Percy Boomer's Library of Golf
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.
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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
Golf
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
Bobby Locke on Golf.
London: Country Life, 1953. 196p, cloth foreword by Bernard Darwin. Locke was renowned as one of the greatest putters of all time. "You drive for show, but you putt for dough", was Locke famous line. Remembered as the four time winner of the British Open in 1949, 1950, 1952 and..... More
Gleneagles " A Plan of The Golf Courses"
Scotland: L.M.S., 1926. Fold-out map by map specialist McCorquodale & C. Glasgow. Gleneagles opened in 1919 and this map was probably completed as both courses King's and Queens opened. The map in the Macleannan book is black and white. Very attractive scarce item Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Candid Caddies.
London: The Citadel Press, 1935. 120p illustrated boards. Introduction by Bernard Darwin Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J G35350. More
On the Green: An Anthology for Golfers.
London: Daniel O'Conner, 1922. 237p. cloth. illustrated by Claud Lovat Fraser. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J L16900. More
On the Green: An Anthology for Golfers.
London: Daniel O'Conner, 1922. 237p. cloth. illustrated by Claud Lovat Fraser. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J L16900. More
Concerning Golf.
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
Concerning Golf.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1904. 217p. cloth. Second edition. 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. D&J L17620. More
F.G. Tait A Record Being His Life, Letters and Golfing Diary.
London: J. Nisbet and Co. Ltd., 1900. 304p, decorative red cloth. Introduction by Andrew Lang. Biography of the great Scottish golfer who was tragically killed in the Boer War. Profits from the sale of this book were donated to the Black Watch Widows' and Orphans' Fund. Part of the Percy..... More
F.G. Tait A Record Being His Life, Letters and Golfing Diary.
London: J. Nisbet and Co. Ltd., 1900. 304p, decorative red cloth. I Introduction by Andrew Lang. Biography of the great Scottish golfer who was tragically killed in the Boer War. Profits from the sale of this book were donated to the Black Watch Widows' and Orphans' Fund. Part of the..... More
History of St. Andrews
Edinburgh: Edinburgh Printing and Publishing Company, 1838. 227p. Cloth. Map present. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Scotland's Gift Golf
New York: Charles Schribner, 1928. 340p. Red Cloth. MacDonald father of American golf first U.S. Amateur Champion. influential in creating the U.S.G.A. renowned architect, one of the classic titles in the golf library. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J M1720. More
Deck and Home Golf
London: George Routledge, ca 1905. 116p. decorative cloth. Unique invention, golf on Ocean Cruise ships. Uncommon title. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J M1900. More
Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and GreenKeeping
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1920. 135p cloth 1st edition. illustrated. Introduction by H.S. Colt. "Four short essays" on course design by one of the first great course architects and one of the first to recognise that a course could be created by taking advantage of natural features and terrain..... More
Our Lady of the Green; A book of Ladies Golf
London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1899. 233p. decorative cloth. With chapters by Issette Pearson, A. Bennet Pascoe and others, original pictorial green cloth spine and covers laid down, decoratively stamped in red, black, white and cream. First Edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Golf at Gleneagles.
Scotland: McCorquodale & Co., 1921. 144p decorative boards., [2], xxxiiv pp. Large colour folding map of the Plan of the Gleaneagles Golf Course at rear; many tinted photographs and maps within, each page with decorative frame, original illustrated boards. A wonderful book detailing the history of Gleneagles Golf Course. Also..... More
Culbertson's Contract Golf
New York: Bridge World, 1932. 64p. cloth. "A book which did not attempt to tell how to play golf better but suggested a new and novel way to play a match. The idea did not exactly sweep golfers off their feet." Possibly a new catergory, "Gambling"! D&J M8800. More
The Enchanted Golf Clubs
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1920. 152p. decorative boards. United States version of The Haunted Major. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
The Haunted Major
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co., 1919. 192p, cloth. Signed by Percy Boomer. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J M10690. More
Pictorial Golf.
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, 1928. 243p. cloth. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More