The Golfers Bedside Book.
London: Methuen, 1955. 203p. cloth. Photo anthology of great golfers and places. 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.
London: Methuen, 1955. 203p. cloth. Photo anthology of great golfers and places. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1887. 134p. decorative blue cloth. 7x4¾, first Edition. Unusual blue edition. Priced accordingly due to board damage. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J C8890. More
London: Macmillian and Co., 1893. 305p. Green boards, top edges gilt. Second Edition, preceded by the 1st 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
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. 167p. decorative cloth. Introduction by Findlay S. Douglas. Frontispiece photograph of the Shinnecock Hills clubhouse, and five additional full-page photographic illustrations. Article "Some writers who golf" is a very important essays providing biographical information about some of the games earliest writers. Part of the..... More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1888. 69p, decorative cloth 4th edition of the century classic, this book was a huge success, first published in 1886 going into at least 14 editions being published until 1905. Quite a challenge to collect all 14 editions. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J H28380..... More
New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1916. 263p. decorative cloth. The pseudonym of Mabel S. Hoskins. Illustrated. The photographic illustrations feature many players including Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Marion Hollins, C. H. Vanderbeck, Cecil Leith (sic), Gladys Ravenscroft, et al. Original reddish-brown cloth with gilt cover illustration and lettering, and top..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1893. 120p, green wrappers.. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Complete with fragile spine that is often lacking in this title, went into many printing's and hence was a popular book in a similar sense as his Hints on golf first printed in 1886. Published..... 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
England: St. Ives Research Station, 1940. 73p. illustrated wrappers. Greenkeeping tomb, from the research hub of England. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Paris, France: Pierre Lafitte & Co., 1911. 351p. cloth. Original scarce French version, decorative cloth. Massy won the 1907 Open and remained the only man until Ballesteros in 1979 to win from continental Europe. This is the very popular original version written in French, it would become the first French..... More
London: Crosby Lockwood and Sons, 1939. 300p. cloth. Signed and dated "percy Boomer Sunningdale 41" Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: William Jackson (Books) Ltd., ca 1930. 30p. cloth. Concise instruction on Major Farrell's theory of keeping the waist the centre of the swing and by accomplishing this, you cannot go far wrong! Scarce title, in glassine and Dust jacket as issued. Some damp staining to jacket spine and book..... 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: T. Werner Laurie, ca 1907. 171p. decorative cloth. Unusual, as this title 'The Golfers Guide' is the American title, but this is published by Werner Laurie the UK publisher. Early and comprehensive guide to primarily instruction. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J B47380. More
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1889. 63p. illustrated boards. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&L K8320; Covers loose, small repair to reconnect. More
London: Methuen, 1930. 60p. leather boards. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: Baker and Taylor, 1904. 217p. illustrated cloth. Includes a chapter by Rhona K. Adair. Illustrations from photographs and drawings including frontispiece portrait of the author. (8vo) original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, gray, gilt and brown, front cover lettered in white, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. 217p. cloth. chapter on driving by H.H. Hilton. Early architecture chapter "The links". This is a scarce first edition, later editions where published. Becoming a scarce and sought after title. Important book in the golf library. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J L17620. More
Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1902. 126p. decorative cloth. Important essays on early golf in Bruntsfield and St. Andrews, the 1858 match being described in detail, the author was present. Published in an edition of just 400 copies, hard to find. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J A3610. 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
London: Thomas Murby and Co., 1930. 110p cloth. A study of how the hand action and movement in golf. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J F12340. More
London: F.V. White and co., 1896. 312p, decorative cloth. This is the first book to be written by a woman. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J K4240. 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
Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1863. 58p. wrappers. Spine professionally repaired, clam shell box. The images show a before and after state of this wonderful and rare title when found usually without original wrappers. The first anthology of golf. Contains an absorbing history of the Bruntsfield Links, descriptions of Dutch "Kolf" and..... More