The Secret of Golf for Occasional Players
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922. 45p. cloth. Scarce first edition, later editions are much easier to find. More
Boomer specific
The Swing in Golf.
London: A. & C. Black Ltd., 1919. 82p. cloth. unusual instructional. More
Putting and Spared Shots
London: Methuen, 1939. 75p, cloth. foreword by Abe Mitchell. Nice Jacket. D&J A10150. More
The Principles of Golf.
London: W. & R. Chambers, 1923. 109p. cloth. Instruction. D&L A 11110. More
Picture Analysis of Golf Strokes.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1919. 252p. pictorial cloth. 1st impression. Impressive title of this multiple major champion, his less impressive follow up book in 1925 "Guide to Good Golf" gave much more detail of his methods. Several sketches and notes by Percy Boomer laid in. Gift inscription to PH Boomer from E...... More
The World´s Champion Golfers: Their Art Disclosed By The Ultra-Rapid Camera. Complete set 11 volumes.
London: The Photochrom Co. Ltd., 1924. Complete series of 10 instruction books plus 1 volume of key to interpretation of photos, 11 volumes total. Capturing the golf swing of six famous golfer's, including the following number of volumes on each pro: two on Joyce Wethered, two on Roger Wethered, two..... 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
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
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
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
From Vegetable Waste to Fertile Soil.
London: Faber and Faber, 1943. 52p. vloth. Dust jacket. 1943 is the reissued edition. More
Golf: a Royal and Ancient Game.
London: Macmillian and Co., 1899. 305p. red boards, top edges gilt. Third Edition, preceded by the Scotland Edition of 1875. "Widely regarded as one of the most significant, as well as best produced, early books on the history of golf, Clark's work is a compilation of the earliest literature of..... More
This Game of Golf.
England: Country Life, 1948. 248p. cloth Foreword by Bernard Darwin. Cotton's best book, most photograph's taken by himself. D&J C23020. More
Sixteen Motion Pictures of the Golf Swing
Los Angeles, USA: Country Club magazine, ca 1925. possible supplement to the Country Club magazine. very informative, no doubt used many times by Percy. More
The Chemistry of the Garden
London: MacMillan and Co., 1943. 147p. cloth. Hand written notes by Percy Boomer regarding agronomy, and possible root growth ideas. Very significant research work. Signed and dated 1943 by Percy Boomer. More
Present Day Golf.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, ca 1921. 309p, cloth Illustrated by G.W. Beldam first half is by Duncan second by Darwin, mainly instructional. D&J D20230. More
Golf Between Two Wars.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1944. 227p, cloth. Great history of one of the greatest time ever for the sport, Jones, Hagen, Sarazen, Cotton... One of the best golf books of the 20th century. Signed by Percy Boomers pupil. D&J D5050. More
Six Golfing Shots By Six Famous Players.
London: Dormeuil Freres, 1927. 40p. Blue wrappers. The six famous players are Abe Mitchell, J.H.Taylor, James Braid, George Duncan, Arnaud Massey and Jim Barnes. More
Practical Lawn Craft
London: Crosby Lockwood and Sons, 1939. 300p. cloth. Signed and dated "percy Boomer Sunningdale 41" More
A.B.C. Of Golf.
New York: Harper & Bros, 1916. 120p, cloth. Dunn originally from North Berwick, emigrated to the USA in 1894, after various jobs on the East coast he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he set up a series of golf school's and became one of the foremost teachers of his..... More
How to Approach
Chicago: Thos E. Wilson & Co., 1922. 52p, wrappers. (New edition) Dunn originally from North Berwick, emigrated to the USA in 1894, after various jobs on the East coast he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he set up a series of golf school's and became one of the foremost..... More
How to Drive
Chicago: Thos E. Wilson & Co., 1922. 56p, illustrated wrappers. (New edition) Dunn originally from North Berwick, emigrated to the USA in 1894, after various jobs on the East coast he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he set up a series of golf school's and became one of the..... More