Golf as I Play It
New York: Carlyle House, 1940. 158p. cloth. Foreword by Grantland Rice. 28 Champions give advice. 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: Carlyle House, 1940. 158p. cloth. Foreword by Grantland Rice. 28 Champions give advice. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Edinburgh: R & R Clark, 1875. 284p. + plates. Illustrated with 20 total plates (11 are extra and are inserted for this edition) from portraits, photos, paintings, engravings, etchings, etc., including frontispiece with tissue-guard, 2 duotone lithographs, 1 color plan of the golf course over St. Andrew's Links, 1 plate..... More
London: Macmillian and Co., 1893. 305pp. green boards, top edges gilt. Second 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: Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1914. 132p. cloth. some foxing early instruction, minor pencil notes by Boomer to inside board. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1914. 132p. cloth. some foxing early instruction. poor, page 46 excised. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1926. 115p. Illustrated from photographs. 7½x5, green cloth. First Edition. Collett won 6 U.S. Women's Amateur titles during her career - Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. Murdoch 138; D&M 12710; D&J C16090. More
London: Knopf, 1929. 228 pp. Introduction by Bobby Jones. Photograph plates. 19x12.2 cm. (7½x5"), orange cloth, spine lettered in blue. First UK Edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Country Life, 1920. 64p. Cloth. Contributions by Dr. A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low, and others. Published in the same year as MacKenzies Golf Architecture, these two books have become standard cornerstone books to and golf course architects library. 'Some Essays' is less common than the MacKenzie's..... More
London: Country Life, 1920. 64p. Cloth. Contributions by Dr. A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low, and others. Published in the same year as MacKenzies Golf Architecture, these two books have become standard cornerstone books to and golf course architects library. 'Some Essays' is less common than the MacKenzie's..... More
England: Country Life, 1948. 248p. cloth Foreword by Bernard Darwin. Cotton's best book, most photograph's taken by himself. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J C23020. More
England: Country Life, 1948. 248p. cloth Foreword by Bernard Darwin. Cotton's best book, most photograph's taken by himself. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J C23020. More
London: MacMillan and Co., 1943. 147p. cloth. Hand written notes by Percy Boomer regarding agronomy, and possible root growth ideas. Very significant research work. Signed and dated 1943 by Percy Boomer. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Golf Illustrated, ca 1905. 50p. oblong illustrated boards. Some water damage, contents loose, fair condition. More
Paris: Tennis et Golf, 1925. 196p. Decorative cloth. Edited by Daninos, Brief 'quelques mots d'histore' A few words on the history of golf by Percy Boomer. Course guide, written in French. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: McGraw, Hill Book Company, 1953. 60p. cloth. dust Jacket. Signed by Aubrey Boomer, the stronger golfer of the two brothers playing in the first two Ryder Cups. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Collins, 1946. 47p, dec. cloth. Excellent Darwin treatise on golf, ancient and modern. Inscription. Gifted to Percy in 1948 from ? Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J D4540. More
London: Collins, 1946. 47p, dec. cloth. Excellent Darwin treatise, ancient and modern. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J D4540. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1944. 227p, cloth. Great history of one of the greatest time ever for the sport, Jones, Hagen, Sarazen, Cotton... One of the best golf books of the 20th century. Signed by Percy Boomer 1945. D&J D5050. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1944. 227p, cloth. Great history of one of the greatest time ever for the sport, Jones, Hagen, Sarazen, Cotton... One of the best golf books of the 20th century. Signed by Percy Boomers pupil. D&J D5050. More
London: Duckworth, ca. 1910. 254p, dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates (mostly in color) from paintings by Harry Rountree; printed tissue-guards, original green cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, First Edition. Darwin's famous book covering the courses of Scotland, England and Ireland. The illustrations, from original water..... More