction and golf courses. More
London: "Published at the Office" [Golf Illustrated & Golf Weekly], 1899. 30 volumes. Vols. I - XXX Vol. I, Vol. II Vol. III Vol. IV Vol. V Vol. VI Vol. VII Vol. VIII Vol. IX Vol. X Vol. XI Vol. XII Vol. XIII Vol. XIV Vol. XV Vol. XVI Vol..... More
London: "Published at the Office" [Golf Illustrated & Golf Weekly], 1890. All 18 volumes. Vols. I-XVIII, Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III, Vol. IV, Vol. V, Vol. VI, Vol. VII, Vol. VIII, Vol. IX, Vol. X, Vol. XI, Vol. XII, Vol. XIII, Vol. XIV, Vol. XV, Vol. XVI, Vol. XVII..... More
Paris: Olivier Lesourd, 1960. 118p. wrappers. Golf course guide and rules. Written in French. More
London: 1906. Broken run of a very scarce peridical, including Volume 1, issue 1. the issue 9 to 18 A total of 11 issues. All front and rear covers are present but half have become detached from the contents. Very Scarce periodicals. More
Montrose: 1891. 71 pp. Woodcut illustration on verso of contents leaf. 19x12 cm (7½x4½"), original pale blue wrappers, front wrapper lettered in red and with photographic illustration of Montrose Links. First Edition. More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922. 45p. cloth. Scarce first edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: A. & C. Black Ltd., 1919. 82p. cloth. unusual instructional. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: A&C Black, 1926. 189p, cloth. One of the best players of his generation never to have won The Open Championship, four time Ryder Cup player, very highly respected golf figure, father of the late Peter. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J A5470. More
USA: American Golfer, 1933. Edited by Grantland Rice, contributors include Bernard Darwin, Abe Mitchell, Harold H. Hilton... Bobby Jones & Walter Hagen article. Present issues; February April May "Bobby Jones cover!!" June July "cover missing" October November December All complete and in very good condition, just July with misplaced cover. More
USA: American Golfer, 1934. Edited by Grantland Rice, contributors include Bernard Darwin, Abe Mitchell, Harold H. Hilton... Bobby Jones & Walter Hagen article. Present issues; January March April May June July August September December All complete and in very good condition. More
USA: American Golfer, 1935. Edited by Grantland Rice, contributors include Bernard Darwin, Abe Mitchell, Harold H. Hilton... Bobby Jones & Walter Hagen article. Present issues; January February May July September October All complete and in very good condition, just July with misplaced cover. More
USA: American Golfer, 1936. Edited by Grantland Rice, contributors include Bernard Darwin, Abe Mitchell, Harold H. Hilton... Bobby Jones & Walter Hagen article. Present issues; January Name changed to Sports Illustrated & The American Golfer March April September All complete and in very good condition, just July with misplaced cover. More
London: W. & R. Chambers, 1923. 109p. cloth. Instruction Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&L A 11110. More
London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. LTD., 1921. 188p. cloth. Not only golf clubs are listed, fascinating. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Mills and Boon, 1923. 96p, cloth. illustrated, with a chapter on Theory and Practice by the dean of English golf writers, Bernard Darwin. The preface states "This little book does not profess to teach beginners how to play Golf, but it aims at interesting Golfers in a branch of..... More
London: Mills and Boon, 1923. 96p, cloth. illustrated, with a chapter on Theory and Practice by the dean of English golf writers, Bernard Darwin. The preface states "This little book does not profess to teach beginners how to play Golf, but it aims at interesting Golfers in a branch of..... More