Golf Illustrated No. 1340 & 1401 December 1927 and February 1929
England: Golf Illustrated Ltd., 1927. Interesting articles. many period advertisements. cover. 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 GolfEngland: Golf Illustrated Ltd., 1927. Interesting articles. many period advertisements. cover. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Provincial, 1925. 30p. wrappers. first edition, went into several latter editions. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J G24860. More
London: Methuen, 1930. 60p. leather boards. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Edinburgh: Peter Hill, 1823. 224p. contemporary cloth binding, poor condition, boards loose, contents with contemporary newspaper clippings stuck in. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
Cupar: M Fletcher, 1838. 264p. Cloth binding, updated third edition, some 31 years after the first. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
London: Gibbings and Company, 1909. 117p. cloth. Poetry. Good condition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J G39010. More
London: John Murray, 1935. 170p. cloth. Another agronomy title showing Percy Boomers search for knowledge. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. 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 Part of the Percy Boomer golf..... More
New York: Century, 1917. 349p. decorative cloth. Fiction. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J H2680. More
Manchester: Allied Newspapers Limited, ca 1928. 47p. no cover, would have been wrappers. Instruction Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J H4780. More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1920. 159p cloth. second impression July 1920, first impression April 1920. illustrated Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J H4930. More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1920. 159p cloth. second impression July 1920, first impression April 1920. illustrated. Some pencil under lining by Percy Boomer. D&J H4930. More
England: The Golf Clubs Association, 1948. 44p Blue wrappers Gold text. Old course, says the handbook has turf comparable with the Old Course of St. Andrews. New course Harry Colt designed. More
London: Methuen, 1913. 56p, cloth scarce 1st edition. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J H6310. More
London: Thomas Tegg and Son, 1835. 363p. cloth. An alphabetic list of sports, golf included. More
London: Fine Art Society, 1899. [8] + plates. Introduction by Horace Hutchinson. With 7 loose color lithograph plates of a golfer at various stages of his life, wrapped with original tissue-guard. Folio, 16¾x10¾, contents loose in cloth-backed boards portfolio (as issued), pictorial color lithographed cover label. First Edition. The golfer..... More
New York: Macmillan Company, 1912. 249p cloth. Second enlarged edition, first being published in a limited edition in 1908 7¼x4¾, blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Second Edition, Revised and enlarged, second printing. " Murdoch calls this "One of the most entertaining books ever written on the psychology of golf..... More
New York: Baker and Taylor, 1904. 217p. illustrated cloth. Includes a chapter by Rhona K. Adair. Illustrations from photographs and drawings including frontispiece portrait of the author. (8vo) original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, gray, gilt and brown, front cover lettered in white, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition..... More