Golf Faults Illustrated.
London: George Newnes, 1905. 140p. illustrated cloth Scarce first edition. More
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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Handbook of Athletic Sports 'Volume 1'
London: George Bell and Sons, 1890. ca 300p. cloth. Seven sports covered including golf by W.T. Linskill. More
A Book of Golf: Imperial Athletic Library
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. D&J B13630. More
A Book of Golf: Imperial Athletic Library
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. D&J B13630. More
Green Balls; The adventures of a night bomber
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1919. 309p. cloth. More
Crotchets and Foibles
London: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1903. 298p. Decorative red cloth. Essays, the first being golf. "The Golf Cure" More
On Learning Golf.
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
On Learning Golf.
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
The Golfer's Rubaiyat
New York: Duffield and Company, 1907. 79p. Decorative cloth. More
Golf Guide and How to Play Golf
London: British Sports Publishing, 1910. 148p. + advertisements. Photograph of Braid stating his Open wins 1901,5,6,8 and 10, illustrated wrappers. More
Golf Guide and How to Play Golf
London: British Sports Publishing, 1910. 148p. + advertisements. Photograph of Braid stating his Open wins 1901,5,6,8 and 10, illustrated wrappers. More
The Ladies Field Golf Book
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
Spalding's Le Golf
Louvre, Paris, France: Societe Francaise de Publications Sportives, 1910. 132p. + advertisements. Photograph of Braid stating Open Champion 1910, illustrated wrappers. French language, scarce. More
Advanced Golf.
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. D&J..... More
Advanced Golf.
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
Advanced Golf.
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. D&J..... More
Advanced Golf.
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. D&J B22240. More
Advanced Golf.
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
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. More
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. More
Keep your Eye on the Ball
London: Collins, 1936. 48p. cloth. Lovely illustrations. More
First Steps to Golf.
London: Mills and Boon, 1913. 91p. Cloth. Ran to many editions, this is is the true first. 1913. More
Golf in the Channel Islands
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. More
Moments with Golfing Masters.
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