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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.