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ALL ABOUT BILLIARDS AND HOW TO POT

ALL ABOUT BILLIARDS AND HOW TO POT

Classic guide to playing billiards, featuring ten photographs and eighty diagrams. 8vo. 250pp. Cloth-covered boards. Gift inscription to previous owner to inside cover. Good condition. 

£8.00

THE ART OF PRACTICAL BILLIARDS FOR AMATEURS

THE ART OF PRACTICAL BILLIARDS FOR AMATEURS

Early billiards instruction manual from 'The Club Series', including introductions to snooker and pool, with explanatory drawings. 8vo. 115pp. Illustrated cloth covers. Covers lightly marked. Small crease

£24.00

THE BEGINNER AT BILLIARDS

THE BEGINNER AT BILLIARDS

Classic early billiards manual with explanatory diagrams throughout and pull-out handicap table. 8vo. 110pp. Cloth-covered pictorial boards. Boards lightly worn to edges. Good condition.

£45.00

BETTER BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER

BETTER BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER

Tips on improving at both billiards and snooker by the former professional player turned TV commentating legend, with explanatory photographs and diagrams throughout. 8vo. 90pp. Paperback. Good condition.

£7.00

BILLIARD SECRETS

BILLIARD SECRETS

A guide to billiards with instructional guidance by the prolific early 20th-century author on the subject, including a chapter on snooker and numerous explanatory illustrations. 8vo. 156pp. Paperback.

£24.00

BILLIARD TABLE GAMES FOR TABLES OF ALL SIZES

BILLIARD TABLE GAMES FOR TABLES OF ALL SIZES

Includes instructions for billiards, snooker pool, pyramids, black pool etc. Paperback. Small 8vo. 64pp. Revised edition. Light foxing throughout. A good copy.

£12.00

BILLIARDS

BILLIARDS

Excellent history of the game, with instructional section. First Edition. 8vo. viii + 312pp. Frontispiece, 41 plates. Original pictorial green cloth, rubbed. Good condition.  

£34.00

BILLIARDS

BILLIARDS

Classic billiards instructional with many diagrams and illustrations. First edition. 8vo. 483pp + adverts. Dark green boards with gilt titles and gilt page edges. Corners bumped and boards rubbed. Front

£120.00

BILLIARDS

BILLIARDS

Victorian billiards instruction manual by the champion player William Mitchell, from 'The Dean's Champion Handbooks Series', with table diagrams throughout. 8vo. 64pp. Paperback. Covers lightly worn.

£95.00

BILLIARDS & SNOOKER - A TRADE HISTORY

BILLIARDS & SNOOKER - A TRADE HISTORY

An illustrated history of the equipment used for billiards and snooker, with accounts of the major firms who have manufactured it. 8vo. 97pp. Paperback. Minor wear to cover and a small hole in title-page.

£20.00

BILLIARDS (BADMINTON LIBRARY OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES)

BILLIARDS (BADMINTON LIBRARY OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES)

A classic Victorian manual on how to play billiards, illustrated throughout with period pictures and diagrams. 8vo. 455pp. Original pictorial boards. Boards lightly rubbed to edges. Some foxing. The bookplate

£24.00

BILLIARDS - HOW TO PLAY AND WIN

BILLIARDS - HOW TO PLAY AND WIN

A wartime reprint from Foulsham's Cloth-Bound Pocket Library of the classic billiards manual from the 1920s, with explanatory illustrations throughout. 8vo. 115pp + advertisements. Dust-wrapper, lightly

£16.00

BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER

BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER

Billiards and snooker Instructional volume from the Warne's Recreation Books series. Paperback. Reprint. Small 8vo. 64pp. Original pictorial wrappers, rubbed. Good condition.

£45.00

BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER - HOW TO PLAY WELL

BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER - HOW TO PLAY WELL

An early 20th-century introduction to all games played on baize, also including pool and pyramids, providing both an overview and tactical lessons, illustrated with line diagrams. 8vo. 90pp. Paperback.

£10.00

BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER FOR AMATEUR PLAYERS

BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER FOR AMATEUR PLAYERS

First-edition Penguin guide explaining numerous tactical lessons, written by the legendary Australian player and illustrated with line diagrams. 8vo. 119pp. Paperback. Covers lightly rubbed and with a

£14.00

THE BILLIARDS ASSOCIATION AND CONTROL COUNCIL HANDBOOK & RULES

THE BILLIARDS ASSOCIATION AND CONTROL COUNCIL HANDBOOK & RULES

The official rules governing billiards and snooker for the 1970/71 season, plus historic tournament records and illustrated with photographs of leading players such as Rex Williams, John Spencer, Eddie

£6.00

BILLIARDS FOR AMATEURS

BILLIARDS FOR AMATEURS

A classic guide to playing billiards, illustrated throughout with explanatory diagrams. Large 8vo. 233pp. Cloth-covered boards. Boards lightly rubbed to edges and top of spine. Good condition. Previous

£60.00

BILLIARDS FOR EVERYBODY

BILLIARDS FOR EVERYBODY

A classic early 20th-century billiards guide by the son of champion player John Roberts, complete with explanatory diagrams and photographs, plus biographical notes on the author's father and other greats

£30.00

BILLIARDS IN EASY STAGES

BILLIARDS IN EASY STAGES

A classic inter-war billiards guide by the champion player who gives advice on cue grip, stance, the use of rests and the correct methods of playing various strokes, complete with explanatory diagrams. 8vo.

£35.00

BILLIARDS IN THE 20TH CENTURY

BILLIARDS IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Comprehensive work on billiards with practical instruction, Great Players I have watched and astounding feats. First edition. 8vo. viii + 268pp + ads. Original green cloth with gilt titles, plus original

£225.00

BILLIARDS THROUGH THE CENTURIES

BILLIARDS THROUGH THE CENTURIES

A brief account of the history and development of billiards during four centuries. 4to. 37pp. Original cloth-covered boards. Boards rubbed to edges and with small splits at top of spine. Good condition

£80.00

BILLIARDS: THE STROKES OF THE GAME

BILLIARDS: THE STROKES OF THE GAME

Levi's famous treatise on the strokes of Billiards. First edition. 8vo. 264pp. Some underlining of the word "diagram" within the first 30 pages only. Two further parts were added - this is effectively

£40.00

BILLIARDS: THE STROKES OF THE GAME (VOLUMES I AND II)

BILLIARDS: THE STROKES OF THE GAME (VOLUMES I AND II)

Levi's famous treatise on the strokes of Billiards in two volumes published 1904 and 1905 with numerous diagrams in text. Paperback. 8vo. Vol.1: 2nd edition 1904, original card wrappers. pages 1-76 +

£90.00

THE COMPLETE BILLIARD PLAYER

THE COMPLETE BILLIARD PLAYER

Comprehensive treatise on Billiards from one of its foremost exponents, Charles Roberts ("Vivid"). First edition. 8vo. Rebound in quarter leather with green clothboards, Gilt titles to front cover and

£75.00

COMPLETE SNOOKER

COMPLETE SNOOKER

Classic illustrated snooker manual by the great champion player, comprising two volumes in one: 'How I Play Snooker' (described by Ronnie O'Sullivan as the most important influence on his game) and 'Advanced

£90.00

COMPLETE SNOOKER FOR THE AMATEUR

COMPLETE SNOOKER FOR THE AMATEUR

Revised edition of the classic illustrated snooker manual by the great champion player, comprising two volumes in one: 'How I Play Snooker' (described by Ronnie O'Sullivan as the most important influence

£80.00

DAINTY BILLIARDS - HOW TO PLAY THE CLOSE CANNON GAME

DAINTY BILLIARDS - HOW TO PLAY THE CLOSE CANNON GAME

Billiards lessons from the legendary player whose world-record break of 499,135 using his cradle-cannon technique led to it being banned from the sport, with numerous explanatory diagrams. First edition.

£105.00

FIRST STEPS TO BILLIARDS

FIRST STEPS TO BILLIARDS

Classic billiards instructional from the champion player, with numerous explanatory diagrams and a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece. First edition. 8vo. 95pp. Cloth-covered boards.

£55.00

FUN ON THE BILLIARD TABLE

FUN ON THE BILLIARD TABLE

An Edwardian collection of amusing tricks and games for amateurs, with instructional photographs and diagrams throughout. 8vo. 114pp. Illustrated stiff-card boards with black spine-tape. Boards lightly

£75.00

THE GAME OF BILLIARDS AND HOW TO PLAY IT

THE GAME OF BILLIARDS AND HOW TO PLAY IT

A classic Edwardian billiards guide by the great champion player and writer on the game, complete with 142 explanatory diagrams 8vo. 124pp. Illustrated cloth-boards. Boards lightly worn. Good condition.

£20.00

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