Inspired Golf.
England: Methuen, 1921. 64p, illustrated boards. Instruction, scarce 1st edition went into many editions. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J T 13300. 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.
Download PDF of Percy Boomer's Library of GolfEngland: Methuen, 1921. 64p, illustrated boards. Instruction, scarce 1st edition went into many editions. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J T 13300. More
New York: Macmillian Publishing, 1913. 242p. cloth. published June 1913 twice. With 48 illustrations, mostly plates from photographs, a diagram and a colour tinted frontispiece with tissue-guard. 7½x5¼, gilt-lettered and decorated green cloth, pictorial cover label. First Edition. Travers played a large part in the development of golf in America..... More
New York: Knopf, 1926. 259p. dec. cloth Turn of the 20th century's United States premier Amateur Champion, also captured amongst his US Amateur titles the 1915 US Open. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1915. 258p, decorative cloth. 4 time U.S. Amateur champion and the 1925 US Open Champion, Travers had an on off relationship with golf. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J T14020. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901. 225p dec.orative cloth. Australian born, Travis was the most successful amateur golfer in the United States during the early 1900s, only taking up the game at 34 years of age, went on to win three US Amateurs and the British Amateur (becoming the first..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. 266p decorative cloth. Australian born, Travis was the most successful amateur golfer in the United States during the early 1900s, only taking up the game at 34 years of age, went on to win three US Amateurs and the British Amateur (becoming the first..... More
London: Werner Laurie, 1907. 334p. Dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including frontispiece. 21.8x14 cm. (8½x5½"), original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, light blue, black and red-orange, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black. First Edition. Biography of Scotland's most famous golfer, and now a classic..... More
London: Werner Laurie, 1907. 334p. Dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including frontispiece. 21.8x14 cm. (8½x5½"), original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, light blue, black and red-orange, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black. First Edition. Very Fine condition, almost no loss of paint to the..... More
London: Werner Laurie, 1907. 334p. Dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including frontispiece. 21.8x14 cm. (8½x5½"), original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, light blue, black and red-orange, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black. First Edition. Very Fine condition, almost no loss of paint to the..... More
London: Mills and Boon, 1909. 120p. cloth. Scarce First printing. Hard to find in cloth, more common is the paper back edition. Book deserves a place on any serious library's shelf's. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J T17680. More
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
New York: John Wanamaker, 1915. 108p. Decorative cloth. US edition. First 50 pages missing! Attractive covers. D&J V1570. 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: Adam and Charles, 1914. 256p. 2nd revised edition, 1st 1909. decorative cloth. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: E.P. Dutton and company, 1916. 319p dec. cloth. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J V1510. More
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1935. 95p cloth, Illustrated. Timeless instruction Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J V1270. More
London: Duckworth, 1936. 136p. cloth. UK edition with added bonus off an introduction by Henry Longhurst and possibly his first contribution to the golf library. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J V1570. 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
Paris, France: Librairie Delagrave, ca 1913. 204p. Cloth. French translation of "How to Play Golf". 1st edition. Signed by George Boomer to the FFEP. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Hutchinson, 1920. 160p. cloth. hard to find first edition. Went into many printings, another popular instructional from the biggest name of the period. Book very good. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J V3130. More
London: Fry Magazine Limited. 1914. 143p, illustrated boards. Nice chapters on all aspects of the game by the masters of the time. D&J V3490. More
London: Methuen, 1905. 277p, cloth + 40p, ads. 5th edition October 1905, 1st published July 1905, published just three months after the first. 65 black-and white plates. Very poor copy, this very likely the working copy used by Percy Boomer, laid in some hand written notes by Percy and a...... More
London: Methuen, 1909. 277p, cloth + 40p, ads. Tenth edition August 1909, 1st published 1905. Very popular book from the number one golfer of the period. Hand-cut pages. 65 black-and white plates. All in all a good copy. Minimal foxing, ink name to ffep. Some pencil notes by Percy Boomer..... More
London: Methuen, 1905. 277p, cloth + 40p, ads. Second edition June 1905, 1st published June 1905. Very popular book from the number one golfer of the period. Hand-cut pages. 65 black-and white plates. All in all a good copy. Minimal foxing, some water stains, no pages stuck together, very readable..... More