Handbook of Athletic Sports 'Volume 1'
London: George Bell and Sons, 1890. ca 300p. cloth. Seven sports covered including golf by W.T. Linskill 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.
Download PDF of Percy Boomer's Library of GolfLondon: George Bell and Sons, 1890. ca 300p. cloth. Seven sports covered including golf by W.T. Linskill Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1903. 308p. decorative cloth. By James Braid, J.A.T. Bramston, H.G.Hutchinson and others. Illustrated. 308 pages. Photographs by A. Gandy. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J B13630. More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1919. 309p. cloth Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1903. 298p. Decorative red cloth. Essays, the first being golf. "The Golf Cure". Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: John Lane, 1942. 215p. Limited edition No. 189/500 Percy Boomer became known as one of the finest teachers of the 20th century, his book is very well written and easy to understand. This is the almost impossible to find 1st edition limited maybe due to the war, additionally in..... More
England: The Bodley Head, 1946. 258p, cloth Classic instruction which can still be found in many of today's instruction methods. First 1942 reprinted 1946 in scarce war time dust jacket badly chipped, the inside of the jacket is printed on coming from another book less popular than this title. This..... More
New York: Duffield and Company, 1907. 79p. Decorative cloth Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: British Sports Publishing, 1910. 148p. + advertisements. Photograph of Braid stating his Open wins 1901,5,6,8 and 10, illustrated wrappers. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: British Sports Publishing, 1910. 148p. + advertisements. Photograph of Braid stating his Open wins 1901,5,6,8 and 10, illustrated wrappers. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: George Newnes, 1908. 86p. Blue Cloth. Early ladies title and importantly the subject has been given deep consideration by one of the leading 2 to 3 players of the period. Certainly adding more credibility that golf is a sport for both sexes. Also published in wrappers, this is the..... More
Louvre, Paris, France: Societe Francaise de Publications Sportives, 1910. 132p. + advertisements. Photograph of Braid stating Open Champion 1910, illustrated wrappers. French language, scarce. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Methuen, 1908. 322p. Cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including a photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue-guard. Original black cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt. A book of instruction, with two chapters of memoirs. Second was printing May 1908 one month later. First printing April 1908. Part..... More
London: Methuen, 1908. 322p. Cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including a photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue-guard. Original black cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt. A book of instruction, with two chapters of memoirs. This third was printing June 1908 one month later. First printing April 1908..... More
London: Methuen, 1908. 322p. Cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including a photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue-guard. Original black cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt. A book of instruction, with two chapters of memoirs. Second was printing May 1908 one month later. First printing April 1908. Part..... More
London: Methuen, 1908. 322p. Cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including a photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue-guard. Original black cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt. A book of instruction, with two chapters of memoirs. First printing April 1908. Gift inscription "To Harry Vardon" unlikely from Braid. Part..... More
London: Methuen, 1908. 322p. Cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including a photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue-guard. Original black cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt. A book of instruction, with two chapters of memoirs. First printing April 1908. Bookplate of 'Sir Robert Arundell Hudson, Political organiser, who..... More
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
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
London: Collins, 1936. 48p. cloth. Lovely illustrations Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
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
London: The Golf Clubs Association. ca 1960. 35p. illustrated wrappers. 1st edition. Part of a 'Golf on/in' series early editions hard to find. Very significant item in the Percy Boomer collection as the book notes his father George setting out the first course at La Moye in 1902. Part of..... More
London: Methuen, 1932. 100p, cloth. Many famous players quoted on their techniques. It was ' Young Tom' Morris who in the old days first astonished the world by using a niblick to pitch the ball up to the pin and make it stop there 'as if it had a string..... More
London: Methuen, 1932. 100p, cloth. Very fine copy in likewise and quiet rare dust jacket. Many famous players quoted on their techniques. It was ' Young Tom' Morris who in the old days first astonished the world by using a niblick to pitch the ball up to the pin and..... More
London: Methuen, 1932. 100p, cloth. Many famous players quoted on their techniques. It was ' Young Tom' Morris who in the old days first astonished the world by using a niblick to pitch the ball up to the pin and make it stop there 'as if it had a string..... More