Golf Guide and How to Play Golf.
London: British Sports Publishing, ca 1910. 155p, cloth. 155 pages plus ads. Part of the Spalding Athletic Library No. 10 Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Boomer Library
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.
The Journal of The Board of Greenkeeping Research Vol. 6 No. 21
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
Keep your Eye on the Ball
London: Collins, 1936. 48p. cloth. Lovely illustrations Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
First Steps to Golf.
London: Mills and Boon, 1913. 91p. Cloth. Ran to many editions, this is is the true first. 1913. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
From Vegetable Waste to Fertile Soil.
London: Faber and Faber, 1943. 52p. vloth. Dust jacket. 1943 is the reissued edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Echoes on the Links
Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray, ca 1924. 92p. Illustrated wrappers. History. Very scarce title in orginal wrappers, spine intact. small water stain to top of spine, not distracting from this lovely title. Chapters include, Early matches, Course Construction. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J B44980. More
The Golfers Guide
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
The Golfers Guide
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
Horace on the Links
London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co., 1903. 100p. cloth. Foreword by Horace Hutchinson. Not hard to figure out the subject of this book! Book is dedicated to Horace in gratitude what he has done for English Golf. Poetry. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J B1150. More
Half Hours with an Old Golfer.
London: George Bell & Sons, 1895. 178p. Decorative cloth. Illustrations throughout by G. A. Laundy, plus 4 chromolithograph plates with tissue-guards, including frontispiece. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J C30160. More
Half Hours with an Old Golfer.
London: George Bell & Sons, 1895. 178p. Decorative cloth. Illustrations throughout by G. A. Laundy, plus 4 chromolithograph plates with tissue-guards, including frontispiece. Nice inscription from the author and signed. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J C30160. More
Drives and Puts.
Boston: L. C. Page and Company, 1899. 243p. Decorative cloth. Frontispiece of a woman golfer by H.C. Ireland, with tissue-guard; woodcut vignette on title page. original pictorial green cloth in an arts and crafts trade binding, depicting a man and woman strolling on a green, holding golf clubs, top edge..... More
Golf for Beginners.
London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1922. 124p, decorative cloth. Popular book. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J C3040. More
Golfing: a handbook to the Royal and Ancient Game, with a list of clubs, rules etc., also golfing sketches and poems.
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
Golfing: a handbook to the Royal and Ancient Game, with a list of clubs, rules etc., also golfing sketches and poems.
Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1887. 134p. decorative red cloth. 7x4¾, first Edition. Unusual red edition. Priced accordingly due to board damage. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J C8890. More
Golf: a Royal and Ancient game.
Edinburgh: R & R Clark, 1875. 284p. decorative cloth. Illustrated by Clark Stanton, C/A. Doyle and G. Aikman. Very significant and well produced early title. Compilation of the earliest literature of the game. Clark collected early press reports, biographical sketches, significant acts of Parliament, municipal records, diaries, a extracts of..... More
Golf: a Royal and Ancient Game.
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
Golf: a Royal and Ancient Game.
London: Macmillian and Co., 1899. 305p. red boards, top edges gilt. Third 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
Golf for Young Players.
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
The Glasgow Golf Club 1787-1907.
Glasgow: John Smith and Son, 1907. 172p. Red cloth. 120th anniversary of the Glasgow Golf Club. Repairs to two pages, previously torn, loose plate, contents clean Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Nine Holes of Golf.
New York: Scribners, 1922. 87p. Boards. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Some Golfing 'IFs'.
United Kingdom: British Steel Golf Shafts, 1948. 40p, illustrated wrappers. Promotional booklet of the back of his 3rd Open victory. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Sixteen Motion Pictures of the Golf Swing
Los Angeles, USA: Country Club magazine, ca 1925. possible supplement to the Country Club magazine. very informative, no doubt used many times by Percy. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
The Chemistry of the Garden
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