How to Play the Old Course.
St. Andrews, Scotland. J. & G. Innes. 1933. 52p. illustrated wrappers. Foreword by Bobby Jones. First edition 1932 this an early edition. 2nd edition, 6 pence. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J H24820. 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.
St. Andrews, Scotland. J. & G. Innes. 1933. 52p. illustrated wrappers. Foreword by Bobby Jones. First edition 1932 this an early edition. 2nd edition, 6 pence. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J H24820. More
St. Andrews, Scotland. J. & G. Innes. 1932. 52p. illustrated wrappers. Foreword by Bobby Jones. First edition 1932 this an early edition. 1st edition, 6 pence. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J H24820. More
United States of America: A. G. Spalding & Brothers, 1935. 59p cloth. Classic Jones, this was published with various covers, this is the stronger imitation leather cover. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: Minton, 1927. 239p. cloth. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Illustrated with plates from photographs. tan and green cloth lettered in gilt. First Trade Edition. A classic golf autobiography, one of the best ever written on one of the best ever to play the game. Often referred to as the..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1931. 239p, cloth. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Illustrated with plates from photographs. tan and green cloth lettered in gilt. Fourth UK Trade Edition. A classic golf biography, one of the best ever written, by the best ever to play the game? Often rated the best..... More
New York: One Time Publications, 1931. 112p. illustrated wrappers. Published a year on from his Grand Slam. Many Jones essays, all of equal interest and high "Jones" standard. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: One Time Publications, 1931. 112p. illustrated wrappers. Published a year on from his Grand Slam. Many Jones essays, all of equal interest and high "Jones" standard. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Dropmore Press, 1947. 84p. illustrated boards. Dust Jacket/slipcase. Ltd ed. 45/750 where the first 50 copies are special bound. This is one of those copies. Introduction by Bernard Darwin. First printed in 1857 and again in 1862 and 1870. Superb copy, in original wrapper and scarce slipcase. Compliments letter..... More
Cupar: John C. Orr, 1862. 96p. illustrated wrappers First printed in 1857 and again in 1862 and 1870. Original wrapper not overly well repaired, cover very faded but complete, contents very good. Contained in a Royal envelope "On his majesty's Service" Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J F. More
London: Cecil Palmer, 1923. 125p. decorative cloth. Note laid in, gifted to Percy from ? written on Lloyds of London stationary. Very attractive title. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J K3310. More
London: Cecil Palmer, 1923. 125p. decorative cloth. Had written note of music laid in titled 'Links of Life' Very attractive title. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J K3310. More
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1902. 341p, decorative cloth. The second golf title from Mrs Kennard. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J K4260. More
Dirleton, 1896. xix, 516, [2], xxxiv, [1] pp. + 9 full-page plates (added for this edition) from paintings and photographs (mostly photogravure and/or sepia-tone), including frontispiece portrait; numerous illustrations throughout chiefly from photographs, some from paintings and facsimiles. 28.5x22 cm. (11x8¾"), original brown cloth boards with gilt text. No. 229..... More
London: Faber and Faber LTD, 1944. 116p. cloth. Pages annoted, book marks and a note from Boomer on ordering turf maintenance products. Important. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1921. 224p. Cloth. Fine autobiography of the long time St. Andrews pro. First printed in June 1921. This edition was seemingly printed in low numbers, as the second revised edition came out a month later, making this edition hard to find. Part of the Percy..... More
England: Dent, 1937. 498p cloth edited by Lawless. chapters by Bernard Darwin, Henry Cotton, Robert Browning, A.H. Padgham, Eleanor Helme, O.B. Keeler...... Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Paris, France: Pierre Lafitte & Co., ND. 392p. decorative cloth. Chapter on clock golf (2 page) and chapter on "Le Putting" (2 pages) Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Methuen, 1907. 299p. Red Cloth. Illustrated with plates from 24 photographs, including a frontispiece portrait of Herd, Taylor, Braid and Vardon, together, with tissue-guard. original red cloth, lettered in gilt, gilt golfer vignette on spine. Very interesting book, autobiographical accounts of 34 golfers, the contributors are James Braid, Tom..... More
London: Mills and Boon, 1910. 309p. cloth. Very nice copy, some foxing. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1895. 194p. Decorative cloth. Lee's 'Golf in America' is celebrated as the first book about golf written by an American. The book covers all aspects, but of interest is the migration of golf to Canada and the United States. The first American golf publication was Spalding's..... More
London: George Newnes, ca 1911. 91p. illustrated wrappers, but missing. 3rd edition revised. Cecil Leitch born in Silloth in 1891 widely thought of as the country leading female golfer of the 20th century, the book was originally written and published in the UK in 1911 when she was just 20..... More
London: Thorton Butterworth, 1924. 126p. cloth. Early ladies instruction from the Ladies Open Champion, the English Open, the French and Canadian Open Champion. One page paper with notes from Percy B. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J L8950. More
London: George Bell and Sons, 1895. 58p. decorative cloth. Third edition. First 1889, second 1892. illustrated with four photographs of "Old Tom" Morris. Author was the founder and Captain of the Cambridge University Golf Club and a personal friend of Old Tom. Brevity is common in these early golf volumes..... More