Download or read book Modern Billiards Classic Reprint written by John Roberts and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Modern Billiards T may be as well to state at the outset that Mr. John Roberts is only directly responsible for the section of the book to which his name is attached, namely, that part which lies between pages 43 and 176. This section must not be confounded with the book under the same title which appeared some years ago. The complete work is here pre sented for the first time, and only thirty-five pages of it appeared in the book published under the title of T be Game of Billiards and How to Play It. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Game of Billiards Classic Reprint written by Michael Phelan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Game of Billiards The code of rules drawn up for simplifying and giving uniformity 'to the various games of billiards, as played in the United States, Will be found, the author confidently believes, the most ample and satisfactory ever laid before the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Billiards Classic Reprint written by Joseph Bennett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Billiards Years ago, the Editor of this work felt the want of a systematic treatise on Billiards. Books there were, giving instructions on various points, but none, so far as he could discover, harmonising the whole into a system. The Editor refrained from undertaking such a book, feeling that he had not a sufficiently intimate knowledge of the game. Knowing, however, that Mr. Bennett was a very successful teacher of Billiards, the Editor propounded his scheme to him; and the result of their joint labours will be found in the following pages. November 1872. Preface To The Third Edition. The Author and Editor have gone carefully through all the directions and measurements, have amended some passages and have corrected some of the strokes. A new chapter on Winning-hazards has been added. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Modern Billiards written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Modern Billiards: A Complete Text-Book of the Game, Containing Plain and Practical Instructions How to Play and Acquire Skill at This Scientific Amusement Apart from its inviting to moderate and wholesome exer cise, billiards, as popularly played, is pre-eminently a mental pastime. Nearly all its exponents Of approved skill, What ever were the drawbacks Of their youth, are intellectually quick and This is due in some measure to the ready mathematical requirements Of the play as a routine, but in a much greater degree to its taxing the eye, stimulating the fancy, and disciplining the mind by imposing watchfulness, invention, and analysis. Slowness is costly, and hence, as an early habit, an eager alertness Of Vision, alacrity Of step, and promptitude Of decision. Regarding billiards as' a spectacle, its physical requisites to perfection are keen Sight, level head and steady hand; but they are by no means essential to enjoyment Of it as a leisure-hour diversion en amateur. In this sense, its charm lies altogether in participation, which is all the more agree able and healthful because never needing to be exhausting. Caroming methods are still changing. Execution is again growing less fantastic and more practical. Systemization is becoming more and more dominant. In consequence, certain gathering shots, depicting instructive possibilities rather than downright needs, and diagrammed as still proper to teach when the earlier edition Of this book was issued, have no place in the present volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Championship Billiards written by John A. Thatcher and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Championship Billiards: Old and New The Amateur Championship of America; All Kinds of Balks; Diagrams of the Various Methods of Checking Speed; The "Albany Pony" in England; The Ives-Roberts Match in England; The Johnson-Reeves Match at Cushion Caroms (biggest betting game ever known in the United States); New Game of Billiards French Corner Game; Record Odds and Ends; Bank Shots; Fancy Shots; Finger Billiards; Lady Fancy Shot Player; Armless Billiardist; English Billiards; American Experts in Europe; Foreigners in America; Best Handicap; Rub Nurse at Cushion Caroms; Kiss in Corner at Cushion Caroms; Definition of "Shortstop"; Fournil in America; Manufacture of Billiard Tables and Cushions, Etc.; Michael Phelan in Europe; Finale. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Ball to Ball Billiards Classic Reprint written by Edmund Foster Hoskin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ball to Ball Billiards Ball to ball billiards is/the secret of big runs and the action of the ball is the foundation of billiard playing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Billiards Without a Master Classic Reprint written by Michael Phelan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Billiards Without a Master Besides a frontispiece, showing the position Of players, it Contains fifty well executed plates, on most Of which are engraved diagrams, or plans Of different strokes or plays, accompanied by clear explanations, affording ample. Directions for the player, and comprising at the same time, all those improvements and practical novelties by which this elegant amusement has been SO much advanced during the last twenty years. This splendid work, in the production Of which the publisher has spared neither time, labor, or expense, to render it in every respect worthy Of the patronage with which he has long been honored as a manufacturer Of Bil liard Tables, includes, also, a full and clear description Of almost all the various games played in the civilized world; the Laws and Rules by which they are regulated, and a variety Of remarks Of much value and importance to the Student. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Hints on Billiards Classic Reprint written by J. P. Buchanan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hints on Billiards Billiards, by Joseph Bennett (ex-cham pion), edited by the well-known Cavendish, is universally admitted to be a standard work. It is, however, written for those amateurs who either possess tables of their own, with time and inclination to practise, or who care to hire club or public tables at regular intervals for the purposes of practising, the set strokes mathematically laid down therein. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Side and Screw written by C. D. Locock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Side and Screw: Being Notes on the Theory and Practice, of the Game of Billiards This book is intended for moderately advanced amateurs. A knowledge of the laws of the game and of the more elementary strokes is presumed. It is hoped that players who possess that know ledge may find the practical part of the book useful and the theoretical part interestingly in telligible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Rules for Billiards and Pool written by Oliver L. Briggs and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Rules for Billiards and Pool: And an Illustrated Catalogue of Briggs' Billiard Tables and Billiard Furnishings Style 28. Is made of oak. This is a very neat table. Easily kept clean. Attractive to the eye and popular. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Billiards written by Tom Reece and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Billiards: Containing Eighty-Four Illustrations From Photographs About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Modern Billiards written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Modern Billiards: A Complete Text-Book of the Game, Containing Plain and Practical Instructions How to Play and Acquire Skill at This Scientific Amusement Apart from its inviting to moderate and wholesome exercise, billiards, as popularly played, is pre-eminently a mental pastime. Nearly all its exponents of approved skill, whatever were the drawbacks of their youth, are intellectually quick and bright. This is due in some measure to the ready mathematical requirements of the play as a routine, but in a much greater degree to its taxing the eye, stimulating the fancy, and disciplining the mind by imposing watchfulness, invention, and analysis. Slowness is costly, and hence, as an early habit, an eager alertness of vision, alacrity of step, and promptitude of decision. Regarding billiards as a spectacle, its physical requisites to perfection are keen sight, level head and steady hand; but they are by no means essential to enjoyment of it as a leisure-hour diversion en amateur. In this sense, its charm lies altogether in participation, which is all the more agreeable and healthful because never needing to be exhausting. Caroming methods are still changing. Execution is again growing less fantastic and more practical. Systemization is becoming more and more dominant. In consequence, certain gathering shots, depicting instructive possibilities rather than downright needs, and diagrammed as still proper to teach when the earlier edition of this book was issued, have no place in the present volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Billiards Miscellaneous Strokes written by W. Broadfoot and published by Maclachan Bell Press. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
