The Complete Book of Billiards, A Fully Illustrated Reference Guide to the World of Billiards, Pool, Snooker, and Other Cue Sports
by Shamos, Mike
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good condition
- ISBN 10
- 0517208695
- ISBN 13
- 9780517208694
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About This Item
New York : Gramercy Books, 1993. Edition Not Stated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Binding is tight and spine is fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Back endpapers have some very faint foxing, text appears to be free of foxing Edges are mostly clean and tidy with a few tiny marks The origins of billiards, pool, snooker, and other cue sports date back centuries, and The Complete Book of Billiards is the essential reference guide to these and all associated cue games.
The book is both informative and entertaining as it defines the whole of billiard terminology within a historical context. In accessible A-to-Z format, with hundreds of archival illustrations and prints, most of the entries are brief encyclopedia-type paragraphs containing anecdotes, quotes, and analysis of the term. Thoroughly cross-referenced, with an extensive bibliography as well as several appendices, this is a particularly comprehensive gui B & W photos
The book is both informative and entertaining as it defines the whole of billiard terminology within a historical context. In accessible A-to-Z format, with hundreds of archival illustrations and prints, most of the entries are brief encyclopedia-type paragraphs containing anecdotes, quotes, and analysis of the term. Thoroughly cross-referenced, with an extensive bibliography as well as several appendices, this is a particularly comprehensive gui B & W photos
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55868
- Title
- The Complete Book of Billiards, A Fully Illustrated Reference Guide to the World of Billiards, Pool, Snooker, and Other Cue Sports
- Author
- Shamos, Mike
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Not Stated
- ISBN 10
- 0517208695
- ISBN 13
- 9780517208694
- Publisher
- Gramercy Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 306
- Size
- A4 (300 x 210mm approx.)
- Keywords
- Snooker, Billiards and Darts billiards, snooker, pool, snooker
- X weight
- 1000 kg
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