United States Golf Association Year Book 1929
New York: U.S.G.A, 1929. 200p. cloth. founded in 1894, tournament results, club membership lists and rules, very useful source. 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.
New York: U.S.G.A, 1929. 200p. cloth. founded in 1894, tournament results, club membership lists and rules, very useful source. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: John Wanamaker, 1915. 108p. Decorative cloth. US edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Adam and Charles, 1914. 256p. 2nd revised edition, 1st 1909. decorative cloth. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J V1240. More
London: Macmillan, 1912. 355p decorative cloth. Very scarce. Vaile was a prolific contributor to the literature of golf. Vaile's titles are predominantly instruction, with emphasis on the way to cut scores by saving strokes around the green. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&M 38260; Murdoch 812; D&M 38260;..... More
London: Methuen, 1912. 298p, cloth. Octavo. 1912 Rare 1st edition published 26th September 1912, went into 4 further printing during 1912. Very popular title from the number one golfer of the period. First editions do not appear often, likely a small print run. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library..... More
London: W. & R. Chambers, ca 1930. 128p. illustrated wrappers. illustrated by D.M. Sutherland. Fiction. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J W5620. 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
London: Methuen & Co., 1931. 246p cloth. Following his co-authorship (text) with T Simpson on The Architectual Side of Golf (1929), Wethered issued this volume of essays to expand his views on the ideal relationships between player, club, style, shot, tempeament, course and architect as a basis for examining the..... More
London, ca 1933. 12p. illustrated wrappers. No. 4 Niblick and Putter of a four set series. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J W11560 to 11650. More
London: Methuen, 1924. 115p cloth, first edition. White had a very good record in the Open after multiple close calls he eventually won in 1904 and was the first player to break 300. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J W12100. More
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
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