The Golfer's Pocket Tip Book.
London: Mills and Boon, 1911. 126p. Illustrated wrappers. 34 illustrations of Jack White playing. Chapter on putting by Jack White. D&J F13900. 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: Mills and Boon, 1911. 126p. Illustrated wrappers. 34 illustrations of Jack White playing. Chapter on putting by Jack White. D&J F13900. More
London: Mills and Boon, 1911. 126p. Leather wrappers. 34 illustrations of Jack White playing. Chapter on putting by Jack White. D&J F13900. More
London: Mills and Boon, 1911. 126p. Leather wrappers. 34 illustrations of Jack White playing. Chapter on putting by Jack White. D&J F13900. More
New York: MacMillan, 1937. 411p, cloth. Comprehensive treatise of the Rules and Handicapping. A thorough analysis of the rules with over 300 decisions by the USGA Rules of Golf Committee. D&J F14740. More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1919. 147p, cloth. Preface by J.H. Taylor. Fulford was the professional at Bradford Golf Club, Yorkshire, before moving on to Le Touquet. This is the scarcer of his two works, the other being Potted Golf published in 1910. Scarcely seen in jacket, but poor condition..... More
Glasgow, Scotland: Dalross, 1910. 147p, cloth. Preface by J.H. Taylor. Fulford was the professional at Bradford Golf Club, Yorkshire. Meaningful letter, enclosed from Fulford to Percy Boomer asking him or if he knows of any jobs. D&J F17710. More
New York: A. S. Barnes, 1974. 282p. Cloth. Revised edition, first 1968. D&J G6790. More
England: Golf Illustrated Ltd., 1927. Interesting articles. many period advertisements. cover. More
England: Golf Monthly, 1948. 3 issues. Interesting articles. many period advertisements. 1 extra issue included but cover missing. cover of Vol. 39 No. 1 cover missing. More
London: Provincial, 1925. 30p. wrappers. first edition, went into several latter editions. More
Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1863. 58p. wrappers. Spine professionally repaired, clam shell box. The images show a before and after state of this wonderful and rare title when found usually without original wrappers. The first anthology of golf. Contains an absorbing history of the Bruntsfield Links, descriptions of Dutch "Kolf" and..... More
Edinburgh: The Golfer´s Handbook, 1927. 891p 29h edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. This is the first year of the larger format the 1926 issue had 1335p. Hard to find edition. D&J G24900. More
Edinburgh: The Golf Agency, 1905. 538p 7th edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. Hard to find edition. D&J G24900. More
Edinburgh: The Golf Agency, 1919. 722p 21st edition. This is the longest running and yearbook publication, a treasure chest of information. Hard to find edition. D&J G24860. More
London: Methuen, 1930. 60p. leather boards. More
Edinburgh: Peter Hill, 1823. 224p. contemporary cloth binding, poor condition, boards loose, contents with contemporary newspaper clippings stuck in. More
Cupar: M Fletcher, 1838. 264p. Cloth binding, updated third edition, some 31 years after the first. More
London: Gibbings and Company, 1909. 117p. cloth. Poetry. Good condition. D&J G39010. More
London: John Murray, 1935. 170p. cloth. Another agronomy title showing Percy Boomers search for knowledge. More
Paris: Guides Plumon, 1926. 499p. red cloth with black and white text. French edition of this French publication. Stated third edition. The first English edition was 1926. Substantial. Very scarce title. More
Paris: Guides Plumon, 1926. 499p. red cloth with black and white text. French edition of this French publication. Stated third edition. The first English edition was 1926. Substantial. Very scarce title. More
London: Heinemann, 1957. 299p, cloth. Scarcer UK edition, with 299 pages the USA edition has 341 pages. Must read autobiography from this colourful character. The first Americans to truly support The Open, winning on 4 occasions. First home born American to win in 1922. D&J H1840. More
New York: Century, 1917. 349p. decorative cloth. Fiction. D&J H2680. More
Manchester: Allied Newspapers Limited, ca 1928. 47p. no cover, would have been wrappers. Instruction. D&J H4780. More