Billiard Books Collection Overview

 
Billiard books - Collection Filip Steurs - Update 2026 - fsteurs@hotmail.com
 
N° Country of Edition Language Title Author ISBN Editor Year Estimate Edition Version* N° of pages Condition Signed Description
1 Argentina Spanish Tratado de Billar.Teorico, Practico, Completo, Exacto y Sencillo D. Domingo Murtra   Buenos Aires, Imp. Tragant - Belgrano 1912   1st, n°505 O 231 Good copy Yes Book on carom billiards, chapter on artistic billiards, introduction about history and the players with photo's of that era. He also shortly describes the "la série américaine".  Signed "16 VIII 1948 -signature".  The signature looks like the one of  Leopoldo Carrera, triple WC.
2 Argentina Spanish El Billar Santiago Quintera Huescar (Arg)   Editorial Molino, Buenos Aires 1945   1st O 118 Good copy, complete with dust jacket No Basics on French billiards
3 Argentina Spanish Buenos Aires Recoplicacion fotografico de Hans Mann   Ediciones Peusser, Buenos Aires 1946     O 182 Very good copy. Hard cover linnen. Yes A beautiful book with black & white photo"s of Buenos Aires.  This book was a gift from a or the director of  Gevaert Argentina to worldchampion Clement Van Hassel when he came over to Buenos Aires to play the 1951 WC-ship."Aan Mr. Cl. Van Hassel.  Als blijvende herinnering en blijk van bewondering vanwege "Gevaert Argentina" uwer pracht-prestaties in het "Biljart-Wereldkampioenschap" in Buenos AIres. October 1951. A Ritsmans.".  The book also contained a separate signed photo from I. Ribas with a stamp of Los 36 Billares.
4 Argentina Spanish Hernandarias, El Hijo de la Tierra Raul A. Molina   Editorial Lancestremere, Buenos Aires.  1948   Edicion del Autor. 11/1120 O 523 Reasonable copy Yes Biography about Hernandarias.  Hernando Arias de Saavedra (September 10, 1561 – 1634) was a soldier and politician of criollo ancestry. He was the first person born in the Americas to become a governor of a European colony in the New World,serving three terms as governor of Rio de la Plata province (containing Buenos Aires).  The books holds a personal dedication and a letter from the author, Raul A. Molina.
5 Argentina Spanish El Billar     Secretaria de Educacion de la Nacion, Buenos Aires 1948     O 6 Good copy. Soft cover. No Description of the billiard room, with Japanese influences in the Museo Mitre. Guia descriptiva. https://museomitre.cultura.gob.ar/noticia/la-sala-billar-huellas-de-japon-en-el-museo-mitre/  . Contains 9 b&w photos.
6 Argentina Spanish Billar, Reglas de Arbitraje y Organizaciòn Anonymous   Editorial Cosmopolita, Buenos Aires 1955     O 81 Good copy No Books on the rules of French billiards "con autorizaciònde la FEDERACION ARGENTINA DE AFFICIONADOS AL BILLAR".
7 Argentina Spanish Teoria del Billar. Sistema de los Ejes. Emil Fern   Duplicaciones Graficas 1955 Est.   O 31 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed in theback by the author.  Contains a lot of interesting notes made by the previous owner.  This book explains several angle systems to define the trajectory of the balls.
8 Argentina Spanish Coleccion Cosmopolita 226 El Ayudante Practico - Billar Reglas De Juego 1 Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar   Cosmopolita, Buenos Aires 1955     O 76 Reasonable copy No  
9 Argentina Spanish Coleccion Cosmopolita 227 El Ayudante Practico - Billar Reglas De Juego 2 Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar   Cosmopolita, Buenos Aires 1955     O 58 Reasonable copy No  
10 Argentina Spanish Estatutos y Reglamentos Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar   Cosmopolita, Marchino, Buenos Aires 1955     O 75 Reasonable copy.  Cover chipped. Cover glued and loosening. No Detailed book on the charter and rules of the Argentina billiards league.
11 Argentina Spanish Estatutos y Reglamentos Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar   Cosmopolita, Marchino, Buenos Aires 1955     O 75 Reasonable copy.  Cover chipped. No Detailed book on the charter and rules of the Argentina billiards league.
12 Argentina Spanish Estatutos y Reglamentos Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar   Cosmopolita, Marchino, Buenos Aires 1955 Y   O 75 Reasonable copy, with dust jacket No Very detailed book with diagrams on the rules of mainly pocketless billiards but also on snooker and "casin".
13 Argentina Spanish Billar. Teoria de los Diamantes. Revelacion de su Matematica Practica Antonino Cilione (Arg.)   Editorial Albatros, Buenos Aires 1958     O 189 Good copy, complete with dust jacket. Dust jacket chipped on the edges. No Very detailed and unique early work on the calculation of the running lines of the cue ball, making use of the diamonds on the billiard table.  
14 Argentina Spanish salón de billares Jorge Riestra   Compia General Fabril Editora, Bueonos Aires 1960     O 178 Good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket.  No City novel about 3 generations meeting and competing around the billiards game "casin", still very popular in Argentina.
15 Argentina Spanish El Taco de Ebano Jorge Riestra (Arg)   los libros del mirasol 1962     O 145 Good copy.  Front cover left under slightly chipped. No 4 short stories, of which one El Taco de Ebano.
16 Argentina Spanish El Primitivo Buenos Aires Hector Adolfo Cordero   Editorial Plus Ultra, Buenos Aires 1978     O 317 Good copy. Cover somewhat worn. No Book about the early history of Buenos Aires treating aspects like politics, commerce, religion, government but also some paragraphs on games and billiards.
17 Argentina Spanish Billar Carambola Libre Experiencias y Consejos Ricardo E. Claret   E. G. A. Empresa Grafica Argentina, Buenos Aires 1979   1st O 123 Reasonable copy No  
18 Argentina Spanish La Razon 75 Aniversario.  La Razon 1905 - 1980 Histora Viva. Anonymous   La Razon, Buenos Aires 1980     O 415 Reasonable copy No Historical international overview 1905 - 1980 by the La Razon newspaper.  1 page about the history of billiards in Argentina with a photo of Berardi and Carrera.
19 Argentina Spanish Libro de oro del deporte argentino Rodolfo Alvarez Carou (chapter about billiards)   Konex, Buenos Aires 1980     O 290 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No P. 132 -137 about famous billiard players in the history of Argentina, edited by the Konex Foundation.  This foundation also awards merits to the best sports(wo)men.  In 1980 and 1990 billiard player Osvaldo Berardi received a merit.
20 Argentina Spanish Billar teoria de los diamantes Antonino Cilione (Arg.)   Editorial Albatros, Buenos Aires 1982     O 187 Good copy No Reprint of the original of 1958.
21 Argentina Spanish Billar A Tres Bandas. Recopalicion Datos Teoricos Jorge Argüello, Armando Folatti, Mario J. Sureda   Edited by author 1990 Est.   F 64 Facsimile No This book explains many 3-cushion systems with the help of diagrams.  The authors refer to Ceulemans, Yoshihira, Kobayashi, …
22 Argentina Spanish Historia de la Argentina.  El Auge del Deporte 1949 -1955. Félix Luna 950-752-221-2 Hyspamerica Ediciones de Argentina & Editorial Sarmiento 1992     O 47 Good copy No Sports during the Peron era.  Mentions billiards, Carrera and Navarra.  Picture of Carrera.
23 Argentina Spanish El Taco de Ebano Jorge Riestra (Arg)   Homo Sapiens Ediciones, Rosario 1997     O 146 Good copy.   No 4 short stories, of which one El Taco de Ebano.
24 Argentina Spanish Hernando Arias De Saavedra Coleccion dirigada por Félix Luna 950-49-0471-8 Editorial Planeta, Buenos Aires 1999     O 156 Good copy. Hardcover.   Biography about Hernandarias.  Hernando Arias de Saavedra (September 10, 1561 – 1634) was a soldier and politician of criollo ancestry. He was the first person born in the Americas to become a governor of a European colony in the New World,serving three terms as governor of Rio de la Plata province (containing Buenos Aires).  Chapter about games and billiards/
25 Argentina Spanish Buenos Aires, Centro Historico   950-782-166-X Clarin 2001   1st O 143 Good copy No Tourist guide for Buenos Aires.  Mentions the bar "Los 36 Billares" founded in 1894 with photo.
26 Argentina Spanish Restauracion y puesta en valor de Cafés y Bares notables de Buenos Aires. Intervenciones 2002 - 2004. Arq. Nani Arias Incolla 987 98718 8 X Secretaria de Cultura, Buenos Aires 2005   1st 0 150 Good copy. Soft cover. No Restauration process of 13 important Cafés based in Buenos Aires among which Los 36 Billares.
27 Argentina Spanish Cafés Notables de Buenos Aires Horacio Spinetto 978 987 24434 2 9 Goberno de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires 2008     0 115 Good copy. Soft cover. No Overview of some of the most beautiful Cafés in the city of Buenos Aires, of which some of them played an important role in the history of the the billiards sport in Argentina.  Contains beautiful photo's of these places.
28 Argentina Spanish Historias de Buenos Aires. Aportes del IX Congreso de Historia de la Ciudad. Coordinado por Arnaldo Ignacio Adolfo Miranda.  Silvia Nora Martinez (author of the chapter about billiards) 978-987-02-4090-7 Junta Central de Estudios Historicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 2009   1st O 443 Very good copy. Soft cover. No This book treats manu aspects of the history of Buenos Aires.  A complete chapter p. 267 -282 have been dedicated to the history of billiards in Argentina and Buenos Aires : "De Versalles a Santa Maria de Buen Ayre 345 Anos de Billar en la Argentina".
29 Argentina Spanish El hombre del clavel blanco. Biografia del Pentacampion Mundial de Billar Pedro Leopoldo Carrera (1914-1963) Luis Alberto Venosa 978-987-33-4972-0 Edited by Author, Ituzaingo 2014   1st (100 copies) O 132 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed by the author. "For my friend Filip Steurs 8/8/2014 "signature"".The biography of Pedro Leopoldo Carrera (1914-1963). Carrera was the best carom billiards player in Argentinean history and the best of his era. His career was largely inluenced by the Peron regime (1946-1955). This book holds many unedited photo's and anecdotes.
30 Argentina Spanish El hombre del clavel blanco. Biografia del cinco veces Campeon Mundial de Billar, Pedro Leopoldo Carrera (1914 - 1963) Luis Alberto Venosa 978-987-33-6716-8 Edited by Author, Ituzaingo 2015     O 150 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes "A mi querido amigo Filip Steurs. Gracias a su … este libro fue possible. Luis 2-6-15." Second edition of Luis'book about Carrera, adding a lot of new photo's. A beatiful book about one of the most remarkable figures in the sport's history.
31 Argentina Spanish Tallado en marfil. Biografia del Campeon Mundial de Billar, Osvaldo Carlos Berardi. Luis Alberto Venosa 978 987 33 8596 4 Edited by Author 2015     O 229 Very good copy Yes Biography about Osvaldo Berardi, one of the best Argentinian carom billiard players in its history. Signed : "To my great belgian friend Filip, who inspired my works. Signature". 
32 Argentina Spanish Voces del Billar Argentino Luis Alberto Venosa 978 987 42 4789 6 Luis Alberto Venosa, Ituzaningo 2017   1st O 238 Very good copy. Soft cover Yes Luis Alberto Venosa's 3rd book about billiards.  Luis starts with an overview on the global and Argentinian history of the game and then gives an excellent account about the most important Argentinian protagonists of the cue sports ; Berardi, Carrera, Torregiani, Corbalan, Salvador, Migliavacca, Sisterna, Randone, Ayala, Gutierrez, Cid, Giumelli, Gomez, Montano. "Ituzaingo, Bs. Ar., 20/8/17. Para mi amigo Filip Steurs, con mucho afecto y agradecimiento. Book N° 001/200. "Signature & stamp".
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33 Argentina Spanish Café, Bar, Billares Daniel Divinsky, Norberto Folino, Ricardo Horvath 950-860-080-2 Ediciones Instituto Movilizador de Fondos Cooperativos C.L., Buenos Aires       O 125 Good copy No  
34 Argentina Spanish Guia del Aficianado. Billar de acuerdo a la regelmentacion internacional.     Editorial India, Buenos Aires       O 44 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Rules of all carom game styles, also casin, snooker and carolina. Also a chapter on the diamond 3-cushion system.
35 Australia English The Alcock Book of Billiards Henry Upton Alcock   Alcock & Co, Billiard-Table Manufacturers, Melbourne 1901   5th O 210 Good copy. Hard cover. No High quality print.  Book mainly about English billiards with lots of diagrams and b&w photos.  Lots of other billiards games pool and snooker explained but less detailed.  Also a chapter on Australian players and how to furnish a billiard room.
36 Australia English Walter Lindrum, Billiards Phenomenon Andrew Rickets 0 949742 48 1 Brian Clouston, Canberra 1982     O 192 Very good copy No Biography on Walter Lindrum, one of the greatest billiard players ever.
37 Australia English Advanced Billiards Murt O'Donoghue 1 86252 160 3 Donald Richter, South Yarra 1986     O 81 Good copy yes Signed "All the best Robby Foldvari World Professional Billiards Champion" (1986). O'Donoghue was one of the billiard legends that combined excellent results in either billiards and snooker.  One of the select club of players (the first one?) having made a 1000 break in billiards and 147 in snooker.  Book gives a clear view on top of the table billiards and how to get there.  About 165 diagrams.
38 Austria German & Italian Accurater Entwurf aller Regeln welche bei dem edlen Billard in acht zu nehmen sind / wenn man auf demselben entweder durch Parthien / oder à la Guerre spielen will. Anonymous   Böskraut, Wien 1722     F 24 Facsimile No Rules of several billiard games.
39 Austria German Die Kunst die Welt mitzunehmen in de verschiedenen Arten der Spiele, besonderes in der Kaiserl. Königl. Residenz Stadt Wien üblich sind. Nebst einem Anhang, von dem neuen Spiel Lotto di Genoua. Anonymous   Wien und Nürnberg, bey Georg Bauer, Buchändler 1756     E 406 Electronic copy. Well readable. No Google scan, Harvard College Library. Explains the games played at the time in Vienna. Pages 124-138 about the game of billiards. Other games : Ballspiel, Brettspiel, Damm Spiel, Schach, L'Hombre, Mouche-Spiel, Papillon, Piquet, Reversis, Tarot, Whist 
40 Austria German Gründlicher Unterricht und Regeln des Billard-Spieles.  Herausgegeben hür Jedermann, der einen richtige Kenntniss dieses edlen Spieles verlanget Anton Baumann   Wien, auf Kosten des Verfassers. 1795     E 90 Electronic copy. No One of the first books entirely dedicated to the game of billiards.  Explains the rules of the different kind of billiard games, also contains a vocabularium. It als contains a list of French terms, like numbers, and how to pronounce them in German.
41 Austria German Billard-Regeln über die sogenannte weisse Parthie (Parthie Blanc) Quarambole oder Triampol-Spiel Anonymous   Binz, Wien 1799     F 29 Facsimile No Billiard rules for several games.
42 Austria German Das Billardspiel Dr. M. Eduard   Hartleben's Verlag, Wien 1874     F 80 Facsimile No Theory and rules of several billiard games.
43 Austria German Das Billardspiel Dr. M. Eduard   Hartleben's Verlag, Wien 1875 Est. 3rd (extended & improved) O 80 Soft cover. Reasonable copy. No Theory and rules of several billiard games.
44 Austria German Leon Goffart. Grösster akademisch excentrisch gebildeter Billardkünstler. An.     1880 Est.   F 14 Facsimile No Starts with a 2-page biography of the Belgian billiards trick shots player, Léon Goffart (1842-1919).  69 of his shots are shown in diagrams and explained. Some publicity at the end. Goffart, with his big beard and Afro hair dress, was a remarkable figure.
45 Austria German Leon Goffart. Grösster akademisch excentrisch gebildeter Billardkünstler. Anonymous     1880 Est.   F 14 Facsimile No Starts with a 2-page biography of the Belgian billiards trick shots player, Léon Goffart (1842-1919).  69 of his shots are shown in diagrams and explained. Some publicity at the end. Goffart, with his big beard and Afro hair dress, was a remarkable figure.
46 Austria German Billard von A bis Z A.F. Naerr   Verlag Adalbert Pechan, Wien 1957   1st O 96 Good copy. Soft cover. No Perlen-Reihe - Praktisches u. Wissenswertes für Jeder. Band 616. Little book about carom billiards with 41 diagrams.
47 Austria German Billard Eine Groteske für zwei Personen Helmut Eisendle (G) 3-85420-058-7 Verlag Droschl Graz 1984   1st (Auflage 500 Exemplare) O 41 Very good copy No Theaterplay with 2 actors Otto & Friedrich in a spiraling discussion around the billiard table.
48 Austria German Billard. Das Buch Zum Spiel. Heinrich Weingartner (Austrian)   Edited by Author 1989     O 371 Good copy No Detailed book on the game of French billiards.  Lots of large photo's and figures showing e.g. good stance and how to place the hands.
49 Austria German Billard von A-Z. Pool-Billard + Snooker. A.F. Naerr & Heinrich Weingartner   Verlag Perlen Reihe, Wien - München, Zürich 1990   7th F 112 Facsimile No Basics about carom billiards, pool and snooker.
50 Austria German Geschichte des Glückspiels - Vom 17. Jahrhundert bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg Manfred Zollinger 3-205-98518-4 Böhlau Verlag, Wien 1997     O 407 Very good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No Very detailed and documented book about the history of games of luck from the 17th century until the 2nd World War.
51 Austria German Mozart - Glück Spiel und Leidenschaft Günther G. Bauer 3-87066-886-5 Verlag K.H. Bock, Bad Honnef 2003     O 400 Very good copy with dust jacket yes Signed "Hw. Herrn Stadtpfarrer Walter Oberascher herzlich gewidmet! Günther Bauer Salzburg-Aigen 21, XII, 2003".  Book about Mozart's fascination with games. Pages 141 - 192 about billiards.
52 Austria German Faszination Dreiband - Grundlagen, Technik, Mentaltraining Andreas Efler (Austrian) 3 200 00175 5 Eigenverlag Andreas Efler, Vienna 2004   1st O 358. Very good copy. Hard cover. No Very detailed and instructive book on 3-cushion play, with 100's of diagrams exactly explaining where and how to stroke and the desired position after making the carambole.   Contains also some systems and trainingmethods.
53 Austria German Enzyklopädie des Billardsports. Die Welt-, Europa, Deutschen und Österreichischen Meisterschaften im Carambolbillard von 1903 bis 2008. Band 1, Band 2 & Band 3 Dieter Haase (G), Heinrich Weingartner (Austrian) 978 3 200 01489 3 Verlag Heinrich Weingartner, Wien 2009     O 1853 Very good copy Yes This encyclopedia consists of 3 books listing in detail, with lots of photo's and figures, all World, European, German and Austrian championships in all styles of carom billards.  It also handles youth and women championships.  Signed by Dieter Haase and Heinrich Weingartner.
54 Austria German 1931 - 2011 80 Jahre Billard Sportverband Österreich Johann Ringel, Peter Stöger, Heinrich Weingartner   Billard Sportverband Österreich 2011     O 96 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Book about the history of billiards in Austria at the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Austrian billiard league.
55 Austria German 1931 - 2011 80 Jahre Billard Sportverband Österreich Johann Ringel, Peter Stöger, Heinrich Weingartner   Billard Sportverband Österreich 2011     O 96 Very good copy No Book about the history of billiards in Austria at the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Austrian billiard league.
56 Austria German Zur Theorie des Billardspieles Nikko Ottowitz   Nikko Ottowitz, Klagenfurt/Celovec 2011     O 103 Very good copy No Book about the physics/mathematic aspects of the game of billiards.
57 Austria German Spiele Der Stadt - Glück, Gewinn Und Zeitvetreib Ernst Strouhal, Manfred Zollinger, Brigitte Felderer [Hrsg.] 978-3-7091-1229-8 Springer, Wien 2013     O 452 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Very nicely edited book with lots of photo's and picture.  Explains the role and influence of games on the history and social fabric of a city.  In this context the city of Vienna is chosen as a practical example. Chapter about billiards.
58 Austria German Billard.  Carambol, Pool, Snooker, Kegelbillard. Heinrich Weingartner (Austrian) 3-58223-256-2 Verlag Perlen Reihe, Wien - München, Zürich     8. vollständig erneuerte Auflage O 95 Good copy. Soft cover No Simple explanations about the games mentioned in the title.
59 Belarus Russian РУССКИЙ БИЛЬЯРД (Russian Billiards) Надеждина Вера (Nadezhdina Vera), В. Н Волхова (V. Volkhova) 985-13-8975-7 Minsk 2006     O 142 Good copy. Soft cover. No Book is mainly about Russian billiards. Part 1 : All you need to know about Russian Billiards : History, variety, technical instructions, rules of the game.Part 2 : Russian Pyramid. Part 3 : Moscow Pyramid. Part 4 : American billiards (pool). Other : right stance and basic instructions. (best interpretation effort with the help I2OCR and Google Translate)
60 Belgium French Traité du Jeu de Whist…jeu de billard. Edmond Hoyle   J.F. Desoer, Liège 1794     F 24 Facsimile No Facsimile of the billiards part of this book: pages 159-182.  Rules of the billiard games played at that time.
61 Belgium French Traité complet du jeu de billard. Nouvelle méthode. Auguste Laurent   Imprimerie Laurent Frères, Bruxelles 1873   1st F 75 Facsimile No Introduction about carom billiards. In order to explain a position he divided the billiards in 190 squares and defines the position by giving a number 1-190 for each of the 3 billiard balls.  So no need for diagrams in the book.
62 Belgium French Le Billard A. Dachelet (B)   Edited by the author, Brussels. 1888     O 61 Good copy No Basics with 36 figures, mixed with some publicity 
63 Belgium French Le Billard. Enseigné sans Maître. A. Dachelet (B)   Edited by the author, Brussels. 1888     F 61 Facsimile No Basics about carom billiards, with 36 figures, mixed with some publicity.
64 Belgium Dutch VADE-MECUM van den Biljarter Anonymous   B.F.P.A. Afdeeling Antwerpen 1925 Y   O 24 Soft cover clipped and loosening No Rules of the "Bilart-Federatie der Provintie Antwerpen", a federation of Antwerp billiard clubs
65 Belgium Dutch Volksspelen en Volksvermaken in Vlaamsch-België Sacré Maurits & De Cort Aimé   Sacré - De Buyst, Merchtem (not mentioned in the book) 1925     O 284 Good copy. Hard cover. No Book about games and public amusement throughout the centuries in Flanders. The book contains b&w photo's and figures. The book mentions many sources. Pages 51 - 53 about billards. Quote from the introduction "Dance, cinema and sports now fascinate our youth. We have to fear that under the influence of this new 3-fold joy and living expression lots of these old games will disappear".
66 Belgium French Billards Van De Kerckhove (catalogue)     Van De Kerckhove, Brussels 1930 Est.   O 11 Good copy. Soft cover. No Product catalogue. Billard tables and accessories.
67 Belgium French Le Système des Repères au Billard Georges Troffaes (B)   S.A. Billards Van de Kerckhove, Brussels? Imprimerie Mertens, Brussels 1935   N° 933 out of 2000 O 26 Good copy. Soft cover.  No Book on calculating "bricoles" using the diamond system.
68 Belgium French Le Système des Repères au Billard Georges Troffaes (B)   S.A. Billards Van de Kerckhove, Brussels 1935   N° 933 out of 2000 O 26 Good copy  No Book on calculating "bricoles" using the diamond system.
69 Belgium Dutch Sportalmanak van  "Het Laatste Nieuws" 1939 Anonymous   Het Laatste Nieuws, Boschvoorde 1939     O 160 Reasonable copy No This book summarizes all Belgian sporting events and results of 1938.  The focus is mainly on cycling and soccer. 2 pages about carom billiards. "Voor de Biljartliefhebbers".
70 Belgium Dutch Sportalmanak van  "Het Laatste Nieuws" 1940 Anonymous   Het Laatste Nieuws, Boschvoorde 1940     O 160 Reasonable copy No This book summarizes all Belgian sporting events and results of 1939.  The focus is mainly on cycling and soccer. 1 page about carom billiards. "Voor de Biljartliefhebbers".
71 Belgium Dutch Bij Groote Sportmenschen Frank   Uitgeverij N.V. Weekblad "De Stad Antwerpen", Antwerpen 1941     O 82 Good copy. Soft cover. No Contains articles about at that time famous sporters from the Antwerp region, Belgium.  Also an 8 page article on Rene Gabriels, with photo.
72 Belgium Dutch Het Biljartspel Edouard J. Horemans (B)   Uitgeversmij A. Manteau N.V., Brussel                     Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam 1942     O 116 With dustjacket.  Very good copy taking in account the low quality paper that was used. No Edouard Horemans was a Belgian professional player traveling all over Europe and the America's and 2 x Worldchampion of the Professional Players in 1925/6 and 1928/9.  The book has 127 drawings and 14 photo's.  The book treats libre, balkline and 3-cushion carom explaining the basics of the diamond system.
73 Belgium Dutch Het Biljartspel Edouard J. Horemans (B)   Uitgeversmij A. Manteau N.V., Brussel                     Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam 1942     O 116 With dustjacket.  Dustjacket has tears. Cover needs to be glued to back again.  Low quality paper gives way to browning. No Edouard Horemans was a Belgian professional player traveling all over Europe and the America's and 2 x Worldchampion of the Professional Players in 1925/6 and 1928/9.  The book has 127 drawings and 14 photo's.  The book treats libre, balkline and 3-cushion carom explaining the basics of the diamond system.
74 Belgium Dutch Het Biljartspel   Edouard J. Horemans (B)   Uitgeversmij A. Manteau N.V., Brussel                     Nijgh & Van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam 1942     O 116 Dustjacket has some tears. Cover needs to be glued to back again.  Low quality paper gives way to browning. Overall reasonable copy. No Edouard Horemans was a Belgian professional player traveling all over Europe and the America's and 2 x Worldchampion of the Professional Players in 1925/6 and 1928/9.  The book has 127 drawings and 14 photo's.  The book treats libre, balkline and 3-cushion carom explaining the basics of the diamond system.
75 Belgium Dutch Le Billard Edouard Horemans (B)   Les Editions Lumière, Brussels 1944     O 110 Fair copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No Edition in French. A logic step as Horemans lived in Brussels at that moment. Edouard Horemans was a Belgian professional player traveling all over Europe and the America's and 2 x Worldchampion of the Professional Players in 1925/6 and 1928/9.  The book has 127 drawings and 14 photo's.  The book treats libre, balkline and 3-cushion carom explaining the basics of the diamond system.
76 Belgium Dutch Biljartqueues Olypmpia     Gebrs. Van Den Broeck, Antwerpen 1947     O 4 Good copy.Soft cover. Yes 2-page catalog with b&w picture and 2 hand written and signed letters about billiard cues and their prices sold by the cue makers Van Den Broeck in Antwerp. With original stamped envelop of the company.
77 Belgium French Het biljartspel, technische leiding voor beginnelingen.  J. Canty   Uitgeversfirma Vyncke, Gent 1949     F 15 Facsimile No Basics about carom billiards.
78 Belgium Dutch Puntentabel voor  Biljartwedstrijden Richard Wyckmans (B)   Drukkerij Van Campenhout, Merksem 1955 Y   O 80 Decent copy No Mix of publicity and tabels enabling players to calculate points when playing libre competition in function of handicap and number of turns.  Local edition in Antwerp region.
79 Belgium French Jeux d'Interieur Educatifs, Alusants et de Société pour Enfants et Adultes Jean Minet   Maison d'édition A. De Boeck, Brussels 1956     O 260 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Description of 333 games. Pp. 202 - 208 about different billiard games in the broadest sense.
80 Belgium French Les 100 coups de série Marcel Van Leemput (B)   Edited by author. Imprimerie G. & F. Buys, Brussels. 1956 Est.   O 76 Good copy. Soft cover. No Marcel Van Leemput (1906 - 1981) was a top professional Belgian player who played in the U.S.A. with Edouard Horemans and in France with Conti. In this book he explains in detail stance and stroke with the help of photo's, followed by 100 diagrams for the games of straight rail and balkline.
81 Belgium Dutch Het biljartspel in praktijk en theorie Deel I, II, III en Atlas René Gabriëls en Ir. C. van Haaren (B)   N.V. Uitgeverij P. Vink, Antwerpen - Tilburg 1956   1st limited O Part I 207 p.   Part  II 222 p.      Part III 214 p.   Atlas 60 p.  Overall VG. Slight clipping of cover edges.  Slight browning of first and last cover page (plain paper) . Other luxury pages in pristeen state.  Yes Hard cover with guild lettering.  Unique copy consisting of 4 separate books.  Number 30 out of 100 printed on "luxe-couché-papier".  Signed by author René Gabriëls  on 10/7/1957 dedicated to Mr. Jan Peeters president of the Province Antwerp of the Royal Belgian Billiard League (K.B.B.B).  This is one of the most complete and detailed works ever written on French Billiards with focus on Libre and Balkline. Part III describes in detail the physics of billiards and the influence it has on the game.  Contains 100's of detailed drawings and photo's.
82 Belgium Dutch Het biljartspel in praktijk en theorie Deel I, II, III en Atlas René Gabriëls en Ir. C. van Haaren (B)   N.V. Uitgeverij P. Vink, Antwerpen - Tilburg 1956   1st limited O Part I 207 p.   Part  II 222 p.     Part III 214 p.    Atlas 60 p.  VG. Yes Hard cover with guild lettering. Unique copy consisting of 4 separate books.  Number 97 out of 100 printed on "luxe-couché-papier".  Signed by author René Gabriëls  dedicated to Mr. Clement Van Hassel, another 2x Worldchampion.  Both Gabriëls and Van Hassel lived in Antwerp.  This is one of the most complete and detailed works ever written on French Billiards with focus on Libre and Balkline. Part III describes in detail the physics of billiards and the influence it has on the game.  Contains 100's of drawings and photo's.
83 Belgium Dutch Het biljartspel in praktijk en theorie Deel II, III en Atlas (I is missing) René Gabriëls en Ir. C. van Haaren (B)   N.V. Uitgeverij P. Vink, Antwerpen - Tilburg 1956   1st limited O Part I 207 p.   Part  II 222 p.     Part III 214 p.    Atlas 60 p.  Reasonable copy. Hard cover. Title inprints on covers have faded away? No Hard cover with guild lettering. Unique copy consisting of 4 separate books.   This is one of the most complete and detailed works ever written on French Billiards with focus on Libre and Balkline. Part III describes in detail the physics of billiards and the influence it has on the game.  Contains 100's of drawings and photo's.
84 Belgium French L'Etude du Billard Paul-L. Fagnart   Edited by the author. Imp Boulanger, Lièges. 1959     F 63 Facsimile No Book about carom billiards.
85 Belgium French le livre du Billard René Gabriëls en Ir. C. van Haaren (B)   Les Editions du Jour, Brussels                                 Gallus-Diffusion, Paris 1960     O 330 Pages detached from cover. Some browning of pages.  Owner did some underlining. No This book is an adaptation and translation in French by Léon Paul of "Het Bilartspel in Praktijk en Theorie".  It has 3 unfoldable pages with detailed drawings on the "Série Américiane".
86 Belgium Dutch/ French Spel en Arbitrage Reglementen     Koninklijke Belgische Biljartbond Liefhebbers 1960     O 40 Very good copy No Belgian rules and referee booklet for French billiards
87 Belgium Dutch Handboek van Professor Lapperre.  Lapperre System. Lapperre   Edited by the author, Brussels 1962     F 63 Reasonable copy.  Soft cover. Yes Copy of the author's manuscript.  3-cushion systems. As far as I know the author never published a book but in stead sold copies of the typed manuscript.  Cover mentions "edited and deposed August 2 1962. Rue Vifquin 30, Brussels III. Reproduction forbidden.
88 Belgium French Système Lapperre Lapperre (B) facsimile Edited by Author 1962     F 53 Good copy Yes (facsimile).  This is a second facsimile of the handwritten book by Lapperre.  This book is about 3-cushion systems.  It contains less pages but also contains some different figures.  On this facsimile the name of Lapperre has not been mentioned.
89 Belgium French Système Lapperre Lapperre (B) facsimile Edited by Author 1962     F 83 Good copy Yes (facsimile).  This is a facsimile of the handwritten book by Lapperre.  This book is about 3-cushion systems.  I believe this book never has been printed.  The first page mentions : "Traité du Professeur Lapperre. Edité et déposé le 2 août 1962. "Signature" . Rue Vifquin 30 Bruxelles III.  Reproduction interdite.  The story goes that when Raymond Ceulemans' 3-cushion book came on the market, Lapperre threatened with a lawsuit.
90 Belgium Dutch ABC van het Biljartspel Valere Verstraete (B)   D.A.P. Reinaert Profjes - Brussel 1964     O 79 Stamp inside. Pages loosening from back.  Last pages were not well cut. No Main focus on Libre, some brief introduction on history and material.
91 Belgium French Le Billard Ed. J. Horemans   Edited by Author, Brussels 1965 Y   O 99 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards, straight rail and balkline. Contains 128 diagrams and 13 photo's of the 'older' Horemans in order to illustrate stance and stroke. Horemans was born in 1889 in Borgerhout, Belgium. He became a professional WC in the U.S. in the season 1925-1926 and 1928-1929.
92 Belgium Dutch Le Billard Edouard J. Horemans (B)   Edited by Author. Imp. Fr. Godfirnon, Bruxelles 1965 Y   O 99 Good copy Yes Printed signature of Horemans. This is grosso modo the French translation of the edition in Dutch from 1942.  One important difference : the 13 photo's show Horemans at the age of about 75 years old.
93 Belgium French (Dutch, German, Italian, English) Le Billard vu par Boris Antoine Boris   Edited by Author, Brussels 1967 Est.   O 108 Good copy. Soft cover. No Auto-edited.  A strange, funny mix of news paper articles, photo's-, letters, publicity and 85 carom billiard diagrams explaining Boris' billiard adventures and the game itself.
94 Belgium Dutch/ French Sportreglementen Règlements Sportifs     KBBL / FRBBA 1967     O 56 Very good copy No Rules of the Belgian amateurs billiard ligue
95 Belgium Dutch/ French Arbitrage- en Spel- Reglementen. Règles d'Arbitrage et de Jeu     KBBL / FRBBA 1971     O 48 Good copy No Play- and refereeing rules of the Belgian amateurs billiard ligue
96 Belgium Dutch/ French Arbitrage- en Spel- Reglementen. Règles d'Arbitrage et de Jeu.     KBBL / FRBBA 1971     O 48 Very good copy No Play- and refereeing rules of the Belgian amateurs billiard ligue
97 Belgium French Le Billard et l'Histoire Georges Troffaes (B)   Imprimerie Mertens, Brussels 1974     O 152 Good copy. Soft cover. No Describes the history of the billiards game and sport. Contains a printed note: "Dispenser quelque lumière, sur les heurs et malheurs du billard dans l'histoire. Tel fut le dessein de l'auteur, au service d'un sport universel dontt l'essor est, actuellement, prodigieux."
98 Belgium Dutch Beeld, Boek en Spel in de Volkskunde Several authors per chapter   Bank van Brussel 1974     O 125 Good copy. Soft cover. No Book at the occasion of the exhibition about" Image, Book and Game in Folk Science", organised in the foyer of the Bank van Brussel in Bruges from July 7 - August 25 1974. Contains 25 figures and detail of all exhibited items.
99 Belgium Dutch 9e Biljarttornooi 1975 Club 66. Zo wordt drieband nu gespeeld. Club 66, René Vingerhoedt   Club 66 1975     O 60 Reasonable copy.  Soft cover. No Very strange mix between the announcement of a billiards tournament by Club 66 (Hoboken, Antwerp) and René Vingerhoedt's explanation of his vision on 3-cushion billiards with the help of 46 diagrams how to build series in 3C billiards.
100 Belgium Dutch Carom training and diagrams. Personal notes. Willy Wesenbeek    Edited by the author, Ekeren 1975 1975-2015   O/F 100 Good copy. Soft cover. No Willy Wesenbeek (1937-2020) was a European and 13-fold Belgian carom billiards champion, in balkline and straight rail.  The archive contains original hand written notes and (copied) diagrams and training schemes he used for his many pupils, old and young.
101 Belgium Dutch biljarten om halftien Heinrich Böll, vertaling Michel van der Plas D/1976/0240/5 Elsevier, Amsterdam & Brussel. Davidsfonds Leuven. 1976     O 264 Reasonable No Billiards at half past 9. A novel starting in 1958, the tragic story of 3 generations of a German family.
102 Belgium Dutch Biljart Jacques Babut du Marès, Ludo Dielis, Leo Corin (B) 90 02 129785 Standaard Uitgeverij Antwerpen, Amsterdam 1979   2nd O 223 Good copy.  Name of owner stamped inside. No Complete book covering all aspects of French Billiards : Libre, Balkline, 3-cushion, 1-cushion, phantasy.  Also explaining how these disciplines came about.  Ludo Dielis holds 9 Worldchampionship titles and will organise the 2013 Worldchampionshop 3-cushion carom in Antwerp, Leo Corin was several times Worldchampion in Phantasy (billard artistique).
103 Belgium Dutch/   French/    English/  German/   Spanish/   Japanese Mister 100 Raymond Ceulemans (B)   Uitgeverij Fr. Van Belle, Brussel 1979     O 471 Very good copy Yes Masterpiece on 3-cushion systems by the master himself.  This book still stands tall.  Reprints are available again.  Signed to Clement Van Hassel, also worldchampion and his wife : "Aan mijn allergrootste Vrienden Clement en Polleke die ons steeds en overal bijstaan mijn grote dank en waardering zal steeds blijven bestaan,vanwege Raymond en Angeleke - signature - 24/11/1979".
104 Belgium Dutch/ French/ English/ German/ Spanish/ Chinese Mister 100 Raymond Ceulemans (B)   Fr. Van Belle, Brussels 1979     O 471 Very good copy, with dust jacket No  
105 Belgium French Un Siècle de Sport à Bruxelles Walter Schwilden 2 8016 0028 8 Arts & Voyages - Gamma, Brussels 1979     O 252 Decent copy No The history of sports in Brussels explained in 23 chapters about different sports happenings from 1893 until 1979.  One chapter is about the European Championship balkline 71/2 in 1959 where Brussels prodigee Emile Wafflard played the leading role.
106 Belgium French Teaching Manuscript An.     1980 Est.   F 31 Facsimile No Carom billiards manuscript for teaching purposes.
107 Belgium French Le billard - 400 points avec Franz Glineur Franz Glineur   Edited by the author 1980 Est.   F 310 Facsimile No Incomplete copy of the author's tutorial. The facsimile contains diagrams 1-310, 311-400 missing.  A diagram per page.  Focus is on balkline billiards.
108 Belgium French Bundle of 3 copied manuscripts from Lapperre, An. and Franz Glineur Lapperre, An., Glineur   Edited by the authors 1980 Est.   F ~130 Facsimile No 3-cushion systems and 3-cushion diagrams about how to keep position for the next shot.
109 Belgium Dutch/   French/    English/  German/   Spanish/   Japanese Mister 100 Raymond Ceulemans (B)   Uitgeverij Fr. Van Belle, Brussel 1980     O 471 Normal copy.  Some wear and tear on cover No Masterpiece on 3-cushion systems by the master himself.  This book still stands tall.  Reprints are available again.  
110 Belgium Dutch Biljarten en Arbitrage G. Rottie (B) 90 70252 09 0 Uitgeverij Fr. Van Belle pvba, Brussels 1981     O 168 Good copy No Book about how to  referee a billiard game
111 Belgium Dutch Het groene rijk van Raymond Ceulemans Ben de Graaf (D) 90 333 0053 2 Uitgeverij Helios n.v. & Sportmagazine, Kapellen 1982     O 112 Good copy No Book about Raymond Ceulemans billiard career. Lots of photos and interesting comment on other players and match playing conditions
112 Belgium Dutch Hisoriek Royal Cercle Garnier 1883 -1983 Dejonckheere Paul   Edited by Author. 1983   1st O 18 + 22 Good copy. Soft cover. Stenciled. No "Essay" about the 100-year history (1883 -1983) of probably the oldest Belgian billiard club Royal Cercle Garnier based in the city of Leuven. The history is described in 18 pages and contains additionally 10 appendices.
113 Belgium French rappel de la 2 F. Plugers   Edited by author 1983 Est.   O 115 Good copy. 1 page detached. Soft cover. No 115 straight rail diagrams on how to get excellent position on the second stroke.
114 Belgium French L'Industrie de la Laine à Verviers avant 1800 Musée de Verviers   Musée de Verviers, Verviers 1983     O 26 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book was constituted as part of an exhibition of the wool industry before 1800 in the region of Verviers in Belgium.  It was here that the famous billiard cloth manufacturer Simonis was founded. The process from wool to textile is explained and shown in pictures.
115 Belgium French Le Guide Marabout du Billard Philippe Malsert (F) 2 501 00340 3 Nouvelles Editions Marabout, Verviers 1983     O 192 Decent copy.  Corners of front cover clipped.  Back cover soiled. No General overview on the billiard game. Figures on how to play.
116 Belgium Dutch Berekend Biljarten Jean Verworst (B)   Edited by Author 1987     O 241 Very good copy No Jean Verworst gives his interpretation of the diamond system and added new 3-cushion systems. A must have for those who like system play. Reprints are available again.
117 Belgium Dutch Berekend Biljarten Jean Verworst (B)   Edited by Author 1987     O 241 Very good copy No Jean Verworst gives his interpretation of the diamond system and added new 3-cushion systems. A must have for those who like system play. Reprints are available again.
118 Belgium Dutch Berekend Biljarten Jean Verworst (B)   Edited by Author 1987     O 241 Normal copy No Jean Verworst gives his interpretation of the diamond system and added new 3-cushion systems. A must have for those who like system play. Reprints are available again.
119 Belgium Dutch De spelende mens in de Boergondische Nederlanden Katelijne Geerts D/1987/0741/1 Genootschap voor Geschiedenis, Brugge 1987     O 197 Very good copy. Soft cover. No The playing man in the Burgundian Netherlands.  This region contained a large part of Flanders and some parts of the Netherlands.  The book covers approximatively the period between 1300-1500.  Containing lots of detailed notes and sources.  Some references to the game of (ground) billiards.
120 Belgium French Le syndicalisme en textile verviétois. René Dawant   Centrale Chrétienne des Travailleurs du Textile et du Vêtement de Belgique. Section Régionale de Verviers. 1987     O 69 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed dedication of the author to 'Ernest'.  The history of unionism in the wool industry in the 19th and 20th century in the region of Verviers in Belgium. The water of the La Vesdre river, crossing this region was ideal to wash the wool and cloths and provided energy for the factories. Contains a photo of the Simonis factory.
121 Belgium Dutch 5 Biljartspelen E. Moons - Destaebele (B) 90 5205 009 0 Uitgeverij Reflex, Deurne 1988     O 62 Slight soiling on back cover.  Otherwise good. No Rules and information about Carom, English Billiards, Pool, Snooker and Bumper Pool (Golfbiljart).
122 Belgium Dutch Internationaal Biljartjaarboek 1989 Rob van der Steen (D)   Edited by Author, Antwerpen 1989   1st O 320 Good copy No International overview of the carom billiard season 1988-1989.
123 Belgium French Snooker Rudy Bauwens (B) 2-87312-000-2 Sport in Belgium Sprl, Brussels 1989     O 288 Good copy. Some wear. Soft cover. No Book about snooker. About the history, technique, material, rules, biographies of famous players of the game. Contains many diagrams (color) and photo's (b&w).
124 Belgium Dutch Snooker Rudy Bauwens (B) 90 6304 1063 N.V. De Vlijt, Antwerpen 1989     O 292 Good copy, high quality paper No Detailed book on Snooker containing photo's and coloured figures.
125 Belgium French L'Artisanat du Billard Jean Vandamme   Edited by the author, Sprimont-Louveigné 1990 Est.   F ~120 Facsimile No Carom billiards tutorial with focus on straight rail and balkline. Vandamme was an excellent balkline player and a trainer for the Belgian billiards association. Introduction about his vision of the game and his achievements.
126 Belgium French Programme 3-Bandes (Manuscript) Jean Vandamme   Edited by the author, Sprimont-Louveigné 1990 Est.   F ~72 Facsimile. Ring binder. No The 'running lines' of the cue ball, worked out in detail and shown in diagrams, systems and example shots.  This is a copy of the manuscript of the author, probably  used to teach his pupils.
127 Belgium Dutch Internationaal Biljartjaarboek 1993 Rob van der Steen (D)   Drukkerij NV De Winne-Fabrisac, Dendermonde 1994     O 592 Very good copy No Overview of Belgian and worldwide French Billiards competition.  Part of Biljart International the billiards magazine edited by Rob van der Steen.
128 Belgium French Billard, Billiards, Billar, Biljart, Biliardo Biblio Guy Huybrechts (B)   Edited by Author, Brussels 1996   1st O 152 Very good copy No Listing of Guy Huybrechts' billiard books collection also containing a vocabulary in 6 languages
129 Belgium Dutch Biljart speel je tussen de oren Stany Buyle (B)     1999     O 156 Pages loose from back cover No The first half of this book treats extensively the psychological aspects of the billiard sport where the second part shows 68 figures in the different modes of French Billiards and 20 figures about bumper pool.  Stany Buyle is now a much respected cue maker running his business in the northern part of France.
130 Belgium French Base Cinq Dieudonné Collard   Edited by the author 2000 Est.   O 18 Good copy. Soft cover. No Goniometrics applied to 3-cushion billiards. Exercises, diagrams.
131 Belgium French La Goniométrie Dieudonné Collard   Edited by the author 2000 Est.   O 27 Good copy. Soft cover. No Goniometrics applied to 3-cushion billiards. Exercises, diagrams.
132 Belgium French La goniométrie appliquée au billard trois bandes Dieudonné Collard   Edited by the author 2000     O 64 Good copy. Soft cover. No Goniometrics applied to 3-cushion billiards
133 Belgium French la longimétrie Dieudonné Collard   Edited by the author 2000 Est.   O 46 Good copy. Soft cover. No Goniometrics applied to 3-cushion billiards. Exercises, diagrams.
134 Belgium Dutch Biljart in ontwikkeling Frédéric Caudron (B), Frans Van Kuyk (D), Jean-Michel Fray (F)   Edited by Author 2001 Y   O 341 Very good copy No Very detailed book on 3-cushion play, systems and position but also on stance and behaviour of the billard table depending on the shots.  The systems developed by van Kuyk are known as very reliable.
135 Belgium French Le Billard en Expansion Frédéric Caudron (B), Frans Van Kuyk (D), Jean-Michel Fray (F)   Edited by Author 2001 Y   O 343 Reasonable copy Yes Very detailed book on 3-cushion play, systems and position but also on stance and behaviour of the billard table depending on the shots.  The systems developed by van Kuyk are known as very reliable.
136 Belgium Dutch Basics, het technisch basishandboek Leo Taelman (B)   Leo Taelman 2001     O 112 Good copy. Hard cover. No Treats all aspects of Bumper Pool (Golfbiljart).  Contains photo's, drawings and publicity.
137 Belgium Dutch Basics, het technisch basishandboek Leo Taelman (B)   Leo Taelman 2001     O 112 VG. No Treats all aspects of Bumper Pool (Golfbiljart).  Contains photo's, drawings and publicity.
138 Belgium Dutch Schaken met biljartballen, de tactiek Leo Taelman (B)   Edited by Author 2001     O 111 Good copy. Hard cover. No All about the tactics in bumper billiards. (golfbiljart, tapbiljart)
139 Belgium Dutch Schaken met biljartballen, de tactiek Leo Taelman (B)   Edited by Author 2001     O 111 Very good copy No All about the tactics in bumper billiards. (golfbiljart, tapbiljart)
140 Belgium English Royal Tennis in Renaissance Italy Cees de Bondt 2-503-52273-4 Brepols Publishers n.v., Turnhout 2006     O IX + 290 Very good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No The history of this game, the predecessor of current tennis, in Italy in the Renaissance period. French name "Jeu de Paume". The game is still played today. For more information check http://real-tennis.nl/?page=Home . The book is beautifully documented with more than 150 pictures.
141 Belgium Dutch Sport in 't Stad. Antwerpen 1830-1914. Marijke den Hollandeer 90 5867 513 0 Universitaire Pers, Leuven 2006     O 428 Very good copy. Soft cover. No The history and background of the main sports played in Antwerp (Belgium) in the 1830 - 1940 era, the period before the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp. Treated sports are rowing, sailing, horse races, athletics, soccer, tennis, hockey, golf, polo, skating, cycling, motor sports, aeronautics, swimming, gymnastics, fencing, wrestling, weight lifting, boxing.  Billiards only mentioned marginally on page 19 as part of the popular games played in the 'cafés' at the time.
142 Belgium Dutch Tony Schrauwen, Een Wilderts biljartfenomeen Roger Suykerbuyk (B)   Edited by Author 2006     O 43 Print out.  Very good copy No Biography about the life of Tony Schrauwen (1938 - 2005), worldchampion balkline and one of the most refined players.  Tony was also a world class teacher who worke for about 30 years for the Dutch League.  The book is written by his long time friend Roger Suykerbuyk.
143 Belgium Dutch Het Vrijspel Pierre Vandenplas   Edited by author. Drukkerij Loomans. 2009     O 75 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book is dedicated to the game of straight rail (vrijspel in Dutch).  It contains 106 diagrams with explanation and some photos on how to hold the cue and place your hand on the table.
144 Belgium French Stage 3 Bandes des 23, 24 et 25 juillet 2010 à Chapelon Francis Forton   Edited by the author, Brussels 2010     O 26 Good copy.  Loose copies. No Francis Forton is a Belgian top player mostly active in 3-cushion and cushion billiards.  This is the tutorial for a 3-day training in France.  It contains 78 very detailed diagrams explaining how to play many different 3-cushion shots.
145 Belgium Dutch Ludo Dielis. Een Leven voor en door het Biljart. Alex Van Haecke 978 90 5720 497 5 Houtekiet, Antwerpen 2013   1st O 181 Very good copy No Book about the life of 9x carom billiards world champion Ludo Dielis. The book starts with his youth and ending at the preparation of the 2013 WC-ship 3-cushion billiards.  Contains many photo's.
146 Belgium English Ludo Dielis. A Life with and through Billiards. Alex Van Haecke, translated by Sylvain Liekens 978 90 5720 515 6 Houtekiet, Antwerpen 2013   1st O 182 Very good copy Yes Signed by Ludo Dielis "Many greetings 18/10/13 - signature".  Book about the life of 9x carom billiards world champion Ludo Dielis. The book starts with his youth and ending at the preparation of the 2013 WC-ship 3-cushion billiards.
147 Belgium English The man with the white carnation. Biography of the Five-Time Billiards World Champion Pedro Leopoldo Carrera (1914-1963). Luis Alberto Venosa. Translated from the Spanish original by Gerard Coldham. 978-908-22-6230-8 Filip Steurs, Antwerp 2014   1st (~ 250 copies) O 125 Very good condition. Hard cover. No The biography of Pedro Leopoldo Carrera (1914-1963). Carrera was the best carom billiards player in Argentinean history and the best of his era. His career was largely inluenced by the Peron regime (1946-1955). This book holds many unedited photo's and anecdotes.
148 Belgium Dutch Drieband boek Willy Wesenbeek (B)   Thissen Biljarts, Antwerp 2015     O   Very good copy No Contains 120 3-cushion diagrams also indicating the path of the object ball in order to obtain good position for the following shot.  Ring-binder that can be layed down on the table's cushion whilst practicing.
149 Belgium Dutch Historiek van een 140-jarige. Royal Cercle Garnier 1883-2023. Jan Van den Brande   Edited by the author, Lubbeek 2023     O 113 Very good copy. Hard cover. Yes Signed by the author with a personal dedication. Jan, Chairman of BC Garnier, tells the story of the oldest billiard club in Belgium. Richly illustrated with b&w and color photos.
150 Belgium Dutch/ French Klassieke Kunststoten/ Fantaisie Classique Anonymous   Koninlijke Belgise Biljartbond voor Liefhebbers ND     O 12 Good copy No Rules and figures of "artistic billiards"
151 Belgium French/ Dutch/ Spanish/ English/ German/ Italian Table de Moyennes Moyenne Tafel Tabla de Promedios Average Table Durchschnittstabelle  Prontuarion Delle Medi Anonymous   Iwan Simonis, Verviers ND     O 100 Very good copy Yes Average Table Book, signed by René Gabriëls ex worldchampion, and Mr. Simonis, owner of the Iwan Simonis company.
152 Belgium French Le Billard et l'Histoire Georges Troffaes (B)   Imprimerie Mertens, Brussels       O 152 Good copy No Describes the history of billiards
153 Belgium French  Manuscript. 3-Cushion systems. Lapperre (probably)   Edited by author       F ~ 100 Facsimile No Manuscript with about 100 diagrams about 3-cushion systems
154 Belgium Dutch De 100 Serie-Stoten Marcel Van Leemput (B)           F 76 Facsimile No Book containing 100 figures for Libre to gather the 3 balls.  Marcel Van Leemput lived in Brussels and was a professional player.  Known as being one of the best French Billiards teachers ever.  Teached several players that became Worldchampion
155 Canada English A History and Description of Billiards. Its salutary advantages. (Cover: Billiards the King of Games and the Game of Kings) Samuel May   Samuel May & Co, Toronto 1916     O 188 Good copy. Hard cover. No Samuel May was a Canadian billiard table manufacturer.  This books contains information about his company, a view on the game and the rules of dozens of billiard games, played in different countries, are explained.
156 Canada French Règlements Officiels des Jeux de Billard     Canada Billiard & Bowling Inc 1980 Yes   O 50 Good copy. Soft cover. No Explaining the rules of 22 billiard games mostly pool or snooker related.
157 Canada French Le livre du billard Pierre Morin (Can) 2 7619 1462 7 Les éditions de l'homme 1999     O 253 Very good copy No Book on pool billiards, history and players.
158 China Chinese TAI CHHIU (Play Technique, Basic Technique, Movement, General Rules and How to Play with Illustration),1997, 189 p., 21 cm. ISBN 957-538-209-9.   957 538 209 9   1997     O 189 Good copy. Soft cover. No Translation of a Japanese billiards book. The book contains many photos and diagrams and covers as well pocket, 4-ball as carom billiards.
159 Colombia Spanish Teoria y Practica del Billar Alberto Cardona G. (Col)   Editorial Offset Print, Medellin 1965 Y   O 91 Good copy No Explaining the game and lifes of top players mainly American (Central, South, North).
160 Colombia Spanish Billar a tres bandas. Consejos prácticos y tácticos CALDERON MORENO Luis Eduardo   Calderon, Bogota 1992     F 213 Facsimile. Ring binder. No Focus on 3-cushion diagrams.
161 Colombia Spanish Billar a tres bandas. Sistema de Diamantes. Estudio Aplicación y Recursos CALDERON MORENO Luis Eduardo   Calderon, Bogota 1994     F 277 Facsimile. Ring binder. No Focus on 3-cushion systems.
162 Colombia Spanish Juguemos Tres Bandas Con Precision José Hernandez, Jaime Bedoya   Santafe de Bogota 1996     F 150 Facsimile No Book about 3-cushion systems. The basic diamond system explained in much detail with compensations. SLL system.
163 Colombia Spanish Billar: Tutor Para Tres Bandas El Jugador' 958 33 0877 3 Edited by author. Talleres Graficos de Impresora Feriva S.A., Cali 1998     F 85 Facsimile No This book starts with a 22-page introduction about the game and then explains a number 3-cushion systems in more detail with the help of diagrams.  
164 Colombia Spanish Billard. Novedadas Teoricas del sistema de diamantes. Luis Eduardo Calderon Moreno   Litografia Mercurio, Bogota 2000     O 138 Good copy. Soft cover. No Three cushion systems: Without english, diamond, renversé, plus, special shots
165 Colombia Spanish Billar. Deporte y Recreacion. PENARANDA O., ARENAS BEDOYA N. , ROJAS J   Edited by the authors, Bogota 2001     O 91 + 5 Reasonable. Soft cover. No Book about carom billiards: History, rules, straight rail, rail nurse, some 3-cushion systems and shots.
166 Colombia Spanish Billar a tres bandas. Arte y Precisión. Hector Sotelo Bejarano 958 96717 0 5 Papeles Sueltos Editores, Ibagué Tolima 2003     O 150 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book handles over 40 systems to calculate and execute 3-cushion figures. The book contains 100's of diagrams.
167 Colombia Spanish La Ciencia del billar Octavio Gill Ramirez 958 33 5753 7 Edited by the author 2004     O 214 Good copy. Soft cover. No 3-cushion shots divided in 11 groups, explaining the applicable 3-cushion systems. 100's of diagrams.
168 Colombia Spanish Acercandonos al juego de billar de tres bandas. Principios basicos. José Elpidio "Pepe" Cardenas Lopez   Edited by the author, Manizales 2005     O 114 Good copy. Soft cover. No Three cushion systems: diamond, renversé, …
169 Colombia Spanish Aprendiendo jugadas de billar con logica José Elpidio "Pepe" Cardenas   Corporacion Centro Manizales. Editorial Blanecolor. 2006     O 135 Good copy. Soft cover. No Lots of 3-cushion system explained. Lots of illustrations, diagrams and b&w photos.
170 Colombia Spanish Fundamentos de las differentes modalidades del Billar. Como jugarlo y sus reglamentos. José R. Navia Sierra 958332344 6 Esuela Colombiana de Billar. Impreso Litografia Meercurio, Bogota. 2020     O 202 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book treats many aspects about the game of carom billiards: history, famous players in Colombia and abroad, the basics of the game, 3-cushion systems, the rules of the game, … Illustrated with lots of b&w photos and diagrams.
171 Costa Rica Spanish Billar A Tres Bandas Para Principiantes Diego Leandro 978-9968-46-094-1 Editorial UCR 2009   1st O 146 Very good copy No Book on a number of 3 cushion systems.
172 Czech Republic Czech Billard Jiri Barborik 80 85839 18 0 Rubico, Olomouc 1997     O 119 Good copy. Soft cover. No Book about carom billiards, straight rail, some snooker, 9-ball and trickshots.  About 60 illustrations.
173 Czech Republic Czech Billard  Jiri Barborik 80 85839 18 0 Rubico, Olomouc 1997     F 120 Facsimile No Book about carom billiards, straight rail.  Most diagrams about "rappel" shots.
174 Czech Republic Czech Systematicky kulecnik Antonin Frieda 80 238 8647 9 K&V Billard 2002     O 199 Good copy. Soft cover. No All aspects of carom billiards are handled: gathering shots, rail nurse, balkline, fantasy with the help of 100's of illustrations.
175 Denmark Danish Billardbogen. Theoretisk-praktisk Vejledning. C.G. Schiellerup   Forlagt AF V. Pio's Boghandel 1896     O 71 Decent copy. Hard cover probably restaured or renewed. No General explanation about the game, with a few diagrams.  The main part is about the rules of 21 forms of the billiards game.
176 Denmark Danish Billard. Praktisk og teoretisk vejlednuning i billardspil. Carl Bach   Jespersen Og Pios Forlag, Kopenhagen 1933     O 95 Good copy. Soft cover. No This books explains the rules about several billiard games. Contains 79 illustrations: figures, diagrams and some b&w photos. The diagrams are mainly for carom billiards: straight rail (also the rail nurse) and balkline.
177 Denmark Danish Billard. Aktieselskabet P.O. Pedersens Billardfabrik. P.O. Pedersens   P.O. Pedersens, Kopenhagen 1945 Est.   O 31 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. Water stains. No Catalog of billiard tables manufactured by P.O. Pedersens.  The book starts with some general in fo on the game, then a number of pages with photos of the billiard tables in different customer surroundings and at last the billiard table models, carom & pocket, and the accessories.
178 Denmark Danish Opbygning af seriespil i TREBANDE René Vingerhoedt   Den Danske Billard Union 1970 Y   O 33 Good copy No  René Vingerhoedt explaining how to build series in 3-cushion play. His famous "familiestoten".  (Legacy Bernard Siguret.)
179 Denmark Danish Billard Carl Bach, Jorgen Koch 87-419-3880-1 Jespersen Og Pios Forlag, Kopenhagen 1984   7th O 111 Good copy. Soft cover. No This books explains the rules about several billiard games. Contains 79 figures and diagrams. The diagrams are mainly instructional for the carom billiards games straight rail (libre) and balkline (cadre).
180 Denmark Danish Billard Carl Bach, Jorgen Koch 87-419-3880-1 Jespersen Og Pios Forlag, Kopenhagen 1984   7th O 111 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes This books explains the rules about several billiard games. Contains 79 figures and diagrams. The diagrams are mainly instructional for the carom billiards games straight rail (libre) and balkline (cadre).
181 Denmark Danish Billard. Keglebillard, Carambole m.m. Carsten Hansen 87 11 04416 0 Clausen Boger, Kopenhagen 1988     O 79 Good copy. Soft cover. No About pin and carom billiards, glossary, Danish records.
182 Denmark Danish Sports-billard Karsten Lieberkind 87 7512 373 8 Forlaget Komma, Kopenhagen 1989     O 143 Good copy. Hard cover. No This book treats all aspects related to carom billiards and contains over 200 diagrams and b&w photos.  Also  chapters about the history of the game and the Danish Billiard Union.
183 Denmark Danish Billard Handbogen Steen G. Hansen (introduction) 87 982033 1 2 Sjaellands Billard Union 1991   2nd O 79 Good copy. Soft cover. No Very methodological explanation of all aspects of the billiards game, in this case 5 pin and carom billiards. At the end the names of the billiard clubs of the region are mentioned.
184 Finland Finnish Byströmistä Immoseen. Suomen Biljardin Historia 1754-2002. Henry Grahn 952 91 5657 X Suomen Biljardiliiton julkaisu 2003     O 120 Good copy. Hard cover. No The history of billiards in Finland from 1754 - 2002. It's about different types of billiard games.  It seems that nowadays pool is the most popular.  A part of the history is in English at the end of the book.
185 France French La Maison des Jeux Academiques contenant un recueil general de tous les jeux divertissans pour se rejouir, & passer le temps agreablement Anonymous   Chez Estienne Loyson, au Palais, à l'entrée de la Galerie des Prisonniers, au Nom de Jesus 1665     E 288 Electronic copy. Overall good quality, some pages missing. No Google scan. One of the first in the series of many books under the name of "La maison des jeux academiques" or 'L'academie des jeux". Pages 286-287 missing. Chapter "Le nouveau jeu du billard comme il se joue à présent". Pages 167 - 173,
186 France French La Maison des Ieux Academiques contenant un recueil general de tous les Ieux divertissans pour se rejouir & passer le temps agreablement Et augmentée de la Lotterie Plaisante. Anonymous   A Paris, Chez Estienne Loyson 1668     O 288 Good copy in view of its age No Original rare copy. Book about the games played at the time in France. Chapter on billiards : "Le nouveau jeu du billard et comme il se joue à present." Pages 166 - 173.
187 France French La Maison Academique contenant les jeux Du Picquet, Du Hoc, Du Tric-Trac, Du Hoca, De la Guerre, De la Paulme, Du Billard, Du Palle-mail, Divers Jeux de Cartes qui se jouent en differentes daçcons, Des 4 parties du monde, De la Chronologie, Des Villes de France, Du Cupidon,De la Chouette, Du Renard et de la Poulle, De l'Oye, Des Eschets, Des Blafons & Armoiries, Des Proverbes, Et autre seux facetieux & divertissans. Anonymous   A Lyon, Chez Jean Bapt. Deville 1674     O 322 Good copy in view of its age No Original rare copy. Book about the games played at the time in France. Chapter on billiards : "Le nouveau jeu du billard et comme il se joue à present." Pages 147 - 156.
188 France French La Maison Academique contenant les jeux Du Picquet, Du Hoc, Du Tric-Trac, Du Hoca, De la Guerre, De la Paulme, Du Billard, Du Palle-mail, Divers Jeux de Cartes qui se jouent en differentes daçcons, Des 4 parties du monde, De la Chronologie, Des Villes de France, Du Cupidon,De la Chouette, Du Renard et de la Poulle, De l'Oye, Des Eschets, Des Blafons & Armoiries, Des Proverbes, Et autre seux facetieux & divertissans. Anonymous   A Lyon, Chez Claude Langlois, & Mathieu Liberal 1674     E 288 Electronic copy. High quality, each page has been photographed. No Swiss electronic library. Book about the games played at the time in France. Chapter on billiards : "Le nouveau jeu du billard et comme il se joue à present." Pages 147 - 156.
189 France French La Maison Academique contenant les jeux Du Picquet, Du Hoc, Du Tric-Trac, Du Hoca, De la Guerre, De la Paulme, Du Billard, Du Palle-mail, Divers Jeux de Cartes qui se jouent en differentes daçcons, Des 4 parties du monde, De la Chronologie, Des Villes de France, Du Cupidon,De la Chouette, Du Renard et de la Poulle, De l'Oye, Des Eschets, Des Blafons & Armoiries, Des Proverbes, Et autre ieux facetieux & divertissans. Anonymous   A Lyon, Chez Hilaire Baritel 1697     O 349 Good copy in view of its age No Original rare copy. Book about the games played at the time in France. Chapter on billiards : "Le nouveau jeu du billard et comme il se joue à present." Pages 147 - 156.
190 France French Veritez Plaisantes ou le Monde au Naturel Dutuit, avocat   Chez Maurry imprimeur du Roy & de Monseigneur l'Archevêque, Rouen 1702     E 524 Electronic copy, Google books. Yes Poetry dedicated to the following subjects : Des entretiens (encounters), Des Jeux (games among which Le Billard), Des Amours (love), Des Galanteries, Des Pieces Serieuses (serious subjects).  10 pages of poetry about the game of billiards.  In his fantasy the author describes the origins of the game as the Vestal virgins being transformed in billiard balls by their godess as a form of punishment.
191 France French Academie Universelle Des Jeux, contenant les regles des jeux de Quadrille & Quintille, de l'Hombre à trois, du Piquet, du Reversis, des Echecs, du TricTrac; & de tous les autres Jeux. Anonymous   Théodore Le Gras, a Paris, au Palais 1737   Nouvelle Edition O 588 Good copy. Hard leather cover.   Book of games in the series of "Académie universelle des jeux" "contenant les règles des jeux de Quadrille, & Quintille, de l'Hombre à trois, du Piquet, du Réversis, des Echecs, du Trictrac; & de tous les autres Jeux AVEC des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer". Game of billiards, rules, treated from page 557-573. 
192 France French Academie Universelle Des Jeux, contenant les regles des jeux de Quadrille & Quintille, de l'Hombre à trois, du Piquet, du Reversis, des Echecs, du TricTrac; & de tous les autres Jeux. Anonymous   Théodore Le Gras, a Paris, au Palais 1737   Nouvelle Edition O 588 Good copy. Hard leather cover.   Book of games in the series of "Académie universelle des jeux" "contenant les règles des jeux de Quadrille, & Quintille, de l'Hombre à trois, du Piquet, du Réversis, des Echecs, du Trictrac; & de tous les autres Jeux AVEC des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer". Game of billiards, rules, treated from page 557-573. 
193 France French Academie Universelle Des Jeux Anonymous   Théodore Le Gras, a Paris, au Palais 1739   Nouvelle Edition O 660 Good copy taking in account its age. Hard leather cover.   Book of games in the series of "Académie universelle des jeux" "contenant les règles des jeux de Quadrille, & Quintille, de l'Hombre à trois, du Piquet, du Réversis, des Echecs, du Trictrac; & de tous les autres Jeux AVEC des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer". Game of billiards, rules, treated from page 557-573. 
194 France French Academie Universelle Des Jeux, contenant les règles de tous les jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer.  Première Partie. Anonymous   A Paris, Au Palais, chez Saugrain fils 1758     O 408 Good copy taking in account its age. Hard leather cover.   Book of games in the series of "Académie universelle des jeux" "Game of billiards, rules, treated from page 370 - 390. 
195 France French Academie Universelle Des Jeux, contenant les règles de tous les jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer, augmentée du Jeu de Whisk.  Deuxième Partie. Anonymous   A Paris, Au Palais, chez Knapen 1765     O 410 Good copy. Hard leather cover.   Book of games in the series of "Académie universelle des jeux" "Game of billiards, rules, treated from page 370 - 390. 
196 France French Academie Universelle Des Jeux, contenant les règles de tous les jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer, augmentée du Jeu de Whisk.  Première Partie. Anonymous   A Paris, Au Palais, chez Knapen 1765     O 410 Good copy. Hard leather cover.   Book of games in the series of "Académie universelle des jeux" "Game of billiards, rules, treated from page 370 - 390. 
197 France French Le Jeu de Dez Anglois suivi de celui du Billard Anonymous     1766     F ~20 Facsimile No Extract of the billiards part of one of the editions of "Académie des Jeux". Rules of the game.
198 France French Academie Universelle Des Jeux, contenant les règles des jeux de Quadrille, & Quintille, de l'Hombre à trois, du Piquet, du Réversis, des Echecs, du Trictrac; & de tous les autres Jeux avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer. Anonymous   Théodore Le Gras, a Paris, au Palais 1789   Nouvelle Edition O 588 Good copy taking in account its age. Hard leather cover.   Book of games in the series of "Académie universelle des jeux".Game of billiards, rules, treated from page 557-573. 
199 France French Académie Universelle des Jeux, Contenant les Règles des Jeux de Cartes permis; celles du Billard, du Mail, du Trictrac, du Revertier, etc. etc. Tome Second.     Amable Leroy, Lyon 1810   Nouvelle édition, augmentée O 322 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. No Pages 284-303 about billiards.  Rules of the games played in that era explained.
200 France French Nouvelle Académie des Jeux, ou Règles des jeux de Wisth, du Boston, … précedées d'un Nouveau Traité sur le Jeu de Billard, Dans lequel on trouve une Instruction précise sur l'exécution de ce jeu, ainsi que la partie des Quilles, avec ou sans le casin. "par C.B…. Amateur"   G.C. Hubert, Paris 1814   1st O 298 Decent copy. Hard cover. No This book treats the games of cards (Whist, Boston) but starts off with 64 pages on the game of billiards.  (Could C.B. have been Claudius Berger?) It contains some interesting information about how the rules came about  and how the game should be best played..
201 France French Nouvelle Académie des Jeux "par C.B…. Amateur"   G.C. Hubert, Paris 1818   2nd O 298 Good cover, interior spotted. Probably restaured with new cover in the style of the time. No This book treats the games of cards (Whist, Boston) but starts off with pages 1-64 about the game of billiards.  (Could C.B. have been Claudius Berger?) It contains some interesting information about how the rules came about and how the game should be best played.
202 France French Nouvelle Académie des Jeux, ou Rèles des jeux de wisth, du Boston, … précedées d'un Nouveau Traité sur le Jeu de Billard, … C.B. (Claudius Berger?)   Chez G.C. Hubert, Librairie, Paris 1818     O 298 Good copy. Hard cover.  No Pages 1-60 about the rules of different billiard games.
203 France French Petite Académie des Jeux Anonymous   A Metz, chez Verronnais 1822     O 258 Good copy. Hard Cover No Pages 240_253 about the game of billiards.
204 France French Nouveau Traité sur le Jeu de Billard Bouvard   Chez G.C. Hubert, Librairie, Paris 1823     F 55 Facsimile No Rules of the billiard games played in that era.
205 France French Le Nouveau Savant de société ou Encyclopédie des jeux de société. Tome 3 M.P.J. de Béranger   J.-N. Barba, Paris 1825   4th O 290 Reasonable copy No  
206 France French Nouvelle Académie des Jeux, ou Règles des jeux de Wisth, du Boston, … précedées d'un Nouveau Traité sur le Jeu de Billard, … Par C.B. Ryc, Amateur   Chez G.C. Hubert, Librairie, Paris 1825   4th O 290 Good copy. Hard cover.  No Pages 1-64 about the rules of different billiard games.
207 France French La partie de billard d'un ministre M.E. La********* 9-782012-784888 Hachette et BNF, Paris (Cour des Fontaines 7, Paris) 1826 2019   R 32 Soft cover. Very good copy. No Reprint of the original dating from 1826. A story of a minister playing billiards and discussing with his secretary.
208 France French La partie de billard d'un ministre M.E. La*********   Cour des Fontaines 7, Paris 1826     F 32 Facsimile No A story of a minister playing billiards and discussing with his secretary.
209 France French Règles du Jeu de Billard     Tiger, Imprimeur-Libraire, Paris 1826 Y   O 24 Reasonable copy, with stains on cover No Billiard rules at that time
210 France French Noble Jeu de Billard.  Coups Exraordinaires et Surprenants qui ont fait l'admiration de la Majeure partie dse Souverains de l"Europe. Mr. (François) Mingaud   Edited by the author 1827     O 40 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. Yes Holds a signed dedication on the front page to Comte de Nieuwerkerken. Hand written detail on the title page "Rue d'Amboise nr 4", the address of the hotel where Mingaud lived at that time. Probably the most influencial book in the history of billiards for the game of carom billiards. The 2nd page holds the names of people who pre-ordered the book, most of them noble men. Mingaud explains in 40 colored (the billiard balls) diagrams how one can apply different kinds of english to make figures that before were not possible, thanks to Mingaud's invention or perfectioning of the leather cue tip. Bought at Keys Auctioneers: Roger "Lee" Reynolds auction.Separate letter frm CW Coe claiming that this copy may have been used by Thurston for his translation of the book in English. Extremely rare.  
211 France French Théorie et Règles du Jeu de Billard Teyssèdre   Rouselon, Librairie-éditeur, Paris 1827     O 132 + plate Good copy. Soft cover. No Among the earliest French books fully dedicated to the game of billiards.  Very rare.
212 France French Le Billard, Poème en cinq Chants M.B***   Jules Lefebvre et Compagnie, Paris 1830     F 159 Facsimile No Long poem in 5 parts about billiards.  The author talks about 'blouses' or pockets.  In that era billiard games with pockets in France where still quite usual.
213 France French Théorie Mathématique du Billard Coriolis     1835 Est.   O 24 Good copy.Hard cover. No The 68 figures of Coriolis' book about mathematics applied to billiards in a separate book in a large format 31x21 cm. This book is no where commented or described.
214 France French Manuel de l'amateur du jeu de billard Blismon (Simon de Blocquel - printer?) 9 789333 414760 Publiée par Blismon. A Paris chez Delarue et a Lille chez Castiaux, (reprint 2016, Facsimile Publisher, Delhi) 1836 est. Nouvelle édition, revue et augmentée par une réunion d'amateurs R 64 Very good copy No Rules about the billiard games played at that time in France.  This book is referenced in the "Bibliographie de la France.  XXVième année. 1836." of January 9, 
215 France French Le Musée des jeux Landrait   Lebigre frères, Paris 1837     O 240 Reasonable copy, very fragile No This book is mainly about card games but also about chess, domino and billiards. Pages 220-239 are about the game of billiards. Then still with pockets (blouses).  Nicely describes the type of billiard games played at the time.
216 France French Le Billard. Traité théorique et pratique de ce jeu.  Suivi de la physiologie du joueur de billard. An.   Paris, au dépot central, rue des Fossés-du-temple, 48 1846     F 197 Facsimile No Book about the history of billards, the material used to play billards like the cue and the table, stance, explication of different kind of strokes, the Paris billiards environment and explanation on how to execute 54 diagrams on carom billiards.  These 54 diagrams are shown on one big folded page at the end of the book.
217 France French Le Billard. Traité théorique et pratique de ce jeu.  Suivi de la physiologie du joueur de billard. Anonymous   Paris, au dépot central, rue des Fossés-du-temple, 48 1846     O 197 Good copy. Hard cover. No Book about the history of billards, the material used to play billards like the cue and the table, stance, explication of different kind of strokes, the Paris billiards environment and explanation on how to execute 54 diagrams on carom billiards.  These 54 diagrams are shown on one big folded page at the end of the book.
218 France French Album Des Jeux de Hasard et de Combinaisons en Usage Dans les Salons et dans les Cercles. Règles, Lois, Conventions et Maximes Receuillies et cofifiées d'après les meilleures autorités de l'ancienne et de la nouvelle école. Avec un Abrégé et des applications de la Théorie des Probalités. M. Van-Tenac   Gustave Havard, Paris 1847     O 544 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Pages 424-478 about the game of billiards. The author explains the importance of the leather tip beginning of the years 1800 and how it changed the nature of the game. Also explanations about probability calculation when e.g. playing the dice and cards.
219 France French Album Des Jeux de Hasard et de Combinaisons en Usage Dans les Salons et dans les Cercles. Règles, Lois, Conventions et Maximes Receuillies et cofifiées d'après les meilleures autorités de l'ancienne et de la nouvelle école. Avec un Abrégé et des applications de la Théorie des Probalités. M. Van-Tenac   Gustave Havard, Paris 1847     O 544 Fragile copy. Still well readable. No Pages 424-478 about the game of billiards. The author explains the importance of the leather tip beginning of the years 1800 and how it changed the nature of the game. Also explanations about probability calculation when e.g. playing the dice and cards.
220 France French Traité du Carambolage ou Théorie indispensable a tous les joueurs de billard. Léon Cosson   Edited by the author, Paris 1851     F 62 Facsimile No Book about carom billiards. Explanation about the cue, billiard balls, shots of the game and rules.
221 France French Le Billard du Cercle Philharmonique A.L. (F)   Imprimerie de Justin Dupuy et Comp, Rue Margaux 11, Bordeaux 1853     F 15 Facsimile No This little book is a poem dedicated to the game of billiards and friendship.  The author describes the game of billiards as the "King of Games" and describes all club members with their strengths and weaknesses in the billiard game.  All members are described with their full family name except the author and a friend.  He appears at the end.  "If L. and V. appear at the table, you better run away and fear for the billiard table's cloth."
222 France French Le Billard du Cercle Philharmonique A.L. (F)   Imprimerie de Justin Dupuy et Comp, Rue Margaux 11, Bordeaux 1853     O 15 Good copy No This little book is a poem dedicated to the game of billiards and friendship.  The author describes the game of billiards as the "King of Games" and describes all club members with their strengths and weaknesses in the billiard game.  All members are described with their full family name except the author and a friend.  He appears at the end.  "If L. and V. appear at the table, you better run away and fear for the billiard table's cloth."
223 France French Le Sport à Paris. Ouvrage contenant le Turf - La Chasse - …- Le Jeu de Paume - Le Billard -Le Jeu de Boule -  … Eugène Chapus   Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie. Paris 1854     O 314 Very good copy. No Sports and games played in that era in Paris. Pages 127-131 about billiards. This is no games rule book.  It explains the place of each sport in the Paris of around 1850. 
224 France French Principes du Jeu de Billard Berger   Edited by author, Paris 1855     O 208 Good interior, cover damaged Yes Some historical background an explanations to start with, followed by 66 lessons, supported by about 100 diagrams.  Probably signed by book owner "M. Noiret"
225 France French Bibliothèque des jeux d'adresse - Almanach du Jeu de Billard suivi des règles du jeu de paume Léon Cosson 9 789333 414753 Passard, Libraire-Editeur, Paris (reprint 2016, Facsimile Publisher, Delhi, India) 1855     R 74 Very good copy No Explaining the rules of carom billiards and variants like billard russe and à la poule. At the end some pages explaining the rules of the "jeu de paume"; Contains about 25 simple diagrams
226 France French  Académie des Jeux, contenant l'historique, la marche, les règles, conventions et maximes, des jux en usage dans les cercles et dans les salons. Van-Tenac   Paris, Garnier Frères 1858 Est.   O 527 Good copy. Hard Cover No Pages 245-287 about the game of billiards.
227 France French Le Salon des Jeux Anonymous   J. Langlumé, Librairie, Paris 1859     F 22 Facsimile No Extract of the billiards part : p.333-354. Rules of the different games played at the time.
228 France French Académie des Jeux Richard   Paris, Delarue  Libraire-Editeur 1861 Est. Nouvelle Edition O 166 Good copy. Hard cover No Rules of different games played in that era. Pages 151-154 about the game of billiard.
229 France French Académie des Jeux F. Dumesnil   Bernardin-Béchet, Paris 1865     O 152 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Book of games.  Billiards: pages 114 - 124.
230 France French Le Billard A. Lalanne   Auguste Aubris, Paris 1866     O 10 Reasonable copy, very fragile No  
231 France French La théorie du billard et ses principes élémentaires DESPAX DE SAMANTAN Jules   Ed. Briez, Abbeville 1868     F 20 Facsimile No Very basics of billiards. The book starts with a poem.  Funny chapter about "le carottier", description of a very defensive player.
232 France French Piron Oeuvres Diverses                    ses poésies, sa vie, bons mots, aventures plaisantes, saillies, chansons, etc. Anonymous, Alexis Piron   Delarue, Paris 1869     O 340 Reasonable copy No Handles miscellaneous subjects starting  with a resumé of the work of Alexis Piron (already dead at time of edition).  It contains a "Traité du Jeu de Billard", a separate chapter of 58 pages, mainly about the rules of the game at the time with some interesting diagrams.
233 France French Jeux des Adolescents G. Beleze   Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris 1873   4th O 352 Good copy. Hard cover. No Describes about 150 games played at the time of the publication.  Pages 186-195 about billiards.
234 France French Le billard au XIXe siècle, et son influence sur les moeurs Siméon-Edmond Hirschler   Marseille, Imprimerie Saint-Ferréol. Les éditions Chapitre.Com 1874     F 16 Facsimile No Essay about the positive influence of the game of billiards on its players.
235 France French Le billard au XIXe siècle, et son influence sur les moeurs Siméon-Edmond Hirschler   Marseille, Imprimerie Saint-Ferréol. Les éditions Chapitre.Com 1874     R 16 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Essay about the positive influence of the game of billiards on its players.
236 France French Nouveau Traité Complet du Jeu de Billard Eugène Mangin (F)   Edited by author 1876     O 228 Good copy No Book consisting of elementary course and advanced course.
237 France French Théorie sur Le Billard et Etude de la Série. E. Faraill   Edited by the author, Rouen 1879 Est.   O 127 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. No Book about carom billiards.
238 France French Complément du Nouveau Traité Complet du Jeu de Billard comprenant 1. la Série Américaine et les coups qui en dépendent 2. 100 Notices biographiques sur tous les joueurs forts, depuis Mingaud jusqu'à nos jours. Eugène Mangin (F)   Edited by the author, Café Mangin, 22 Galerie Montparnasse, Paris 1880     F 175 Facsimile No In the first part of the book the straight rail nurse (la série américaine) is explained in much detail with the help of 36 diagrams.  The second part contains 100 biographies of well known players in that era.
239 France French Théorie Pratique du Billard.  Etudes des Trois Coups Principaux : Coulés, Effets, Massés Edmond Graveleuse   Imprimerie Anonyme de Publications Périodiques, A. Ghio, Paris 1881     O 210 Good but fragile copy taken in accout it's age. Hard cover. No Important book in the history of carom billiards.  98 diagrams well and clearly  explained also detailing the run of the object ball.  On the last page Graveleuse repeats his request to introduce "balklines" in order the make the game more attractive.  He proposed this idea earlier on May 1 1880 in the "Revue des Jeux du Samedi".  As such Graveleuse is seen as the "father" of balkline billiards.
240 France French Le Billard Appris sans Maitre Eugène Mangin (F)   Edited by Author, Paris 1881     O 473 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Contains 170 diagrams, 100short biographies of famous players, explantion of series play. This book was the continuation of earlier publications by the billard professor Mangin : Nouveau Traité (1876) and Complément du Nouveau Traité (1880).
241 France French Manuel du jeu de billard Désiré Lemaire   Delarue, Paris 1882 Y   O 142 Reasonable to Good copy No Book about mainly straight rail with 42 beautiful diagrams.  Introduction by Jules Rostaing about the history of the billiard game. Contains also a chapter on rules on different kind of billiard games.
242 France French Les Jeux de la Jeunesse. Leur origine, leur histoire et l'inidication des règles qui les régissent Frédéric Dillaye   Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris 1885     O 450 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. No Detailed description about many games popular at the time with information about the history and how the game is played. Billiards pages 155 -182. Also similar games are described in detail like Jeu de Billes, le Croquet, Jeu de Boules. The book contains 203 engravings.
243 France French Grande Encyclopédie méthodique, universelle, illustrée des Jeux et des Divertessements de l'esprit et du corps T. De Moulidars   Paris, A La Librairie Illustrée, 8, Rue Saint-Joseph 1888 Est.   O 796 Normal copy.  Hard cover. No Pages 190 - 226 about the games of Bagatelle and Billiards (as from 196).  Rules of several billiard games explained (pockets and pocketless). Diagrams show pockets.
244 France French Grande Encyclopédie méthodique, universelle, illustrée des Jeux et des Divertissements de l'esprit et du corps. T. de Moulidars   Paris, A La Librairie Illustrée, 8, Rue Saint-Joseph 1888 Est.   O 796   No Pages 190 - 226 about the games of Bagatelle and Billiards (as from 196).  Rules of several billiard games explained (pockets and pocketless). Diagrams show pockets.
245 France French L'Art de bien jouer au Billard Louis Bedoc   Levrat Frères, Paris 1889   2nd F 49 Facsimile No Rules of 22 games played at the time. 120 diagrams of mostly carom "rappel" shots.
246 France French Traité du jeu de Billard   Carambolage, Poule à la Quille, Poule à la Baraque, Partie des Cinq quilles, Jeu de la Sonette, Partie de Cazin     Marque de fabrique RT, Paris 1889     O 412 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Cover : Académie des jeux. Interior: Bibliothèque des jeux.  Book about all kind of interior games.  32 pages about billiards.
247 France French Le Billard Maurice Vignaux (F)   Delarue, Paris 1891 Y   O 414 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. Fragile. No Book about straight rail billiards, rail nurse with over 200 illustrations. Vignaux (1846-1916) was one of the most successfull professional billiard players.
248 France French Le Billard Vignaux (F)   Delarue, Paris 1891 Y   O 414 Fragile paper quality, soft cover.   No Theory on Libre technique like effects, series play. 
249 France French Le Billard Vignaux (F)   Delarue, Paris 1891 Y   O 414 Good copy. Higher quality paper, hard cover. Imprint former owner Theory on Libre technique like effects, series play. 
250 France French Rail Play/Série de la Bande  Vignaux, Mangin, Collender     1895 Est.   O 2 Good copy.Hard cover. No  
251 France French La Vie de Paris sous la Régence - La Vie Privée d'Autrefois - Arts et Métiers - Modes, Moeurs, Usages des Parisiens du XIIe au XVIIIe Siècle - d'Après des documents originaux ou inédits Alfred Franklin   Paris, Librairie Plon 1897     O 347 Good copy. Soft cover. No Franklin based his description of the way of life in Paris during the "Régence" period on the book "Séjour de Paris, c'est à dire, instructions fidèles, pour les voiageurs de condition. Comment ils se doivent conduire, s'ils veulent faire un bon usage de leur tems & argent, durant leur séjour à Paris." written by Sr. J.C. Nemeitz, conseiller de S.A.S. Monsgr. le Prince de Waldeck, and published in Leide(n) in 1727. Game of billiards shortly described in a negative way.
252 France French Plaisirs & Jeux depuis les origines Gaston Vuillier   J. Rothschild, Paris 1900     O 344 Good copy. Hard cover. No Limited edition, 2641 out of 3350, on luxury paper.  Book about (children) games and their origins.  Very richly illustrated. Contains 279 figures of which 19 "héliogravures". P. 293-298 about the origins of billiards.
253 France French Traité de Billard destiné aux Amateurs Gustave Herbaux     Edited by the author.  1900 Est.   O 147 Good copy. Hard cover. No About 150 "rappel" (bringing the 3 balls together) carom shots shown in 1 color plate per page. No explanations what so ever, so except 2 title pages no text. Still interesting for the experienced player.
254 France French Biblithèque des Jeux, Traité du Jeu de Billard.  Carambolage, Poule à la Quille, Poule à la Baraque, Baraque, Parties des Cinq Quilles, Jeu de la Sonette, Partie de Cazin       1900 Y   O 32 Good copy No Little book about the rules of the billiard games mentioned in the title.  Book seems to be edited by a (French?) billiard table manufacturer.  Contains a stamp from Gustave De Laet & Co in Antwerp.
255 France French Commentaires sur le Billard Moderne Le Vicomte de Frayssinet   Ainé Hénin, Paris 1903     O 142 Good copy. Soft cover. No Pages 37-58 missing (part of the players biographics). The author shares his view on the game, portraits of players, rules, académies de billard, gathering shots and diagrams, 38 illustrations.
256 France French Receueil de coups de fantaisie Gustave Herbaux (Monsieur X.)    Edited by the author. Chromolitographie Achille Sénécaut, Roubaix 1904     O 151 Good copy. Hard cover. No About 150 fantasy shots shown in 1 color plate per page. No explanations what so ever, so except 2 title pages no text. Still interesting for the experienced player.
257 France French Sports et Jeux d'Adresse Henry René d'Allemagne   Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris 1904     O 382 Good copy. Hard Cover. No Book about "games of skill" and their history.  The book contains 328 illustrations in-text and 100 ex-text of which 29 colored. Pages 256-278 are about (the history of) the game of billiards. D'Allemagne (1863-1950) was the archivist of the Paris' library, l'Arsenal.  Beautiful and impressive book at the same time.
258 France French Les Sports modernes illustrés P. Moreau, G. Voulquin. Billiards chapter by Henri Croiset.   Paris, Librairie Larousse 1905     O 340 Good copy. Hard cover. No Very detailed encyclopedium on the sports played in that era. Pages 63 - 69 about billiards containing 33 diagrms and 17 photo's
259 France French La billardomancie ou le caractère de l'homme révélé dans le jeu de billard SUARD Georges,     Imp. Coyart, Paris 1906 Est.   O 28 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No The author defines different "characters" and depending on their character explains their way of playing.  Applied psychology let's say.  Not very scientific but fun to read.
260 France French Le Billard. Traité de Série Américaine Roger Rugère (F)   Edited by author, Paris 1909     O 78 Extensive water stains, but well readable. Soft cover. No Extensive explanation of the rail nurse (série américaine) in straight rail billiards. The book contains 43 diagrams.
261 France French Nouveau Traité de Billard Destiné aux Amateurs Albert Garnier   B. Sirven, Toulouse 1910 Y 1st O 109+15 Good copy No 109 carom diagrams showing the path of the cue ball and the object ball.  15 diagrams explaining the "série américaine" or to make large series alongside the cushions.  Probably the first edition, maybe rebound.  In the second edtion there is no picture of Albert Garnier and some publicity is missing.
262 France French Une Partie de Billard Jean Gourmoud   Imprimerie de La Source, Lyon 1910 Y   O 23 Good copy Yes Signed by Gourmoud adding under his protret "Le guignol de la Piéce". This book is a theater play. Guignol is one of the characters of the play.  It"s a comedy of 2 guys playing billiards and interacting with the spectators.  It contains excerpts , not always 100% copied, of the billard poems of Lallanne.
263 France French Le Billard Professeur Bataille   La Maison Bataille, Fabrique de Billards, Paris 1910     O 30 Good copy. Soft cover. No Bataille, a well known "professeur de billard" at the time in France, tells about the history of the game and shares his vision about the game. Some nice historical illustrations. No billard shots are shown, neither explained.
264 France French Album Illustré du Billard Cie Brunswick (catalogue)     Cie Brunswick, Paris 1910 Est.   O 40 Good copy. Soft cover. No Product catalogue. Billard tables and accessories. Contains a lot of drawings of the best carom players of that era.
265 France French Règle du Jeu Nicolas Avec Notice sur les Jeux d'Aujourd'hui     Imp. Chassaing et fils, Nevers 1910 Y   O 8 Good copy. Soft cover. No Little book or catalogue containing the rules of "Nicolas' Billards' " and photo's of other games e.g. le billard and bagatelle. To understand what Nicola's Billiards was about check wikipedia http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billard_Nicolas
266 France French Billard. Etudes, Tactique, Fantaisie Professeur (Firmin) Cassignol   La Compagnie Brunswick Française, Paris 1911     F 146 Facsimile No About carom billiards: straight rail, fantaisie, balkline with illustrations
267 France French La billardomancie ou le caractère de l'homme révélé dans le jeu de billard SUARD Georges,     Imp. Coyart, Paris 1913     O 58 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No The author defines different "characters" and depending on their character explains their way of playing.  Applied psychology let's say.  Not very scientific but fun to read. Second part of the book is about magnetism.
268 France French Comment on devient fort au Billard Alfred Mortier   Eugene Figuière & Cie, Paris 1914     O 400 Good copy No Very detailed book on the games of straight rail and balkline.  Contains 217 diagrams and additional photo's of Mortier demonstrating strokes of the game.
269 France French Jeux De Plein Air & d'Intérieur Georges Le Roy   Pierre Lafitte & C°, Paris 1914   5ième O 392 Good copy. Soft cover. No Outside and inside games treated in this book.Carom billiards extensively described from page 215 - 319. Contains some nice diagrams and photo's.
270 France French Album Illustré du Billard du Monde & Catalogue Général de la Compagnie Brunswick (catalogue)     Cie Brunswick, Paris 1915 Est.   O 32 Good copy. Soft cover. No Product catalogue. Billard tables and accessories. Contains a lot of photos of the best carom players of that era.
271 France French Manuel Officiel et Pratique des Jeux de Billard Anonymous   G. Caro Fabriquant de Billards, Paris 1920 Y   O 151 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Introduction by the Dr. E. Monin from Paris explaining the health benefits of playing billards. Rules of many games, diagrams, strokes, material.
272 France French Règle du Jeu de Billard  -  ses principes et ses lois  -  principaux coups de  queue -  points à toucher Anonymous   Delarue, Paris 1920 Y   O 31 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Little book about the rules of the game and some diagrams.
273 France French Pour être Bon Joueur de Billard René Delys   Editions Nilsson, Paris 1920 Y   O 61 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Little book about carom billiards with about 40 diagrams.
274 France French Scrap book of Edmond Derbier Edmond Derbier   Edmond Derbier, Paris. 1923 1923 - 193?   O 26 Good copy. Soft cover. No The personal scrap book of Edmond Derbier, a French professional billiard champion. This scrap book consists of news paper articles of Derbier's results in championships.  Every championship is mentioned in a very nicely handwritten title.  At the end some loose articles that are not glued.
275 France French Traité de Billard. Etude complète de la série américaine. Fernand Drouet (F)   Imprimerie Martin & Vernon, Paris 1923     O 133 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Straight rail (libre) gathering shots, rail nurse (série américaine), lots of diagrams.
276 France French Manuel Officiel et Pratique des Jeux de Billard Anonymous   Chambre Syndicale des Fabricants Français de Billards et Industries qui s'y rattachent 1925 Y 3rd O 174 Fragile cover, otherwise decent Yes Book about billiard material, lot's of different games and diagrams mentioning "professeur Garnier". Signature expected to be from Simonis, the cloth manufacturer, dated 29 - III - 27.  Additional Italian newspaperarticle in the book.  In the backside a manual dedication in Italian dated 21/5/51. 
277 France French La Pratique du Billard Jean Duteil   Librairie S. Bornemann, Paris 1929     O 31 Good copy. Soft cover.   Very basics about carom billiards, containing 24 diagrams.
278 France French Traité de Billard Roger Rugère (F)   Paul Leymarie, Paris 1930     O 256 Cover detached from book No Nice book, very detailed on Libre and Balkline with 100's of figures, also explaining the serie americaine.
279 France French Annuaire 1930 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1930     O 44 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assemblée Générale".
280 France French Annuaire 1930 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1930     O 44 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assemblée Générale".
281 France French Les Billards Bataille (catalogue)     Maison Bataille, Paris 1930 Est.   O 24 Good copy. Soft cover. No Product catalogue.  Billard tables.
282 France French Les Billards Toulet (catalogue)     Toulet, Lille 1930 Est.   O 22 Good copy. Soft cover. No Product catalogue. Billard tables and accessories.
283 France French Un billard parfait. Hénin Ainé. (catalogue)     Hénin Ainé, Paris 1930 Est.   O 24 Good copy. Soft cover. No Product catalogue. Billard tables and accessories.
284 France French Un billard parfait. Hénin Ainé. (catalogue)     Hénin Ainé, Paris 1930 Est.   O 24 Good copy. Soft cover. No Product catalogue. Billard tables and accessories.
285 France French Leçons de Billard Ed. Derbier (F)   Editions S. Bornemann, Paris 1931     O 86 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards, straight rail and balkline. Contains 106 diagrams and some photo's in order to illustrate stance and stroke.
286 France French La Pratique du Billard Jean Duteil   Librairie S. Bornemann, Paris 1931     O 31 Good copy. Soft cover.   Very basics about carom billiards, containing 24 diagrams.
287 France French Pour Devenir Bon Joueur de Billard René Delys   Editions Nilsson, Paris 1931     F 62 Facsimile No Basics about carom billiards with 40 illustrations.
288 France French Annuaire 1931 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1931     O 45 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assemblée Générale".
289 France French Annuaire 1932 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1932     O 61 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assemblée Générale".
290 France French Livre d'Or du Billard Professionnel     Société Française d'Encouragement au Billard 1932     O 82 Good copy. Soft cover. No View on professional billiard play (in Paris). Results, Académie de Billard, players, records, championships.
291 France French Annuaire 1933 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1933     O 78 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assemblée Générale".
292 France French le billard sport des intellectuels Léon Carreyn   Imp. Arts Graphiques Modeernes, Jarville-Nancy 1935     O 55 Good copy. Hard cover. No About carom billiards, straight rail and balkline. Many diagrams of 'gathering' shots.  Running lines of the object ball are colored orange.
293 France French Annuaire 1934-1935 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1935     O 153 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assemblée Générale".
294 France French Annuaire 1935-1936 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1936     O 11 Reasonable copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assmblée Générale".
295 France French Annuaire 1936 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1936     O 72 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assemblée Générale".
296 France French Le Billard Pour Tous. Comment s'organise un tournoi de billard. Mécanisme et réglementation des championnatts départementaux. Anonymous   Fédération Française des Amateurs de Billard 1937     O 62 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book edited by the French Amateur Billiards Federation aims to support billliard clubs in organizing tournaments by explaining the rules, how to calculate points and averages, also containing sample letters, some billiard records at the time and as an appendix some sample billiard match rosters.
297 France French Annuaire 1937 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1937     O 106 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assemblée Générale".
298 France French règles simplifiées des Jeux de Salon  cartes, jaquet, lotos, dames, echecs, dominos, billard, etc. Louis Biars   Librairie Garnier Frères, Paris 1938 Y   O 210 Normal copy.  Low quality paper. Yes Signed by bookowner René Garrigues.  7 pages on billiards, describing 5 types of games :"la partie ordinaire, la poule ordinaire, la poule à la quille, la poule au bouchon, le cochonnet".
299 France French Annuaire 1938 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1938     O 104 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assmblée Générale".
300 France French Annuaire 1938 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1938     O 104 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assmblée Générale".
301 France French Traité de Billard. Etude complète de la série américaine. Fernand Drouet (F)   Edited by Author, Paris 1939 Y 1st edition O 133 Good copy. Soft cover. No Contains many diagrams about straight rail in general and how to play the "série américaine" in particular.
302 France French Les Oeuvres Libres. Receuil littéraire ne publiant que de l'inédit. Académie de Billard par Louis Baldy. (4 addtional stories by othe authors) Louis Baldy   Librairie Arthème Fayard, Paris 1939     O 319 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Set of short stories with limited relevance to billiards.
303 France French Leçons de Billard Ed. Derbier (F)   Editions S. Bornemann, Paris 1940   11ième mille O 86 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards, straight rail and balkline. Contains 106 diagrams and some photo's in order to illustrate stance and stroke.
304 France French Annuaire 1940 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris 1940     O 98 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assmblée Générale".
305 France French Jouez au BILLARD. Receuil des Règles des Différentes Parties. Les Billards Proust, Paris   le Syndicat Patronale du Billard  1947 Y   O 48 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book is a commercial publication to promote the company "Les Billards Proust". So it explains the material needed to play billiards. Besides that it contains the rules of about 20 variations of the game.
306 France French Traité de Billard. Etude complète de la série américaine. Fernand Drouet (F)   Edited by Author, Paris 1949 Y 2nd edition O 132 Good copy. Soft cover. No Contains many diagrams about straight rail in general and how to play the "série américaine" in particular.
307 France French Fantaisie Classique. Extraits des Règlements internationaux publiés à l'issue de l'Assemblée Générale de Luxembourg - 1950.     Union Internationale des Fédérations d'Amateurs de Billard (U.I.F.A.B.)                  Istra, Strasbourg 1950 Y   O 30 Good copy Yes Rules and Diagrams of Artistic Billiards (Fantasy).  Signed by 12 people, probably the contestants of the 1956 French Championship "Fantaisie".  Has a stamp on the inside cover Billard-Club Des Trois Boules, Saint Denis. Contains an overview of international championships, where they have been played, who won.
308 France French Hénin Ainé.  Album Général. (catalogue)     Hénin Ainé, Paris 1950 Est.   O 30 Good copy. Soft cover. No Product catalogue. Billard accessories and café games.
309 France French C'est du billard! Clinton Twiss   Editions Pierre Horay, Paris 1953     O 254 Good copy. Soft cover wtih dust jacket. No Novel. Story about a roadtrip with his wife and a caravan through the U.S.A.
310 France French Billard. Le Massé Edouard Roudil   Imprimerie Paul Déhan, Montpellier 1954 Est.   O 35 Very good copy. Hard cover. Yes "A mon bon ami ... Pappas ….Montpellier …1954 Roudil".  Introduction by Faroux and Cassignol. Explanation about the massé, piqué and fouetté shots.
311 France French Ca c'est du billard Ed. Lacy   Presses de la Cité, Paris 1955     O 185 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Detective
312 France French La tête et le bras Roger Conti (F)   Byrrh, Paris 1955 Y     46 Reasonable copy Yes Signed by Conti and Marty.  The book is in the form of a conversation between a teacher and his pupil as in "Le billard, c'est inconnu".  The editor was a wine maker who distributed the book for marketing purposes.
313 France French Leçons de Billard Ed. Derbier (F)   S. Bornemann, Paris 1957   26.000 O 86. Good copy No Explains how to play straight-rail (libre).  Contains 17 photo's and 106 diagrams.
314 France French Le Billard cet Inconnu Roger Conti (F)   Edited by Author 1957     O 246 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No This book is set up as a conversation between the master and his apprentice, handling all aspects of the game. Also contains 167 diagrams and illustrations. Conti was one of the last iconic professional carom billiard players. Among the very best of his era and an excellent teacher.  Many consider this book the best tutorial ever written on the game.
315 France French Le Billard cet Inconnu Roger Conti (F)   Edited by Author 1957     O 246 Damaged copy but all pages readable.  Cover is missing. Pages clipped.  One page "restored" with sticky tape. Yes This book is set up as a conversation between the master and his apprentice, handling all aspects of the game. Name of owner handwritten "Babut du Mares" who also co-authored a book on billiards with Ludo Dielis and Leo Corin.
316 France French Le Billard Cet Inconnu… Roger Conti (F)   Edited by the Author, Pardies (Basses-Pyrénées) 1957     O 246 Very good copy Yes Luxury edition n°29/100. Complete with green cardbord box. Signed : A mon ami Maxime Laguide. "En toute amitié et mes remerciements. Signature".  One of the must reads in order to understand carom billiards.  Contains 167 figures. Laguide was a French billiards manufacturer.
317 France French Le Secret du Billard Jean Marty (F)   Edited by author 1959     O 157 Good copy No Soft cover green-grey. Cover slightly loosening from spine. One of the few books on French billiards explaining how to approach the game in a systematic way.
318 France French, Dutch, Italian, German, English Le Casse-Tête au Billard Antoine Boris   FABB, Paris 1960 Y   O 125 Good copy No This book contains 89 diagrams mainly on straight rail and some photos of Boris in action.  Antoine Boris was a colorful figure traveling around Europe to perform billiards exhibitions with straight rail, balkline and trick shots. Boris played very well using his hands & fingers.
319 France French Le Code des Jeux Claude Aveline   Librairie Hachette 1961     O 641 Good copy. Soft cover. No Book of games. Chapter "Jeux d'Adresse": Le Billard p.395-421, Billes et Boules p. 445-467.
320 France French but also Dutch, English, German, Italian Réflexions, Entraînements, Idées au Billard Antoine Boris   FFAB, Paris 1962 Y   O 152 Good copy.  Label of owner glued on cover. Some markings done with ball-point. No Basics on billiards, some copies of articles.  Translations in Dutch sometimes funny.  Boris was married with a Belgian lady and seems to also have played exhibition matches in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.
321 France French Le Billard par l'Image Jean Marty (F)   Edited by author, Paris 1967   1st O 197 Good copy No 100 photo's on series play (série américaine) and how to play each figure and 51 photo's on balkline positions. Also contains the Système Marty to calculate 3-cushion shots..
322 France French Le Billard par l'Image Jean Marty (F)   Edited by author, Paris 1967     F 197 Facsimile. No 100 photo's on series play (série américaine) and how to play each figure and 51 photo's on balkline positions. Also contains the Système Marty to calculate 3-cushion shots. Soft cover facsimile, ideal for training in the billiard room.
323 France French Traité de Billard. Etude complète de la série américaine. Fernand Drouet (F)   Sport-Billard, Franconville 1968 Est. 3rd O 132 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes Dedication by the author : "au professeu Aboulker avec toute la reconnaissance et les sentiments distingués et les mailleurs de l'auteur.  12 novembre 1968. "Signature". It seems Aboulker was a doctor urologist that treated Drouet.  Limited edition on Luxury paper, n° 99/100.  Straight rail (libre) gathering shots, rail nurse (série américaine), lots of diagrams.
324 France French le billard Willie Hoppe, Francis Connesson   Editions Denoël, Paris 1974     O 126 Good copy Yes Contains a personal dedication to Jorge Toledo and signature of Francis Connesson, 4 times WC, dated Buenos Aires October 8, 1975 during the balkline 71/2 WC.  Contains another 8 signatures and some dedications from a number of contestants like German Dieter Müller, Bustos from Chili, Mexican Pulido, Argentinian Berardi.  This is mainly the translation of the book "Billiards as it should played" of Willie Hoppe with some additional info by Connesson.
325 France French Le Billard en trois jours Jean-Paul Nahon (F)   Solar, Paris 1975     O 126 Good copy No Basics of the billiard game.  List of French billiard clubs.
326 France French Lieutenant Al Wheeler. Ma tête sur le billard. Carter Brown   Gallimard 1976     O 184 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Detective
327 France French le billard  Jean-Paul Nahon (F) 2 263 00092 5 Solar, Paris 1977     O 63 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics of the carom billiards game explained with the help of illustrations. Contains also  a list of suppliers and French billiard clubs.
328 France French le solfège du billard Francis Connesson (F)   Edited by Author 1981     O 133 Very good copy No Printed on luxury paper, large format.  The game explained as a conversation between the master and his apprentice.
329 France French Le Billard cet Inconnu Roger Conti (F)   Edited by Author 1981     O 246 Good copy No This book is set up as a conversation between the master and his apprentice, handling all aspects of the game.
330 France French 3 Billes aux Reflets Tricolores André Heurtebise (F)   Féderation Française de Billard, Thionville 1984     O 275 Very good copy No Compete with cardboard dust cover.  Beautiful book on the history of the French Billard League and the game in general.
331 France French Le Billard par l'Image Jean Marty (F)   Edited by author, Paris 1984   2nd O 197 Good copy No 100 photo's on series play (série américaine) and how to play each figure and 51 photo's on balkline positions. This book alos contains a list of Marty's world records at the time.
332 France French Le Billard par l'Image Jean Marty (F)   Edited by author, Paris 1984   2nd O 197 Good copy No 100 photo's on series play (série américaine) and how to play each figure and 51 photo's on balkline positions.This book alos contains a list of Marty's world records at the time.
333 France French La Série Américaine Beaumont-Delocque 2 221 04490 8 Editions Robert Laffont, Paris 1985     O 229 Good copy. Soft cover. No Novel about a billiard teacher, his female student and an american player entering in competition.
334 France French l'harmonie du billard Francis Connesson (F) 2 9501164 0 X Edited by Author 1985     O 287 Very good copy No Printed on luxury paper, large format.  The game explained as a conversation between the master and his apprentice.  Lots of interesting photo's where you can see the movement of all balls.
335 France French Leçons de Billard Ed. Derbier (F) 2 85182 139 3 Editions Bornemann, Paris 1987     O 88 Good copy No Explains how to play straight-rail (libre).  Contains 17 photo's and 106 diagrams.
336 France French Le billard et ses Reflexions Jean Marty (F) 2 9502 413 0 1 Edited by author, Paris 1987     O 215 Very good copy No Focus on the running lines of object ball or cue ball when hitting one or more cushions. 
337 France French Le Billard Willie Hoppe (U.S.) with the collaboration of  Francis Connesson (F) 2 207 23410 X Denoël 1987     O 144 Very good copy No  
338 France French Traité de Billard Roger Rugère (F) 2-86579-016-11 Editions Leymarie, Paris 1988     O 256 very good copy No Soft cover. Nice book, very detailed on Libre and Balkline with 100's of figures, also explaining the serie americaine.
339 France French Le Billard Jean Salvador   Editions De Vecchi, Paris 1989     O 110 Good copy No Material, how to play, different games, rules
340 France French Billard à l'étage Michel Quint 2 7021 1792 9 Calmann-Levy, Paris 1989     O 186 Good copy. Soft cover. No Novel with a stranger entering a billiard room and confessing a murder.
341 France French Tour de France de la Vie au Grand Air.  Sports - Jeux - Loisirs d'Autrefois et de Toujours Claude Bailhé (F) 2.86726.620.3 Editions Milan 1990     O 157 Very good copy No Book about the pass-times and sports, with lots of photo's, of the 19th and beginning 20th century.
342 France French Théorie Mathématique des Effets du Jeu de Billard Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis (F) 2 87647 081 0 Jacques Gabay, Sceaux 1990     O 154 Very good copy No Theoretical mathematical study on the effects of the billard game.   Contains 11 unfoldable drawings.
343 France French Trois carrés rouges sur fond noir Tonino Benacquista 2 07 040798 5 Gallimard, Paris 1990     O 234 Good copy. Soft cover. No Detective with Paris' billiard scenes.
344 France French Caramboles Carlos Pradal 2-906439-07-X Brocélliande Editions, Paris 1991   Limited edition 9/210 O 20 Very good copy. Cover and content printed on luxury paper, "vélin d'Arches". No Philosophical text and drawings about the game of (French) billiards.  Drawings by the author.
345 France French Un Cadavre dans la Salle de Billard (The Body in the Billiard Room) H.R.F. Keating (translated by Denise Meunier) 2 213 02612 2 Librairie Arthème Fayard 1991     O 315 Good copy. Soft cover. No Detective novel situated in India, Bombay.
346 France French Le Billard français. Technique nouvelle. Jack Dupuy (F) 2-85182-445-7 Pierre Tournon Editions, Paris 1991     O 79 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards. Contains mostly photo's and diagrams in order to explain the game in a smple way.
347 France French Le Billard. Histoire et Règles du Jeu. Richard Lablée (F) 2 218 02210 9 Hatier 1992     O 117 Good copy. Some minor clippings of front cover. No Beautiful book on the game of billiards and its history with photo's and graphics on luxury paper.
348 France French Le Billard et toutes ses variantes Claude-Marcel Laurent (F) 2 85182 501 1 Editions Bornemann 1994     O 72 Very good copy No Brief explanation on french billiards in all its forms and some variants.
349 France French Le Billard Appris sans Maitre Eugène Mangin (F) 2 910087 08 5 Editions Lucas et Vermorel, Lyon 1994     O 166 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Contains 130 + 16 diagrams with their  respective explanation. Most of the shots are 'rappel' shots used in straight rail carom billiards.
350 France French Billard. Conseils et Technique Osvald Mencarini   Edited by the author 1994     O 78 Good copy. Ring binder. No This is a stenciled version. How to play carom billiards with a focus on straight rail (libre) and balkline (cadre 47/2). Remark: the number of pages mentioned in the index are lower (45 vs 78) than the number of pages this tutorial really counts.
351 France French Le Billard Français Georges Vassalo (F)   Editions De Vecchi, Paris 1995     O 218 Good copy No Material, how to play, different games, psychology
352 France French L'Arme de la vengeance Pascal Mazzini 2 268 02033 9 Editions duRocher,  1995     O 162 Good copy. Soft cover. No Detective, with a background of bars and billiard rooms
353 France French Billard Conseils et Technique J.M. Fray   edited by author 1996     F 52 Good copy No Explaining the basics of the game of straight rail among which keeping the balls at the head of the table.
354 France French Le billard français Jack Dupuy (F) 2 85182 537 2   1996     O 80 Very good copy No Very basics of the game.
355 France French Le Secret du Billard Jean Marty 2-9502413-1-X Edited by author 1996   2nd O 189 Good copy. Soft cover. No Sticker at the back of Léo Corin. A must have for anyone that wants to master carom billiards in straight rail. Contains 168 diagrams. Also contains a version of the diamond system (for 3-cushion strokes) in the book called "Système Marty".
356 France French Le Billard et ses Vérités Jean Marty (F) 2 9502413 2 8 Edited by author, Paris 1996     O 220 Very good copy No Explaining to the beginner step by step how to approach the game.
357 France French Manuel de billard français Bernard Cassiau, Jack Dupuy (F) 2 85182 570 4 Editions Bornemann, Paris 1997     O 336 Very good copy No 600 figures and 36 photo's on the basics, technique and conception of billiards.
358 France French Le billard américain et le 8 Pool Richard Lablée (F) 2 85182 543 7 Bornemann, Paris 1997     O 120 Good copy.  Stamp and label of book shop. No Basics on Pool billards
359 France French Le Billard Tombeau Claude Berard 2 9108330 43 8 Les Editions Osmondes, Paris 1998     O 146 Good copy. Soft cover. No Detective, a body is found in a billiard table.
360 France French J'apprends le Billard. Les Points de rappel. Laurent Guenet  2-9511200-1-X Edited by author 1998     O 148 Good copy No Straight rail. About 140 diagrams how to gather the balls together.
361 France French J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 1  Les Bases Fondamentales. Laurent Guenet  2 9511200 0 1 Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève 1998     O 183 Very good copy No Basics of French Billards technique.
362 France French J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 2  Les Points de Rappel. Laurent Guenet  2 9511200 1 X Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève 1998     O 292 Very good copy No Focus on rappel.
363 France French J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 2  Les Points de Rappel. Laurent Guenet  2 9511200 1 X Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève 1998     O 292 Very good copy No Focus on rappel.
364 France French J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 3  J'apprends le Billard Americain Laurent Guenet  2 9511200 2 8 Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève 1998     O 238 Very good copy No Focus on pool.
365 France French Le billard. Règles et variantes. Richard Lablée (F) 2 85182 589 5 Editions Bornemann, Paris 1998     O 79 Very good copy No Brief explanation on french billiards in all its forms and some variants.
366 France French 3 Bandes et + Stéphane Nole with the collaboration of Richard Bitalis (F) 2 95112843 0 6 Edited by Author 1998     O 346 Good copy.  Some minor clippings. No Technical manual on the game of 3-cushion
367 France French Les guides du Billard. Choisir et Entretenir son Matériel Xavier Carrer 2-908555-82-4 Kozoom Multimedia, Toulouse 1998     O 93 Very good copy No Book about how to maintain the billiard table, cloth, cue.
368 France French la symphonie du billard Francis Connesson (F) 2 9501164 0 X Edited by Author 1999   Limited edition of 1.000. Copy not numbered O 131 Very good copy No Printed on luxury paper placed in a beautiful box with an extra Video of 55 minutes.  Focus on 47/1.  Forms a beautiful trilogy with the 2 other books.
369 France French Partie de Billard Fabien Laze, Olivier Lecerf 2-914163-00-2 en toutes lettres, Paris 2000     O 32 Good copy No Reflections about "l'Académie de Billard Clichy-Montmartre" opened by Roger Conti in 1947 and financed by Jean Bauchet. This book contains beautiful drawings in Chinese ink accompanied by text. At the end some historical bacground information about this Academy.
370 France French Meurtres à la Table de Billard (The billiard table murders) Glen Baxter 2 84230 090 4 Hoebeke, Paris 2000     O 253 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Detective, a mix between a novel and a comic album.
371 France French Le Billard Français. L'art et la manière du point de rappel. Stephane Nole (F) 2 9512843 1 4  Edited by author 2000     O 270 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Focus on rappel.
372 France French Le Billard Français. L'art et la manière du point de rappel. Stephane Nole (F) 2 9512843 1 4  Edited by author 2000     O 270 Very good copy No Focus on rappel.
373 France French La Couleur inconnue Jacques Gélat 2 7143 0727 2 José Corti, Paris 2001   2nd O 250 Good copy. Soft cover. No Story about the "académie du grand billard central", Le Central, in Paris, one of the iconic billiard rooms in the city.
374 France French Et pour cinq Stephane Nole (F)   Impri'Ouest Le Mans, Sarthe 2001   Ltd. Ed. 1000 O 118 Very good copy No Detailed expanation about the Serie Americaine.  The balls in the drawings have the same diameter as in real life.
375 France French       Billards                                           Billard français, snooker, pool billard américain, 8 pool anglais Jean Marty (jr) (F) 2 913545 15 7 Editions du Garde-Temps, Paris 2002     O 127 Very good copy No Beautiful book about french billiards, snooker, pool.  Lots of beautiful photo's, pictures and figures.
376 France French Billiard blues Maxence Fermine 2 226 13685 1 Albin Michel, Paris 2003     O 169 Good copy. Soft cover with dust jacket. No Novel with a mix of billiards, blues and jazz. Willie Hoppe playing Al Capone.
377 France French Le Carrom ou Billard indien Richard Lablée (F) 2 85 182 567 4 Bornemann, Paris 2003     O 80 Very good copy No Book on Carrom or Indian Billiards played with pieces like in checkers which are to be shot in holes with a larger piece with the index finger.
378 France French Le Billard Français. La série à portée de main. Stephane Nole (F) 2 9512843 2 2 Edited by author 2003     O 287 Good copy No Lots of figures on Libre and Balkline.  Focus on controlling the balls at the head of the table.
379 France French J'Apprends le Billard                       Vol. 4  La série - Jeu du tiers Laurent Guenet  2 9511200 3 6 Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève 2004     O 263 Very good copy No French billiards. Focus on series play and controlling the balls at the head of the table.
380 France French J'Apprends le Billard                       Vol. 5  La série - Jeu du tiers Laurent Guenet  2 9511200 4 4 Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève 2004     O 203 Very good copy No French billiards. Focus on series play and controlling the balls at the head of the table continued.
381 France French J'Apprends le Billard - Vol. 5  La série - Jeu du tiers Laurent Guenet  2 9511200 4 4 Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève 2004     O 203 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes French billiards. Focus on series play and controlling the balls at the head of the table continued.
382 France French J'Apprends le Billard.Vol. 4  La série - Jeu du tiers Laurent Guenet  2 9511200 3 6 Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève 2004     O 263 Very good copy. Soft cover. No French billiards. Focus on series play and controlling the balls at the head of the table.
383 France French Billard, Théorie du jeu Régis Petit (F) 2 7027 0999 0 Chiron, Paris 2004   2nd O 190 Very good copy No Physics of the billiard game
384 France French Jouer Autrefois Elisabeth Belmas (F) 2 87673 433 8 Champ Vallon 2006     O 440 Very good copy No Essai sur le jeu dans la France moderne (XVI - XVIII Siècle). Essay on games in modern France.  (16th-18th century)  
385 France French Académie de billard                          Un dernier regard Jean-Claude Carrière, Benoît Rajau (F) 2 35039 018 7 Nicolas Chaudun              Paris musées, Paris 2006     O 80 Very good copy No Most beautiful photos and text on the game of billiards.  Photos taken at the Académie de Billard à Clichy, Montmartre.
386 France French J'Apprends le Billard                       Vol. 6  Le Cadre - Jeu de Série Laurent Guenet  2 9511200 5 2 Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève 2010     O 224 Good copy Yes French billards.  Focus on balkline. Signed: "Collonges le 27 juin 2011/Pour Filip/Bon billard/Avec mes meilleurs salutations/Laurent Guenet."
387 France French Les fondamentaux du billard Carambole (français) Marc Massé, Louis Edelin (F) 978 2 85180 781 6 Editions Amphora, Paris 2010     O 288 Very good copy No Detailed book on the technique and figures of French billiards.  Graphically very nice book.  Pleasure to work with.
388 France French Les fondamentaux du billard Carambole (français) Marc Massé, Louis Edelin (F) 978 2 85180 781 6 Editions Amphora, Paris 2010     O 288 Very good copy No Detailed book on the technique and figures of French billiards.  Graphically very nice book.  Pleasure to work with.
389 France Dutch Alles over het Bandstoten Alain Remond   Edited by the author, Crete 2011     O 250 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Dutch translation of the original "Chronique d'une bande annoncée".  Treats in detail the difficult game of 1-cushion billiards.
390 France French Chronique d'une bande annocée Alain Remond   edited by author 2011     O 250 Good copy Yes Signed by Ludo Dielis: " Sportieve groeten aan Philippe!  Prachtig boek van Alain, signature."  Very detailed book about the game of 1 cushion, considered by many as the most difficult carom game.
391 France French "120 sur mouches". La Bande et ses Séries. Vol. 2. Alain Remond   edited by author 2014     O 259 Good copy No Containing 201 diagrams explaining how to proceed the game when the balls are close together at the head of the table near the corners. The book requires experience in the game of 1-cushion.
392 France French Passion Billard. Fondamentaux. René Altet 978 2746684 874 Edited by the author 2015     O 336 Very good copy. Soft cover. No This book handles all aspects and games of carom billiards.  Contains 100's of color illustrations and some color photos.
393 France French Jeux De Position sur quelques billards peints Victor Claass 978-2-917902-96-7 DITS, Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art. 2021     O 73 Very good copy. Soft cover. No The author explains the influence of the game of billiards on the fine arts and artists and how billiards can serve as a metaphore for the evolution of the fine arts. Contains color pictures of paintings and drawings.
394 France French le billard Willie Hoppe (U.S.) with the collaboration of  Francis Connesson (F)   Editions Denoël 1974 - 1980       126 Good copy No Posture.  Libre, 3-cushion.  Based on the earlier books of Willie Hoppe.
395 France French Autour du billard Robert Albouker 2 07 0531180 5 Gallimard 1992 - 1993       160 Very good copy No History and anecdotes of the game of billiard.
396 France French Annuaire 1933 Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard   Edited by UIFAB, Paris ²²     O 78 Good copy No Detailed results of international championships and tournaments ,  records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assemblée Générale".
397 France French Le Billard Russe et la Poule au Gibier Ch. Dutil (F)   S. Bornemann, Paris ND     O 16 Decent copy No 2 x 8 pages 50/50 divided between the rules of "Le Billard Russe" and "La Poule au Gibier".  The book has publicity for the book of Ed. Derbier "Leçons de billard" also published by Bornemann which is indication for date.
398 France French Le Billard et le Bowling G. de Vauresmont (F)   Editions Nilsson, Paris ND     O 110 Good copy No Mainly about billiards, 10 pages about bowling.  Handling many aspects of the game and material.  Some interesting historical background.
399 France French Traité Populaire du Jeu de Billard J. Arnous de Rivière (F)   E. Flammarion, paris ND     O 310 Good copy No  
400 France French Le Billard Le Cadre 47/2" Paul Darboux? Michel Fonda? Oswald Mancirini?   Edited by Author ND     F 166 Good copy. Soft cover. No Carom billiards book about balkline 47/2.  Contains 150 diagrams.  I'm not sure who the author is, as some parts mentioned in the index ("preface par Galtier, palmares Mencarini" are missing).  It could well be a copy that Darboux used for training purposes.  After research on the internet the original book could have been written by Oswals Mancirini or Michel Fonda.
401 France French Traité du jeu de Billard   Carambolage, Poule à la Quille, Poule à la Baraque, Partie des Cinq quilles, Jeu de la Sonette, Partie de Cazin     Marque de Fabrique JLR, Paris ND     O 32 Decent copy No Small book about different kind of billiard games.  No author, no date
402 France French Nouveau Traité de Billard Destiné aux Amateurs Albert Garnier   B. Sirven, Toulouse   Y 2nd O 109+15 Reasonable copy No 109 carom diagrams showing the path of the cue ball and the object ball.  15 diagrams explaining the "série américaine" or to make large series alongside the cushions.  Pink percaline cover.
403 France French Traité du Jeu de Billard   Carambolage, Poule à la Quille, Poule à la Baraque, Partie des Cinq quilles, Jeu de la Sonette, Partie de Cazin Anonymous   A l'Ange Gardien. Paul Bougrier, Rennes       F 32 Facsimile No The rules of different kind of billiard games explained.
404 France French Grande Encyclopédie Générale des Jeux. Jeux de Société. Jeux d'enfants : Assauts, Ballons, Barres, Batonnets, Bilboquets.  Billard avec la règle très-complète et de nombreux dessins pour différents coups. Boules, tous les Jeux de Cartes connus; charades, criquets, danses, dominos, echecs, furet, gages, lotos, mouches, paume, oie, quilles, steeple chase, tombola, tric-trac, jacquets, etc. Plus un grand nombre de Jeux de Société et plus de 300 Jeux d'Enfants. Benjamin Pifteau   Arthème Fayard, Paris       O 864 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. No Each pages is divided into 2 columns and each column is numbered, so "real number of pages is 432. Columns 46-101 about the game of billiards. Also historical information available in this book;
405 France French Les Accros du Billard Dobritz 2 908 618 02 8 Editions Bleu Turquoise       O 66 Very good copy No Book with about 60 caricatures around the game of billiards by Dobritz
406 France French Traité de Billard Fernand Drouet (F)   Sport Billard     3rd O 136 Good copy No Study of the game of billiard.  Rappel and serie americaine.
407 France French Traité Populaire du Jeu de Billard J. Arnous de Rivière (F)   Ernest Flammarion, Paris       O 310 Good copy. Hardcover.  Front page black & white. All information about the book is on the cover. No Technique and figures for Libre.  100 described positions in this book  are indicated by numbers who can be retraced via a "cadastre" at the beginning of the book.  These positions are not accompanied by figures.  A former owner has meticously drawn all these figures on small papers and glued them carefully in the book with the possibility of still reading the text underneath.
408 France French Traité Populaire du Jeu de Billard J. Arnous de Rivière (F)   Ernest Flammarion, Paris       O 310 Good copy. Hardcover.  Front page black & white. All information about the book is on the cover. No No dates mentioned.  
409 France French                          Le Croquet                      Le Badminton Le Billard de Pelouse Jean Perrot   S. Bornemann, Paris       O 31 Good copy No Little book, mainly on the game of "croquet".
410 France French J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 1  Les Bases Fondamentales. Laurent Guenet    Edited by author   1996   O 94 Very good copy. Soft cover. Ring binder. No Basics of French Billards technique, straight rail. Stance, trajectory of the balls, english, basic shots. Well explained with the help of many drawings and diagrams.
411 France French J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 2  Les Points de Rappel. Laurent Guenet    Edited by author   1997   O 148 Very good copy. Soft cover. Ring binder. No Focus on rappels, straight rail.  Many figures and diagrams, clearly explained.
412 France French Leçons de Billard Robert Mortier (F)   La Compagnie Brunswick Française, Paris       O 283 Good copy No Technique and figures for Libre
413 France French Le Billard cet Inconnu Roger Conti (F)   Edited by Author       O   Photocopied version No This book is set up as a conversation between the master and his apprentice, handling all aspects of the game.
414 Germany German Natürliches Zauber-Buch oder: Neu-eröffneter Spiel-Platz rarer Künste, in welchem nicht allein alle Taschen-Spielen und andere curiöse mathematische und physicalische Künste sondern auch die gebräuchlichen Karten-Würffel, Billard und andere Spiele, aufs genaueste beschrieben, und mit vielen Figuren erläutert werden Anonymous   Joh. Adam Stein und Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nürnberg 1745     F 7 Facsimile No Extract : 5 pages about billiards and pin billiards (Kegelspiel)
415 Germany German Natürliches Zauber-Buch oder: Neu-eröffneter Spiel-Platz rarer Künste, in welchem nicht allein alle Taschen-Spielen und andere curiöse mathematische und physicalische Künste sondern auch die gebräuchlichen Karten-Würffel, Billard und andere Spiele, aufs genaueste beschrieben, und mit vielen Figuren erläutert werden Simon Witgeest 3-88210-006-0 Joh. Adam Stein und Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nürnberg; Reprint Antiqua-Verlag, Lindau. 1745 1977   R 688 Good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket No Facsimile reprint. Book about magic in the broadest sense also including games, and aspects of mathematics and physics. Pages 285-287 about billiards.
416 Germany German Natürliches Zauber-Buch oder: Neu-eröffneter Spiel-Platz rarer Künste, in welchem nicht allein alle Taschen-Spielen und andere curiöse mathematische und physicalische Künste sondern auch die gebräuchlichen Karten-Würffel, Billard und andere Spiele, aufs genaueste beschrieben, und mit vielen Figuren erläutert werden Simon Witgeest   Joh. Adam Stein und Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nürnberg 1745     E 688 Electronix copy. Difficult to read. No Google scan. Book about magic in the broadest sense also including games, and aspects of mathematics and physics. Pages 285-287 about billiards.
417 Germany German Betrachtungen über die Sittlichkeit der Vergnügungen Martin Ehlers   Flensburg und Leipzig in der Kortenschen Buchhandlung 1779     F 23 Facsimile No Extract p. 119 - 141. Philosophical view on games, some thaughts about the "Kegelspiel", pins billiards.
418 Germany German Spiele zur Uebung und Erholung des Körpers und Geistes für die Jugend, ihre Erzieher und alle Freunde unschuldiger Jugendfreuden. Gesammelt und praktisch bearbeitet von Gutsmuths, Erzieher zu Schnepfentahl   Schnepfentahl, im Verlage der Buchhandlung der Erziehungsanstalt 1796   Zweyte unveränderte Auflage E 492 Electronic copy. No "Ich könnt fröhlich sein uns scherzen: Doch verscherzt die Unschuld nicht." Book about the games and passtimes played in that era in Germany with the goal to exercise and relax body and mind. Pages 165- 180 about billiards and pin billiards.
419 Germany German Spiel-Almanach, enthaltend die neueste Anweisung zu einder gründlichen und leichten Erlernung des Whist, l'Hombre, Quadrille, Tarot, Casino, …,Billard - Kegel - und Ballspiel, nebst einer Auswahl der unterhaldensten Gesellschaftsspielen, Räthseln, Charaden und Gesängen     herausgegeben von Julius Cäsar, Berlin 1797   1st O 23+109+44+32+67+70+53 Good copy taking in account its age. Hard cover. No Pages 3-52 about the game of billiards. Vocabulary and rules of different kind of billiard games explained and how to count points. Every new chapter starts from page 3.  
420 Germany German Das neue Königliche l'Hombre nebst einer gründlichen Anweisung wie Quadrille, Cinquille, Piquet, …. das Billard, Pielkentafel, … Anonymous   Herold un Wahlstab, Lüneburg 1798     F 28 Facsimile No Only facsimile of the billiards chapter: 202-229. (Billard, Pielkentafel, Kriegspiel - Jeu de la Guerre)
421 Germany German Neuester Spielalmanach für das Jahr 1801.  Julius Cäsar   Julius Cäsar, Berlin 1801 1810?   F   Facsimile No Extract: Pages 303 - 367 about billiards, the rules of several billiard games.
422 Germany German Spiele zur Uebung  und Erholung des Körpers und Geistes für die Jugend, ihre Erzieher und alle Freunde unschuldiger Jugendfreuden Gutsmuths   Im Verlage der Buchhandlung der Erziehungsanstalt,  Schnepfenthal 1802   3rd F 18 Facsimile No Real/full name of the author: Guts Muths, Johann Christoph Friedrich. Extract: Pages 168-185, rules of some billiard games.
423 Germany German Unterricht im Billardspiel oder die Kunst in wenig Zeit ein musterhafter Billardspieler zu werden Johann Carl Möley   Edited by the author, Leipzig 1812     F 60 Facsimile No Rules of the billiard games played in that era.
424 Germany German Gesetze des Billard-Clubs     Hannover 1817     F 31 Facsimile No The rules of a billiard club explained in 7 chapters and 70 articles.
425 Germany German Neuester Spielalmanac von ABENSTEIN G.W.   Ed. G. Hayn, Berlin 1820     F 30 Facsimile No Only the billiard parts has been copied i.e. pages 368 - 397 out of a total of 420. Rules of the games played in that era.
426 Germany German Neuestes Spiel-Taschenbuch oder gründlicher Unterricht für praktischen Erlernung de Karten-, Billard-, Schach- und andere Spiele J.F. Müller   Ebner, Ulm 1830   2nd F 78 Facsimile No Extract: Pages 13-78 about several billiard games.
427 Germany German Neuestes Spielbuch Georg Grimm   Verlag von Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1840     O 384 Good copy. Hard cover. No Book of games. "uber gründliche Anweisung zur Elernung der beliebteten Karten und Bretspiele; Whist, L'Hombre, Boston, Tarot, … nebst den Reglen und Gesetzen der verschiedenen Billard- Kegel- und Ballspiele". Billard- Kegel- und Ballspiele are treated in the 4th and last chapter of the book as from page 429-477.
428 Germany German Encyclopädie der Spiele enthaltend alle bekannten Karten-, Bret, Kegel-, Billard-, Ball-, Würfel-Spiele und Schach. L. Von Alvensleben   Verlag von Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1853   1st F 650 Facsimile No Extract: pages 48 - 109 about billiards. History of the game, the rules about 35 different billiard games explained and a glossarium.  
429 Germany German Encyclopädie der Spiele enthaltend alle bekannten Karten-, Bret, Kegel-, Billard-, Ball-, Würfel-Spiele und Schach. L. Von Alvensleben   Verlag von Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1855   2nd O 650 Good copy. Hard cover No Book about the games played at that time in Germany. Pages 48 - 109. Explains the rules about 35 different games of billiards and contains a billiards vocabularium.  The book also contains a page with hand written notes about the game of piquet in a European language I could not detect.  Maybe Hungarian.
430 Germany German Das Billardspiel. Practische und gründlicher Anleitung zur Erlernung sämmtlicher Erfordernisse, die an einen geschickten und eleganten Spieler gestellt werden. Pierre Trouville   Gustav Elkan, Harburg Elbe.Above is the original publisher which details are covered by a sticker mentioning S. Lutz-Steineweg Verlag, Stuttgart.   1862 Y 10th (cover). Inside mentions 4. verbesserte Auflage. O 62 Decent copy. Back cover torn. Soft cover. No General information about the game of carom and pin billiards and its rules.
431 Germany German Illustriertes Familien-Spielbuch Dr. Jan Daniel Georgens, Jeanne Marie Georgens   Otto Spamer, Leipzig und Berlin 1882     F 32 Facsimile No Extract of the billiards part : p.369-400. History, basics and rules of the different games played at the time.
432 Germany German Encyclopädie der Spiele Friedrich Anton   Verlag Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1884   4th "gänzlich umgearbeitete und vermehrte Auflage O 650p. Good copy No Elaborated encyclopedia on the games of that time.  40 pages are exclusively dedicated to game of billiards detailing 33 variants of the game.  The lettering is old german style, very beautiful but not easy to read. Very nice blue cover with guilt lettering and games depicted in white, black and guilt in relief.
433 Germany German Percussion oder den Stoss fester Körper Richard Klimpert   Kleyers Encyklopädie, Verlag von L. v. Vangerow, Bremerhaven 1889   "Separat-Abdruck" O 111 p. Very good copy No Learning book on the physics of objects getting hit. "Für das Selbststudium und zum Gebrauch an Lehranstalten, sowie zum Nachschlagen für Fachleute".
434 Germany German Das Billardbuch Bogumil   Verlag von J.J. Weber, Leipzig 1895   2nd "verbesserte Auflage" O 393 p. Good copy No Detailed book on the history, physics and figures of billards.
435 Germany German Billards-Studien nebst einer Anleitung zum Selbstunterricht im Billardspiel C.J. German   C. Troemer's, Freiburg 1896     O 138 Decent copy. Soft cover. No The paper of the book is rather fragile.  Never read because most pages are not cut. Quite scientific appraoch. All illustrations are put together after the numbered pages. Detailed drawings.
436 Germany German Billards-Studien nebst einer Anleitung zum Selbstunterricht im Billardspiel C.J. German   C. Troemer's, Freiburg 1896     F 138 Facsimile No Quite scientific approach. All illustrations are put together after the numbered pages. Detailed drawings. 64 plates, each with several figures/diagrams.
437 Germany German Buch der Spiele. Encyclopädie sämtlicher bekannten Spiele un Unterhaltungsweisen für alle Kreise. Alban von Hahn   Verlag und Druck von Otto Spamer 1897   2nd O 507 Good copy. Hard cover. No Name of owner stamped inside : Manfred Grosse. Book about the games played in that era in Germany. Pages 327 - 354 about the game of billards. Handling some history, technique and the rules of some billiard games. Pages 325 - 326 about Bagatelle and Tivoli related to the game of billiards.
438 Germany German Der Meister in Billards-Spiel C. Bogumil   H.W. Theodor Dieter, Verlagsbuchhandlung, Leipzig 1898   7th O 107p. (80p. Figures,  27p. Text) Decent copy taking in account the age. Yes 80 pages of figures in green colour and afterwards the text with explanation of each figure.  This is about straight rail.  The first page of the text contains a faint signature "Willi Gersig?", maybe signature of owner or player of that time.
439 Germany German Buch der Spiele. Encyclopädie sämtlicher bekannten Spiele un Unterhaltungsweisen für alle Kreise. Alban von Hahn   Verlag und Druck von Otto Spamer, Leipzig 1899 Est. 4th F 28 Facsimile No Extract of the billiards part : p. 327 - 354. Basics and rules of many billiard games.
440 Germany German Von der Pielchen- oder Belltafel A. Treifel     1900 Y   O 144 Good copy No "Separat-Abdruck aus der Altpreuss. Monatschrift. Bd. XXXIV. Heft 1 u. 2." History of this game which was seen as predecessor or family of the game of billiards.
441 Germany German Die gesammte Billardpraxis. Album I. C. Bogumil?   Bremen, Carl Rocco's Verlagsbuchhandlung 1902 Est.   O 30 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes 30 expandable diagrams on expandable cardboard. 1-30.
442 Germany German Die gesammte Billardpraxis. Album II. C. Bogumil?   Bremen, Carl Rocco's Verlagsbuchhandlung 1902 Est.   O 30 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes 30 expandable diagrams on expandable cardboard. 31-60.
443 Germany German Die gesammte Billardpraxis. Album III. C. Bogumil?   Bremen, Carl Rocco's Verlagsbuchhandlung 1902 Est.   O 30 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes 30 expandable diagrams on expandable cardboard. 61-90.
444 Germany German Leitfaden zur Elernung des Karambolspiels. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Seriespiels. Hans Niedermayr   Edited by the author, München 1903     F 95 Facsimile No This book is about carom billiards: introduction, stance, cue handling, massé shot, building series and explanation about the different types of carom billiards.  Explained with the help of 122 illustrations/diagrams/b&w photos.
445 Germany German Das Billiardspiel, seine leichte und schnelle Erlernung Erich Wagner   Hugo Steinitz, Berlin,  1904     F 71 Facsimile, good quality copy. No Introduction to the game of French (carom) billiards with 76 diagrams, among which lots of "rappel" strokes i.e. the queue ball hitting the object ball in such a manner that the queue ball caroms the third ball and the object balls ends near the queue ball and the third ball in order to facilitate the next shots.
446 Germany German Woerz' Billardbuch     Verlag von Albert Goldschmitt, Berlin 1904   1st O 297 Good copy. Hard cover. No Detailed book about carom billiards. Contains 151 diagrams and some photos.
447 Germany German Woerz' Billardbuch     Verlag von Albert Goldschmitt, Berlin 1906   2nd (unchanged) O 297 Good copy. Hard cover. No Detailed book about carom billiards. Contains 151 diagrams and some photos.
448 Germany German Die Kunst des Billard-Spiels. Eine Anleitung um Meister in Carambolage-Spiel zu werden. Charles Achard   S. Modes Verlag, Berlin 1907   9th F 64 Facsimile No Basics about carom billiards with 35 diagrams.
449 Germany German Das Billardbuch. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen von Serienstössen von Billardmeister R. Hanke. Richard Hanke   Edited by author, Charlottenburg 1908     O 96 Very good copy. Excellent paper quality.  No aging signs. No 84 mainly straight rail figures with explanation at the bottom of the page.  Title of the book at the inside mentions "Leitfaden zur praktischen Erlernung des Billardspiels mit Abbildungen"
450 Germany German Methodische Anleitung zur Elernung des kunstgerechten Billardspiels Anton Kalfas   Verlag der Hofbuchhandlung Friedrich Gutsch, Karlsruhe 1909 Est. 3rd F 80 Facsimile. No Basics about carom billiards with 32 diagrams/illustrations
451 Germany German, French Choix de Nouvelles Modernes,     Erzählungen zeitgenössischer französischer Schriftsteller         I.Bändchen + Anhang                          (also II. Bändchen 1921 in collection) Prof. Dr. J. Wychgram   Velhagen & Klasing, Bielefeld und Leipzig 1909     O 73. + 16  Good copy Yes This book contains 6 french novels and was published for schools for german children to learn french.  1 of the novels is La Partie de Billard de Alphonse Daudet about a game of billiards during wartime.  Signed : "Elisabeth Woerner Stuttgart 1912."
452 Germany German Miniatur Bibliothek - Das Billardspiel Anonymous   Verlag Otto Paul, Leipzig 1910 Y   O 64 Good copy No Very little book about french billiards with an interesting part about the history of the game.  More billiard books have been published under "Miniatur Bibliothek".
453 Germany German Bibliothek für Sport und Spiel         Das Billard-Spiel Franz Kübel   Grethlein & Co, Leipzig 1910 Y   O 104 Good copy No Book on straight-rail.
454 Germany German Das Billard-Spiel. Theoretische und praktische Anleitung zum Selbstunterricht. Franz Kübel   Grethlein & Co, Leipzig 1910     O 96 Good copy. Hard cover. No This book is mainly about straight rail carom billiards. Also some other game's rules are explained like pin billiards. 103 illustrations in total.
455 Germany German Das grosse illustrierte Spielbuch enthaltend gegen 1000 neuere un ältere Spiele und Belustigungen. Gesellschaftspiele und Pfandauslösungen, Brett), Tisch-, Karten- und Glückspiele aller Art, Bewegungs- und Ballspiele, Billard-, Kegel- und Kugelspiele, Salonkunststücke und Belustigungen, Kartenkunststücke, Kartenlegen und Karten-Orakel, Geheimschriften, Punktierspiele, Anleitung zum Patiencelegen etc. etc. Reich illustriert mit etwa 2500 Abbildungen, Spielplänen etc. Theodor Rulemann unter Mitwerkung erster Autoritäten u.a. Billardweltmeister Kerkau.   Theodor Rulemann, Verlagsdruckerei "Merkur", Berlin 1910 Y   O 688 Decent. Hard cover. Yes Contains a dedication (not from the author) dated 1933. Book about the games played in that era in Germany. Pages 471 - 500 about billiards. Contains nice illustrations.
456 Germany German Das Carambole-Spiel Dr. Hugo Toeppen   A. Hartleben's Verlag,  1920 Y 2nd O 108 + 7 Good copy Yes Zweite umgearbeitete Auflage. About the material, theoretical aspects and practical aspects.  The last 7 pages contain over 150 figures and diagrams.  Contains a handwritten dedication from a wife for her man as a present for Christmas, signed and dated 1920.
457 Germany German Das Carambole-Spiel Dr. Hugo Toeppen   A. Hartleben's Verlag,  1920 Y 2nd O 108 + 7 Good copy Yes Zweite umgearbeitete Auflage. About the material, theoretical aspects and practical aspects.  The last 7 pages contain over 150 figures and diagrams.  Contains a handwritten dedication from a wife for her man as a present for Christmas, signed and dated 1920.
458 Germany German Die Kunst des Billardspiels E. Heinsick   Verlag Hachmeister & Thal, Leipzig 1920 Y   O 96 Good copy. Soft cover. No Book handling all aspects of billiards as played in Germany, carom billiards and pins (Kegelspiel) containing about 60 diagrams. Last pages of the book lists all other books of the editor.
459 Germany German Kleine Billardschule Georg Kerkau   Gottfried Kerkau. Grethlein & Co. GMBH, Leipzig. 1920     F 69 Facsimile No Sport und Spiel MB 40.  Carom billiards with 86 illustrations, among which some b&w photos.
460 Germany German Sport und Speil MB 70.  Das Billardspiel in schematischen Darstellungen Arthur Huber   Grethlein & Co. Gmbh, Leipzig und Zürich 1922     O 56 Good copy No Straight rail/Libre. 90 diagrams and photo's.
461 Germany German Sport und Speil MB 70.  Das Billardspiel in schematischen Darstellungen Arthur Huber   Grethlein & Co. Gmbh, Leipzig und Zürich 1922     F 56 Well readable. No Straight rail/Libre. 90 diagrams and photo's.
462 Germany German Das Billardspiel. Ein theorethischer und praktischer Leifaden zur rationellen Elernung des Seriespiels mit 121 Abbildungen. Hans Niedermayr   Hugo Steinitz Verlag, Berlin 1923   3, vollständig umgearbeitete u. erweiterte Auflage mit Geleitwort des deutschen Amateurmeisters O 126 Reasonable copy. Watermarking. Hard cover. Yes This book holds a unique dedication from the author to Albert Poensgen "Herrn A. … … Poensgen den … Vorkämpfer und langjahrigen Deutschen Amateurmeister das Erste Exemplar. Berlin 2. März 1924 Signature HNiedermayr". Explains how to gather the balls in carom billiards and how to build series.
463 Germany German Woerz' Billardbuch August Woerz   Grieben Verlag, Albert Goldschmidt, Berlin 1925   3rd O 296 Very good copy No 3rd print with an introductory note of Arthur Poensgen as a tribute to Woerz who passed away.  Detailed book on Libre with 150 figures.
464 Germany German Gebäude und Gelände für Gymanastik Spiel und Sport Scharroo und Wils   Verlag Otto Baumgärtel, Berlin 1925     O 273 Very good copy No Book on what to take in account when building sporting rooms and buildings. P. 78, 79 and 80 on "Billard".  "Aus dem Holländischen übersetzt von Dr. Friedr. Markus Huebner".
465 Germany German Woerz' Billardbuch   3-328-00188-3 Sportverlag, Berlin 1925   Reprint der Originalauflage von 1925 R 296 Good copy. Hard cover. Linen. No Detailed book about carom billiards. Contains 150 diagrams.
466 Germany German Woerz' Billardbuch - Praktische Anleitung zur Erlernung des Karambole-Spieles Mit 150 Illustrationen   3-328-00188-3 Sportverlag, Berlin 1925 1986 Reprint der Originalauflage von 1925 R 296 Good copy. Hard cover. Linen. No Detailed book about carom billiards. Contains 150 diagrams.
467 Germany German Woerz' Billardbuch - Praktische Anleitung zur Erlernung des Karambole-Spieles Mit 150 Illustrationen   3-328-00188-3 Sportverlag, Berlin 1925 1986 Reprint der Originalauflage von 1926 R 297 Good copy. Hard cover. Linen. No Detailed book about carom billiards. Contains 150 diagrams.
468 Germany German Kleine Billardschule E. Huhle   Siegbert Schnurpfeil Verlag, Leipzig 1927     F 35 Facsimile No Basics about carom billiards with 22 diagrams.
469 Germany German Das Billardspiel Hans Niedermayr, neubearbeitet von Paul Gilles   Kurt Büttner Verlag, Berlin 1933   4th  "umgearbeitete und erweiterte" O 154 Good copy No This book has been edited after the death of Hans Niedermayr and was based on his earlier editions and improved and expanded by Paul Gilles.  It contains an introduction from worldchampion Albert Poensgen.  Nice book about straight rail and balkline.
470 Germany German Das Billardspiel E. Huhle   Friedrich M. Hörhold-Verlag, Leipzig 1937   Neue von Billardmeister Otto Rau durchgelesene Auflage. O 47 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards.  35 illustrations. Kleine Bücherei für Jedermann Nr. 2075-2077.
471 Germany German Das Billardspiel. Tennsi - Tischtennis und Kegelspiel. Erlernung - Technik - Spielregeln Ernst O. Hohmann   Falken-Verlag Erich Sticker, Berlin 1954     O 85 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Pages 5 - 31 about billards explaining the basics.
472 Germany German Das Billardspiel Georg Seischab   Lehrmeister - Bücherei Nr; 1290. Albrecht Philler Verlag, Minden 1955   1st O 88 Good copy. Soft cover. No The book contains 43 diagrams and pictures.  Explains mainly the type of shots one can play in billiards.  With some additional explanation about the balkline game, the pin game, the Russian game and the Preferenz game.
473 Germany German Das Billard - ABC Herbert Weisser   Sportverlag, Berlin 1956   1st O 183 Decent copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No Published in the then DDR. Nice book with 120 diagrams and photo's about carom billiards, no 3 cushion.  Also separate chapters on "Kegelbillard", training and women. Gives some insight on how sport was looked at in the DDR.
474 Germany German Das Billard - ABC Herbert Weisser   Sportverlag, Berlin 1956   1st O 183 Good copy with dust jacket No A more sport scientific approach of the game of carom billiards.  Also containing an introduction on the 5 pins game 'Billardkegelsport".  Edited in East Germany, DDR at the time.
475 Germany German Das Billardspiel (Miniatur Bibliothek) Wilhelm Schwarzer   Friedrich M. Hörhold Verlag, Hildesheim 1956     O 47 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics of carom billiards explained.
476 Germany German Das Rezept Walter Lütgehetmann   Kiesewetter & CO., Heidelberg-Rohrbach 1957     F 42 Facsimile No Basic explanation of carom billiards. No diagrams.
477 Germany German Weltgeschichte des Sports und der Leibeserziehung Carl Diem   Im Cotta-Verlag, Stuttgart 1959     O 1223 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes The global history of sports and 'physical education'. Contains references to the hisotry of ballgames on different continents.  Has a chapter about sports in Belgium.  Billiards only marginally mentioned. "Zur Erinnerung an Ihren Besuch in Frankfurt/M. Deutsche Olympische Gesellschaft Frankfurt/Main, Rheinstr. 23 'signature' 11.V.1962."
478 Germany German Billard Walter Leffringhausen   Sportverlag, Berlin 1966   1st O 189 Good copy No, library stamp Detailed book on carom billiards, lots of figures and photo's.
479 Germany German Kleine Billardschule Gerhard Rühm   J. L. Pllaf's Buchhandling, Wien 1968     O 36 Good copy No  
480 Germany German Das Billardspiel. Eine Einführung mit 60 Abbildungen im Text. Georg Seischab 3 7907 1290 6 Albrecht Philler Verlag, Minden 1971   "Neubearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage" O 111 Good copy No Book on straight rail, with some explanation on pool at the back end.
481 Germany German Taschenbuch des Deutschen Billardbundes e.V. (DBB) DBB   DBB 1975 Y   O 80 Good copy. Small binder. No Articles and rules of the West German (est. 1975) Billiards Association.  Contains articles and rules.  5 chapters : Satzung, Sportordnung, Jugendordnung, Ehrungsordnung and Finanzordnung.
482 Germany German 40 Jahre Karlsruher Billard-Club 1935 E.V. Erwin Habiger, Rudi Hegewald, …   Friese Druck, Stutensee 1975     O 40 Good copy. Soft cover. No Brochure at the occasion of the 40-year jubilee of the Karlsruhe Billard-Club. 1935-1975.  Gives an account of the history of the club and billiards. Also features a tournament at this occasion featuring Ludo Dielis, Dieter Müller, Johan Scherz and Gerd Tiedtke. And some explanation about carom billiard disciplines.
483 Germany German Billard, Von den Grundbegriffen bis zur Perfektion Udo W. Wolff 3 453 41201 X Heyne Bücher, München 1977   Mentions : "Originalausgabe" O 141 Good copy No Mainly on the basics of Libre but also explains other forms and types of the game.
484 Germany German Das Billardspiel Georg Seischab 3 7907 1290 6 Albrecht Philler Verlag, Minden 1979   Neubarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage O 111 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Book mainly about carom billiards and a smaller part about snooker. 60 diagrams.
485 Germany German Exil oder Der braune Salon Helmut Eisendle (G) 480 3 499 14465 4 Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Reinbek 1979     O 122 Decent copy No "In dem Billardsalon eines Berliner Haus treffen einander einmal in der Woche 4 Herren, spielen franzôsisches Billard und unterhalten sich. Diese Köpfe sind vor allem die Vertreter von verschiedenen Sprachsystemen: Sozialwissenschaft, Mystizismus, Physiognomik und Marxismus."  Author looking at the game of carom billiards from an interesting philosophical angel.
486 Germany German Billard Folker Kraus - Weysser 3 581 66419 4 Humboldt, München 1982     O 143 Good copy No Mixed introduction on the game of billiards treating all games and basic techniques.
487 Germany German Billard, lernen und spielen Folker Kraus - Weysser 3 581 66 419 4  sport ht, Humboldt Taschenbuchverlag, München 1982     O 143 Good copy No Mixed introduction on the game of billiards treating all games and basic techniques.  Different cover than the other book in collection.
488 Germany German Pool-Billard M. Bach, K.-W. Kühn 3 8068 0484 2 Falken-Verlag, Niedernhausen/Ts 1983     O 92 Good copy No Book about the basics of pool.
489 Germany German Wandelhalle der Bücherfreunde  Peter Neumann   SDV Saarbrücker Druckerei und Verlag, Saarbrücken 1985     O 64 Good copy No Nachrichtenblatt der Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen e.V. Neue Folge 27. Jahrgang, Heft 2, 1985. Contains an article about the history of books and litho's about billiards.
490 Germany German Billard Walter Leffringhausen   Sportverlag, Berlin 1985   2. stark bearbeitete Auflage O 174 Good copy. Hard cover. No Detailed book on carom billiards, lots of figures and photo's. This edition contains 17 photos and 307 diagrams all well explained how to execute the shots. Mainly about straight rail (libre) and some balkline.
491 Germany German Billard Walter Leffringhausen   Sportverlag, Berlin 1985   2. stark bearbeitete Auflage O 174 Good copy. Hard cover. No, library stamp Detailed book on carom billiards, lots of figures and photo's. This edition contains 17 photos and 307 diagrams all well explained how to execute the shots. Mainly about straight rail (libre) and some balkline.
492 Germany German Billard Walter Leffringhausen   Sportverlag, Berlin 1985   2. stark bearbeitete Auflage O 174 Good copy. Hard cover. No, library stamp Detailed book on carom billiards, lots of figures and photo's. This edition contains 17 photos and 307 diagrams all well explained how to execute the shots. Mainly about straight rail (libre) and some balkline.
493 Germany German Carrom. Das Lehr- und Ubungsbuch für den Carrom-Sport - vom Anfänger bis zum Experten. Gilbert Langley Mathiasz, Marina Rose 3-924191-30-1 Günter Albert Ulmer Verlag, Tuningen 1988     O 120 Good copy. Hard cover. No This book explains the rules, technique and tactics of the carrom game, a billiards relative.  The game is played on a square board with a hole in each corner and each player has 9 pieces/coins (black&white) and a striker, and there is red queen.  The striker is propulsed with the finger.  Contains over 160 diagrams and photos (b&w).
494 Germany German Billard, Karambolage und Poolbillard Regeln und Techniken Hartmut Huff 3 404 68023 5 Bastei - Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1989     O 220 Good copy No Introduction on French billards and pool.
495 Germany German Labyrinth und Billard Friedhelm Häring 3-924301-04-2 Dr. Friedhelm Häring, Giessen 1991   1st O 55 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Book about aspects of the life and work of the Austrian artist Rudolf Hausner. One part about billiards illustrated with fascinating paintings. 
496 Germany German Billard Pierre Ponsing 3 7919 0350 0 Walter Rau Verlag, Düsseldorf 1991   1st O 214 Good copy No,  Birthday dedication from Matthias to Klaus Basics on the game of billiards in general.  Even a word on poker ;-).
497 Germany German Billard Walter Leffringhausen 3-328-00527-7 Sportverlag, Berlin 1992     O 174 Very good copy No  
498 Germany German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, English Sport Festival. Sport für den Frieden Sport voor de vrede Lo sport per la pace Sport pour la paix Deporte por la paz O Desporte pela Paz Sport for peace    3-921412-25-5 Europoli & Eurolex, Herrsching 1992     O 320 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Photographic story about sporting events in 1992. Contains 100's of magnificent sport photos. One of the photographed events is the Europen Championship Libre (carom billiards straight rail) won by belgian Karolien Matthijs in Enghien (Belgium).
499 Germany German Billard. Grundstösse, Viertelbillard und Freie Partie. Dr. Heinz Stingl 3 8068 1313 2 Falken-Verlag, Niedernhausen/Ts 1993     O 112 Good No Nice book on the game of straight rail and technique about to control the ball at the head of the table.
500 Germany German Gewinnen beim Carambol-Billard Heinrich Weingartner (Austrian) 3-7919-0455-8 Walter Rau Verlag, Düsseldorf 1993   1st O 107 Good copy No General introduction to straight rail and balkline with diagrams and photo's also explaining stance and stroke.
501 Germany German Billard. Pool, Snooker, Karambol. Regeln, Technik, Geschichte. Franz Schiffer 3-88034-733-6 Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag, München 1994     O 125 Good copy No Lovely book with interesting photo's for who wants to know more on the background of French billiards, pool and snooker.
502 Germany German Billard In zehn Schritten zum Erfolg Klaus Hose/Rolf Kalb 3-8254-0462-5 sportinform Verlag, München 1994     O 132 Good copy No Handles carom billiards, pool & snooker in ten steps in order to improve your skills.  Contains many diagrams. Ex-library.
503 Germany German Billard. Pool, Snooker, Karambol. Regeln, Technik, Geschichte Franz Schiffer 3 88034 733 6 Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag, München 1995   2nd O 125 Good copy No Lovely book with interesting photo's for who wants to know more on the background of French billiards, pool and snooker.
504 Germany German Homo Ludens- Der spielende Mensch 6 Günther G. Bauer 3 87397 338 3 Verlag Emil Katzbichler, Mûnchen/ Salzburg 1996     O 351 Very good copy Yes Signed : "Herrn David Kohn herzlich gewidmet Salzburg 25-7-97 signature author".  History of all different kind of ball related games. Contains also many references to billiards with separate chapters on Heinrich Weingartner's Vienna Billard Museum and the rules of the game.
505 Germany German Bibliographie Der Spielbücher des 15. bis 18. Jahrhunderts - Erster Band : 1473 - 1700 Manfred Zollinger 3-7772-9628-7 Anton Hiersemann Verlag, Stuttgart 1996     O 471 Very good copy. Hard cover. No This bibliographie treats 956 books on games from 1473 - 1700.  Very well documented.  Introduction in German, French and English. "Herausgegeben im Auftrag des Institutes für Spielforschung und Spielpädagogok an der Hochschule "Mozarteum" in Slazburg von Günther G. Bauer."
506 Germany German Billard                                       Carambol Pool Snooker Walter Leffringhausen, Jens Noelte 3 328 00690 7 Sportverlag, Berlin 1996     O 143 Good copy No Book on French billiards, pool and snooker.
507 Germany German Billard für Fortgeschrittene. Cadre, Einband, Dreiband, Kunststoss Dr. Heinz Stingl 3-8068-1735-9 Falken-Verlag, Niedernhausen/Ts 1997     O 111 Good No The book contains 189 diagrams, all explained in detail how to obtain the best result. Handling balkline, 1- and 3-cushion and phantasy.
508 Germany German DBU. Deutsche Billard Union. Handbuch der Deutschen Billard-Union e.V. mit Satzung, Ordnungen, Spielregeln, Richtlinien     Deutsche Billiard-Union 1998     O   Good copy. A4 pages in a ring binder. No This is the manual of the German billiards association containing all information about this association all over the country. It also contains all rules and directives for all kind of cue sports and championships.  It covers as well carom billiards, pin billiards, pool and snooker.
509 Germany German Bil.lard [biljart] Bruno Bräsig, Klaus Puth 3-8231-1049-7 Tomus Verlag, München 2001   5th O 96 Very good copy No Funny German dictionary on words used in the game of billiards, pool, snooker
510 Germany German Das Billardspiel                                  Eine Bibliographie Dieter Haase 3-933146-70-4 Edited by Author, Kassel 2001   1st O 387 Good copy Yes Handles over 2000 titles of billiard books, catalogues and magazines.  This book is out of print but a 2nd and enhanced edition is in the making and can be expected around mid 2014.  A must have for collectors.  Contains a wealth of information.  Signed : "Gewidmet meinem Billiardfreund Filip - Dieter Haase".
511 Germany German Billard, verständlich gemacht Rolf Kalb 3 7679 0548 5 Copress Verlag, München 2001     O 128 Good copy Transparant library cover and stamp Introduction on the game of billiards in general.
512 Germany German Detaillierte Resultate der Billard-Europameisterschaften 1925 -2002 Carambol Robert Richter   Robert Richter, Essen 2002   N° 140/142 O 462 Good copy No Results of all European Championships carom billiards, individual play.  Men 1925 - 2002.  Women 1985 - 2002.  Junior players 1971 - 2002.
513 Germany German Modernes Pool                       Techniken un Training Ralph Eckert 3-9804706-0-1 Litho-Verlag e.K. 2003   4th, Nachdruck O 208 Good copy No Detailed book on the needed material, different types of pool, strokes and how to approach the game.
514 Germany German Detaillierte Resultate der Billard-Weltmeisterschaften 1903 -2002 Carambol Robert Richter   Robert Richter, Essen 2003   N° 107 O 458 Good copy No Results of 212 worldchampionships carom billiards as from 1903 until 2003.
515 Germany German Das Blaue Karree   The Blue Square     Fascination Billiards Dr. Werner Bayer   Dr. Werner Bayer Stiftung. Druckerei H + P, Berlin 2004     O 280 Very good copy No This book is about the history and world cups of the BWA (Billiards World Cup Association) founded by Dr. Werner Bayer on December 29, 1985.  The main goal of the BWA was to professionalise the 3-cushion game.  This books contains 100's of interesting photo's and pictures about the game and its history.
516 Germany German Faszination Dreiband                  Grundlagen, Technik, Mentaltraining Andreas Efler (Austrian) 3 9804706 8 7 Litho Verlag, Speyer 2005   1st O 358 Very good copy No Very detailed and instructive book on 3-cushion play, with 100's of diagrams exactly explaining where and how to stroke and the desired position after making the carambole.   Contains also some systems and trainingmethods.
517 Germany German Handbuch des Billardspiels - Dreiband -     Band 1 Dr. Gerhard Hüpper (G) 3 9804706 2 8 Litho-Verlag, Speyer 2005   3rd improved and expanded O 283 Good copy No Together with the second part of this work one of the most detailed books on the game of 3-cushion (carom).  All aspects of carom are treated with over 1.700 figures.
518 Germany German Der Klang der Kugeln   3-910172-90-3 Ingo Cesaro. Corvinus Presse Berlin 2005   1st O 30 Very good copy. Soft cover. No 108 haikus (amm in German) by 89 women authors from 12 countries about billiards with 6 linocuts
519 Germany German Billard-Europameisterschaften Teil 1 1925 -1960  Robert Richter   Robert Richter, Essen 2006     O 112 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Results of all European Championships carom billiards, individual play.  Men 1925 - 2002.  Women 1985 - 2002.  Junior players 1971 - 2002.
520 Germany German Billard-Europameisterschaften Teil 2 1961-1975 Robert Richter   Robert Richter, Essen 2006     O 100 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Results of all European Championships carom billiards, individual play.  Men 1925 - 2002.  Women 1985 - 2002.  Junior players 1971 - 2002.
521 Germany German Handbuch des Billardspiels - Dreiband -     Zweiter Band Dr. Gerhard Hüpper (G) 978 3 9811713 8 9 Litho-Verlag, Wolfhagen 2008   2nd O 288 Very good copy No Together with the first part part of this work one of the most detailed books  on the game of 3-cushion (carom).  All aspects of carom are treated with over 1.700 figures.
522 Germany German/ English Big Points Andreas Efler (Austrian) 978 3 941484 01 6 Litho Verlag, Wolfhagen 2009     O 334 Very good copy No Book on about 300 special, sometimes very difficult 3-cushion positions and solutions
523 Germany German/ English Big Points Andreas Efler (Austrian) 979 3 941484 01 6 Litho Verlag, Wolfhagen 2009     O 335 Very good copy No Book on about 300 special, sometimes very difficult 3-cushion positions and solutions
524 Germany German Der Billard-Weltcup.  Die detaillierten Resultate aller Dreiband-Turniere, die seit AAAnbeginn im November 1986 zur Ausspielung gelangten. Robert Richter   Edited by the author 2010     O 76 Very good copy No Copy n°60, edited by the author.  Author has written everything by hand.  Photo's of all players have been added separately.  Contains the results of all 3-C World cups from 1986-2010.
525 Germany German Richtig Billard Andreas Huber (G) 978 3 8354 0841 8 BLV, München 2011   2nd expanded O 127 Very good copy No Mainly about pool, lot's of colourful photo's.
526 Germany German Kaffeehausgeschichten aus dem alten Dresden Andreas Them 978-3-938325-88-9 Sächsische Zeitung, Dresden 2011 1   O 160 Very good copy No Book about the history of the café's in Dresden in the 19th and beginning 20th century.  Among them some with billiard tables like Café Central at the Altmarkt?
527 Germany German 100 Jahre Billardsport in Deutschland 1911 - 2011 Dieter Haase (G)   DBU, Köln 2011     O 85 Very good copy No History of 100 years of billiard sport in Germany by Dieter Haase, who also wrote the "Billardenzyclopädie" and is the Curator of the Heinrich Weingartner Billiard Museum in Wien.  Dieter is now writing the second version of his Billiard Bibliography.
528 Germany German Das (Mini) Billard Buch                    Mit Mini-Billardtisch, Regeln, Rack und Queue Mike Vago   Komet Verlag, Köln 2011     O 46 Very good copy No Looks from the outside like a box containing a VHS-video.  It contains a mini billard table with balls, cue and rest.  At the backsid you'll find the little book.  A guy from product management must have had some fun working on this.  Originally published in the U.S.A.
529 Germany German Gründlicher Unterricht und Regeln des Billard-Spieles Anton Baumann 978-3-86444-352-7 Salzwasser Verlag 2012   1st O 90 p. Very good copy No Reprint of the original edited in 1795 in Vienna by the author, Anton Baumann.  This book gives a very good insight on how the game was played in that time.  The time before Francois Mingaud's major improvement of the leather cue tip.
530 Germany German Tuschvermeiden im Dreiband. Band 1. Quarten, Verkehrte Quarten; Andreas Efler  978--3-941484-73-3 Litho-Verlag e.K. 2015     O 137 Very good copy. Soft cover No How to avoid kisses in 3-cushion billiards. About 200 diagrms with detailed explanations.
531 Germany German Tuschvermeiden im Dreiband. Band 2. Quinten; Andreas Efler  978--3-941484-77-1 Litho-Verlag e.K. 2016     O 113 Very good copy. Soft cover No How to avoid kisses in 3-cushion billiards. About 200 diagrms with detailed explanations.
532 Germany German Tuschvermeiden im Dreiband. Band 3. Kur_Lang-Kurz. Lang-Lang-Kurz. Umkehrer. B 2 press an derBande un andere mit Testprogramm Andreas Efler  978--3-941484-81-8 Litho-Verlag e.K. 2017     O 147 Very good copy. Soft cover No How to avoid kisses in 3-cushion billiards. About 300 diagrms with detailed explanations. Volume 3 has another (lower) paper quality than 1 & 2.
533 Germany German Handbuch der Billardspielkunst G. Kerkau   Grethlein & Co, Leipzig, Paris, Berlin ND   "herausgabe" O 232 p. Good copy No Detailed book on French billiards, lots of references to people and businesses related to billiards.
534 Germany German Handbuch der Billardspielkunst G. Kerkau   Grethlein & Co, Leipzig, Paris, Berlin ND   "herausgabe" F 232 p. Facsimile No Detailed book on French billiards, lots of references to people and businesses related to billiards.
535 Germany German Billard - Carambol, Pool, Snooker, Kegelbillard Heinrich Weingartner (Austrian) 3-85223-256-2 Verlag - Perlen - Reihe, Wien - München - Zürich ND     O 95 p. Very good copy No  
536 Germany German Billard für Jedermann Roger Conti (F)   Weber Offset Druck, Heidelberg nd     O 222 p. Good copy No German translation of the original book of Roger Conti " Le billard cet inconnu".
537 Germany German Miniatur Bibliothek 451/452. Das Billardspiel. Anonymous   Verlag für Kunst und Wissenschaft, Albert Otto Paul, Leipzig       O 80 + 16 Good copy. Soft cover. No Little book about the game of carom billiards with some diagrams.
538 Germany German Miniatur Bibliothek 451-452 - Das Billardspiel. Anonymous   Verlag für Kunst und Wissenschaft, Albert Otto Paul, Leipzig       O 8 + 80 + 16 Good copy. Soft cover. No Little book about the game of carom billiards with some diagrams.
539 Germany German Miniatur Bibliothek 889 - Systematischer Unterricht im Billardspiel - Die amerikanische Serie Anonymous   Verlag für Kunst und Wissenschaft - Albert Otto Paul, Leipzig       O 48 Good copy No Little book about how to play in the "série américaine" in straight rail, with about 18 diagrams showing 54 positions.
540 Germany German Systematischer Unterricht im Billardspiel. Die amerikanische Serie. (Miniatur Bibliothek Nr. 889) Anonymous   Friedrich M. Hörhold Verlag, Leipzig       O 48 Good copy. Soft cover. No Explains how to execute the "American series" with 52 figures.  Mainly about straight rail, some on balkline.
541 Germany German Kleine Ausgabe von Woerz' Billardbuch August Woerz   Verlag Albert Goldschmidt, Berlin       O 115 Good copy No As the title indicates it is a trimmed down edition of the original Woerz' Billardbuch, more handy to take along the the billiards club. The book contains 65 nicely explained diagrams of the straight rail game.
542 Germany German Kleine Billardschule E. Huhle   Verlag von Gerth, Laeisz & Co, Hamburg       O 36 Soft cover. Stains. Well readable. No Basics about carom billiards.  25 illustrations.
543 Greece Greek  (Le billard français) Stekas F.   Piké, Athens 1991     O 117 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book handles the history and basics of carom billiards.  Besides diagrams, the 2nd half contains many b&w photos which can be helpful how to position thebody and handle the cue the right way.
544 Greece English 3 Cushion Billiard. 75 Systems. 1st Volume - Textbook. 2nd Volume - Drawings book. Dimitris Manouras 978 618 84217 3 8 Edited by the author, Crete 2019     O 268+216 Very good copy. Very nice card bord box containing the 2 soft cover volumes. No The author worked out 75 3-cushion systems in detail, supported by 100's of illustrations in the drawing book. It's that unique treat of the game of billiards touching with arithmetics as it has done so many times in the past.  
545 Hungary Hungarian Karambol-Jatek Kezikönyve Sztanoj Miklos   Hornyanszky Viktor Könyvnyomdaja, Budapest 1895     O 244 p. Inside loosening from cover.  Cover  in bad shape but good quality paper. No Old Hungarian book on carom billiards.  Contains over 150 diagrams, some pictures and photo's of Hungarian players and Vignaux.
546 Hungary Hungarian A Biliardjatek könyve Adorjan Gyula   Orszagos Központi Kozsegi Nyomda Reszvenytarsasag, Budapest 1896     O 246 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes Book about carom billiards, straight rail, with about 300 diagrams and some photo's.  Also some diagrams about the "série américaine".
547 Hungary Hungarian A Billiárdjáték Kézikönyve Pap Jakab   Delta Könyvkiadóvállalat, Budapest 1937 Y   O 109 Good copy. Cover watermarkings. No Hungarian book about carom billiards. Contains 120 diagrams.
548 Hungary German Spiele und Unterhaltung im alten Europa Walter Endrei 963-13-2387-0 Corvina, Budapest 1986     O 196 Good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No Games and amusement in Europe during the Middle Ages.  Pages 139-141 about billiards. Also other ball games are treated. More than 150 pictures, about 50 in color.
549 Hungary Hungarian Karambol A Zöld Asztalon Szabadi Laszlo 963 253 655 X Sport, Budapest 1992     O 244 p. Very good copy No At first sight it looks like a translation of the famous book of Conti "Le Billard Cet Incounnu".  Looking closer it seems this book uses the same teacher - pupil conversation set up but uses other content and diagrams.  It contains 269 diagrams.  Excellent book for the one who reads Hungarian ;-).
550 India French La Maison Academique contenant les jeux Du Picquet, Du Hoc, Du Tric-Trac, Du Hoca, De la Guerre, De la Paulme.    8 888006 957045 Facsimile Publisher, Delhi. (Claude Langlois, Mathieu Liberal, Lyon) 1674 2017   R 349 Very good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No Pages 147 - 156 about the game of billiards and la guerre.  Only the rules of these games are explained. Good quality reprint.
551 India English Precision Billiards R.M. Geyer   Edited by the author, Mussoorie 1928     O 272 Good copy. Hard cover. No Roy Geyer was the amateur champion of India in 1928. This book is most about how the psychology works in the game of English billiards and how to become a better player.  At the end also a number of shots and tactics are explained.
552 India English Teaching & Coaching Billiards Tom Aiken 81 86190 53 8 Lokesh Tani Sports Publication, Delhi 1998     R 120 Good copy. Hard cover. No Reprint of Tom Aiken's book aobut English billiards, beginning of the 20th century.
553 India English Skills & Tactics. Billiards. Lokesh Tani 81 7879 059 9 Sports Publications, New Delhi 2003     O 49 Good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No Introduction to English billiards.
554 Italy Italian Manuale del Biliardo Jacopo Gelli (I)   Ulrico Hoepli, Milano 1895     O 179 + 31 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. Yes Probably signed by book owner "Alessi Salvatore". Book about the history, rules and other aspects of Italian billiards, 5-pin (cinque birilli). Contains 79 diagrams. Last 31 pages contains list of books published by editor.
555 Italy Italian Come Posso Divertirmi? Piccola Enciclopedia di giuochi mossi e tranquilli da eseguirsi in citta e in campagna Jacopo Gelli (I)   Ulrico Hoepli, Milano 1901     O 573 Reasonable copy.  Pages in good state.  Cover loosening. No 34 pages of this encyclopedia on games are dedicated to different forms of billiards. Over 100 pages are dedicated to "palla" which has historical links to billiards.
556 Italy Italian Il Giuoco del Biliardo (La Carambola) G. Brunatti Prossi   Casa Editrice Sonzogno, Milan 1906 Est.   O 63 Good copy. Soft cover. No Biblioteca del Popolo. Volume 401. Little book about carom billiards, straight rail. 118 shots illustrated and explained, mostly "rappel" shots, bringing the 3 balls together.
557 Italy Italian Il Biliardo Jacopo Gelli (I)   Ulrico Hoepli, Milano 1906   Seconda edizione riveduta O 175 + 66 Good copy. Hard cover. No  Book handling all aspects of billiards played in Italy, 5 pins 'cinque birilli', containing 80 diagrams. 66 pages at the end listing all books published by the editor.
558 Italy Italian Il Biliardo e il Giuoco alle Bocce Jacopo Gelli (I)   Ulrico Hoepli, Milano 1914   3rd improved O 197p + 60p Very good copy, complete with dust jacket No Very nice book on the game of billiards, also the 5 keels variant often played in Italy.  Contains an elaborated dictionary and a remarkable introduction emphasizing the beneficiary health aspects of playing billiards.  The last 60 pages are an overview of all 'Hoepli manuals' that have been published.
559 Italy Italian F. Morgenthaler & Cia (catalogue)     Morgenthaler & Cia, Milano 1930 Est.   O 12 Good copy. Soft cover. No Product catalogue.  Billard tables.
560 Italy Italian Il Biliardo Moderno.  Tecnica e Regolamento del giuoco. G. Garuffa   Fratelli de Silvestri, Milano 1933     O 298 Good copy Yes Signed probably by book owner. Book about the Italian discipline with 9 pins.  5 in the middle and 4 more on the long middle line of the billiard table.  Contains a few photo's and over 80 diagrams.
561 Italy Italian Il Biliardo.  Tecnica - Stile - Regolamento Vittorio Vespetti   Biblioteca Sportiva de Vecchi, Milano 1968     O 167 Good copy No This book treats all Italian flavours of billiards. So most of the with pins, with and without pockets, with 2, 3 or more balls, with a cue or played with your hands. Nice photo's.  Welcome in Italy!
562 Italy Italian Il biliardo Vol. 1 Vincenzo Testa    Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento 1975     O 186 Good copy, with dust jacket No Explains the billiards game "cinque birilli" 5 pins that is so popular in Italy.  The book contains many b&w photos and hand drawn diagrams.
563 Italy Italian Sistema del diamante - Angolo 50.     Doublel Team, Vinovo-Torino 1980 Est.   O 15 Good copy. Soft cover. No Explanation of the 3-cushion diamond system.
564 Italy Italian Il biliardo Vol. 2: Le boccette; Le specialità anglo-sassoni; La goriziana Vincenzo Testa    Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento 1983     O 220 Good copy, with dust jacket No  
565 Italy Italian Il biliardo: Le boccette; Le specialità anglo-sassoni; La goriziana Vincenzo Testa    Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento 1983     O 219 p. Good copy, with dust jacket No  
566 Italy Italian manuale di biliardo Luigi Lamparelli 88-7669-013-1 Casa Editrice MEB, Padova 1984     O 195 Good. Soft cover. No Book about how to approach the games of Italian billiards.  Contains a number of photo's of the Hermelin billiards (factory) in Milan.
567 Italy Italian Biliardo da Manuale per il principiante e il professionista Philippe Malsert (F) CL 40-0161-3 Siad Edizioni, Milan 1984     O 164 Good copy. Soft cover. No Treats all aspects of carom billiards with some explanation on pool. 100 diagrams.
568 Italy Italian Il biliardo Volume Primo: L'italiana Vincenzo Testa    Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento 1984     O 181 p. Good copy, with dust jacket No  
569 Italy Italian Il Biliardo Moderno Luigi Ceron, Giorgio Colombo 88 7742 117 7 Gremese Editore, Roma 1987     O 167 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Book about Italian billiards, 5 birilli/pins. Lots of b&w photos & illustrations.
570 Italy Italian Il Bigliardo per tutti Luigi Lamparelli, Luigi Ceron 88 7605 293 3 Gremese Editore, Roma 1987     O 128 Good copy. Soft cover. No Book about boccette, 5 birilli, carom billiards and snooker with a focus on the games popular in Italy. Also the rules of boccette and 5 birilli have been added. Lots of (color) photos, diagrams and illustrations.  Explanation of the massé shot.
571 Italy Italian Il Bigliardo Da Campioni. Teoria, Pratica e…"Bigliardosofia". Luigi Lamparelli, Luigi Ceron 88 7605 357 3 Gremese Editore, Roma 1988     O 160 Good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No This book treats many aspects of billiard games. Mainly about 5 birilli. Many illustrations e.g. diagrams but also color photos.
572 Italy Italian Il Biliardo                                               La Bagatella e il Giuoco delle Bocce Jacopo Gelli (I) 88 205 0064 7 Instituto Editioriale Cisalpino - Goliardica, Milano 1989     R 208 p. Very good No Good quality reprint of the original 4th and improved edition from 1924, edited by Hoepli.
573 Italy Italian Il Gioco del Biliardo. Regole e Strategie.  Lamberto Antonelli 88-7124-228-9 Casa Editrice Roberto Napoleane S.r.l., Roma 1990     O 142 Good copy. Soft cover. No Explaining the rules of several billiard games.  Main topic is the Italian 5 pin game, "cinque birilli".  Also a short explantion about the diamond system.
574 Italy Italian Il Biliardo: sport e spettacolo Vincenzo Testa  88-342-0222-8 Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento 1990       443 p. Very good copy No  
575 Italy Italian giochiamo a biliardo e bocette Luigi Lamparelli 88-7669-387-4 Gruppo Editoriale Muzzio, Padova 1993     O 195 Good copy. Soft cover.   Book about how to approach the games of Italian billiards.  Contains a number of photo's of the Hermelin billiards (factory) in Milan.Very similar to "manuale di biliardo" 1984.
576 Italy Italian Il Nuovo Biliardo - Teoria e pratica Luigi Lamparelli, Luigi Ceron 88-7605-774-9 Gremese Editore, Roma 1993   seconda edizione aggiornata O 185 Good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. Yes This books handles, besides the in Italy very popular game of 5 birilli, also other billiards games and also handles the manufacturing of the balls, cues, tables and table slates.  Nicely documented with diagrams and photo's.
577 Italy Italian Il Bigliardo. La teoria e la pratica. Luigi Lamparelli 88 7605 810 9 Gremese Editore, Roma 1994     O 128 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book is mainly about the Italian variants of carom billiards, with the 5 pins.  The book contains many color photos and diagrams and illustrations.
578 Italy Italian Corso Completo Di Biliardo Angelo Galimberti 88-412-1383-3 De Vecchi Editore, Milano 1995       285 Good copy No  
579 Italy Italian Il Manuale Di Biliardo     Grandmelo, Roma 1996   1st   151 Good copy No  
580 Italy Italian Il Fascino el Biliardo Tonino Virgili     2000 Y     118 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Book about cinque birilli.  Contains many colored diagrams. No mentioning of editor, date, …
581 Italy Italian Il Biliardo Pro. Come migliolare le proprie prestazioni con le techniche e le strategie dei professionisti. Bob Henning 88-8440-388-X Gremese, Roma 2005     O 208 Very good No Explains how to approach the game of (pool) billiards.  Also handles the mental, emotional and strategy aspects.
582 Italy Italian Il Biliardi Universale Fabio Margutti (I) 88 7999 446 8 Aracne Editrice, Roma 2005   1st   100 Very good No This book handles several systems to calculate the trajectory of the balls.  As well usefull for 5 pins as for carom games and other.
583 Italy Italian Biliardo da Manuale per il principiante e il professionista Girolamo Sansosti 88-8440-444-4 Gremese, Roma 2008     O 170 Very good copy No  
584 Italy Italian Il Biliardo Italiana Cinque Birilli       manuale di biliardo Pietro Piazza (I) 978 88 903335 6 9 Marsala, Cefalù 2008   1st   258 Very good No This book has lots of nice illustrations on the game of billiards and in particular on playing the 5 pins game, "cinque birilli".
585 Italy Italian CORSO DI AVVIAMENTO AL BILIARDO SPORTIVO - STORIA, NOZIONI BASE, TECNICA - Pino Di Corrado   C.S.B. La Biglia, Modica 2008     E 69 Electronic version No History of the game, basics, focus on 5 birilli but also other games are briefly explained, quotes.  Colored illustrations.
586 Italy Italian Manuale Tecnico e Didattico del Biliardo Sportivo. Appunti da lezioni di biliardo. Francesco Fermi, Angelo Schiavi   Fibis. Ingraf, Milano. 2009   2nd O 240 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Very detailed explanation of the Italian "5 birilli" game.  All aspects of the game are treated.  Lots of systems are explained which are also interesting for carom and pocket billiard players. High quality print with 100's of colored illustrations. 
587 Italy Italian Biliardo da Manuale per il principiante e il professionista Girlamo Sansosti (I) 88 8440 444 4 Gremese, Roma 2011   Ristampa 2011   170 Good No Detailed explanation about the technique and theory of the game, cinque birilli, also valuable for carom players.
588 Italy Italian Emicrana e Biliardo. Viaggio tra neuroscienze, emicrania e sport (con un pizzico di filosofia) Ezio Del Ponte 978-88-87804-89-8 Pietro Pintore Editore, Torino 2013     O 321 Very good. Soft cover. No  
589 Italy Italian Corso base di biliardo internazionale per la scuola secondaria di secondo grado  Mauro Lanza 978 88 68531 54 6 Federazione Italian Biliardo Sportivo, Milano 2015   3rd O 172 Very good copy. Soft cover. No The basics of billiards explained ina very detailed way: history, stance, cue, balls, english, physics, and systems to be used in 5 birilli (but that are also interesting for other billiard games. 100's of color photo's and illustrations.
590 Italy Italian Il Gioco del Biliardo.Manuale Pratico. Anonymus   Guide Pratiche Edibook         221 Good copy No Book on the history of billiards, handling several types of games of which the typical Italian "cinque birilli" with the 5 keels
591 Italy Italian Scuola di Biliardo Illustrata. Volume Primo: Fondamentali e Sistemi. Maurizio Cavalli   Dugan, Milano     n°3816 O 144 Good copy. Hard cover. No Billiard basics, detailed explanation about stance and how to hold the cue, deamond systme, international rules of the 5-pins game/
592 Japan Japanese New Technique of Billiards TABE Takashi   Nippan Kokusho Shuppan, Osaka 1933     O 194 Good copy. Hard cover. No This book is about carom billiards. Contains many diagrams.
593 Japan Japanese Billiards ? 4 8069 0376 0 Tsuchiya Taste Books 1989     O 158 Good copy. Soft cover. No Different kind of billiard games and disciplines are described
594 Japan Japanese Billiard Classroom. From 4 Balls to Tricks TOMIYAMA Toshiyuki 4 8069 0376 0 Tuschiya Shoten 1989     O 158 Very good copy. Soft cover with dust jacket. No This book is mainly about the 4-ball game (pocketless billiard).  The book holds many b&w photos and diagrams.
595 Japan Japanese An introduction to billiars-ds Akari Akagaki 4 321 25422 1   1995     O 292 Good copy. Soft cover. No Different kind of billiard games and disciplines are described
596 Japan Japanese Shimida Akio's Fast Improvements at Billiards SHIMIDA Akio 4 88574 706 6 Shoten, Tokyo 1995     O 155 Very good copy. Soft cover. No The book contains many diagrams about the games of pocket and carom billiards.  Also cushion systems are explained.. Also contains color photos.
597 Japan Japanese An Introduction to Billiards Sho Akagaki 4 321 25422 1 Ed. Kinensha 1995     O 292 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book treats as pool, 4-ball as carom billiards, as well straight rail, balkline and 3-cushion billiards and some systems. 100's of illustrations and b&w photos.
598 Japan Japanese Billiards for Beginners. Techniques and Methods. Kazoo Wakamatsu 4 415 01310 4   1996     O 190 Good copy. Soft cover. No Different kind of billiard games and disciplines are described
599 Japan Japanese An Introduction to Billiards. Technics and Practice Method WAKAMATSU Kazuo 4 415 01310 4 Seibido Sports Series 1996     O 190 Soft cover with dust jacket. Good copy. No Introduction to many flavors of the billiard game: snooker, carom among which straight rail, balkline & 3-cushion billiards, and pocket billiards.  Contains 100's of diagrams and a number of color photos.
600 Japan Japanese Billiards Akari Akagaki 4 415 00432 6   1997     O 204 Good copy. Soft cover. No Different kind of billiard games and disciplines are described
601 Japan Japanese An Introduction to Billiards KOIKE Kyoko 4 638 00761 9 Yuki Shobo 1997     O 198 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book handles 4-ball, carom billiards, some 3-cushion billiards and pool.  100's of illustrations: figures, diagrams, b&w photos.
602 Japan Japanese Billiards Sho Akagaki 4 415 00432 6 Seibido Sports Series 1997     O 204 Good copy. Soft cover. No Different types of billiard games explained with the help of illustrations and diagrams like pool, carom billiards, some 3-cushion systems etc.
603 Japan Japanese Introduction to Billiards KOIKE Kyoko 4 638 00761 9         O 198 Good copy. Soft cover. No Different kind of billiard games and disciplines are described
604 Japan Japanese (Billiards: 9 Ball, 4 Ball, 3-Cushion, Snooker)   4 528 00854 8         O 192 Good copy. Soft cover. No Handles as well snooker, pool and carom billiards.  Many diagrams and b&w photos.  Some photos of Kobayashi the former 3-cushion world champion.
605 Luxemburg French Fantaisie Classique                   Extraits des Règlements internationaux publiés à l'issue de l'Assemblée Générale de Luxembourg - 1950     U.I.F.A.B. 1950       29 Reasonable copy No  
606 Luxemburg French Congrès 1975 de l'Union Mondiale de Billard. 17ième Assemblée Générale de la Conféderation Européenne de Billard. UMB - CEB   UMB - CEB 1975     O 34 Good copy No Program of the combined UMB and CEB assembly in Luxemburg from 29/5 until 1/6/1975.
607 Luxemburg French, German, English CEB Report 1988/89 CEB, Composition Rolf Kalb   Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange 1989     O 144 Good copy No Overview of French Billiards in Europe of the 1988/1990 season.
608 Luxemburg French, German, English CEB Report 1989/90 CEB, Rolf Kalb   Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange 1990     O 143 Good copy No Overview of Carom Billiards in Europe of the 1989/90 season.
609 Luxemburg French, German, English CEB Report 1990/91 CEB   Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange 1991     O 168 Good copy No Overview of French Billiards in Europe of the 1990/1991 season.
610 Luxemburg French, German, English CEB Report 1990/91 CEB   Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange 1991     O 168 Good copy No Overview of Carom Billiards in Europe of the 1990/91 season.
611 Luxemburg French, German, English CEB Report 1992/93 CEB   Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange 1992     O 219 Very good copy No Overview of Carom Billiards in Europe of the 1992/93 season.
612 Luxemburg French, German, English CEB Report 1994/1995 CEB   Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Bivange 1995     O 228 Good copy No Overview of French Billiards in Europe of the 1994/1995 season.
613 Mexico Spanish El Nuevo Billarista Practico Fred M. Guiol   The Murphy Advertising Service, Mexico 1909     F 210 Good quality color facsimile No This book is mainly about "rappel" strokes in carom billiards with nice diagrams depicting the trajectories of both cue ball and object balls towards ball 3.  A separate chapter at the end about the rules of the game.
614 Mexico Spanish El Nuevo Billarista Practico Fred M. Guiol   The Murphy Advertising Service, Mexico 1909     F 210 B&w facsimile No This book is mainly about "rappel" strokes in carom billiards with nice diagrams depicting the trajectories of both cue ball and object balls towards ball 3.  A separate chapter at the end about the rules of the game.
615 Mexico Spanish Sea Usted Campeon De Billar Carlos Enriquez, J. Mallorqui   El Libro Popular 1955     O 94 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards.
616 Mexico Spanish Manual de billar Raul Gtz. Arce   Gomez Gomez Hnos, San Lorenzo 1970 Est. 3rd O 79 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards and some pool at the end of the book.
617 Mexico Spanish Fundamentos para el juego de Billar José M. Alvarez 968 409 024 2 Asociados Mexicanos, Mexico 1980   2nd O 162 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No The author starts explaining different kind of billiard games.  Then focus is onstraight rail and 3-cushion billiards with lots of diagrams.
618 Mexico Spanish Fundamentos para el juego de Billar Jose M. Alvarez 968-409-024-2 Edamex, Mexico 1989   5th O 180 Good copy No The book handles carom billiards in a general way.  Contains 86 diagrams.
619 Mexico Spanish Historia del Billar en Mexico a Travez de los Anos. José Senderovich Maya   Edited by the author 1989     F 44 Facsimile No History of billiards in Mexico with the explanation of the games played in Mexico. Largest chapter is about Joe Chamaco.
620 Mexico Spanish Billar, México Siglo XXI Luis Gamboa 968 7404 37 X Editorial PAC, S.A. de C.V., Colonia San Rafael, Mexico City 1994     F 913 Facsimile. Good quality. Ring binder. No Many systems and 100's of diagrams handling all aspects of 3-cushion billiards.
621 Mexico Spanish Medio Siglo. Historia del billar de Mexico Jesus Diaz Diaz   Edited by the author 2000     O 41 Good copy. Soft cover. No Mexican history of billiards of the 20th century, results, players.
622 Mexico Spanish De la frontera de las 1300 hasta el promedio infinito. Como alcanzar el alto rendimiento en el deporte del billar. Dr. Marco Antonio Arreola Luna 03 2006 101211 330000 01 Impreso en Simbolos Corporativos S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara 2006     O 151 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No The author is a physician and treats subjects as movement, nutrition, general health, addictions, psychology in order to explain how to become a better player. Also contains the global rules of carom billiards.
623 Mexico Spanish El billar no es de vagos            Ciencia, juego y diversion Carlos Bosch 978 607 16 0149 0 Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico 2009   1st O 158 Very good copy No Book on the mathematical aspects of the billiard game.
624 Mexico Spanish El billar no es de vagos            Ciencia, juego y diversion Carlos Bosch 979 607 16 0149 0 Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico 2009   1st O 158 Very good copy No Book on the mathematical aspects of the billiard game.
625 Mexico Spanish Sistemas para el juego de billar a tres bandas, Vol. 1 Jesus H. Gallegos Rosas    Imp. Mariscal 2011     O 52 Very good copy. Soft cover. No 3-cushion systems : the classic diamond system and plus system (LSLL)
626 Mexico Spanish Sistemas para el juego de billar a tres bandas, Vol. 2 Jesus H. Gallegos Rosas    Imp. Mariscal 2011     O 40 Very good copy. Soft cover. No 3-cushion systems 
627 Mexico Spanish Sistemas para el juego de billar a tres bandas, Vol. 3 Jesus H. Gallegos Rosas    Imp. Mariscal 2011     O 36 Very good copy. Soft cover. No 3-cushion systems 
628 Mexico Spanish Catalogo Latinoamericano de Billar Artistico Jesus Humberto Gallegos Rosas 978 17202966 45 Edited by the author 2018 2a   O 105 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Detailed description of 70 official artistic figures with b&w diagrams.
629 Mexico English Pedro E. Maupome (1880-1927). Biography. Jesus Humberto Gallegos Rosas 9781698831398 Edited by the author 2019   1st O 240 Very good copy. Soft cover. No The biography of Pedro E. Maupome (1880-1927), the Mexican 3-Cushion billiard player. The book is richly illustrated with b&w photos, documents, match results, …
630 Mexico English Biography "Joe Chamaco" Jose Enciso Ulloa Fontes. "The of the Elegances" "Gentleman of the Cue".  Thes besr player of Mexican and Latin American Billard of all Times. Jesus Humberto Gallegos Rosas 9798628379028 Edited by the author 2020   2nd O 444 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Lot of information about Mexican Joe Chamaco's life (1910-1975), 2 times professional 3-cushion billiards World Champion, with a ton of b&w illustrations.  Translated from Spanish.  Original title "Memorias del Marfil" (Ivory Memories).
631 Mexico English Masako Katsura. Biography. Jesus Humberto Gallegos Rosas 9798654825995 Edited by the author 2020   1st O 279 Very good copy. Soft cover. No The biography of Masako Katsura (1913-1995), the Japanese leading lady of carom billiards.  The book is richly illustrated with b&w photos, documents, match results, …
632 Netherlands French Divertissemens Innocens contenant les Règles du Jeu des Echets, du Billard, de la Paume, du Palle-Mail, et du Trictrac Anonymous   Adrian Moetjens, A La Haye (Den Haag) 1696     O 445 Decent, good readable copy taking in account its very old age. Additionally a separate electronic copy. Yes Signed "Francois ……. 1714". Book about games. The first book edited in the Netherlands that has a chapter about the game of billiards. Pages 324 - 333 "Le Nouveau Jeu du Billard, et comme il se jouë à present".  Describes 42 rules to be taken into account whilst playing the game and 25 rules in the second parts with regards to "Autre Jeu du Billard, initulé le Jeu de la Guerre."  The rules mention queue (cue), doigts (fingers) and belouses (pockets).
633 Netherlands French Divertissemens Innocens contenant les Règles du Jeu des Echets, du Billard, de la Paume, du Palle-Mail, et du Trictrac Anonymous   Adrian Moetjens, A La Haye (Den Haag) 1696     E 445 Decent, good readable copy taking in account its very old age. Additionally a separate electronic copy. Yes Google scan - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Holds some kind of signature, hard to decypher. Book about games. The first book edited in the Netherlands that has a chapter about the game of billiards. Pages 324 - 333 "Le Nouveau Jeu du Billard, et comme il se jouë à present".  Describes 42 rules to be taken into account whilst playing the game and 25 rules in the second parts with regards to "Autre Jeu du Billard, initulé le Jeu de la Guerre."  The rules mention queue (cue), doigts (fingers) and belouses (pockets).
634 Netherlands French Nouveau Jeu de L'Hombre, comme On le joue presentement à la Cour & à Paris; oú l'on voit comment se joue, Espadile Forcé, L'Hombre à deux, à toris & à cinq: Avec l'explication des Termes dont on se sert en la jouant. Anonymous   A La Haye (Den Haag), Chez Jacob van Elinckhuysen, Marchand Librairie dans le Halstraet, au Dauphin. 1702     E 214 Electronic copy. Well readable. No Google scan. Bulk of the book is about the cards game 'l'hombre' but also other games are briefly explained. Separate chapter about the rules of the game of billiards, pages 159 - 170.
635 Netherlands French Le Royal Jeu de L'Ombre et du Piquet, Augmentez du Jeu Des Echets, Es d'un nouveau Jeu de L'Ombre, Comme on le soue presentement à la Cour & à Paris, & autres nouvellement inventez. Anonymous   A La Haye (Den Haag), Chez Jacob van Elinckhuysen, Marchand Librairie dans le Halstraet, au Dauphin. 1712     E 180 Electronic copy. Overall well readbale. No Google scan, Princeton University Library. Bulk of the book is about the cards game 'l'hombre' and the game of Piquet but also other games are briefly explained. Separate chapter about the rules of the game of billiards, pages 87 - 96. Total number of pages is estimated, each chapter has separate numbering. 
636 Netherlands French La Plus Nouvelle Academie Universelle Des Jeux, Ou Divertissemens innocens, Tome Second. Contenant, Les Regles des Jeux des Echecs, du Trictrac, du Revertier, du Toute-Table, du Tourne-Case, des Dames Rabatues, du Plain & du Toc, Comme aussi, Celles du Billard, du Mail, de la Courte Paume, de la Longue-Paume, &c. Avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer. Anonymous   A Leide (Leiden), Chez Pierre vander Aa, Marchand Libraire, Imprimeur de la Ville et de l'Université. 1721     E 430 Electronic copy. Well readable. No Google scan - Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent. Book about the games played at the time. Pages 349-363 about the game of billiards, starting with "le jeu du billard ordinaire", then "le jeu du billard applellé à toutes billes" and "le jeu du billard appellé le jeu de la guerre".
637 Netherlands Dutch De Billard, Kluchtspel G. van der Groe   Edited by the author, Amsterdam 1731     E 32 Electronic version. Google Books. No Theater comedy in verses about the game of billiards and the people who play it. Situated at the home of a billiard teacher, Meester Jan. The pupils are named after one of their specific characteristics.
638 Netherlands French La plus Nouvelle Academie Universelle Des Jeux, ou Divertissemens Innocens  Anonymous   Arkstée & Merkus, Amsterdam & Leipzig 1752     F 30 Facsimile No Extract: Pages 358-376 about billiards, the rules of the game.
639 Netherlands French Académie Universelle Des Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer. Anonymous   A Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1756   Nouvelle Edition, Augementée, & mise en meilleur ordre E 680 Electronic copy. Well readable. No Google scan - Harvard College Library. Book about the games played at the time. Pages 384-398 about billiards :"Règles du Jeu du Billard ordinaire", "Règles particulieres à la Partie qu'on apelle Tout de Bricolle", "Règles particulieres à la Partie qu'on apelle Tout de Doublet", "Règles particulieres à la Partie qu'on apelle sans passer la Raye des Milieux", "Règles particulières à la partie qu'on joue en faisant les cinq blouses pour une à perte & à gain", "Règles particulières à la Partie qui perd gagne" and a second part about "Le Jeu du Billard apellé le jeu de la guerre".
640 Netherlands French Académie Universelle Des Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer. Anonymous   A Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1756   Nouvelle Edition, Augmentée, & mise en meilleur ordre. O 680 Hard cover. Good copy. No Mentions "Ex Libris Bonac A". Book about the games played at the time. Pages 384-398 about billiards :"Règles du Jeu du Billard ordinaire", "Règles particulieres à la Partie qu'on apelle Tout de Bricolle", "Règles particulieres à la Partie qu'on apelle Tout de Doublet", "Règles particulieres à la Partie qu'on apelle sans passer la Raye des Milieux", "Règles particulières à la partie qu'on joue en faisant les cinq blouses pour une à perte & à gain", "Règles particulières à la Partie qui perd gagne" and a second part about "Le Jeu du Billard apellé le jeu de la guerre".
641 Netherlands French Académie Universelle Des Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer. Nouvelle Edition - Première Partie. Anonymous   Amsterdam 1758   Nouvelle Edition, Augementée, & mise en meilleur ordre F 15 Facsimile No Extract: Pages 1-14 of the second part of the book about the game of billiards.
642 Netherlands French Académie Universelle Des Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer. Nouvelle Edition - Première Partie. Anonymous   Amsterdam 1758   Nouvelle Edition, Augementée, & mise en meilleur ordre O 384+294 Decent copy taking in account its age. No Pages 1-14 of the second part of the book about the game of billiards
643 Netherlands French Académie Universelle des Jeux contenant les règles de tous les Jeux, avec les Instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer. Anonymous   A Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1770   Nouvelle Edition O 384 + 321 Decent copy in view of its age. Well readable. Outer spine brittle. Hard cover. Yes Pages 1-14 of the second part of the book about the game of billiards. The book treats many games played in that era. Holds some inscriptions from a former owner, dated 1791.
644 Netherlands French Académie Universelle des Jeux contenant les règles de tous les Jeux, avec les Instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer. Anonymous   A Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1777   Nouvelle Edition O 384 + 321 Decent copy in view of its age. Well readable. Hard cover. Yes Pages 1-14 of the second part of the book about the game of billiards. The book treats many games played in that era.
645 Netherlands French Académie des Jeux, Contenant les Regles des Jeux de Cartes permis; celles du Billard, du Mail, du Trictrac, du Revertier, &c, &c. Avec des Instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer. Nouvelle Edition Augmentée du Jeu des Echecs, par Philidor; du Jeu de Whist, par Edmond Hoyle, traduit de l'Anglois; du Jeu de Tre-sette; du Jeu de Domino, Etc. Etc. Avec Figures Tome Premier Anonymous   Chez D.J. Changuion. T. Van Harrevelt. A Amsterdam/ 1786   Nouvelle Edition Augmentée O 299 Good copy taking in account its age. Hard cover. No Rules of the games played in that era. Part 1 mainly card games.  Some unfoldable pictures.
646 Netherlands French Académie des Jeux, Contenant les Regles des Jeux de Cartes permis; celles du Billard, du Mail, du Trictrac, du Revertier, &c, &c. Avec des Instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer. Nouvelle Edition Augmentée du Jeu des Echecs, par Philidor; du Jeu de Whist, par Edmond Hoyle, traduit de l'Anglois; du Jeu de Tre-sette; du Jeu de Domino, Etc. Etc. Avec Figures Tome Second Anonymous   Chez D.J. Changuion. T. Van Harrevelt. A Amsterdam/ 1786   Nouvelle Edition Augmentée O 299 Good copy taking in account its age. Hard cover. No Rules of the games played in that era. Pages 265-282  about the game of billiards. "La paulme, le mail".
647 Netherlands French Académie des Jeux, Contenant les Regles des Jeux de Cartes permis; celles du Billard, du Mail, du Trictrac, du Revertier, &c, &c. Avec des Instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer. Nouvelle Edition Augmentée du Jeu des Echecs, par Philidor; du Jeu de Whist, par Edmond Hoyle, traduit de l'Anglois; du Jeu de Tre-sette; du Jeu de Domino, Etc. Etc. Avec Figures Tome Troisième Anonymous   Chez D.J. Changuion. T. Van Harrevelt. A Amsterdam/ 1786   Nouvelle Edition Augmentée O 330 Good copy taking in account its age. Hard cover. No Rules of the games played in that era. Tric-Trac, Chess. Some unfoldable pictures.
648 Netherlands French Académie Universelle des Jeux, Contenant les Regles de tous les Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer.  Tome Premier. Anonymous   A Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1789   Nouvelle Edition O 386 Good copy. Hard cover. No Rules of the games played in that era. 
649 Netherlands French Académie Universelle des Jeux, Contenant les Regles de tous les Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer.  Tome Premier. Anonymous   A Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1789   Nouvelle Edition O 340 Good copy. Hard cover. No Rules of the games played in that era. Pages 7-15 about the game of billiards.
650 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel. Eene volledige handleiding voor Liefhebbers, Biljarthouders, Marqueurs Enz. A. Ter Gunne   Gedrukt bij A. Ter Gunne, Deventer 1855     F 47 Facsimile No The book starts with ome general information about e.g. the cue and how to hold. Then the rules of 21 types of billiard games are explained. 
651 Netherlands Dutch Album der Natuur                            Een werk ter verspreiding van natuurkennis onder beschaafde lezers van allerlei stand Onder de redactie van P. Harting, D. Lubach en W.M. Logeman   de Erven C.M. van Bolhuis Hoitsema, Groningen 1858     E 370 p. + 95 p. Electronic copy No This album contains the article "Iets over het Billard" pages 65 - 92 written by Dr. D. Bierens de Haan about the physics of the billiard game.  This article led to his later published book "Het Biljart".
652 Netherlands Dutch Algemeene Bibliotheek 4                  Het Biljart Dr. D. Bierens De Haan   A.W. Sijthoff, Leiden 1860 Y   O 40 p. Good copy.  Never used.  Top side pages uncut. No Theoretical (physics) explanation about the game of billiards.  Probably one of the first Dutch books fully dedicated to the game of billiards.
653 Netherlands Dutch De Volmaakte Kaarstpeler J.L. van Hal (D)   D. Noothoven van Goor, Leiden 1870   2nd (Tweede vermeerderde en verbeterde druk.) O 207 Reasonable copy taking in account its age.  Still good to read. No 1st edition dates from 1857.  Book about card games with a chapter of 31 pages about billiards explaining the rules of 14 different billiard games.
654 Netherlands Dutch De Bekwame Biljartspeler.  Handboekje om in zeer korten tijd zich in het Biljartspel te bekwamen.     P. Kluitman - Alkmaar 1892 Y 3de verbeterde en vermeerde druk O 158 Desintegrated copy but well readable. No 3rd edition of one of the oldest Dutch billiard books.  Contains 63 colored diagrams. 1st edition estimated 1849. Author must have been a skillfull carom billiard player taking in account the diagrams.
655 Netherlands Dutch Kunststooten Gespeeld op het Wilhelmina-Biljart L.B. Salomon   Biljartfabriek Wilhelmina, Amsterdam 1908     O 107 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No About 75 plates with carom billiards special figures.  Edited by Wilhelmina, a billiard table manufacturer.
656 Netherlands Dutch Kleine Billardschool.  Carambolagespel.     J.F. van de Ven, Baarn 1910 Y 2nd O 32 Reasonable copy No Little book on carom billiards. 23 diagrams.
657 Netherlands Dutch Van het groene laken Is. Querido   Scheltens & Giltay, Amsterdam 1911 Y   O 63 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Querido was a famous writer at the time and hooked to the game of carom billards. The author explains the attraction of the game and his view of the game at that time. http://www.mokums.nl/querido.html
658 Netherlands Dutch Beknopte Leermethode van het Moderne Biljartspel Fr. Mertens   Scheltens & Giltay, Amsterdam 1912     F 48 + 6 Facsimile No 58 diagrams, mainly rappel shots used in carom billiards explained.
659 Netherlands Dutch De Memoires van Janus van de "Witte" ter gelegenheid van zijn vijftig jarig jubileum Een temporair lid. Is. Van Mens (?)   Firma L.J.C. Boucher, Den Haag 1917     O 96 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics
660 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel E. J. F. Horemans (B)   Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam 1919   1st O 69 Good copy. Hard cover (yellow). No First edition of a long series.  This book is more for beginners at the Libre game.  At the end there is an unfoldable drawing containing 28 figures, in the book there are 49 diagrams.
661 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel E. J. F. Horemans (B)   Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam 1924   2nd O 69 Good copy. Hard cover. No Yellow cover.  This book, although it has the same title and author has besides smaller dimensions not the same content as the 1942 edition.  This book is more for beginners at the Libre game.  At the end there is an unfoldable drawing containing 29 figures
662 Netherlands Dutch Vermakelijke kunstjes op het biljart alsmede van een 40-tal effectvolle Kunststooten Practicus   N.V. A.W. Segboer's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, Den Haag 1924     O 61 Good copy No Tricks and phantasy
663 Netherlands Dutch Lustrum-Uitgave samensteld ter gelegenheid van het 5-jarig bestaan van den Onderlingen Bond van Biljart-Clubs te Utrecht Anonymous, Wp.   Edited by Onderlingen Bond van Biljart-Clubs te Utrecht 1925     O 48 Good copy.  Spots on front and back cover. No 5 year history about the Billiard League in Utrecht, Netherlands, during the period of 1920 - August 23, 1925.  Accompanied by photo's and lots of results.
664 Netherlands Dutch Leerboek van het Biljartspel L.D. van der Vijver (D)   N.V. Leeuwarder Papierwarenfabriek 1925     O 412 Good copy Yes Detailed book on Libre, lots of figures wit detailed explanation, soft cover. Signed by owner.
665 Netherlands Dutch Gebouwen en Terreinen voor Gymnastiek, Spel en Sport. Handleiding voor den bouw, den aanleg en de inrichting P.W.Scharroo and Jan Wils   N. V. Wed. J. Ahrend & Zoon, Amsterdam 1925 Y   O 266 Good copy No Book about building sporting accomodations.Pages 78, 79 and 80 about billiard rooms. 
666 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel H.C.L. Wenning (D)   G.B. Van Goor Zonen, Gouda 1928   1st O 72 Good copy No Basics
667 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel. Handleiding voor Beginners en Gevorderden. H.C.L. Wenning (D)   G.B. Van Goor Zonen, Gouda 1928   1st O 72 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards wiht 60 diagrams.
668 Netherlands Dutch Het Driebandenspel                        Grondslagen en Voorschriften H.C.L. Wenning (D)   G.B. van Goor Zonen's U.M. n.v., 's Gravenhage 1936     O 51 Decent copy, cover somewhat torn No Little book on 3-cushion billiards.  Also a little chapter on "stoppen" a technique to be used in pocket billiards "de Carolinepartij".
669 Netherlands Dutch Het Driebandenspel,Grondslagen en Voorschriften benevens iets over stoppen H.C.L. Wenning (D)   G.B. van Goor Zonen's U.M. n.v., 's Gravenhage 1936     O 51 Good copy. Soft cover. No Little book on 3-cushion billiards.  Also a little chapter on "stoppen" a technique to be used in pocket billiards "de Carolinepartij".
670 Netherlands Dutch Van Groot Spel tot Serie Americaine René Gabriëls (B)   H.L. Smit & Zoon, Hengelo 1944     O 184 p. + atlas 72 p. Good copy No Hard cover. Detailed figures on "rappels" and "Série Américaine"
671 Netherlands Dutch Van Groot Spel tot Serie Americaine René Gabriëls (B)   H.L. Smit & Zoon, Hengelo 1944     O 184 p. + atlas 72 p. Good Copy Yes Hard cover. Detailed figures on "rappels" and "Série Américaine" Signature by Rene Gabriëls To Edouard en Anette, May 1969.  
672 Netherlands Dutch Van Groot Spel tot Serie Americaine René Gabriëls (B)   H.L. Smit & Zoon, Hengelo 1945     O 184 p. + atlas 72 p. Good Copy No Hard cover. Detailed figures on "rappels" and "Série Américaine"
673 Netherlands Dutch Van Groot Spel tot Serie Americaine René Gabriëls (B)   H.L. Smit & Zoon, Hengelo 1946     O 184 p. + atlas 72 p. Some damage on spine No Hard cover. Detailed figures on "rappels" and "Série Américaine"
674 Netherlands Dutch Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde. Kansberekeningen bij het Biljartspel. Deel 1 & 2. O. Bottema en S.C. Van Veen   Het Wiskundig Genootschap, Amsterdam.  Noorderhoff, Groningen. 1947     F 19 + 35 Facsimile No Probability search applied on the game of billiards by Dutch matematicians Oene Bottema (1901-1992) and Simon Cornelis van Veen (1896-?). In 1947 Bottema, and probably also van Veen were connected to the Technical Highschool Delft (now TU Delft).
675 Netherlands Dutch De Nederlandsche Biljartbond NBB. Statuten, Huishoudelijk Reglement, Wedstrijdreglement, Spel- en Arbitragereglement, Competitiereglement     De Nederlandsche Biljartbond (NBB) 1947     O 92 Decent copy. Hard cover. No Map with perforated pages bound together by thin metal strips. Containing the rules and regulations of the Dutch Billard Federation (NBB) at the time.
676 Netherlands Dutch Gedenkboek aangeboden ter gelegenheid van het 4e lustrum district Den Haag van de Nederlandsche Biljartbond De Huldigingscommissie     1948     O 32 Good copy but perforation holes. Soft cover. No Publication for the 20th anniversary jubilee of the district of The Hague, part of the KNBB - Dutch carom billiards league.
677 Netherlands Dutch Leerboek van het Biljartspel L.D. van der Vijver, P.J. van de Pol (D)   Uitgave Mulder & Co, Amsterdam 1949     O 395 Very good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No Number of figures taken over from the 1925 book of van der Vijver, but now added photo's and results of van de Pol.
678 Netherlands Dutch Leerboek van het Biljartspel L.D. van der Vijver, P.J. van de Pol (D)   Uitgave Mulder & Co, Amsterdam 1949     O 395 Very good copy No Number of figures taken over from the 1925 book of van der Vijver, but now added photo's and results of van de Pol.
679 Netherlands Dutch Leerboek van het Biljartspel L.D. van der Vijver, P.J. van de Pol (D)   Uitgave Mulder & Co, Amsterdam 1949     O 395 Good copy No Number of figures taken over from the 1925 book of van der Vijver, but now added photo's and results of van de Pol.
680 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel J. Dommering en P. De Goede (D)   Van Loghum Slaterus, Arnhem 1950   2de herziene O 74 Good copy. Hard cover. No Basics, a few figures, some interesting historic anecdotes
681 Netherlands Dutch Biljart. Een serie stoten voor beginners en gevorderden. 1ste deel A.W.C. Jacobs   Amstel Brouwerij N.V. 1951     O 36 Worn copy but well readable.  Soft cover. No Edited by the Amstel brewery as a promotion.  About carom billiards with 25 photos.
682 Netherlands Dutch Biljart. Een serie stoten voor beginners en gevorderden. 1ste deel A.W.C. Jacobs   Amstel Brouwerij N.V. 1951     O 36 Very good copy. No Edited by the Amstel brewery as a promotion.  About carom billiards with 25 photos.
683 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten (Ken uw sport) M.A.F. Soliën (D)   Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam 1951 Y 1st (? Hoppe on front) O 48 Good copy.Soft cover. No Bsics about carom billiards. Print supported by KNBB.  In the back information about how to contact the KNBB.
684 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel J. Dommering en P. De Goede (D)   Van Loghum Slaterus, Arnhem 1954   3rd O 77 Good copy No Basics, a few figures, some interesting historic anecdotes
685 Netherlands Dutch Het biljartspel A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek Jr (D)   N.V. Uitgeversmij. Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen 1956   2nd O 60 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Part of series of hobby books "Weten en Kunnen nr. 257". General book about carom billiards.
686 Netherlands Dutch Biljart. Een tweede serie stoten voor beginners en gevorderden. A.W.C. Jacobs   Amstel Brouwerij N.V. 1961 Y   O 40 Good copy. Soft cover. No Contains 28 diagrams based on photo's and some record lists about carom billiards. On the photo's the "running lines" of the cue ball and object ball are drawn which makes it easier to understand.
687 Netherlands Dutch Weten en Kunnen. Het Biljartspel. A. van Haaren, J. van der Hoek   N.V. Uitgeversmij. Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen 1962   3rd O 60 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Basics of carom billiards.
688 Netherlands Dutch François Villon Verzamelde Gedichten François Villon vertalingen van Ernst Van Altena   Van Ditmar, Amsterdam 1963   1. Limited "luxe gebonden" edition O 265 + 40 Very good copy. Hard cover with dust cover. Yes This book contains the translations of a number of works by the French poet François Villon who lived a tumultuous life in Paris in the 15th century. In one of these works "Le Petit Testament" writen in 1461 -1462 and published in 1489 he mentions the word "billart" as one of the first in literature. Dedication : "Voor Saskia en Shalom als "voortijdig" huwelijksgeschenk Ernst van Altena (die je in Villon's Parijs leerde kennen) 5 mei 1964."
689 Netherlands Dutch biljartspel A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D)   N.V. Uitgeversmij. Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen 1965   4th O 60 Good copy. Soft cover.   Wenk hobbygidsen357. Book about carom billiards. Contains 42 diagrams.
690 Netherlands Dutch biljartspel A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D)   N.V. Uitgeversmij. Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen 1965   5th O 67 Good copy. Soft cover.   Wenk hobbygidsen357. Book about carom billiards. Contains 42 diagrams.
691 Netherlands Dutch Carambole J. van der Hoek (D)   La Rivière & Voorhoeve, Zwolle 1966     O 173 Good copy with torn dust jacket. No Book on billiards in general, containing photo's, tabels of championships, information on players.  This book is not about technique.
692 Netherlands Dutch Carambole J. van der Hoek (D)   La Rivière & Voorhoeve, Zwolle 1966     O 176 Very good copy No Book on billiards in general, containing photo's, tabels of championships, information on players.  This book is not about technique.
693 Netherlands Dutch Carambole J. van der Hoek (D)   La Rivière & Voorhoeve, Zwolle 1966     O 177 Very good copy No Book on billiards in general, containing photo's, tabels of championships, information on players.  This book is not about technique.
694 Netherlands Dutch Carambole J. van der Hoek (D)   La Rivière & Voorhoeve, Zwolle 1967     O 177 Very good copy No Book on billiards in general, containing photo's, tabels of championships, information on players.  This book is not about technique.
695 Netherlands Dutch Biljartspel A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D)   Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen 1968   5th O 67 Good copy No BasicS
696 Netherlands Dutch Een partijtje LIBRE Hans Wiegel   Nijgh & van Ditmar, 's Gravenhage, Rotterdam 1968     O 88 Good copy. Soft cover. No Vision on politics and society by the Dutch liberal politician Hans Wiegel (°1941).  The book is in the list because he uses billiards in the title (with photo) as a metaphore for his beliefs and as a reaction on Tien over Rood (Ten over red) from his socialist counterpart..
697 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten M.A.F. Soliën (D) 90 230 0361 6 Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam 1968   7th O 48 Good copy. Soft cover. No Print supported by KNBB, introduction by J.J. van Vliet president of the KNBB at the time.  Basics of the billiard game, very well explained in such a little book, with lots of small diagrams. Cover photo Chris van der Smissen.
698 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten M.A.F. Soliën (D) 90 230 0361 6 Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam 1968   7th O 48 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Print supported by KNBB, introduction by J.J. van Vliet president of the KNBB at the time.  Basics of the billiard game, very well explained in such a little book, with lots of small diagrams. Cover photo Chris van der Smissen.
699 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten M.A.F. Soliën (D) 90 230 0361 6 Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam 1968   9th O 45 Good copy. Soft cover. No Print supported by KNBB, introduction by W. Eeuwijk vice president of the KNBB at the time.  Basics of the billiard game, very well explained in such a little book, with lots of small diagrams.
700 Netherlands Dutch Stok en Ballen. Blomlezing fan Biljertpoëzij foar it Fryske Folk. Jo Smit (J. Sjeiksma)   Edited by Author. 1970   1st O 47 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed by author. Nr. 33 out of 200. Cover and illustrations by Reinder van der Leest. A florilegium of 47 Frisian poems by Jo Smit and other Frisian poets about the game of billiards (which the author adapted) starting as from 1603. http://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Smit
701 Netherlands Dutch Stok en Ballen. Blomlezing fan Biljertpoëzij foar it Fryske Folk. Jo Smit (J. Sjeiksma)   Edited by Author. 1970   1st O 47 Good copy. Soft cover. No Nr. 104 out of 200. Cover and illustrations by Reinder van der Leest. A florilegium of 47 Frisian poems by Jo Smit and other Frisian poets about the game of billiards (which the author adapted) starting as from 1603. http://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Smit
702 Netherlands Dutch Biljartspel A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D) 90 215 0332 8 Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen 1972   6th O 67 Good copy No Basics
703 Netherlands Dutch Jaarboek 1972 - '73 KNBB   KNBB 1973     O 80 Good copy. Soft cover. No Overview of the 72 -73 sport season given by the Dutch billiard league KNBB with names of players, results of national and international championships, …
704 Netherlands Dutch Biljartspel A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D) 90 215 0506 1 Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen 1975   7th O 67 Good copy No Basics
705 Netherlands Dutch Jaarboek 1974 - '75 KNBB   KNBB 1975     O 80 Good copy. Soft cover. No Overview of the 74 -75 sport season given by the Dutch billiard league KNBB with names of players, results of national and international championships, …
706 Netherlands Dutch Zo speelt u biljart Simon Vermeent (D) 90 10 01975 6 Elsevier, Amsterdam, Brussel 1978   1st O 112 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards. Contains 89 diagrams.
707 Netherlands Dutch biljarten en nog vijf Gerard Klinkert  90 238 1493 2 Spruyt, Van Mantgem & De Does BV, Leiden 1983     O 93 Good copy. Soft cover. No Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics.  Contains many diagrams and photo's explaining the technique of the game in a very clear way. Klinkert was regional instructor at the time for the KNBB. Comes with a copy of the ring binder (29,5x10,5) to be used for training as it has the width of the wooden board of the billiard table.
708 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten en nog vijf Gerard Klinkert (D)   Spruyt, Van Mantgem & De Does BV, Leiden 1983   2nd O 93 Good copy, edges front cover clipped No Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics
709 Netherlands Dutch biljarten en nog vijf Gerard Klinkert (D) 90-238-1593-9 Spruyt, Van Mantgem & De Does BV, Leiden 1983   2nd O 93 Good copy. Soft cover. No Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics.  Contains many diagrams and photo's explaining the technique of the game in a very clear way. Klinkert was regional instructor at the time for the KNBB. Introduction by Tony Schrauwen, national instructor for the KNBB at the time.
710 Netherlands Dutch Zo speelt u biljart Simon Vermeent (D) 90 10 01975 6 Elsevier, Amsterdam, Brussel 1983   2nd O 112 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards. Contains 89 diagrams.
711 Netherlands Dutch Zo speelt u biljart Simon Vermeent (D) 90 10 01975 6 Elsevier, Amsterdam, Brussel 1983   3rd O 112 Good copy No Basics
712 Netherlands Dutch Eensgezindheid 1863. 120 jaar societeitsleven Hengelo. van den Bos, ten Cate, Polee, Schrijver, Waldkötter   Uitgegeven in eigen beheer 1983     O 110 Good copy No Book about the 120 year history of the circle "Sociëteit Eensgezindheid".  Also a chapter about the billiards club of the circle.
713 Netherlands Dutch Kennismaken met de biljartsport voor iedereen J.A. Kauffman, G. Klinkert, J.C. Mulder, B.J. Stevens   Spruyt, Van Mantgem & De Does BV, Leiden 1984     O 63 Good copy No Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics
714 Netherlands Dutch Kennismaken met de biljartsport voor iedereen J.A. Kauffman, G. Klinkert, J.C. Mulder, B.J. Stevens   Spruyt, Van Mantgem & De Does BV, Leiden 1984     O 63 Good copy No Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics
715 Netherlands Dutch Informatie 1984 KNBB   KNBB 1984     O 98 Good copy. Soft cover. No Overview of the 83 - 84 sport season given by the Dutch billiard league KNBB with names of players, results of national and international championships, …
716 Netherlands Dutch Hans Vultink Olaf Erikson 90 03 98510 3 Thieme, Zutphen 1984   1st O 158 Good copy No Biography on Hans Vultink
717 Netherlands Dutch Hans Vultink Olaf Erikson 91 03 98510 3 Thieme, Zutphen 1984   1st O 158 Good copy No Biography on Hans Vultink
718 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten (Ken uw sport) M.A.F. Soliën (D) 90 2300589 9/CIP H.J.W. Becht's Uitgeversmaatschappij bv, Amsterdam 1985   11th O 45 Good copy No Print supported by KNBB, introduction by Jan Lageweg president of the KNBB at the time.  Basics of the billiard game, very well explained in such a little book, with lots of small diagrams.
719 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten (Ken uw sport) M.A.F. Soliën (D) 90 230 0589 9/CIP H.J.W. Becht's Uitgeversmaatschappij bv, Amsterdam 1985   12th O 48 Reasonable copy, book has been bended in the middle No Print supported by KNBB.  In the back information about how to contact the KNBB has been added manually.
720 Netherlands Dutch Biljart. Ik ben benieuwd of... G. Sijbers (D) 90 71841 01 4 Alberts, Maaseik, Sittard 1986     O 84 Reasonable copy, annotations in book.  Printing, material low quality Name owner Basics on Libre
721 Netherlands Dutch Het leuke van Biljarten Wim Kleine D)   Hema BV, Amsterdam. Inmerc BV, Wormer. 1986     O 64 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics, famous players, some diagrams and anecdotes about carom billiards. Preface by Raymond Ceulemans.
722 Netherlands Dutch Het leuke van Biljarten Wim Kleine D)   Hema BV, Amsterdam 1986     O 64 Good copy, clipings cover Name owner : John Merckaert. Basics and anecdotes.  Name owner John Merckaert who was an accomplished player and international referee.  Once Champion of Belgium in balkline 35/2 (small table)
723 Netherlands Dutch Basisboek Biljarten . Instructie Verzamelen Spelsituaties Cas Juffermans (D) 90 5121 033 7 Tirion, Baarn 1987   3rd O 168 Very good copy No General principles on French Billiards, lots of figures
724 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten Sportlijn Fred Postma (D) 90 269 42656 Van Holkema & Warendorf 1987     O 80 Good copy No Basics but some interesting 3-cushion figures with placement of object ball
725 Netherlands Dutch Basisboek.Bandstoten, Driebanden, Kader 38/2 Cas Juffermans (D) 90 5121 099 X Tirion, Baarn 1988     O 175 Good copy No Book on 3-cushion, 1-cushion, Balkline 38/2 with lots of figures 
726 Netherlands Dutch Sociale geschiedenis van de georganiseerde sport in Nederland to 1920 Eric Spaans   RUU, Utrecht 1988     O 117 Good copy. Soft cover. No Doctoral thesis about the "social history of organised sports in the Netherlands until 1920".
727 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten Fred Postema (D) 91 269 42656 Van Holkema & Warendorf 1988     O 81 Very good copy No Basics but some interesting 3-cushion figures with placement of object ball
728 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten Sportlijn Fred Postma 91 269 42656 Van Holkema & Warendorf 1988     O 80 Good copy No Basics but some interesting 3-cushion figures with placement of object ball
729 Netherlands Dutch Wolthoorn  & Co. 1923 - 1988. Jan Abrahamse, Dout Benedek-Siegersma, Fred van Garderen   Wolthoorn & Co, Turftorenstraat 6, Groningen 1988     O 192 Good copy. Soft cover. No The 65-year history (1923 - 1965) of this 'café-biljart' is told by many testimonies and stories with the billiard table as a silent witness. This beautiful café in Groningen (Netherlands) still exists:  http://www.cafewolthoorn.nl/iindex.html
730 Netherlands Dutch Olympische Spelen. Sport en Opvoeding in de Griekse Oudheid. Een Bronnenboek. Charles Hupperts, Marianne Beets, Beatrice de Fraiture, Elly Jans, Yvonne Twisk 90-70052-63-6 Eisma B.V., Leeuwarden 1989   1st O 200 Good copy. Hard cover. No History and sources of the Olympic Games.
731 Netherlands Dutch Beginnerscursus "Biljarten voor Vrouwen" Instruktie en oefeningen Ine Wijnen   KNBB 1989     O 20 Good copy. Soft cover. No  
732 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten met elektronen C(arlo). W.J. Beenakker   Rijks Universiteit Leiden 1991     O 17 Good copy. Soft cover. No "Playing billiards with electrons".  The inaugural speech delivered by the author on the acceptance of the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics of Solids at the University of Leiden. One of the many occasions where billiards meet with science in the history of the game.
733 Netherlands Dutch Snooker met Dennis Taylor Dennis Taylor, Clive Everton, Philip Yates 90 6533 277 4 Stichting Teleac, Uitgeverij Kosmos, Utrecht 1991     O 120 Good copy. Soft cover. No This book was part of a snooker course broadcasted by the Dutch educational channel.  The book explains the game of snooker very clearly and is illustrated by many b&w and color photos. Separately it also contains the Teleac brochure for the course.
734 Netherlands Dutch Timpen, hinkelen & pierebollen. Spelen in de Lage Landen. Jack Botermans, Nicolette Visser en Tny Burrett 90-269-6424-2 Van Holkema & Warendorf 1991     O 119 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Nice overview of the games played in the Low Countries over the centuries.  Contains about 200 photos and pictures with references to early sources. Treats many ball games also 2 pages about billiards.
735 Netherlands Dutch Basisboek. Biljarten Kader 38/2 Cas Juffermans (D) 90 5121 371 9 Tirion, Baarn 1993     O 176 Very good copy No Detailed book with lots of figures on Balkline 38/2 (small billiard table)
736 Netherlands Dutch Snooker                          Jan Baeten and Michael Clarke 90 5121 137 6 Tirion, Baarn 1993   3rd O 112 Very good copy No Book on training, technique and tactics of snooker.
737 Netherlands Dutch Poolbiljart, Training en Techniek Bogdan Pejcic, Rolf Meyer (G) 90 389 02395 Uitgeverij Elmar, Rijswijk 1994     O 87 Very good copy No History, how to start playing, rules of pool.  Translation from "Poolbillard, Grundlagen für Training und Spiel".
738 Netherlands Dutch Basisboek. Bandstoten Cas Juffermans (D) 90 5121 215 1 Tirion, Baarn 1994   2nd O 176 Very good copy No Detailed book on 1-cushion play with lots of figures.
739 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten. Een handleiding voor beginners. Jaap Snijders, A.C.A. Lemmers 90-252-9479-0 Uitgeverij Helmond, Helmond 1994     O 80 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basic instruction book about carom billiards.
740 Netherlands Dutch 50 Jaar District Alkmaar. 28 februari 1944 - 1194 Several authors. Editorial office : Jan Snel, Joop Koelman,  Joop Roelands   KNBB District Alkmaar 1994   1st O 204 Good copy. Soft cover. No Book about 50 years of history (1944-1994) of the Dutch billiards district Alkmaar, part of the Dutch Billiards League (KNBB), the current situation and its future.
741 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten voor de Jeugd André Agema (D)   Edited by author 1995       84 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Carom billiards training course for youth players with lots of diagrams.
742 Netherlands Dutch Daar sta je dan als koffiedikkijker.  Bloemlezing uit 33 jaar sportjournalistiek in de Volkskrant. Ben de Graaf (D) 90 71474 38 0 de Volkskrant, Amsterdam 1996     O 102 Good copy No Contains an material about Raymond Ceulemans, his 100'd title and win in Las Vegas.
743 Netherlands Dutch Achter de Groene Tafel Maarten Hendriks   Edited by the author 1996     O 65 Good copy. Soft cover. No Memoirs of the ex-President. Covers the period 1985-1996 of the Dutch Billiard League: KNBB. 
744 Netherlands Dutch Groninger Biljart Club. De geschiedenis van de oudste Biljartclub in Nederland. 1897 - 1997 H.R. Hoepman   Groninger Biljart Club, Groningen 1997 Y   O 81 Very good copy No History 1897 - 1997 of the oldest billiard club in the Netherlands.
745 Netherlands Dutch Pool                                    Geschiedenis, Internationale Spelregels, Sport & Recreatie Wil Monsieurs (D) 90 6017 785 1/CIP Gaade Uitgevers, Houten 1997     O 70 Very good copy No Nice book to get an overall view on the game of pool, its history, rules, statistics.
746 Netherlands Dutch Knipselkrant 1996/1997     Vereniging Driebanden Nederland 1997     O 150 Good copy No Bundle of copied newspaper articles about the Dutch 3-cushion Interclub competition of the sporting season 1996-1997. Contains 100's of articles.
747 Netherlands Dutch Biljartvereniging Horna. Jubileum uitgave. 65 jaar Horna in 1998. Editorial office: J. Sluiter, J. Zweet   Biljartvereniging Horna 1998   1st O 48 Good copy. Soft cover. No Book about the 65 years of history of the Horna billiards club. The club is based in Hoorn, in the province of Noord-Holland (Northern-Holland). It is one of the many examples of Dutch billiard clubs that wrote a book about their history made possible due to good organisation and archiving.
748 Netherlands Dutch 50 Jaar Helderse Christelijke Sport Centrale 1948 - 1998 Gerrit Volder, Piet Postma   Helderse Christelijke Sport Centrale 1998     O 53 Good copy. Soft cover. No History of the Helderse Christelijke Sport Centrale at the occasion of their golden jubliee (1948 -1995).  This sporting organisation based in the Dutch city Den Helder has soccer -, volleyball -, indoor soccer - and billiards teams.
749 Netherlands Dutch 75 jaar biljartgeschiedenis van het District Rotterdam van de KNBB 1923 - 1998 Maarten van Bodegom 90-76217-03-3 AVW Vakpers BV, Capelle aan den Ijssel 1998     O 56 Good copy. Soft cover. No History of the game, billiard clubs and players in the district of Rotterdam (Netherlands) from 1923 - 1998.
750 Netherlands Dutch De Top 500. De beste Nederlandse sporters van de 20ste eeuw. Anton Witkamp, Leo van de Ruit.  Billiards by Ben de Graaf. 90-76574-04-9 Premium Press BV Publishers, Maarssen 1999     O 575 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Description of the 500 top sportsmen of the Netherlands in the 20th century of which 13 billiard players : Jean Bessems, Jos Bongers, Arie Bos, Rini van Bracht, Hendrik Robijns, Christ van der Smissen, Jan Sweering, Piet van de Pol, Kees de Ruijter, Jan Dommering, Henk Scholte, Hans Vultink en Dick Jaspers.
751 Netherlands Dutch Practische Biljartkennis   deel 3 Driebanden Gerard Klinkert (D) 90 802911 3 7 C.V. Producties, Amsterdam 1999   2nd O 104 Very good copy No Technique and figures for 3-cushion. Mix of photo's and figures.
752 Netherlands Dutch 50 jaar Enschedese Biljart Bond. 12 april 1949 - 12 april 1999.     Enschedese Biljart Bond  1999     O 28 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Tribute illustrated with photo's to the 50th anniversary of the billiard association of the Dutch city of Enschede. This association was independent of the KNBB, the Dutch national billiard association.
753 Netherlands Dutch Practische Biljartkennis   deel 4 en 5 kader 38/2 en bandstoten Gerard Klinkert (D) 90 802911 4 5 C.V. Producties, Amsterdam 2001   1st O 168 Good copy No Technique and figures for balkline 38/2 and 1-cushion play
754 Netherlands Dutch De Friesche Club 100 Jaar Siep Braaksma, André Braaksma (D) 90-9014659-8 De Friesche Club, Leeuwarden 2001     O 310 Very good copy. Soft cover. No 100 year history of the Friesche billiardsclub, based in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.  Contains a lot of photo's and historical information.
755 Netherlands Dutch Raymond Ceulemans           Biljartfenomeen Wim Kleine (D) 90.205.2551.4 Voorkeurboek Specials 2001     O 92 Very good copy No Biography about the career of Raymond Ceulemans
756 Netherlands Dutch Sportsociologie. Het spel en de spelers. Paul De Knop, Bart Vanreusel en Jeroen Scheerder 90-352-2488-4 Elsevier Gezondheidszorg, Maarssen 2002     O 428 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Book about sports sociology also looking into the specific situation of sports policy and execution in the Netherlands and Flanders.
757 Netherlands Dutch 75 jaar District Bollenstreek 1929 - 2004 Ben Duivenvoorde, Cas Juffermans, Bert Vaneman, Jubileumboek Alkmaar   District Bollenstreek 2004     O 104 Good copy. Hard cover No This book is about the 75-year billiard history of the 'Bollenstreek' which is the flower bulb growing region in the Netherlands around the city of Leiden in the province of South-Holland. The book is richly illustrated with photos, tables and cartoons.
758 Netherlands Dutch Een vrije vlucht Haven Kimmel (U.S.) 90 6974569 0 Arena, Amsterdam 2004     O 271 Good copy No Translated from English by Bert Meelker.  Original title "Something Rising (Light and Swift)".  Literature about a woman fighting for a better future and playing pool.
759 Netherlands Dutch Een mooie serie van vijftig - 1955 - 2005 Biljart Bond Ons Genoegen Jan Beumer, Henk Nijhuis, Herman Albers   Biljart Bond Ons Genoegen, Hellendoorn 2005     O 216 Good copy. Hard cover. No 50-year history of Biljart Bond Ons Genoegen, a billiard ligue with several billiard clubs based in the Dutch Province of Overijssel in and around the municipality of Hellendoorn with a total of 1.000 members.
760 Netherlands Dutch The Road to Glory, Pool voor iedereen Willem La Rivière 978 90 4391 012 5 Tirion Sport, Baarn 2005   2nd revised O 284 Very good copy No Different strokes and explanation on tactics and psychology in pool.
761 Netherlands Dutch Beter Biljarten                          Instructie Kampioenen Geschiedenis Feiten Cas Juffermans (D) 978 90 75352 72 6 Francis Productions, Amsterdam 2007   4th O 176 Very good copy No General principles on French Billiards with lots of figures and tables with results of championships
762 Netherlands Dutch Praktische Biljartkennis deel 1 Beginners en iets gevorderden Gerard Klinkert (D) No ISBN Drukkerij Palteam, Duivendrecht. C.V. Producties, Amsterdam 2007   5th O 102 Good copy No  Technique for beginners.  Mix of photo's and figures.
763 Netherlands Dutch Praktische Biljartkennis deel 2 Gevorderden Gerard Klinkert (D) No ISBN C.V. Producties, Amsterdam 2007   4th O 112 Very good copy No Technique for advanced players. Mix of photo's and figures.
764 Netherlands Dutch, French, English, German, Spanish, Japanese Mister 100 Raymond Ceulemans (B) 978 90 20552859 6 Van Ooy Billiard Supplies, Haarlem 2007     O 471 Very good copy. Leather hard cover. Yes Signed by the author.  Numbered 164.  Also contains separately a signed certificate and 2 color photos of the author.  Renewal of the 1979 edition.  This book contains updated competition results and photos.  The explained 3-cushion systems remained the same.
765 Netherlands Dutch Asser Biljartclub 1908-2008. Van nul naar honderd. Gerard Noorda, Seine Wegter   Biljartclub ABC'08 2008     O 48 Very good copy. Soft cover. No History of this Dutch carom billiards club at the occasion of their 100th anniversary.
766 Netherlands Dutch De Harmonie eens het culturele centrum van Groningen J.M. Minderhout 978 90 5294 401 2 Profiel Uitgeverij, Bedum 2008     O 176 Very good copy No History of the circle "De Harmonie" based in Groningen founded in 1840 that throughout its history housed a billiard club.  Many phto's and historical background.
767 Netherlands Dutch Van Billard naar Biljart. Twee eeuwen sport en spel op Sociëteit 'De Witte'. J.W. van Zijl   Nieuwe of Litéraire Sociëteit de Witte, Den Haag 2009     O 90 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed by author "gewoon blijven oefenen 22 - 1 - 2009". This book handles partially the history of billiards but mainly the history of one of the oldest and most prominent clubhouses in the Netherlands in combination with billiards. See also "De Memoires van Janus ..." in this list which was a source of inspiration.
768 Netherlands Dutch Lies Schrier 1887 - 1962. Biljartkampioene. Jaap Labrujere, Henk van Heijst   Edited by authors 2009     O 12 Good copy. Print out in color. No Historical research and tribute to Lies Schrier a female Dutch billiard player, born in Domburg, who lived from 1887 - 1962.  Born in the same year as that other billiard champion Willie Hoppe.
769 Netherlands Dutch Beter Biljarten - Instructie Kampioenen Geschiedenis Feiten Cas Juffermans  978 90 75352 88 7 Coolegem Media, Rotterdam 2010   4th O 176 Very good copy. Hard cover. No General principles on French Billiards with lots of figures and tables with results of championships
770 Netherlands Dutch/ English Wereldkampioenschap driebanden Frits Bakker (D)   Stichting Best, Sluiskil 2010     O 120 Very good copy No Beautiful edition with lots of photo's on the occasion of the world championship 3 cushion atSluiskil, 2010.  Presents the participants and gives an overview of world championsships of the past.
771 Netherlands Dutch Van acquit Pietro Grossi translated by Pieter van der Drift 978 90 5515 9857 van Gennep, Amsterdam 2010     O 175 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Novel about a man, Dino, who gets confronted with big changes, turmoil in his life nothing likes the structured game of billiards he plays fanatically.
772 Netherlands Dutch Zwolsche Biljartclub 1910 - 2010 Roel Wichers 979-90-90250600 Zwolsche Biljartclub, Zwolle 2010     O 160 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes  
773 Netherlands Dutch Modern Biljarten. Het puntensysteem. A. Duon   Edited by author 2011     O 83 Very good copy. Soft cover.   Explains the 3-cushion diamond system and a number of other systems in detail. Contains 136 diagrams, nicely illustrated.
774 Netherlands Dutch Encyclopedie van de Ereklasse Cees Sprangers (D) 9789081659512 Drukkerij Gianotten, Tilburg.  Uitgave Cees Sprangers 2011     O 815 Very good copy No Impressive description of 313 top players that were active in the Netherlands in the last century.
775 Netherlands Dutch Koninklijke Nederlandse Biljartbond 100 Jaar Biljarten Hans Coolegem, Peter de Brie, Ernest Schraven (D) 978.90.75352.90.0 Coolegem Media, Rotterdam 2011     O 192 Very good copy No Book around the 100th anniversary of the K.N.B.B., the Dutch Billiard League. This book is richly illustrated.  The first Dutch billiard club was founded in 1897 in Groningen.
776 Netherlands Dutch Ethiek en Biljarten - Een filosofische beschouwing Hans Eekels   Unibook 2011     O 65 Very good copy No Nice philosophical book on ethics and billiards.  How do you behave on the billiard table?  Something we're all troubled with at some stages of the game.
777 Netherlands Dutch Humor en Biljarten - En andere verhalen Hans Eekels   Unibook 2011     O 56 Very good copy No Funny stories around the billiard table.
778 Netherlands Dutch de Poolbijbel Nick Metcalfe 978 90 483 0324 3 Veltman Uitgevers, Utrecht 2011     O 224 Good copy No Book about how to play the game of pool. Contains many diagrams and photo's.
779 Netherlands Dutch Kristalman. Multatuli-oefeningen. Atte Jongstra 978 90 295 7861 5 Uitgeverij De Arbeiderspers.  Utrecht, Amsterdam, Antwerpen 2012   1st O 416 Very good copy No Author devotes p. 147-159 to the role of billiards in Dutch literature of the 19th century in general and more particular how it was used and handled by the author Multatuli (Eduard Douwes Dekker 1820 - 1887).
780 Netherlands Dutch De term 'kan niet' is allang geschrapt Ben Leek   Edited by Author 2012 Est.   O 60 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes Autobiography of the Dutch amateur carom billiard player Ben Leek (1938 -2015). Despite the severe physical handicaps he was born with he was able to develop to a high amateur level player making series of 400 in straigth rail (finishing in 1 inning). In this little book, Ben explains in a very colorful and humoristic way how he dealed with challenges in life. Title translation : "The word 'cannot' has long been deleted." 
781 Netherlands Dutch The Blomdahl Era Bert van Manen 978-90-9028327-2 Bert van Manen, Ede 2014   1st O 205 Very good copy. Hardcover. Yes This book unravels the last 30 years of three-cushion billiards and consists of columns, tournament and championship results and a 10 page interview with Torblörn Blomdahl.
782 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten is een kunst. Een cultuurgeschiedenis. Frans van Lingen   Frans van Lingen i.s.m. U2pi, Amsterdam. Druk Den Haag. 2014   1st O 514 Very good copy. Hard cover. Yes Frans van Lingen gives a very extensive view on the history and evolution of the billiards game in all its aspects with the view of an "Amsterdammer" and a descendant of a family of billiard table manufacturers. This book counts 450 illustrations of which 60 in color. With no less than 2061 sources mentioned it also offers a solid base for additional research about this fascinating game.
783 Netherlands Dutch Het Tijdperk Blomdahl Bert van Manen 978-90-9028327-2 Edited by author. Drukwerkconsultancy Bunnik. 2015   1st O 205 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Translation of "The Blomdahl Era" by Bert van Manen. For more details look for the original in this list.
784 Netherlands Dutch Basisboek Biljarten techniek - oefenstof - spelsituaties Cas Juffermans (D) 978 90 4391 090 3 Tirion Sport, Baarn 2015   9th O 168 Very good copy No General principles on French Billiards, lots of figures
785 Netherlands Dutch De Verdieping.  Waarom bestuurders moeten leren fietsen. Jo van Engelen, Hans van Bommel 978 90 5940 844 8 van Duuren Media,Culemborg 2015   1st O 95 Very good copy No Using billiards and cycling as metaphores in order to explain how to correctly manage projects (in IT).
786 Netherlands Dutch De grote vakantie Thé Lau 978 90 488 3008 4 Lebowski Publishers - Overamstel uitgevers, Amsterdam 2015     O 111 Very good copy No Facing terminal illness the author wrote 10 bitter sweet short stories. Contains the beautiful short story "Russisch Biljart" (Russian billiards) where an innocent game of billiards gets an unexpected twist.
787 Netherlands Dutch Ik weet toevallig dat het laken groen is Ludo Ludius 978-946260-777-4 Uitgeverij de Graveinse Abeel, Amsterdam 2016     O 235 Very good copy. Soft cover. No A combination of 99 humorous stories and poems about the game of billiards.
788 Netherlands Dutch Ridders van Het Groene Laken.  Opkomst, Bloei, Verval en Ondergang. De Totale Weekberichten. "Ridders en Jonkvrouwen Verenigt U!" Een Logboek 2010-2017. Dolf Alberts   Edited by the Author, Sneek 2017     O 214 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes Dedicated and signed:"Voor voormalige Ridder Eggbird Praalhans II in liefde". In "Knights of the Green Cloth" the author by his e-mails depicts the rise and fall of of a small billiards club, a changing group of friends in Sneek and what's brewing in his life and society.
789 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten is een kunst. Een cultuurgeschiedenis. Frans van Lingen 978-90-8759-414-5 Frans van Lingen i.s.m. U2pi, Amsterdam. Druk Den Haag. 2017   2e vergrote en verbeterde druk O 622 Very good copy. Hard cover. Yes With regard to the 1st edition, the 2nd enlarged and improved counts 100 additional pages and 340 extra illustrations.  Additional information about Willie Hoppe, Roger Conti, Erik Hagenlocher, Wetzlar/ivory, plastic balls, Neufert, Charles Cotton, English billiards, East-Indies and an additional chapter about the gentleman's house (van Lingen is an architect), ... Making an exceptional work even more special.
790 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten is een kunst. Een cultuurgeschiedenis. Frans van Lingen 978-90-8759-414-5 Frans van Lingen i.s.m. U2pi, Amsterdam. Druk Den Haag. 2017   2e vergrote en verbeterde druk O 622 Very good copy. Hard cover. Yes With regard to the 1st edition, the 2nd enlarged and improved counts 100 additional pages and 340 extra illustrations.  Additional information about Willie Hoppe, Roger Conti, Erik Hagenlocher, Wetzlar/ivory, plastic balls, Neufert, Charles Cotton, English billiards, East-Indies and an additional chapter about the gentleman's house (van Lingen is an architect), ... Making an exceptional work even more special.
791 Netherlands Dutch Homo Ludens. Proeve eener bepaling van het spel-element der cultuur. Johan Huizinga met foto's van Vincent Mentzel 978 90 8964 194 6 Amsterdam University Press 2017   2de druk O 316 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Homo Ludens, the game element of culture. Re-edition of the original work of 1938 with new photo's.
792 Netherlands Dutch De regels van het spel.  Wat sport ons kan leren over filosofie (en wat filosofie ons kan leren over sport) David Papineau translated in Dutch by Wybrand Scheffer 978 90 450 3592 5 Uitgeverij Atlas Contact. Amsterdam/Antwerpen. 2018     O 317 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Linking philosophy to the "rules of the game" and sports in general.
793 Netherlands Dutch Zoektocht naar François Mingaud.  Belangrijke pionier in de biljartsport. Cees Sprangers  978 90 816595 6 7 Edited by the author, Dongen 2019     O 259 Very good copy. Hard cover. Yes It took the author years of in-depth research to realise this biography of the enigmatic François Mingaud (1771-1847), the inventor of the leather cue tip and a very important pioneer of carom billiards in particular and cue sports in general. The book contains 170 b&w illustrations mainly copies of official documents.
794 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten in Amsterdam. Een kleine geschiedenis. Frans van Lingen 9 789493 299030 Edited by the author. Printed by U2pi, Den Haag. 2022   1ste O 321 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed by the author 20/9/2022. Book 18/30. Tells the glorious history of the game of billiards in the city of Amsterdam in much detail. The book is richly illustrated.
795 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten in Amsterdam. Een kleine geschiedenis. Frans van Lingen 9 789493 299030 Edited by the author. Printed by U2pi, Den Haag. 2022   1ste O 321 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed by the author 20/9/2022. Book 19/30. Tells the glorious history of the game of billiards in the city of Amsterdam in much detail. The book is richly illustrated.
796 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten in Amsterdam. Een kleine geschiedenis. Frans van Lingen   Edited by the author. Printed by U2pi, Den Haag. 2023   2de verbeterde en vergrote uitgave O 345 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed by the author. Book 7/35. Tells the glorious history of the game of billiards in the city of Amsterdam in much detail. The book is richly illustrated. Full color. Some additions: Hugo kerkau in Amsterdam 1902. Bet van Beeren, koningin van de Zeedijk. Biljartmatch Lies Schrier – Jan van der Laan. De K.R.A.S. jubileumbeker 1912 – 1913, Krasnapolsky toen en nu.
797 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten in Amsterdam. Een kleine geschiedenis. Frans van Lingen   Edited by the author. Printed by U2pi, Den Haag. 2023   2de verbeterde en vergrote uitgave O 345 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed by the author. Book 8/35. Tells the glorious history of the game of billiards in the city of Amsterdam in much detail. The book is richly illustrated. Full color. Some additions: Hugo kerkau in Amsterdam 1902. Bet van Beeren, koningin van de Zeedijk. Biljartmatch Lies Schrier – Jan van der Laan. De K.R.A.S. jubileumbeker 1912 – 1913, Krasnapolsky toen en nu.
798 Netherlands Dutch Basisboek Biljarten                 techniek . oefenstof . spelsituaties  Cas Juffermans (D) 978 90 4391 090 3 Tirion, Baarn 2007 - 2008   2nd O 176 Good copy No General principles on French Billiards, lots of figures, soft cover
799 Netherlands Dutch Biljart in ontwikkeling Fréderic Caudron; Frans van Kuyk; Jean-Michel Fray   edited by author ND     O 343 Very good copy No  
800 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten (Ken uw sport) M.A.F. Soliën (D)   Uitgeverij Vermande/Duwaer, Ijmuiden ND   8th O 48 Good copy No Print supported by KNBB.  Basics of the billiard game, very well explained in such a little book, with lots of small diagrams.
801 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten (Ken uw sport) M.A.F. Soliën (D)   Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam ND     O 48 Good copy   Print supported by KNBB.  Earlier date than 1985, no ISBN, date or n° edition
802 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten (Ken uw sport) M.A.F. Soliën (D)   Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam ND     O 48 Very good copy No Print supported by KNBB.  Earlier date than 1985, no ISBN, date or n° edition
803 Netherlands Dutch Van Het Groot Spel naar de Serie-Americaine René Gabriëls (B)   N.V. Foresta Groningen ND     O 184 + 72 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Green Hard cover.  Smaller dimensions and smaller print than original print from 1944.  No edition date mentioned. Better quality of paper and cover than original 1944 edition.
804 Netherlands Dutch Van Het Groot Spel naar de Serie-Americaine René Gabriëls (B)   N.V. Foresta Groningen ND     O 184 + 72 Good copy with red dust jacket. Hard cover. No Green Hard cover.  Smaller dimensions and smaller print than original print from 1944.  No edition date mentioned. Better quality of paper and cover than original 1944 edition.
805 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel E. J. F. Horemans (B)   Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam     4th O 69 Slight soiling on back cover. Spine loosening from cover.  Repaired tear on last page. Otherwise good copy. No Paperback. Green front with photo.  This book, although it has the same title and author has besides smaller dimensions not the same content as the 1942 edition.  This book is more for beginners at the Libre game.  At the end there is an unfoldable drawing containing 28 figures
806 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel E. J. F. Horemans (B)   Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam     4th O 69 Good copy. Soft cover. No Paperback. Green front with photo.  This book, although it has the same title and author has besides smaller dimensions not the same content as the 1942 edition.  This book is more for beginners at the Libre game.  At the end there is an unfoldable drawing containing 28 figures
807 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel E.J.F. Horemans   Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam     3rd O 69 Good copy. Hard cover. No One of the many editions of the book of Belgian professional player Edouard Horemans with photo's of the younger Horemans.  Over 50 interesting figures.  At the end unfoldable paper about A3 with 30 additional figures.
808 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel H.C.L. Wenning (D)   Batavia, 's Gravenhage     2nd O 64 Reasonable copy  No Basics
809 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel H.C.L. Wenning (D)   G.B. Van Goor Zonen, 's Gravenhage, Djakarta     4th O 64 Good copy No Basics
810 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel H.C.L. Wenning (D)   Van Goor Zonen, Den Haag, Brussel     5th O 72 Good copy No Basics
811 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel H.C.L. Wenning (D)   Van Goor Zonen, Den Haag, Brussel     5th O 72 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics of carom billiards.
812 Netherlands Dutch Het Biljartspel. Handleiding voor Beginners en Gevorderden. H.C.L. Wenning (D)   G.B. Van Goor Zonen's, 's Gravenhage, Djakarta     4th O 64 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics of carom billiards.
813 Netherlands French Modèles du Carambolages d'un Billard à Queue Herman .J. Schoemaker   H.J. Schoemaker, Zwolle       F 50 Decent copy. No Cover mentions H.J. Schoemaker, Zwolle, Inventeur et Fabrikant, Fournisseur. Contains a photo of a billard form with a specific shape. Like 2 billiard tables joined in an angle of 90 degrees.  The other pages are diagrams with carom shots that can be made on such a table.
814 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten M.A.F. Soliën (D)   Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam     6th O 48 Good copy. Soft cover. No Print supported by KNBB, introduction by J.J. van Vliet president of the KNBB at the time.  Basics of the billiard game, very well explained in such a little book, with lots of small diagrams.
815 Netherlands Dutch Biljarten (Ken uw sport) M.A.F. Soliën (D) 90 294 6016 4 Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam     6th  O 48 Good copy.Soft cover. No Basics about carom billiards. Print supported by KNBB.  In the back information about how to contact the KNBB. (van de Pol on front)
816 Netherlands Dutch Overhouden. De twaalf geboden voor het spelen op de serie van Maurice Daly. Maurice Daly           O 54 Very good copy No This is a partial Dutch translation of the original book of Maurice Daly. Hard cover.  Book does not mention any information about translator, date, …It explains the basis of keeping a good position in staight rail. 
817 Portugal Portuguese Manual de Jogos Anonymous   G.D.L.P., Lissabon 1958     O 179 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Book of games. Chapter "Bilhar" p.21-54. Explains the rules of different billiard games played in Portugal.
818 Russia Russian In billiard Peace N.V. Balin   AST, Moscou 2003     O 415 Good copy. Hard cover. No Book about Russian billiards with 326 illustrations, also a chapter with trick shots and information how to organise a tournament.
819 Russia Russian СПРАВОЧНИК БИЛЬЯРДИСТА (DIRECTORY BILLIARDIST) Г. Я. Мисуна (H. Ya. Misuna) 966-596-808-4 Moscou 2005     O 247 Good copy. Hard cover. No Rules of billiard games:Russian billiards, American billiards, Carom billiards, Artistic billiards. Practical applications, mathematical theory, famous billiard games, French physicist G. Coriolis. (best interpretation effort with the help I2OCR and Google Translate)
820 South-Korea Korean Three Cushion Billiards Lesson ? 978-89-366-0953-X Ilsin Publishing, Souts-Korea 1990     O 382 Very good copy No About 3-cushion billiards.  Contains 521 diagrams, all with position play in mind.  Some words have been translated in English.
821 South-Korea Korean ? ?   ? 1992     F 180 Facsimile No Book about carom billiards, mainly gathering shots with illustrations
822 South-Korea Korean Billiards Power Book ? 89 7849 035 2 Samho Media 1995     F 164 Facsimile No Book about differtent types of billiard games, both carom and pocket. Many illustrations.
823 South-Korea Korean Three cushion mania  ? 89 7121 548 7 Sejin Book 2000     F 311 Facsimile No Lots of 3-cushion systems and 100's of diagrams.
824 South-Korea Korean Master of 3 Cushion 1 ? 978-89-366-0979-5   2007     O 293 Very good copy No About 3-cushion billiards, mainly about systems and less about position play. .  Contains 100's of diagrams.  Key words have been translated in English.
825 South-Korea Korean Master of 3 Cushion 2 ? 978-89-366-0980-1   2008     O 287 Very good copy No About 3-cushion billiards.  Systems, position play, making ball 3 bigger, training.  Contains 100's of diagrams and photo's.  Key words have been translated in English.
826 South-Korea Korean Level Up of Carom Three Cushion Won Sang 978-89-7336-763-4 Osungbook 2011     O 251 Very good copy No Explaining lots of 3-cushion systems.  Contains 100's of diagrams.
827 South-Korea Korean Billiards ? 978-89-7336-756-6 Osungbook 2012     O 382 Very good copy No About 3-cushion billiards.  Contains 324 diagrams.  These diagrams come from a book originally written by Robert Byrne.
828 South-Korea Korean Easyway for Carom Three Cushion ? 978-89-7336-767-2 Osungbook 2013     O 224 Very good copy No Explaining the game of 3-cushion billiards in 200 steps and diagrams.  Where to hit the ball and how hard to play very clearly explained.
829 South-Korea Korean (3-Cushion Billiards) ?   ?       F 291 Facsimile No Lots of 3-cushion systems and 100's of diagrams.
830 Spain Spanish Tesoro del Villar. Arte completo de este juego, sus principios fundamentales, sus leyes y reglas, esposicio de todas las jugadas y medios practicos de ejecutablas por una, dos, tres y cuatro tablas, con todo lo necessario para tener una verdedadera intelingencia del mismo juego. V. de A. y V.   Imprenta de J. Martin Alegria, Madrid 1860     O 62 Decent copy. Hard cover.. No Rare original of one of the oldest Spanish books completely consacrated to the game of billiards. Different aspects of the game are treated.  Contains 25 diagrams at the back on 2 pages that can be fold out.
831 Spain Spanish Manual del Jugador de Billar D.F.B.Y.B   El Libro de Oro, Madrid 1863     O 209 Readable copy. Hard cover. No Part 1: history and general explanation about the game. Part 2: Rules of 45 billiard games.  Part 3: Dictionary.
832 Spain Spanish Arte de Aprender y Jugar el Noble Juego de Villar con las reglas y leyes en toda su extencion D. Gregorio Martinez   Malaga, La Ilustracion Espanola: Libreria de José Garcia Taboadela, calle Nueva, num. 61 1864     O 32 Good copy. Hard cover. The book cover and cover pages probably have been restaured. No Rare restaured original edited in 1864 in Malaga.  Text explains the rules of the game. At the end 2 unfoldable plates with 40 diagrams each.  Quite a lot of 3 cushion and special figures. 40 diagrams on jugadas de palos and the other 40 on the jugadas de villar. Jugadas de palos looks familiar to English billiards. Diagrams are very detailed for that era.
833 Spain Spanish Tradada Completo del Juego de Billar D. Claudio Monge De Rueda   Libreria de los SRES, Simon y Osler, Madrid 1879 Est.   O 63 + 50 Reasonable copy. Interior is original but cover renewed. No First part about the history of the game.  Next parts explanation on how to play the shots shown in the diagrams. Explanation part and the diagram part have been separated. This is mainly about carom billiards. 
834 Spain Spanish Tesoro de Juegas en Societad     Sauri y Sabater, Barcelona 1896   5th O 288 Good copy No Billiards on pp. 199-203.  Book of games.
835 Spain Spanish Tratado De Billar Don José Fernández-Hermosa   Imp. De Primitivo Fernández-Hermosa, Madrid 1906     O 155 Reasonable copy, ripped cover No Book about the game of straight rail.  Has a niche history chapter about the end of the 19th century and another one about the famous players of that time.
836 Spain Spanish Tesoro de Juegos de Sociedad.Contiene las reglas y leyes de ma de treinta juegos pemitidos en tode clase de Sociedas, Casinos Reunionez, particulares y Cafes.     Hijos de Francesco Sabater, Barcelona 1911   Sexta edicion corrigida y augmentada O 268 Good copy. Soft cover. No Rules of about 30 games played in that era.  Pages 199 - 203 about the game of billards.
837 Spain Spanish Todos los Secretos del Billar. Tradado del juego de carambolas. D. Julio Adorjan    Berta Wallenstein (Adorjan's widow). Imprenta Julio Cosano, Madrid. 1919     O 344 Good copy. Soft cover. No Julio Adorjan was born in Hungary in 1856 and died in Madrid in 1918. Very detailed book that handles all aspects of carom billiards. 230 illustrations of which many b&w photos and diagrams. 10 years before the publication of E.H. Barry, Adorjan in this book already  treats 3-cushion systems. A masterpiece.
838 Spain Spanish Todos los Secretos del Billar D. Julio Adorjan (H)   Daniel Jorro, Madrid 1930   Numbered N° 2691 O 345 Very good copy No Very detailed book on the game of French Billards. Over 200 figures.
839 Spain Spanish Quiere Vd. Jugar al billar?  Guia practica para aprender tan noble juego Wan - Baecker   Editorial B. Bauza, Barcelona 1930 Y   O 80 Reasonable copy No General explanation about the game of carom billiards with 13 pictures, 33 diagrams and 7 photo's.
840 Spain Catalan Quiére V. jugar al billar? Verdadera guia para aprender a practicar tan noble juego. Wan Baecker   B. Bauza, Barcelona 1930 Est.   F 111 Facsimile No Basics about carom billiards with 24 illustrations and some b&w photos.
841 Spain Spanish Quiere Vd. Jugar al billar? Guia practica para aprender tan noble juego Wan-Baecker   Editorial B. Bauza, Barcelona 1930 Y   O 80 Good copy. Soft cover. No General explanation about the game of carom billiards with 13 pictures, 33 diagrams and 7 photo's.
842 Spain Spanish Billar. Todo su historia desde el siglo XV y sus grandes campeones J. Guinjoan   Edited by Author. Grafica Minerva, Barcelona 1933     O 122 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. Yes Signed dedication by the author. Book about carom billiards, its history as from the XVth century and biographies of Spanish champions.At the end a separate page has been added with balkline measurements and 3-cushion figures.
843 Spain Spanish Billar J. Guinjoan   Edited by Author, Grafica Minerva, Barcelona 1934 Y   O 122 Reasonable copy, cover chipped. Soft cover. No Book on the game of French billiards, its history as from the XVth century and Spanish champions.
844 Spain Spanish Billar J. Guinjoan   Edited by Author, Grafica Minerva, Barcelona 1934 Y   O 122 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. No Book on the game of French billiards, its history as from the XVth century and Spanish champions. This is a slightly other version that the soft cover version. Cover pages are different and at the end a separate page has been added with a balkline measurements and 3-cushion figures in one diagram.
845 Spain Catalan Modernissim reglament general de Billar J. Guinjoan   Billars Soler, Barcelona 1935 Y   O 31 Ok. Most pages with brown spots No Rules of several billiard games played in the Barcelona region
846 Spain Catalan 40 homes i un campionnat Joan Vergé I Oller.  Caricatures A. Marti Farreres   Tipografia Artisitica, Manresa 1936     O 75 Reasonable copy No Description and caricatures of 40 players assisting to a carom billiard championship.
847 Spain Spanish Tradado de Billar. Completo, exacto y sencillo. Domingo Murtra   Tip. Maucci - Mallorca,     166 - 168, Barcelona 1940 Y 2nd improved and expanded O 253 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes Book on carom billiards.  First edition published in Buenos Aires. Technical explanation has been expanded e.g.with "la série américaine". Contains photo's and 106 diagrams.  Contains a handwritten dedication to his friend Lugat, signed Domenesh Murtra, May 1936.
848 Spain Spanish Tratado de Billar                                 Completo, Exacto y Sencillo Domingo Murtra   Tip. Maucci - Mallorca,     166 - 168, Barcelona 1940 Y 2nd improved and expanded O 255 Reasonable copy. Bad paper quality. No Book on carom billiards.  First edition published in Buenos Aires. Technical explanation has been expanded e.g. for "la série américaine".  There's a more recent photo of Murtra and the description and photo's of the late 1800's beginning 1900's has been left out.
849 Spain Spanish Tratado de Billar                                 Completo, Exacto y Sencillo Domingo Murtra   Tip. Maucci - Mallorca,     166 - 168, Barcelona 1940 Y 2nd improved and expanded O 255 Fragile copy. Bad paper quality. No Book on carom billiards.  First edition published in Buenos Aires. Technical explanation has been expanded e.g. for "la série américaine".  There's a more recent photo of Murtra and the description and photo's of the late 1800's beginning 1900's has been left out.
850 Spain Spanish El Billar.  Reglamento Internacional de los Partidos de Campeonato y Juegos generales del Billar     Editorial Sintes, Barcelona 1940 Y   O 92 Reasonable copy No Rules of the game.  Some history.
851 Spain Spanish La Quimera del Marfil José Pons Mumbrù   Hymsa, Casa del Libro, Barcelona 1942     O 127 Decent copy Yes. Dedicated in French to Clement Van Hassel, Belgian worldchampion. Book on the background of French billiards.  Signed and dedicated by author in French to Clement Van Hassel, Belgian worldchampion.  "A Clement Van Hassel et charmante épouse avec mon amitié et mes respects, -signature- Barcelone 8/3/1956.  Championnat d'Europe Partie Libre".                   
852 Spain Spanish La Quimera del Marfil José Pons Mumbrù   Hymsa, Casa del Libro, Barcelona 1942     O 127 Decent copy Yes. Book on the background of French billiards.  Signed and dedicated by author in Spanish to Carlos Davin, February 1, 1943.
853 Spain Spanish Historia del Billar Pedro Gomis Lluch   Editorial Juventud, Barcelona 1952   1st O 128 Good copy, complete with dust jacket.  Small library stamp.  At the end some underlinings No Book on the history of the game and billard champions.
854 Spain Spanish ABC ….XYZ del billar Javier Ardévol Dous   Editorial Sintes, Barcelona 1971     O 432 Good copy. No Over 276 figures.  Very detailed book on the game of French billiards.
855 Spain Spanish billar                                                       técnica de la reunión Maurice Daly, William W. Harris 84-255-0390-6 Editorial Hispana Europea, Barcelona 1975     O 313 Good copy No Hard cover with dust jacket. Coleccion Herakles. Biblioteca Enciclopedica de los Deportes.  Book on straight rail and balkline, how to gather the balls.
856 Spain Spanish McGoorty, el Billarista Picaro Robert Byrne     1976   1st O 245 Good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket No Spanish translation of Robert' Byrne's brilliant biography of Dan McGoorty.
857 Spain Spanish Billar Artisitico. Iniciacion. Valeriano Parera Sans   Emilio Puig Nadal, Valerio Parera Sans 1977   2nd. N° 00191. O 58 (not numbered) Good copy. Soft cover. No Contains 76 artistic billiard figures.  Also the rules of the game and some advice has been provided.
858 Spain Spanish Equipo Cronica                                                            La Partida de Billar Sala Luzan, Caja de ahorros de la inmaculada, Zaragossa     1978     O 34 Good copy No Catalogue and invitation for the exhibition of paintings and objects of the art group Equipo Cronica in Zaragossa on October 1978 about "La Partida de Billar".
859 Spain Catalan? La Partida de Billar            Equipo Cronica Tomàs Llorens   Edicions 62, Barcelona 1978     O 36 Very good copy No This the catalogue of the exposition "La Partidade Billar" of the Equipo Cronica in the Galeria Maeght.   Most of these paintings and objects were made between the end of 1976 and the end of 1977.  One of the most remarkable and intense entrances of the billiard game in the world of the fine arts.
860 Spain Catalan Poema al Billar Pere-Anton Cartanya i Nadal 84 300 3401 3 Edited by the author, Edicions La Vitxete, Reus 1980     O 13 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes Personal dedication by the author. N°8 out of 300. A poem about billiards.
861 Spain Spanish Palmares Nacional e Internacional 1933-1977. Joaquin Domingo Sanchez.       1980 Est.   O 16 Good copy. Soft cover. No Domingo's honor's list of won champioships in his carreer.
862 Spain Spanish El Billar                                        Manual Completo Ilustrado Juan Salvador 84 315 0518 4 Editorial De Vecchi, Barcelona 1987     O 125 Good copy No Describes the different billiard games and rules and emphasis on stance, stroke, how to place the hand.
863 Spain Spanish Ticktacktoe Restaurante - Bar - Billar Enric Maria, Manel Ybarguengoitia   Faine/Boada, Barcelona 1988   1st O 60 Good copy.  Hard cover with cardboard box to put book in. No The presentation of an architectural project in Barcelona about a combination of a restaurant -bar - billiard room.  Richly and beautifully illustrated. Containing graphical representations of logo's, interior plans, position and traffic in the neighbourhood but also the design of plates, coffee cups, ...
864 Spain Spanish Mecanismo Posiciones Laurent Boulanger     1990 Est.   F 123 Facsimile. Good quality. Ring binder. No Laurent Boulanger (1931-2008) was a Belgian Worldchampion bl 71/2, a world class allround carom billiards player.  He was also an excellent teacher.  Amongst his pupils were top players like Daniel Sanchez and Roland Forthomme. This course contains 122 diagrams with 3-cushion figures.
865 Spain Spanish Billar, Mis Jugadas Favoritas Valerio Parera Sans 84 255 0854 1 Hispano Europea, Barcelona 1990     O 335 Good copy. Some wear at edges cover. No Book treating many aspects of the French billiards game.
866 Spain Spanish Curso de Billar Carlos Pantoja Rodriguez   Carlos Pantoja Rodriguez, Madrid 1991     F 328 Probably a Facsimile or stenciled version. Soft cover. Decent copy. No Book for carom billiards training purposes. Mainly oriented towards straight rail (libre).
867 Spain Spanish El Gran Libro Del Billar Riccardo Belluta, Valentina Rosapinta 84-315-0948-1 Editorial De Vecchi, Barcelona 1991     O 189 Reasonable copy. Soft cove'r. No This book treats mainly the Italian 5 pins game (cinque birilli) and its rules.  Contains 221 diagrams and some photos.
868 Spain Spanish Arte de Aprender y Jugar el Noble Juego de Villar con las reglas y leyes en toda su extencion D. Gregorio Martinez   Librerias Paris-Valencia, Valencia 1993     R 32 Good copy with dust jacket No Reprint of the original book edited in 1864 in Malaga.  Text explains the rules of the game. At the 2 unfoldable plates with 40 diagrams each.  Quite a lot of 3 cushion and special figures.
869 Spain Spanish Arte de Aprender y Jugar el Noble Juego de Villar, con las reglas y leyes en toda su extencion D. Gregorio Martinez 84-89725-77-2 Librerias Paris-Valencia, Valencia 1993 1864   R 32 Good copy with dust jacket No Reprint of the original book edited in 1864 in Malaga.  Text explains the rules of the game. At the end 2 unfoldable plates with 40 diagrams each.  Quite a lot of 3 cushion and special figures. 40 diagrams on jugadas de palos and the other 40 on the jugadas de villar. Jugadas de palos looks familiar to English billiards.Diagrams are very detailed for that era.
870 Spain Spanish Billar a Tres Bandas José Maria Quetglas 84 7902 105 5 Ediciones Tutor, Madrid 1993     O 242 Good copy Yes Detailed book on the game of 3-cushion (carom) billiards. Handles besides lots of interesting figures also aspects as fysical training, preparation Signed : "Para mi amigo Alberto, con todo mi afecto. -signature- La Corunà, Agosto 1.995".
871 Spain Spanish Programa de Entrenamiento J. Carillo   Edited by author 1995     F 100 Facsimile No 100 3-cushion shots: how to score and get position for the next shot.
872 Spain Catalan Imatges I Records                           Club Billar Matarò Sr. Salvador Robert, José Coronado Soto 84 7809 921 2 Columna Edicions, Barcelona 1995     O 61 Very good copy No Photo book on the history of the Billiard club Mataro.
873 Spain Spanish Billar A Tres Bandas "Vademecum" José Luis Vazquez Rey 84-88363-89-3 Excma, Diputacion de Pontevedra 1996     O 231 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed dedication by the author.  Introduction about the basics of carom billiards, followed by many 3-cushion systems with lots of diagrams, explained in detail.  Contains also photos of the city of Pontevedra in Galicia.
874 Spain Spanish Billar, del aprendizaje a la competicion José Maria Quetglas 84 7902 040 7 Ediciones Tutor, Madrid 1996     O 119 Good copy.  Underlinings. No Book on technique on French billiards and how to prepare for compettion.  Over 100 figures.
875 Spain Spanish Billar a Tres Bandas                  Sistemas Juan Villora, Toni Serralta   Edited by Author?, Gandia 1997     O 219 Facsimile No Lots of interesting 3-cushion systems.  Some I've seen in other books, others new to me.  Systems are clearly explained.
876 Spain Spanish Billar a Tres Bandas Jesus Barriuso 84 87528 03 1 Editorial Dossoles, Burgos 1998     O 157 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Literature.  Story of a magistrate and a police inspector woven around a game of 3-cushion.
877 Spain Spanish Billar a Tres Bandas Jesus Barriuso 84 87528 03 1 Editorial Dossoles, Burgos 1998     O 157 Very good copy No Literature.  Story of a magistrate and a police inspector woven around a game of 3-cushion.
878 Spain Spanish  Intuiciones billar a tres bandas. I Parte. TORRES CUEVA Fernando   Edited by the author, Madrid 1998     O 380 Good copy. Hard cover. No Introduction about the billiards game, followed by many 3-cushion figures and systems explained in detail. Nearly every page is signed, probably for preventing unauthorised copying.
879 Spain Spanish El jugador de billar Arturo Ruibalo 84 95144 12 3 Editorial J. Garcìa Verdugo, Madrid 1999     O 68 Good copy No Play with 6 characters in a room with a billard table.
880 Spain Spanish el Jugador de Billar Andrès Neuman 84 8191 353 7 Pre-Textos, Valencia 2000   1st O 58 Good copy No Poetry.  24 poems about and around the game of billiards.
881 Spain Spanish Billar Matematica y Fantasia Ferran Hollederer Gascón   Edited by author, Copenhague 2000     E 68 Electronic copy No Book on 3-cushion systems and phantsay strokes.  Makes extensive use of effect zones in his systems.
882 Spain Catalan Cent Anys de Billar a Mallorca Jaume Dora     2000     O 194 Very good copy Yes Book about the history of the game of billiards in Mallorca of the 20th century.  The book contains a lot of photo's and results of tournaments.  Signed "Al meu amic Guillem Salvá bon jugador de billar i millor persona - signature - 19/X/2000"
883 Spain Spanish Atlas Visual de los Deportes. Tomo 3     Producciones Editoriales Clannad 2000     O 80 Good copy. Hard Cover. No Sports photos.  Pages 56-63 photos about the different games of billiards, also inside back cover.  Other sports: hockey, golf, bowling, petanque, croquet, chess and pelota.
884 Spain Spanish Jugadores de billar José Avello 84 204 4239 9 Grupo Santillana de Ediciones, Madrid 2001       633 Good copy No Literature. Around a group of friends, a billard table and a succession of caramboles life, passion is unraveled.
885 Spain Spanish Tesoro del Villar. Arte completo de este juego, sus principios funamentales, sus leyes y reglas, esposicio de todas las jugadas y medios practicos de ejecutablas por una, dos, tres y cuatro tablas, con todo lo necessario para tener una verdedadera intelingencia del mismo juego. V. de A. y V. 84-8339-234-8 Paris - Valencia S.L., Valencia 2002 1860   R 62 Very good copy. Soft cover with dust jacket. No Reprint of one of the oldest Spanish books completely consacrated to the game of billiards. Different aspects of the game are treated.  Contains 25 diagrams at the back on 2 pages that can be fold out.
886 Spain Spanish Billar a Tres Bandas Valeriano Parera Sans 84 255 1150 X Hispano Europea, Barcelona 2002     O 255 Good copy No Detailed book on the game of 3-cushion (carom) billiards. 338 illustrations among which lots of figures and color photo's. As most of Parera Sans books, you'll find at the end drawings of empty billiard tables which you can use for your drawing your own figures.
887 Spain Spanish Un Artista del Billar Gonzalo Hidalgo Bayal 84 933494 3 7 Alcancìa 2004   1st, N° 405 out of 500 O 39 Very good copy No Literature on billards and poetry.
888 Spain Spanish Estocadas Secretas del Billar José Maria Quetglas 84 7902 452 6 Ediciones Tutor, Madrid 2004     O 270 Very good copy No This book explains the lifes, psychology and vision of 9 top Spanish carom players including for each one a number of "secret" 3-cushion shots
889 Spain Spanish Billar.  32 anos de Billar en Lugo. Historia resumida del billar de carmbolas desde 1973 a 2005 en la Ciudad de Lugo. Domingo Molejon Ranon, Mauro Varela Perez, … D:LU-92-06 Circulo de las Artes 1855-2005, Lugo 2005     O 109 Very good copy. Soft cover. Yes Signed and dedicated by the authors Domingo (Ranon) to Willy Wesenbeek who did win here the EC Libre 1980.  This book has been edited at the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the "Circulo de las Artes" in Lugo.  It gives an overview of all championships, local, national and international organised by this club from 1973-2005, housed in the Arts Circle's stunning building.
890 Spain Spanish Billar con efecto y con afecto Valeriano Parera Sans 84 255 0777 4 Hispano Europea, Barcelona 2005   6th O 351 Very good copy No Very detailed book on the game of French Billards. Over 200 figures, lots of photos, anecdotes.
891 Spain Spanish UNA PARTIDA DE BILLAR (Una exposicion del ano 1985) Juan Luis Alzola   La Caja de Canarias, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2008     O 71 Very good copy No Catalogue of paintings by Juan Luis Alzola, mainly about billiards and chess.  Contains a number of articles describing the paintings.
892 Spain Spanish Tiro de Apertura Pietro Grossi 978-84-7669-828-0 El Aleph Editores, Barcelona 2008   1st O 170 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Novel translated from Italian to Spanish by Helena Aguila Ruzola. Original title L'acchito.  Biiliards as a metaphore for order and logic.
893 Spain Spanish billar americano Marc Viaplana 978 84 255 1007 6 Hispano Europea, Barcelona 2010   8th O 187 Good copy No Book on the techniques of pool.
894 Spain Spanish Juegos de Ingenio Mensa Peter Grabarchuk 978 84 7902 803 9 David Domingo, Madrid 2010     O 336 Very good copy No Original title " Modern Classic Puzzles". On page 169 a puzzle on billiards.
895 Spain Catalan? Billar, Modalidad a la banda Valerio Parera Sans 978 84 255 1923 9 Hispano Europea, Barcelona 2010     O 103 Very good copy No Book with focus on 1-cushion play.
896 Spain Spanish Manual par los Aficionados al Juego del Billar Francisco Amorós 978 84 9001 052 5 Editorial Maxtor, Valladolid 2011     R 212 Very good copy, with dust jacket No This is a reprint of the original edited in 1866 by Imprenta de Gomez é Inglada, Barcelona.  Francisco Amoros was a billiard table manufacturer.  The first part is about the billiard table with an explanation on the different types of wood including prices.  Second and third part are about the game and its rules.
897 Spain Spanish Billar a Tres Bandas. Programas de entrenamiento. José Maria Quetglas 978-84-7902-936-4 Ediciones Tutor, Madrid 2013     O 221 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Beautiful book with lots of diagrams and photo's.  Explains in detail how to become a better 3-cushion player,  containing a training plan.
898 Spain Spanish Todos los Secretos del Billar. Tradado del juego de carambolas? D. Julio Adorjan   Editorial Sintes, Barcelona ND   2nd O 344 Reasonable copy.  Hard copy with dust cover. No Very detailed book on the game of carom billiards.  Contains 230 diagrams. This book was published by Ed. Sintes after the death of Adorjan.
899 Spain Spanish El Gran Libro Del Billar Valerio Parera Sans   Pensar Editores ND     O 244 Good copy No Detailed book on libre, over 230 figures, lots of attention on stance and how to hit the cue ball.
900 Spain Spanish El Billar Carlos Enriquez (Henriquez?)   Editorial Cisne, Barcelona         94 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Little book about carom billiards with about 40 diagrams.
901 Spain Catalan Billar Monitor. A Teoria de Las Tres Bandas Por El Sistema de Diamantes Domingo Orriols G.    Federacion Catalana de Billar       O 28 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basic instructions about 3-cushion systems.
902 Spain Spanish Curso de Monitores de la R.F.E.B. José M. Quetglas   Federacion Espanola de Billar       O ~40 Good copy. Ring binder. No Training course for billiard trainers and leaders.  This training offers a structure, template documents and examples about sportive leadership in the domain of billiards.
903 Sweden Swedish Illustrerad Spelbok Tom Wilson   Gernandts Boktryckeri-Aktiebolag, Stockholm 1888     O 460 Good copy.  Nice cover. No Pages 61 - 122 about the game of billiards explaining many types of game and rules.  Other games described are e.g. card games, chess, checkers, domino, …
904 Sweden Swedish Handledning I Biljard Tom Wilson   Beijers Bokförlagsaktiebolag, Stockholm 1909     O 63 Good copy No The content of this book is exactly the same as the billiards part in the Illustrerad Spelbok, also written by Tom Wilson.
905 Sweden Swedish                  Spela Biljard                                  Bakgrund, handledning, fakta Jan Erik Lindblad & Ulf Schenkmanis 91 7798 056 5 Carlssons, Stockholm 1985     O 160 Good copy No Very general book about all billiard games and how they are played in Sweden.
906 Sweden Swedish Biljard Handboken Pool, carambole, Kägel & Snooker Jan-Erik Lindblad 91-1-854352-9 Norstedts 1986     O 233 Good copy No  
907 Sweden Swedish Biljard Jan-Erik Lindblad 91-502-1157-9 Berghs, Stockholm 1994     O 176 Very good copy No  
908 Switzerland French Le Problème du Jeu de Billard résolu en Trois Formules par la voie du Jeu de Carambolage Paul Michailowitsch Scheluchin   Imprimerie Ch. Zoellner, Geneve 1901     O 91 Good copy. Soft cover. No The author explains his view on the game of billiards and how it should be played from a theoretical, mechanical and practical point of view.
909 Switzerland French/German Billard: Histoire + résultats - Billard - Geschichte + Resultate.
Alfred Zehr   Fédération Suisse des amateurs de billard, Alfred Zehr, Colombier 1979     O 95 Good copy. Soft cover. No History of the Swiss Billiards League  (FSAB), its leaders, other billiard leagues, sports' results of as well Swiss and foreign players. Over 30 b&w photos.
910 Switzerland English, French, German Pressedokumentation Billard Weltcup 1988 Werner Bayer, Heinz Jacobs, Michel Cielen, Frau Kunert   UMB, BWA, Delsa 1988     F 300 Good copy No Contains all press releases published worldwide, results, information about the players of all 1988 BWA World Cups
911 Switzerland French LE BILLARD ET LE BILLARD AMERICAIN Mike Shamos (U.S.) 2-88143-135-6 Editions Liber SA, Genève 1997     O 128 Very good copy No Hard cover, large format, beautiful photo's.  Book about the history of the game of billiards with some extra attention to French players.
912 Switzerland German Billard                                Sport, Spiel und Unterhaltung mit Tradition und Zukunft Hannes J. Rohner (Swiss)   Published on the internet by Author, Zürich 2000     O 91 Photocopied version No Lots of figures on all variants of French billiards.
913 Switzerland French L'apprentissage du Billard français                                   Jeux de séries Xavier Gretillat (Swiss)   Published by Author.  Only electronic version. ND     E 711 Electronic copy No A very detailed book about the technique, approach, training, psychology of straight rail and balkline.  The book can be bough on-line and then be downloaded.  You receive the dvd by post.  Also included are films about e.g. Rappel figures.
914 Switzerland German vom beginner zum gewinner Markus Vogt   Basler Billard-Club, Basel ND        54 Very good copy No Book on straight-rail.
915 Taiwan French La Partie de Billard  Alphonse Daudet 2 88445 344 X Grimm Press, Taipei. Calligram 1994     O 45 Very good copy. Hard cover. No About a fatal game of billiards during the 1870 war between France and Prussia.
916 Turkey Turkish Bilardo Avni Köksal   Edited by the author 1990     O 190 Well readable copy. Soft cover. Water stains. No Book about carom billiards and information about the Turkish billiard sport. Straight rail, rail nurse, 3-cushion and fantasy shots are explained with many diagrams and color photos.
917 Turkey Turkish Bilardo ogretimi Dr. Helmut Hark    Alkim Yayinevi, Ankara 1993     F 106 Facsimile No  Translation of the book 'Billard Grundstöße…' by Stingl.  Introduction (material, how to hold the cue, - to stroke, stance), straight rail and balkline explained with 141 illustrations.
918 Turkey Turkish Bilardo Avni Köksal   Avni Köksal 2003     O 490 Good copy. Hard cover. No Encyclopdia format book about the Turkish history of carom billards, its organisation and champions with lots of color photos.  The second part handles different aspecst of carom billiards like straight rail, the rail nurse (série américaine), three-cushion figures & systems and artistic billiards.
919 Turkey English/ Turkish/ Dutch/ German/ French/ Spanish Tüzul Billard Systems Murat Tüzul (T) 90 73552 38 7   2003     O 146 Good copy No 3-cushion systems explained.
920 U.K. English The compleat gamester : or, Instructions How to play at Billiards, Trucks, Bowls and Chess. Together with all manner of usual and most Gentile Games either on Cards of Dice. To which is added, The Arts and Mysteries of Riding, Racing, Archery, and Cock-Fighting. Charles Cotton   London: Printed by A.M. for R. Cutler, and to be sold by Henry Brome at the Gun at the West-end of St. Pauls. 1674     E 232 Electronic Copy. Overall reasonable quality. Scanned per 2 pages, some pages missing parts, some doubles. No One of the first English books mentioning the game of billiards. Chapter 1, pages 23 - 38. Billiards part is ccmpleat and fully readable. Rules of the game. 
921 U.K. English The school of recreation : Or, The Gentelemans Tutor, To those Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Racing, Hawking, Riding, Fowling, Fishing, Shooting, Bowling, Tennis, Ringing, Billiards  R.H. (Henry Rhodes or Rodes)   London, Printed for H. Rodes, next door the the Bear-Tavern near Bride-Lane in Fleet-Street. 1684     E 202 Electronic copy. Overall well readable. No Last chapter pages 184 - 202 about the game of billiards. The author explains the vertues of the English people and the game, the qualities necessary for the table, the 'instruments' and the rules of the game.  The table held 6 pockets (hazards) and at each end of the table 2 arches, the King and the Port, played with 2 ivory balls. Explanation by moments is very funny.
922 U.K. English Games most in Use in England, France and Spain, viz. Ballet, Picquet, Primero, L'Ombre, Checs, Billiards, Grand-Tricktrack, Verquere & c. Some of which were never before printed in any language. All regulated by the most Experienc'd Masters. With a Table to the Whole. Charles Cotton   London: Printed, and Sold by H? Morphew?, near Stationers-Hall; and by the Booksellers. 1715 Y   E 104 Electronic copy. Well readable. No Book about the games played at the time. Last chapter about billiards, pages 95 - 104. Very similar to the description in The school of recreation dating from 1684. Most of these books start with "The epistle to the reader" in which the author gives advice how to enjoy playing these games and avoiding the dangers in order "not to lose your estate...credit and good name..."
923 U.K. English The Compleat Gamester : In Three Parts. Viz. I. Full and easy instructions for playing the Games chiefly used at Court and in the Assemblee …II. The true Manner of playing the most usual Games at Cards …III. Rules for playing at all the Games both Within and Without the Tables; likewise at English and French Billiards. Also the Laws of each Game annexed to prevent Disputes. Richard Seymour   London :  Printed for E. Curll in Rose-Street Covent-Garden; and J. Wilford, behind the Chapter-House in St. Paul's Church-Tard. 1734   5 E 230 Electronic copy. Overall well readable. No Pages  73 -38 of the last part of the book handle the game of billiards. With regards to the origins of the game the author refers to Italy. In how to play the game he makes a difference between the "English" and the "French" game.
924 U.K. English Annals of Gaming; or complete directions for Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Billiards, Hazard, Tennis, Loo, &c. In which is contained, The Method of Playing and Betting at those Games, upon equal or advantageous Terms. Including The Laws of the several Games with Cuations and Directions, By whiche the Public may be guarded against any Impositions. Anonymous   London : Printed for William, … 1775 DH 2nd E 216 Electronic copy. No Book about games played in that era. Pages 87-113 about the game of billiards. Explaining the rules and odds, the different kind of games also "the stratagems and artifices of sharpers to impose and cheat".
925 U.K. English Hoyle's Games Improved: being Practical Treatises on the following Fashionable Games, Viz. Whist, Quadrillen, Piquet, Back-Gammon, Chess, Billiards and Tennis with the established Rules of each Game. James Beaufort, Esq. Of Cavendish Square.   London :  Printed for S. Bladon, … 1775     E 208 Electronic copy. No Book about games played in that era. Pages 180 - 198 about the game of billiards "with the rules and odds mad use of in betting at this game. Likewise an account of the different kind of games played on billiard tables."
926 U.K. English Hoyle's Games Improved. Being Practical Treatises on the following Fashionable Games, Viz. Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess, Back-Gammon, Billiards, Cricket, Tennis, Quinze, Hazard and Lansquenet. IN which are also contained, The method of betting at those games, as settled and agreed to at White's and Stapleton's Chocolat-houses. Revised and corrected by Charles Jones, Esq.   London: printed for J. Rivington and J. Wilkie, … 1775     E 228 Electronic copy. No Book about games played in that era. Pages 202-210 about the game of billiards with the rules and odds, likewise the different kinds of games played on a billiard table.
927 U.K. English A Treatise on Billiards, with Instructions and Rules For the following Games; viz. The White Winning Game, The White Losing Game, The Red of Carmbole Winning Game, The Red Losing Game, Fortification Billiards, with Rules and Regulations for every Method of Playing the Game. John Dew, a Marker   London. Printed for J.F. and C. Rivington, … 1779     F 52 Facsimile No One of the earliest books 100% dedicated to the games of billiards. The focus of the book is on explaining all the billiard games mentioned in the title.  The last 12 pages are about odds at billiards depending on the type game and difference in strength between the players. Info for those who wanted to make a bet.
928 U.K. English Hoyle's Games Improved. Being Practical Treatises on the following Fashionable Games, Viz. Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess, Back-Gammon, Draughts, Cricket, Tennis, Quinze, Hazard, Lansquenet, and Billiards. In which are slaso contained, the method of betting at those games upon equal, or advantageous terms.  Including the laws of several games, as settled and agreed to at White's and Stapleton's chocolat-houses, the Star and Garter, &c. Revised and corrected by Charles Jones, Esq.   London: Printed for J.F. and C. Rivington, … 1786   A new edition, enlarged. E 306 Electronic copy. No Book about games played in that era. Pages 258-306 about the game of billiards with the rules and odds for the followin games: the white winning game, the white losing game, red or carambole winning game, the red losing game and fortification billiards.
929 U.K. English A Philosophical Essay on The Game of Billiards By an Amateur   Printed by W. Meyler, Bath 1806     F 59 Facsimile No The physical/mechanical aspects of the games explained.
930 U.K. English A Practical Treatise on the Game of Billiards E. White 978-0-9793663-0-7 Original : W. Miller, London. Reprint : Carter Adams, Fayetteville, USA 1807 2007   R 212 + 70 Very good copy. Hardcover. Yes High quality reprint of the original by Carter's Billiard Library of the original written by E. White.  Earliest book fully dedicated to billiards.  Holds interesting insight of the game at that era. Signed : "To my friend Flip! Best Wishes, Carter 4 Jan 2014".
931 U.K. English A Practical Treatise on the Game of Billiards. A new edition. E. White   Original : W. Miller, London. Reprint : Carter Adams, Fayetteville, USA 1818     F 212 pages + 70 figures Decent copy of the original book. No Holds interesting insights of the game at that era. 
932 U.K. English The Noble Game of Billiards François Mingaud (F)   John Thurston, London 1830     R 7 + 40 Good copy. Hard cover. No Prior to the publication of this English version, it had been published in Paris and Brussels.  This book and Mingaud's invention or improvement of the leather cue tip would dramatically change the form of all billiard games, from games of 'luck' to games of utmost skill and possibilities.
933 U.K. English The Noble Game of Billiards Monsieur (François) Mingaud   Translated & Published by John Thurston. H. Catherine Street, Strand. London. 1830   1st O 40 Good copy. Hard cover. Professionally restored No Probably the most influencial book in the history of billiards for the game of carom billiards.  Mingaud explains in 40 colored (the billiard balls) diagrams how one can apply different kinds of english to make figures that before were not possible, thanks to Mingaud's invention or perfectioning of the leather cue tip.  Very rare.  Added to the book are a personal note from the previous owner, Jean-Luc Chiche, ex French Champion in Artistic Billiards, and a note of the restorer.
934 U.K. English The Noble Game of Billiards Monsieur (François) Mingaud   Translated & Published by John Thurston. H. Catherine Street, Strand. London. 1830   1st O 40 Good copy. Hard cover.  No Probably the most influencial book in the history of billiards for the game of carom billiards.  Mingaud explains in 40 colored (the billiard balls) diagrams how one can apply different kinds of english to make figures that before were not possible, thanks to Mingaud's invention or perfectioning of the leather cue tip. Bought at Keys Auctioneers: Roger "Lee" Reynolds auction. Very rare.  
935 U.K. English The Noble Game of Billiards M. Mingaud (François Mingaud) 9785885284684 M.J. Thurston, London (Book Renaissance, USA?) 1831 2014 Print on demand R 40 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Famous book by François Mingaud who invented or at least perfected the leather cue tip which impovement lead to a whole new array of shots shown in diagrams in this book.  Also published in France and Belgium. Quality of reprint of some diagrams is low. Originals are very rare and expensive.
936 U.K. English The Noble Game of Billiards Monsieur (François) Mingaud   Translated & Published by John Thurston. H. Catherine Street, Strand. London. 1833   2nd O 40 Good copy. Hard cover.  No The 2nd edtion contains one page with positive articles in news papers about this book.  Some of the diagrams have some additional explanation in comparison with the 1st edition.Probably the most influencial book in the history of billiards for the game of carom billiards.  Mingaud explains in 40 colored (the billiard balls) diagrams how one can apply different kinds of english to make figures that before were not possible, thanks to Mingaud's invention or perfectioning of the leather cue tip. Bought at Keys Auctioneers: Roger "Lee" Reynolds auction. Very rare.  
937 U.K. English The Game of Billiards: Scientifically explained, and practically set forth. Edwin Kentfield   John Thurston, London 1839     O 49 + 86 Good copy. Hard cover. No About English billiards,rules and shots shown ion 86 pages.
938 U.K. English Billiards : Game, 500 Up. An Account of the Above Game, with Diagrams. (Cover text: Let us to billiards, Shakespeare) Edward Russell Mardon   Printed and sold by W. Leppard, Brighton 1844     O 116 Good copy. Hard cover. No History of the game of English Billiards, account of a game the author played against a Mr. Porker, 41 diagrams of which many canons, the rules of the game. 
939 U.K. English Billiards : Game, 500 Up. An Account of the Above Game, with Diagrams. Edward Russell Mardon 9785879144086 Simpkin and Marshall, London (Book Renaissance, USA?) 1849 2014 Print on demand R 290 Very good copy. Soft cover. No History of the game of English Billiards, account of a game the author played against a Mr. Porker, 120 diagrams of which many canons, the rules of the game. Quality of reprint of some diagrams is low.
940 U.K. English The Game of Billiards: Scientifically explained, and practically set forth. Edwin Kentfield   John Thurston, London 1850   5th F 54 + 93 Facsimile No About English billiards,rules and shots shown in 93 diagrams.
941 U.K. English The Science of Billiards Reuben Roy   Henry Kent Causton, London 1850     F 99 Facsimile No Science of the game of billiards explained and rules & regulations.
942 U.K. English The Billiard Book Captain Crawley   Longmans, Green, And Co, London  1866     F 261 Good copy. No Book mainly about English billiards and some variants.  Facsimile made by Guy Huybrechts.
943 U.K. English Practical Billiards William Dufton   Routledge, London 1867   1st O 242 Fragile copy. Hard cover.   Detailed explanation about English billiards.
944 U.K. English Roberts on Billiards John Roberts   Edited by Henry Buck. London, Stanley Rivers and Co. 1869   2nd O 368 Good copy. Hard cover. No Explanation about different types of billiard games with their rules, players he knew, the story of matches he and others have played, 20 diagrams explaining shots, betting, chapter on sharpers (hustlers).
945 U.K. English Present Pastimes of Merrie England F.C. Burnand, J.E. Rogers   Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London 1873     O 32 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes Owner's name: James Duff, Nov 26, 1872. Several games, like billiards explained in a humoristic way, Monty Python avant la lettre, and nicely illustrated with colorful drawings.
946 U.K. English Billiards Joseph Bennett   Cavendish. De La Rue & C°, London 1873     O 483 + Adv Good copy. Hard cover, leather. No Book about how to play billiards and some history at the beginning.  Over 200 figures of which 196 diagrams, each with its explanation. High quality edition.
947 U.K. English Let us to billiards Orme and Sons   Published by James Galt & Co for Orme and Sons Billiard Table Manufacturers, Manchester 1873     O 113 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. No 5 prize essays on billiards, Billiard table making, billiard clubs, rules of pool, list of customers.
948 U.K. English The Billiard Book Captain Crawley, William Cook   Ward-Lock & Co, London 1877   New Edition, enlarged and revised. O 344 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. Fragile. No About English billiards: the basics, shots, rules, players, matches, other billiard games, bibliography.
949 U.K. English The Art of Practical Billiards: For Amateurs Major-Geberal Drayson, W.J. Peall 9781104382865 George Bell & Sons, London 1889     R 112 Very good copy No Mainly explaining the game of English billiards with some simple diagrams.  Besides explaining the rules and how to play, there is a chapter about etiquette.
950 U.K. English The Handbook of Games.  Vol 1 - Table Games Dr. William Pole, Major-General Drayson, Robert F. Green, "Berkeley"   George Bell & Sons, London 1890       ~ 500 + 23 p. Good copy No 126 pages on billiards, pool and snooker written by Drayson and bagatelle by "Berkeley".  The first edition dated from 1850 and was in 1 volume.  Second volume of this "2nd" improved edition is about card games.
951 U.K. English Billiards William Cook   Burroughs & Watts, London 1891 Est.   O 292 + 72 Good copy. Hard cover.  No About English billiards: the basics, shots, rules, players, biographies, matches, other billiard games. Color plates.
952 U.K. English CASSELL'S Complete Book of Sports and Pastimes Anonymous   Cassell and Company Ltd, London 1892     F 21 Facsimile No Extract of the billiards part : p. 334 - 354. Basics about English billiards.
953 U.K. English Billiards Major W. Broadfoot   Longmans, Green, And Co, London and Bombay 1896       455 p. Good copy No Beautiful book on the history, implements, strokes of billiards.  Even lighting and ventilation is explained in detail.
954 U.K. English Billiards A.G. Payne   George Routledge and Sons, London 1897     O 95 Good copy. Hard cover. No Book about English billiards: Rules, dictionary and some shots.
955 U.K. English Billiards William Mitchell (B. Association champion)   Edited by WH Robinson and S. Mussabini. Dean & Son, London 1897   Limited O 64 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. No Book about English billiards: introduction, shots, famous players.  About 26 diagrams.
956 U.K. English Billiards Mathematically Treated G.W. Hemming, Q.C.   Macmillan and Co. Limited, London 1899     O/R 45 Good copy. Hard cover. No Probably a very high quality reprint.  Only 1 side of the page is printed on high quality paper.  Mathematical aspects of billiards explained.
957 U.K. English The Game Beautiful "by an Expert"   Burroughes & Watts, London (not mentioned but contains their publicity) 1900 Est.   O 23 Good copy. Soft cover. No History of the game. Photo's of billiard tables in several surroundings. At the end some publicity for different kinds of billiard tables.  According to Gary Clarke's Compendium a similar publication appeared in 1905 with 31 pages and 14 pages publicity for cloths.
958 U.K. English Fun on the Billiard Table "Stancliffe"   C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., London 1900       114 Good copy No 75 trick shots with additional photo's and diagrams
959 U.K. English Side and Screw  being notes on the theroy and practice of the game of Billiards C(harles).D(ealtry). Locock   Longmans, Green and Co. London, New York, Bombay. 1901     O 182 Good copy. Hard cover. No Owner's name "A Y Cunnington Jan/02". A more scientific view on the game of English billiards.  Side and screw explained in detail, also more common shots with some diagrams, and a clock system to help during training. Locock wrote books about many subjects e.g. chess. He won the chess British Amateur Championship in 1887.
960 U.K. English Billiards for Beginners John Roberts   Sands & Co, London 1901       79 Good copy Yes John Roberts explaining the basics of billiards for beginners with lots of large diagrams and a minimum of text. Dedication on front cover. "James Lattle From His Friends".
961 U.K. English Modern Billiards John Roberts   C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., London 1902   2nd   321 Good copy No Book with 921 diagrams on billiards, explanation on strokes, breaks and celebrated matches.
962 U.K. English Billiards Mathematically Treated G.W. Hemming 978-1-272-24143-8 Macmillan and Co. Limited, London 1904     R 61 Very good copy No Reprint
963 U.K. English Billiards. The Strokes of the game. Part 1. Riso Levi   Riso Levi, Manchester 1906     O 264 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes "Yours sincerely Riso Levi".  Explains different kind of shots with the help of 320 illustrations. Higher quality paper has been used in comparison with Levi's other books.
964 U.K. English The Book of Sports & Pastimes. Home pets, hobbies and many other interesting recreations for Young People. J.K. Benson   London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd 1907     O 344 Decent copy. Hard cover. No Numerous games and pastimes explained. Billiards pages 36 - 56. No mentioning of pool or snooker.
965 U.K. English Billiards. The Strokes of the game. Part 2. Riso Levi   Riso Levi, Manchester 1909     O 265 - 500 Good copy. Hard cover. No Strokes of the games with 320 illustrations. (Inprint stamp on the 2nd page "86 Avenue Van Put Antwerp Telephone 5108.")
966 U.K. English Practice Strokes at Billiards F.M. Hotine   C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., London 1910 Y     77 Good copy No  
967 U.K. English John Roberts's Billiards Annual 1909. The Billiard Year Book for 1910. John Roberts   Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd, London 1910     F 145 Facsimile No Overview of the year with match results. Articles, bibliography, biographies of famous players.  The billiards bibliography starts from 1642 and ends in 1909.
968 U.K. English The Complete Billiard Player Charles Roberts    Methuen & Co. LTD., London 1911   1st O 284 + 31 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes The book contains a separate note from the editor. Very detailed explanation about the game of English billiards.  The book contains 285 diagrams and 27 photos.
969 U.K. English The Practical Science of Billiards and its 'Pointer', Ed. Simpkin ..., Londres, Grande-Bretagne, 1911, 153 p., 22 cm. Colonel C.M. Western   Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd, London 1911     O 153 Good copy. Hard cover. No This book treats the game of billiards as a science or mathematical problem and discusses "the laws governing the motion and direction of the balls".The "pointer" in the title is an instrument which points on on a billiard table the direction the balls will follow under every possible condition, and detailed directions (including a large fold out diagram) on how to make it are given.
970 U.K. English Red Ball Play George Gray   Cassell and Company Ltd, London 1911     O 128 Reasonable copy. Hard cover.  No Detailed explanation about the red ball game. Gray was an Australian and was introduced in the game by his father, a former Australian champion.  George trained 6-8 hours per day. 36 plates and some b&w photos.
971 U.K. English The Encyclopaedia of Sport & Games The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire   Edited by the author. William Heinemann, London. 1911     F 43 Facsimile No Extract of the billiards part : p. 271-313. Basics about English billiards but also many games are treated like carom billiards, straight rail, balkline and 3-cushion billiards but also snooker & pool games.
972 U.K. English Billiards Tom Reece   A. & C. Black Ltd, London 1915       312 Good copy No About English billiards, mainly technique and historical background.  84 photo's.  Additional flyer from A & C Black.  Loose paper from former owner with names of billiard players.
973 U.K. English Billiards for the Million Riso Levi   Published by author, Manchester 1920 Y     248 Decent copy.  Low quality paper, foxing. No Detailed book on all aspects of English Billiards
974 U.K. English A Billiard Player in the Making S.A. Mussabini ("Ivor")   E. Hulton & Co. Ltd, London 1920     F 115 Facsimile No Over 100 diagrams and pictures. Beside the specific aspects of English billiards, the author and explains in depth the right stance, how to hold the cue and how to strike the cue ball.
975 U.K. English Billiards in Lighter Vein Riso Levi   Riso Levi, Manchester 1922     O 248 Decent copy. Browning. Hard cover. No English billiards explained in 30 stories.
976 U.K. English Billiards for Amateurs S.H. Fry   Hodder and Stoughton, London 1922       233 Good copy No Nice book with some photo's and lots of large diagrams. Some foxing on inside. Restored cover.  Written with contributions from Tom Nerwman, Melbourne Inman, Willie Smith, W.J. Peall, Tom Reece and Claude Falkiner.
977 U.K. English Billiards for the Million Vol. II Riso Levi   Published by author, Manchester 1924 Y     248 Decent copy.  Low quality paper, foxing. No Detailed book on all aspects of English Billiards
978 U.K. English Plain Talks to Billiards Players Tom Aiken   W&R Chambers, Edingburgh 1924     O 120 Good copy. Hard cover. No Book about English billiards: History (in Scotland), anecdotes, strokes of the game with 21 diagrams.
979 U.K. English Match-Winning Billiards Willie Smith   Mills& Boon Limited, London 1924     O 213 Good copy. Hard cover. No Contains 7 photos and 85 diagrams about the game of English billiards. In 19 chapters the author explains his strategy how to win billiard games in a personal way. No copy/paste content.
980 U.K. English All About Billiards Arthur F. Peale   Ward-Lock & Co, London and Melbourne 1925       252 Good copy No Detailed book on stance, cue handling and cue delivery.
981 U.K. English Billiards for the Million Vol. III Riso Levi   Published by author, Manchester 1925 Y     280 Decent copy.  Low quality paper, foxing. No Detailed book on all aspects of English Billiards
982 U.K. English Dainty Billiards. How to play the close cannon game. Tom Reece   C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., London 1925     O 108 Good copy. Hard cover. No Explains how to score many points in English Billiards when the balls are very close together.  The diagrams and solutions are very similar as for the straight rail nurse in carom billiards.
983 U.K. English How to play Billiards Tom Newman   Methuen & Co. LTD., London 1926       219 Good copy No Contains a dedication for New Year and Christmas.  Detailed book on English billiards containing 4 plates and 50 diagrams.  Appendix included with Methuen publications.  Probably 2nd edition as it contains Tom Newman's photo.
984 U.K. English History of Bowling and Billiards DORION Leila C. et SHEPHERD Julia A.   Constable-Hurd, Kansas City 1928     O 52 Good copy. Hard cover. No About the history of bowling, bowls. Just a few pages about billiards.
985 U.K. English Billiards Up-To-Date Joe Davis   John Long, Ltd, London 1929     O 222 Reasonable copy. Hard cover.  No Joe Davis, one of the greatest English billiards champions shares his vision about the game. B&w photos and diagrams.
986 U.K. English Games and Gamesters of the Restoration. The Compleat Gamester  & Lives of the Gamesters Cyrille Hughes Hartmann, Charles Cotton, Theophilus Lucas   English Library Edited by J. Isaacs 1930     O 281 Fair copy with dust jacket No This is a 1930 reprint of The Compleat Gamester (1674) by Chalres Cotton and the Lives of the Gamesters (1714) by Theophilus Lucas. The introduction is authored by Cyril Hughes Hartmann
987 U.K. English Rules of English Billiards, Snooker, Volunteer Snooker, Pyramids, Pool and Russian Pool. Anonymous   Billiards Association and Control Council, London 1931     O 119 Very good copy No Nice little book of rules. Also holds some publicity of billiard goods suppliers and information about the people that constituted the Billiards Association and Control Council at the time.
988 U.K. English Billiards in the Twentieth Century Riso Levi   Riso Levi, Manchester 1931     O 268 Decent copy. Hard cover. No Riso Levi shares his vision on different aspects of the game with an interesting preface about ghost writing.  He tells about the great players, billiard balls, good cueing, billiard sense, billiards and women, many topics that remain actual.
989 U.K. English Billiards Through the Centuries W.G. Clifford   Printing-Craft Ltd, London 1933     O 37 Good copy. Hard cover. No A brief account of the history and developments in billiards during 4 centuries.
990 U.K. English Trick Billiards A. Newman-Mons   Ogdens Cigarettes 1934 Y   O 17 Good copy. Soft cover. No Rare. 44 billiard trick's plates.  Complete. Plates you could get when buying a pack of cigarettes I suppose.  Trick shots on a snooker table.  One pf the earliest books showing trick shots.
991 U.K. English Billiards for All Time Riso Levi   Riso Levi, Cheshire 1935     O 244 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes Handwritten and signed dedication:" To Mr. G Maurice ... With all good wishes from the author Riso Levi  Feb 28th 1936".  In the first part the author shares his vision on a number of topics. In the second part he handles English billiards shots qith the help of diagrams.
992 U.K. English Billiards. The Strokes of the game. Part 3. Riso Levi   Riso Levi, Manchester 1935     O 501 - 786 Decent copy. Hard cover. No Strokes of the games with 422 illustrations. 
993 U.K. English Billiards by System. Vol I Complete Solo Ball Control (Sections 1-58, pages 1-87) Robert L. Maw   Edited & illustrated by the author 1938     O 87 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Volumes 1-6 produced from 1895-1941. "Compiled for the use of amateurs and beginners on the strict geometry and science of the game also incorporarating the game of snooker." Text seemingly typed with typewriter and pages glued on cardboard. Nicely illustrated with colorful drawings. In view of the manual work done, the number of copies must be very limited.
994 U.K. English Billiards by System. Vol Il Winning Hazards, Sett' shots,  multi-shock play (Sections 59-130, pages 1-87) Robert L. Maw   Edited & illustrated by the author 1938     O 88 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Volumes 1-6 produced from 1895-1941. "Compiled for the use of amateurs and beginners on the strict geometry and science of the game also incorporarating the game of snooker." Text seemingly typed with typewriter and pages glued on cardboard. Nicely illustrated with colorful drawings. In view of the manual work done, the number of copies must be very limited.
995 U.K. English Billiards by System. Vol IV Cushion Angle Play (Sections 194-272, pages 260-367) Robert L. Maw   Edited & illustrated by the author 1938     O 108 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Volumes 1-6 produced from 1895-1941. "Compiled for the use of amateurs and beginners on the strict geometry and science of the game also incorporarating the game of snooker." Text seemingly typed with typewriter and pages glued on cardboard. Nicely illustrated with colorful drawings. In view of the manual work done, the number of copies must be very limited.
996 U.K. English Billiards by System. Vol lll Losing Hazards and direct canons (Sections 131-193, pages 176-259) Robert L. Maw   Edited & illustrated by the author 1938     O 84 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Volumes 1-6 produced from 1895-1941. "Compiled for the use of amateurs and beginners on the strict geometry and science of the game also incorporarating the game of snooker." Text seemingly typed with typewriter and pages glued on cardboard. Nicely illustrated with colorful drawings. In view of the manual work done, the number of copies must be very limited.
997 U.K. English Billiards by System. Vol V Baulk shot play, Cushion doubles and Pocket-hump play (Sections 273-332, pages 368-443) Robert L. Maw   Edited & illustrated by the author 1938     O 76 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Volumes 1-6 produced from 1895-1941. "Compiled for the use of amateurs and beginners on the strict geometry and science of the game also incorporarating the game of snooker." Text seemingly typed with typewriter and pages glued on cardboard. Nicely illustrated with colorful drawings. In view of the manual work done, the number of copies must be very limited.
998 U.K. English Billiards by System. Vol Vl Billiard shots and Shot-target sizes (Sections 333-377, pages 444-507) Robert L. Maw   Edited & illustrated by the author 1938     O 64 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Volumes 1-6 produced from 1895-1941. "Compiled for the use of amateurs and beginners on the strict geometry and science of the game also incorporarating the game of snooker." Text seemingly typed with typewriter and pages glued on cardboard. Nicely illustrated with colorful drawings. In view of the manual work done, the number of copies must be very limited.
999 U.K. English Billiards in Easy Stages Willie Smith   Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, ltd., London 1946     O 92 Good copy. Hard cover. No This books handles the basics of English billiards.  Contains 32 diagrams and b&w photos.
1000 U.K. English The 100-Break Target Victor Anton, sketches by Ray   Southern Editorial Syndicate Ltd, London 1947     O 96 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. No Book about Englisch billiards with 15 diagrams and 4 b&w photos.
1001 U.K. English Billiards and Snooker Richard Holt   The English Universities Press Ltd, London 1957       214 Good copy No Book on billiards and snooker.  Also explanation on psychology and tactics.
1002 U.K. English The Physics of Ball Games C.B. Daish 0 340 05399 The English Universities Press Ltd, London 1972     O 180 Very good copy. Hard copy with dust jacket. No Explaining the physics that are involved in ball games, also containing a chapter on billiards. Part I about the analysis of the events and a Part II about the mathematical treatment.
1003 U.K. English Billiards and Snooker Jack Karnehm 0 7207 0360 3 Pelham Books, London 1979   5th   120 Good copy, complete with dust jacket No Technique on billiards and snooker.
1004 U.K. English Billards & Snooker. A Trade History. J.R. Mitchell 0 9507422 0 1 British Sports and Allied Industries Federation Ltd 1981     O 97 Good copy. Soft cover. No Book about the history of billiards material manufacturers and the history of manufacturing the tables, slates, cloths, balls.  Also some rules of the different games added.
1005 U.K. English A Short History of Billiards and Snooker  Norman Clare   E.A. Clare & Son, Liverpool 1981     O 16 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No See title. With some b&w & color photos/illustrations.
1006 U.K. English Understanding Billiards & Snooker Jack Karnehm 0 7207 1455 9 Pelham Books, London 1983   2nd   127 Good copy No Explaing techniques for billiards and snooker with very clear photo's and diagrams.
1007 U.K. English The history of Snooker and Billiards Clive Everton 1 85225 013 5 Partridge Press, Haywards Heath 1986       192 Good copy. Library label and stamp. No Book on the history of snooker and billiards.
1008 U.K. English Successful Snooker Steve Davis 0 85097 437 2 World of Sport 1986   2nd   95 Good copy No Book on snooker techniques and tactics.
1009 U.K. English WEBER E. & EVERTON C., The Book of Snooker and Billiards Quotations.  Eugene Weber & Clive Everton 0 09 0177620 1 Stanley Paul, London 1993     O 159 Good copy. Soft cover. No Snooker and billiards quotations.  Great fun to read.
1010 U.K. English Shire 136 Album                        Billiards and Snooker Bygones Norman Clare 0-85263-730-6 Shire Publications, Buckinghamshire 1996   2nd with amendments   32 Very good copy No A must have for everyone interested in a concise book on the history of the game.
1011 U.K. English A Billiards & Snooker Compendium Gary Clarke 978 1 899820 46 7 Published by Author 2008   1st   276 Good copy Yes Compendium on billiards and snooker books.  Need to have for anyone collecting these books.  Book signed by author.
1012 U.K. English The Snooker Player's Guide to English Billiards. A new fast-track method for improving your cue skills. Martin Goodwill & Roger Morgan 978-0-9564054-0-1 englishBilliards.org 2009   1st O 168 Very good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. Yes Signed on 16/10-2014 "Mr Carambola Martin Spoormans "Signature"". The Belgian Spoormans is one of the most versatile players, playing as well carom billiards (3-cushion on the highest level) as 5 pins, snooker, english billiards, … He won the biathlon World Campionship, where 5-pin and 3-cushion is played. The book explains very clearly with nice coloured diagrams how the game of english billiards should be played showing many exercise shots.
1013 U.K. English A History of Billiards Clive Everton 978-0-9564054-5-6 englishBilliards.org 2012     O 243 Very good copy No Extensive historical account about the game of English Billiards by Clive Everton, an ex-amateur champion and well known BBC commentator.
1014 U.K. English Random Riches - Gambling Past & Present Manfred Zollinger, several authors 978-1-4724-7004-1 Routledge, Oxon 2016     O 228 Very good copy. Hard cover. No The book provides a detailed and very well documented view on a historical view on gambling enriched with a diverse academic approach.
1015 U.K. English Billiards Simplified or How to make breaks.  Illustrated by 83 diagrams of the actual play of Cook, Roberts, Bennett, Peall, Mitchell, Taylor & Diggle Anonymous   Burroughs & Watts Ltd, London ND   "Twentieth Thousand"   239 Good copy No Strokes, rules and hints on the game of English billiards
1016 U.K. English Billiards and Snooker - Volunteer Snooker - Pool - Russian Pool - Pyramids - How to play well B. Scriven 978- 1445-52546-4 Milton Keynes UK ND       90 Very good copy No  
1017 U.K. English Billiards Melbourne Inman   W. Foulsham & Co, London ND       117 Reasonable copy No Little book on billiards.
1018 U.K. English How to play Billiards Tom Newman 978-14465-2652-1 Milton Keynes UK ND       219 Very good copy No Reprint.  Original probably 2nd edition from 1926, as it contains Tom Newman's portrait (Gary Clark's compendium).  Good book on english billiards for the beginner, not a lot of diagrams but explained in much detail and easy to read.  
1019 U.K. English Billiards - on the rotation of Balls W. Broadfoot 978-1445-52462-7 Milton Keynes UK ND       18 Very good copy No  
1020 U.K. English Billiards in easy stages Willie Smith 978-1445-52538-9 Milton Keynes UK ND       92 Very good copy No  
1021 U.K. English Carom Billiards, Including: Four-Ball, cowboy pool, balkline and straight rail, cushion caroms, five-pins, bottle pool, nine-pines, Danish pin billiards   978-1243-30603-6 Hephaestus Books ND       37 Very good copy No Information bundled from Wikipedia source
1022 U.K. English Billiards with Description of a Hundred Break and Biographies of Leading Players Harry Young   Ed. Athletic Publications, London   1925   F 66 + 4 Facsimile, good quality copy. No History of the game of billiards in general and more detailed about English billiards.  Contains photos and stories of the famous billiards players at the time. 40 diagrams at the end of the book.
1023 U.K. English First Steps To  Billiards Willie Smith   Mills& Boon Limited, London       O 95 + 16 Decent. Some browning. Hard cover. No This books handles the basics of English billiards.  Contains 16 diagrams and 1 b&w photo of the author.
1024 U.K. English                        
1025 U.K.  English Billiards Expounded: To all Degrees of Amateur Players. Vol. 1.: The Elementary Side of Billiard-Playing. J.P. Mannock. Written and arranged by S.A. Mussabini.   Grant Richards, London  1904     O 437 Good copy. Hard cover. No This book is about English billiards.  It starts with the 'groundwork' and 'grammar' of the game and then treats the different shots. Besides the diagrams contains 11 photos ('plates').
1026 U.K.  English Billiards Expounded: To all Degrees of Amateur Players. Vol. 2: The Advanced Side of the Game. J.P. Mannock. Written and arranged by S.A. Mussabini.   Grant Richards, London  1904     O 415 Good copy. Hard cover. No This book is about English billiards and builds up on vol 1, explaining the more complex elements of the game like: close cannons, massés & piqués, better controll and 'top of the table' play. 
1027 U.K.  English The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker Ian Morrison (Brit) 0 600 50192 2 Hamlyn Publishing 1986   2nd   176 Good copy, complete with Dust Jacket No A-Z Snooker Encyclopedia containing lots of photo's, historical facts and statistics.
1028 U.S.A. English The Rise and Progress of the Game of Billiards Michael Phelan   D. Appleton & Company, New York 1856   1st O 236 Decent copy. Hard cover. Waterstains at the end of the book.    
1029 U.S.A. English Hoyle's Games. Illustrated Edtion. Embracing all the most modern modes of play, and the rules practised at the present time, in Billiards, Whist, Draughts, Cribbage, Backgammon, and all other Fashionable Games; together with sixteen games adapted to The new Yankee-Notion Cards. And the whole of Frère's Chess Hand-Book. Thomas Frere   Locke and Bubier, Boston. Porter and Coates, Philadelphia. 1857     O 324 + 24 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. No Book about the games played at that time. Pages 179 - 228 about billiards.
1030 U.S.A. English The Game of Billiards Michael Phelan   New York : D. Appleton and Company, 346 & 348 Broadway. 1858   Third edition : revised, enlarged and richly embelished with illustrations O 267 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes Unique dedication : "Mr. Berger with the compliments of the Author. Michael Phelan." Very detailed book about the game of (English) billiards with parts on history, material and some philosophy to start with.  Phelan was besides a very good player also a business man active in billiards supplies.
1031 U.S.A. English Hand-Book of Games comprising Whist, Draughts, Billiards, Etc. Deschapelles, Hoyle, Matthews, Carleton, Walker, and others.   Henry G. Bohn. J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia. 1860     O 652 Good copy. Hard cover. No Book on different kind of games. 104 pages about English billiards.
1032 U.S.A. English The Game of Billiards Michael Phelan?   Collender & Phelan 1860     R 41 Good copy. Soft cover. No Explanation about why the "Phelan" cushion is superior and how to care the billiard table.
1033 U.S.A. English Illustrated Hand-Book of Billiards Michael Phelan, Claudius Berger   Phelan & Collender, New York 1863   1st F 104 Facsimile No Phelan explains the "American game" which looks like English billiards and the 4-ball game.  Berger explains the "French games" i.e. carom billiards.  Both authors also devote a chapter to the history of the games.
1034 U.S.A. English The American Hoyle; or, Gentleman's Hand-Book of Games "Trumps"   Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers, New York 1864     O 525 Good copy. Hard cover. No "Containing all the games played in the United States with Rules, Descriptions, and Technicalities, adapted to the American Methods of Playing. By "Trumps".  Illustrated with numerous diagrams and engravings to which is appended an elaborate treatise on the doctrine of chances. Pp. 398 -439 about billiards.
1035 U.S.A. English The game of billiards Michael Phelan 978-1-4622-3127-0 Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers, New York (Reprint by : Repressed Publishing LLC, Provo) 1866 2014 8th R 255 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Historically important book of one of the great "sponsors"of billiards in the U.S. In general high quality reprint but 3 diagrams have poor quality.
1036 U.S.A. English The American Billiard Record. A comendium of important matches since 1854 Michael Phelan 978 1 161 66190 3 Phelan & Collender, Publishers, New York 1870     R 104 Very good copy No Reprint
1037 U.S.A. English The Great Industries Of The United States being an Historical Summary of the Origin, Growth, and Perfection of the Chief Industrial Arts of this Country Several authors depending on the topic.   J.B. Burr & Hyde, Hartford 1872     O 1303 Good copy. Hard cover. Some watermarks and stains.  Probably new cover. No Pages 390 - 404 about Billiards and Billiard-Tables. This chapter gives a nice insight of the importance of the billiards industry at the time. Quite some references to Michael Phelan.
1038 U.S.A. English Garnier's Practice Shots, with hints to amateurs. Albert Garnier   D. Appleton & Company, New York 1880     O VI + 109 Decent copy. Hard cover. Yes This is a Joe Davis ex libris copy and comes with a certificat of origin. This book allegedly belonged to Jacob Schaeffer Sr. before and contains his annotations. 109 carom billiards diagrams explained.
1039 U.S.A. English Scientific Billiards. Garnier's Practice Shots, With Hints To Amateurs Albert Garnier   D. Appleton & Company, New York 1880     O 109 Fair copy No 106 colour diagrams, mainly rappel strokes outlining the course of the cue- and object ball.
1040 U.S.A. English Modern Billiards     H.W. Collender, New York 1884   New edition, rules and illustrations O 335 Good copy. Hard Cover. No This book contains information about the history of the games with lots of diagrams (over 100 green colred plates with mainly carom shots), the rules of the games (carom & pool).  Unlike the later editions no records of matches.
1041 U.S.A. English The McCleery method of Billiard Playing Prof. J.F.B. McCleery   Prof. J.F.B. McCleery, San Francisco 1889     F 144 Very good copy. Color facsimile. No Recordings of many games played in that era. Many diagrams of mainly rappel shots and trick shots at the end.  All diagrams nicely explained. Facsimile made by Guy Huybrechts.
1042 U.S.A. English Modern Billiards. A Complete Tekst-Book of the Game. Anonymous   The Brunswick-Balke- Collender Co., New York 1891     O 698 Decent copy Yes Signed "Presented to C.E. Green with Compliments B.B.C. Co F. Passler".  This book contains a wealth of information about the history of the games with lots of pictures (no photo's), the rules of the game, playing instructions with over 100 green colored plates and more than 300 pages of information about matches and records played between 1854 - 1890 mainly in the U.S. (also some in Paris).
1043 U.S.A. English Championship Billiards. Old and New. John A. Thatcher 978-1-4622-3126-3 Rand, McNally & Co. Publishers, Chicago, New York (Reprint by : Repressed Publishing LLC, Provo) 1898 2014   R 244 Very good copy. Hard cover. No About 100 diagrams and figures mainly about 3 cushion billiards.  Also contains the detailed stories of some championship games. High quality reprint.
1044 U.S.A. English Amateur Billiard Championship of America Amateur Athletic Union of the United States 978-1145-688810 Nabu Public Domain Reprints 1899     R 71 Very good copy No Besides a report abput the championship and the players involved it contains historical billiard information.  The championship was held in the Knickerboxer Athletic Club in New York. 
1045 U.S.A. English Modern Billiards. A Complete Text-Book of the Game, containing plain and practical instructions how to play and acquire skill at this scientific amusement. Benjamin Garno (name is not mentioned in the book) 978-1-4622-3125-6 The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., Chicago 1904 2014   R 343 Very good copy. Hard cover. No 1904 edition of the Brunswick Co.  Contains many historical data about matches played in the past.Also containing about 80 plates about straight rail (carom billiards) with detailed explanation. High quality reprint.
1046 U.S.A. English Billiard Hints Charles Henry Schweizer   Acme Publishing Company, La Crosse, Winsconsin 1906     O 78 Good copy. Hard cover. No Explaining the different shots used in carm billiards.  The rules of pool and carom billiards.
1047 U.S.A. English Modern Billiards Benjamin Garno (name is not mentioned in the book)   The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., Chicago 1908     O 375 Good copy. Hard cover. Yes First part : History, material, attitude, stance, carom shots explained in 76 plates. Second part : billiard games records as from 1854: four ball, three ball caroms, balkline, cushion and 3-cushion billiards, 15 balls pool.
1048 U.S.A. English Ball to Ball Billiards Edmund Hoskin   William Spinks & Co, Chicago 1911     R 52 Very good copy No Reprint.  Old book about carom billiards with some diagrams and plates.
1049 U.S.A. English Ball to Ball Billiards HOSKIN Edmund Foster (pn "Bill Yards")   William A. Spinks & Co, Chicago 1911     O 52 Good copy. Hard cover. No Basics about carom billiards.  Nice quality paper and b&w photos and some illustrations.
1050 U.S.A. English The Science of Billiards with Practical Applications J.T. Stoddard   W.A. Buttefield, Boston 1913     O 160 Good copy. Hard cover. No Explains the schience behind the game of billiards in an understandable and practical. Contains some references to to other books in the same field.
1051 U.S.A. English Billiards for Beginners Al Taylor   Edited by author, Milwaukee 1914     O 21 Good copy. Soft cover. No Basics of carom billiards explained in 10 lessons.
1052 U.S.A. English Rules Governing the Royal Game of Billiards Brunswick, Collender, Balke Co   Brunswick, Collender, Balke Co, Chicago 1914     O 48 Soft cover.  Reasonable copy, fragile cover No Rules of various carom and pocjet games explained.  Middle section presenting the company's billiard tables and accessories.
1053 U.S.A. English Daly's Billiard Book Maurice Daly, edited by William Welton Harris   A.C. McClurg & Co, Chicago 1916   3rd O 276 Good copy No Over 200 plates.  Pdf-files of this book are often found on the internet, so still popular carom book.  Famous for its 10 or 12 commandments of good billiard play for straight rail.  This book gives a good idea about how the game was played in the early 1900's and how it evolved. Some nice photo's, also of Daly himself with signature, quite a character.
1054 U.S.A. English Rules for Playing The Various Games of Carom and Pocket Billiards  Anonymous   The Brunswick-Balke Collennder Co, Chicago 1925     O 64 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No History of the game, rules of carom billiards games, rules of pocket billiards games.
1055 U.S.A. English System Play in Three-Cushion Billiards E.H. Barry   Edited by the author, New York 1928     F 23 Facsimile No The first book that  I know of that handles 3-cushion systems as main subject.  It reats a basic diamond 3-cushion system and shows "running lines" of the cue ball. Some players were already using such systems.
1056 U.S.A. English The Billiard Room Mystery Brian Flynn   Macrae Smith Company, Philadelphia 1929     O 270 Good copy. Hard cover. No Detective
1057 U.S.A. English Code of Fair Competition for the Bowling and Billard Operating Trade as approved on March 17, 1934 by President Roosevelt Anonymous   National Recovery Administration, Washington 1934     O 11 Good copy. Soft cover. No Government document established with the bowling and billiard trade regulating ways of working, working hours, salaries in order to increase growth in the sector to counter the effects of the depression.
1058 U.S.A. English The Complete Fundamentals of Billiards C.A. Storer   The National Billiards Association of America, Chicago 1934     O 112 Good copy. Soft cover. No Fundamentals mainly on carom billiards, and 1 chapter about pocket billiards.
1059 U.S.A. English How to play Billiards C.A. Storer   The National Billiards Association of America, Chicago 1935     O 56 Good copy. Soft cover. No General info on the game of carom billiards.  Containg photos and some explanation of the famous players of that era.
1060 U.S.A. English Three-Cushion Billiards. "Diamond System" Robert L. Cannefax   The Brunswick-Balke- Collender Co.,Chicago 1938 Y   O 12 Reasonable No Stack of 12 reactangular cards with 10 charts and 35 shots "explaining" the diamond system.  Kind of cards you could take along to the billiard room and lay down on the wooden borders of the billiard table and practice the system.
1061 U.S.A. English Telegraph Billiards. Twenty straight-rail billiard gather shots for match play. PETERSON Charles C.   Edited by the author 1941 Est.   F ~20 Facsimile No Straight rail, gather shots, diagrams
1062 U.S.A. English Three-cushion Billiards. Twenty Five Instructive Billiard Shots for Match Play by Telegraph PETERSON Charles C.   Edited by the author 1941 Est.   F ~25 Facsimile No 3-cushion diagrams
1063 U.S.A. English Billiards as it should played Willie Hoppe   The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago 1941     O 78 Good copy. Hard cover. No One of the first books dedicated primarily to the game of 3-cushion, carom. As Willie Hoppe was one of the founding fathers of carom this book retains interesting information on the very basics of the game. Hard cover, price published on front cover $ 3.00.
1064 U.S.A. English Billiards as it should played Willie Hoppe   The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago 1941     O 78 Good copy. Soft cover, larger format than hard cover.  Name of owner. No One of the first books dedicated primarily to the game of 3-cushion, carom. As Willie Hoppe was one of the founding fathers of carom this book retains interesting information on the very basics of the game. Hard cover, price published on front cover $ 2.00.
1065 U.S.A. English Billiards as it should played Willie Hoppe   The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago 1941     O 78 Good copy. Hard cover. 1st page photo of Raymond Ceulemans glued in. Stamp of book shop. No One of the first books dedicated primarily to the game of 3-cushion, carom. As Willie Hoppe was one of the founding fathers of carom this book retains interesting information on the very basics of the game. Hard cover, price published on front cover $ 3.00.
1066 U.S.A. English Billiards as it should played Willie Hoppe   The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago 1941     O 78 Good copy. Hard cover..  No One of the first books dedicated primarily to the game of 3-cushion, carom. As Willie Hoppe was one of the founding fathers of carom this book retains interesting information on the very basics of the game. Hard cover, price published on front cover $ 3.95.
1067 U.S.A. English Billiards as it should played Willie Hoppe (U.S.)   The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago 1941     O 78 Good copy. Hard cover..  No One of the first books dedicated primarily to the game of 3-cushion, carom. As Willie Hoppe was one of the founding fathers of carom this book retains interesting information on the very basics of the game. Hard cover, price published on front cover $ 3.95.
1068 U.S.A. English Scientific Billiards Welker Cochran   Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, (Little Technical Library) Chigago, New York 1942   2nd O 111 Very good copy with dust jacket No Book about Balkline and 3 cushion with extensive explanation on stance and stroke.
1069 U.S.A. English Billiards as it should played Willie Hoppe   The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago 1943     O 78 Good copy. Soft cover, larger format than hard cover. No One of the first books dedicated entirely to the game of 3-cushion, carom. As Willie Hoppe was one of the founding fathers of carom this book retains interesting information on the very basics of the game. Hard cover, price published on front cover $ 1.50.
1070 U.S.A. English Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards (made easy) Jimmy Caras   Edited by the Athor, James S. Caras, Penna 1948     O 73 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Trick shots explained, about 60 figures, 1 per page with explanation how the shot needs to be made.
1071 U.S.A. English Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards (made easy) Jimmy Caras   Edited by the Athor, James S. Caras, Penna 1948     O 73 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Trick shots explained, about 60 figures, 1 per page with explanation how the shot needs to be made.
1072 U.S.A. English Three Cushion Billiards  E.M. Helm   Edited by the Athor 1950     O 100 Reasonable copy. Hard cover. Ring binder. No Little book about 3-cushion billiards.  Every page a diagram explaining a shot. The cover looks and feels like a green billiard cloth.
1073 U.S.A. English Official Rule Book for all Pocket & Carom Billiard Games Billiard congress of America   Billiard Congress of America, Chicago, Il 1953     O 112 Good copy No Explains the rules of carom and pocket games.  Lots of nice photo's of players with some additional information. Also some record tables and tournaments. Contains a hand written note from 1968, mentioning some bolliard accessories prices.
1074 U.S.A. English Knowing and playing pocket & 3-cushion Billiards Billiard congress of America   Billiard Congress of America, Chicago, Il 1960       27 Good copy No Explains the rules of carom and pocket games.  Lots of nice photo's of players with some additional information. Also some record tables and tournaments.
1075 U.S.A. English Billiard Balls - moves, routines, ideas Frank Garcia   Gene Gordon Publications 1960       25 Good copy No Book on mainpulation of billiard balls for magicians.
1076 U.S.A. English Play 3 Cushion Billiards by the Angle System H.A. Birdsell   Edited by the author, Jacksonville 1961     O 12 Good copy. Soft cover. No The author explains his "angle system" for making 3-cushion caroms with the help of 20 diagrams.
1077 U.S.A. English The Book of Billiards. A complete summary of all billiard games - pocket and carom - with rules and specifications past and present champions.     Michigan Billiard Congress, Detroit 1963 Est.   O 55 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Very nice book about carom - and pocket billiards and snooker.  Holds good photos of many players, both carom and pool and several articles.  Women in billiards, etiquette, …diagrams.  Last 2 pages (publicity) are missing.
1078 U.S.A. English              The Game of Billiards                Pocket.Carom.Three Cushion Clive Cottingham Jr.  0 87980 317 7 Melvin Powers, Wilshire Book Company, Hollywood, CA 1964   9th   166 Very good copy No Nice book about most of the billiard games.  Over 100 diagrams.
1079 U.S.A. English The Minnesota 'fats' book of Billards Minnesota Fats   Rozel industries, inc., Lincolnwood, Il 1965       125 Very good copy No Mainly about the rules of pool.
1080 U.S.A. English Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards (made easy) Jimmy Caras   Edited by the Athor, James S. Caras 1966       73 Decent copy. Soft cover. No Trick shots explained, about 60 figures, 1 per page with explanation how the shot needs to be made.
1081 U.S.A. English Regulation Rule Book for Pool and Billiards     Dynaball Company, Skokie, Ill. 1966     O 72 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No General book about the games of billiards. Pages 60-72 about carom billiards.Contains 17 diagrams.
1082 U.S.A. English Official Rule Book for all Pocket & Carom Billiard Games Billiard congress of America   Billiard Congress of America, Chicago, Il 1968       111 Good copy No Explains the rules of carom and pocket games.  Lots of nice photo's of players with some additional information. Also some record tables and tournaments.
1083 U.S.A. English Official Rule Book for all Pocket & Carom Billiard Games Billiard congress of America   Billiard Congress of America, Chicago, Il 1970   Revised, 1970   112 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Explains the rules of carom and pocket games.  Lots of nice photo's of players with some additional information. Also some record tables and tournaments.
1084 U.S.A. English Personal notes on 3-Cushion Billiards Carl Conlon   Carl Conlon, Ann Arbor 1970     F ~200 Facsimile No Facsimile of the personal notes and diagrams of Carl Conlon (1920-1996). Most of the shots are dedicated at the bottom of the diagrams to Matsuzaka (1969, Japan) and Ferdinand Van Barel (1970, Belgium).  The personal notes explain how to approach the game.  Conlon spoke Japanese and spent much time in Japan. Van Barel now is 95 years old and still plays 3-cushion billiards.
1085 U.S.A. English Official Rule Book for all Pocket & Carom Billiard Games Billiard congress of America   Billiard Congress of America, Chicago, Il 1971       128 Good copy No Explains the rules of carom and pocket games.  Lots of nice photo's of players with some additional information. Also some record tables and tournaments.  Additional sanctioning rules.
1086 U.S.A. English History of balkine billiards in the United-States, 1896-1934.  GALLAGHER Thomas et Clement F. TRAINER   Trainer, Winnewood 1971     F 54 Facsimile No History of balkine billiards in the United-States, 1896-1934. Match results, players.
1087 U.S.A. English Regulation Rule Book for Pool and Billiards     Ajay Enterprises Corporation Delavan, Wisconsin 1971     O 72 Good copy. Soft cover. No General explanation about pocket and carom billiards.
1088 U.S.A. English McGoorty, A Billiard Hustler's Life Robert Byrne 0-8065-0925-2 Citadel Press - A division of Lyle Stuart Inc., Secaucus, NJ 1972   1st   228 Good copy No Wonderful biography about the life of Dan McGoorty.  McGoorty was a seasoned pool and 3 cushion player and a more than colorful figure with an allergy for work. The story of McGoorty is told with interesting details that contain a lot of information about the players of that era and the game itself.
1089 U.S.A. English The Official Rules and Record Book - Billiard Games - Pocket and Carom Billiard congress of America   Billiard Congress of America, Chicago 1974   Revised, 1974 O 128 Good copy. Soft cover. No Overview about the rules and records of the different games of billiards.
1090 U.S.A. English William Hendricks' History of Billiards William Hendricks   Edited by author, Roxana - Illinois 1974   2nd O 54 Good copy. Soft (yellow) cover Yes Detailed book about the history of billiards containing many notes and mentioning all sourcces of information (100's of books and articles).  Hard to find and valuable to all people interested in the history of billiards. "Richard L. Sutton Jr. Second printing - gift of the author. red (?) 17 July 1975".
1091 U.S.A. English William Hendricks' History of Billiards William Hendricks   Edited by author, Roxana - Illinois 1974     O 54 Good copy. Soft (white) cover No Detailed book about the history of billiards containing many notes and mentioning all sourcces of information (100's of books and articles).  Hard to find and valuable to all people interested in the history of billiards. 
1092 U.S.A. English An Afternoon of Pocket Billiards Henry Taylor 0-87480-098-6 The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City 1975     O 78 Good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. Yes Poems. IV parts.  Part I Breakings, pages 13-16 "An afternoon of pocket billiards" a poem where past, present and a fragile future mingle over a billiard table.
1093 U.S.A. English Thirty Years of Billiards Willie Hoppe   Dover Publications, Inc., New York, NY 1975       252 Very good copy No Reprint of the original dating from 1925. Has a short introduction on the life of Willie Hoppe who died on February 1, 1959.  A must have for anyone interested in the history of billiards (balkline, 3 cushion).  
1094 U.S.A. English Systematic Billiards Allen Gilbert   Edited by author 1977   1st, limited edition - 250 copies   64 Good copy No 3 cushion systems by Allen Gilbert who became U.S. champion 3 cushion billiards at several occasions.  He was also part of the BWA professional player group in the 80'ies headed by Dr. Bayer.
1095 U.S.A. English The Complete Beginner's Guide to Pool and Other Billard Games George Sullivan 0 385 13337 5 Doubleday and Company, New York 1979     O 196 Good copy. Hard cover. No Nice book mainly about pool, but also handles carom billiards and snooker.  Contains diagrams and b&w photos.  Also talks about history, players and equipment.  Contains a glossary.
1096 U.S.A. English Key Shots. Beginner's Course 3-Cushion Billiards. Harry Sims   Edited by author, San José 1979     O 20 Reasonable copy. Soft cover. No Nickname of the author is "Hollywood Fats". 29 3-cushions shots explained.
1097 U.S.A. English The Master's Book of Pool and Billiards. For both amateur and expert players Joe Stone 0-517-535688 Crown Publishers Inc., New York 1979   2nd O 96 Good copy. Soft cover. No Preface by Willie Mosconi. Contains 75 diagrams about pool and three cushion billiards.
1098 U.S.A. English The Master's Book of Pool and Billiards. For both amateur and expert players Joe Stone 0-517-535688 Crown Publishers Inc., New York 1979   2nd O 96 Very good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket. No Preface by Willie Mosconi. Contains 75 diagrams about pool and three cushion billiards.
1099 U.S.A. English Billiards. Hustlers & Heroes, Legends & Lies and the Search for Higher Truth on the Green Felt. John Grissim 0 312 07862 5 St. Martin's Press, New York 1979     O 255 Good copy. Hard cover with dust jacket.  No The American history of the game mainly pool, some carom, hustlers, players, matches, glossary.
1100 U.S.A. English/ Spanish/ Japanese Position Play in Three Cushion Billiards Eddie Robin 0 936362 00 6 Eddie Robin Publishing 1980   1st   341 Very good copy Yes The holy bible on position play in three cushion billiards with over 500 figures.  This was a groundbreaking book that lifted the game to a higher level.  Signed : "for Danielle Eddie Robin".
1101 U.S.A. English/ Spanish/ Japanese Position Play in Three Cushion Billiards Eddie Robin 0 936362 00 6 Eddie Robin Publishing 1980   1st   341 Good copy No The holy bible on position play in three cushion billiards with over 500 figures.  This was a groundbreaking book that lifted the game to a higher level. 
1102 U.S.A. English Official Rule Book for all Pocket & Carom Billiard Games     Billiard Congress of America, Chicago 1980       160 Good copy No Rules of the games.  Some history.
1103 U.S.A. English Billiards Accuracy Marvin Chine   Williams & Davidson, Detroit, New York 1982     O 168 Good copy. Soft cover. No Step by step instructions including many illustrations and b&w photos on how to shoot all the popular pool shots.
1104 U.S.A. English Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards Robert Byrne 978-1-61608-538-4 Skyhorse Publishing, New York, NY 1982       291 Very good copy, with dust jacket No  
1105 U.S.A. English Billiards, Bowling, Table Tennis and Video Games                                                         A Bibliographic Guide Robert Craven 0-313-23462-0 (978-0-313-23462-0) Greenwood Press, Connecticut (Lightning Source, UK) 1983 2014   R 163 Very good copy No Print on demand. Bibliography about the games mentioned in the title. 618 references about billiards.
1106 U.S.A. English The game of billiards Clive Cottingham Jr.  0-06-464087-6 Barnes & Nobles Books, New York 1984   Reprint   165 Good copy No About Pocket, carom and 3-cushion billiards.
1107 U.S.A. English Official Rule Book - billiards - The Official Rules and Records Book - includes instructions for beginners plus rules for pocket and carom games Billiard congress of America   Billiard Congress of America, Iowa City 1985     O 156 Good copy. Soft cover. No Overview about the rules and records of the different games of billiards.
1108 U.S.A. English                        Brunswick                            The Story of an American Company from 1845 to 1985 Rick Kogan   Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, Illinois 1985       140 Very good copy, with dust jacket No  
1109 U.S.A. English Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards. A complete guide to all cue games. Robert Byrne 0-15-614972-9 Harvest/HBJ Book, San Diego, New York, London 1987   Updated edition O 333 Good copy, corners clipped. Soft cover. No Half the book is about pool, the other half about three cushion billiards. 100's of interesting diagrams
1110 U.S.A. English The Shots of Artistic Billiards Robert Jewett   Drawn and edited by Robert Jewett 1987   2nd O 95 Good copy. Soft cover. Ring binder. No 76 artistic shots are plotted out in a very detailed manner, also the trajectory of the cue ball, and if necessary the object ball and if necessary the spot of the obstacle.  There is no explanation how the shot should be executed.
1111 U.S.A. English Official Rule Book - billiards - The Official Rules and Records Book - includes instructions for beginners plus rules for pocket and carom games Billiard congress of America   Billiard Congress of America, Iowa City 1988     O 159 Good copy. Soft cover. No Overview about the rules and records of the different games of billiards.
1112 U.S.A. English The Science of Pocket Billiards Jack H. Koehler (U.S.) 0 9622890 0 0 Sportology Publications, Laguna Hills, CA 1989       262 Good copy No Very detailed book on all aspects of pocket billiards. Due to the particular font that has been used, it feels like you're in highschool again.
1113 U.S.A. English "Come, Let Us To Billiards Away" Jack White and Dale Griffin 0-9625666-0-8 Expressed Publishing, Farmington, Utah 1990   Collector's Limited First Edition   217 Good copy Yes Signed by Jack White: "To Sam : All my best, always" "signature".  Stamp "Sam Fine's Library. 2008". Book about the technique of pool.  Lots of information on stance and stroke, so also interesting for other billiard players.  Another part of the book is about Jack White's life as a hustler and exhibition player.
1114 U.S.A. English Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards Robert Byrne 0 15 614971 0 A Harvest Book           Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, New York, London 1990   1st   238 Good copy No Book handling pool and 3-cushion billards with interesting diagrams.  Also presenting a number of top players in the game.
1115 U.S.A. English Billiards.  The Official Rules & Record Book. Anonymous 1-878493-01-9 Billiard Congress of America, Iowa City 1991       143 Good copy No  
1116 U.S.A. English Billiards: Official Rules, Records & Player Profiles Anonymous 1 56171 210 8 SPI Books, New York 1993       170 Good copy No Rules and players of pool billiards
1117 U.S.A. English The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards Mike Shamos  1 55821 219 1  Lyons & Burford, New York,  1993   1st O 308 Hard cover with dust jacket. Good copy. No This billiards encyclopedia holds 2,000 entries in alphabetical order and over 200 illustrations, most of them in b&w and some nice colored ones in the middle of the book.  It took the author 9 years to finish the book. 
1118 U.S.A. English Dirt Under the Felt. A Billiard Diary. Ooben Hadd, Betzy Ben-Hadd 0-945071-94-9 Que House, Manteca. Bill Thompson. 1993     O 105 Good copy. Soft cover. No The author, owner of a billiard business, gives account of his misadventures in dealing with the BCA and other businesses and questions ethics, representation of amateur and professional players by their leagues.
1119 U.S.A. English The Billiard Encyclopedia Victor Stein, Paul Rubino (U.S.) 1-886768-06-4 Balkline Press Inc., New York 1994   1st O 499 Very good copy, complete with dust jacket. Yes Very comprehensive encyclopedium mainly about the American history of the game and the American cue makers. The chapter "The Schuler Cue" page 411 holds a hand written dedication : "Good Pool! Good Luck! By Ray Schuler. Cheers, Ken! Cathy Schuler. Page 412 :"To father and daughter all the best! Ivan Lee(??) and another signature maybe from Allen Gilbert.
1120 U.S.A. English The Billiard Atlas 2 on  Systems & Techniques Walt Harris (U.S.)   Edited by Author 1994   2nd   202 Good copy Yes Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. Signed : " Hi Marc Hope #2 makes your game better Walt Harris".
1121 U.S.A. English The Billiard Atlas on  Systems & Techniques Walt Harris (U.S.)   Edited by Author 1994   5th   202 Good copy Yes Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. Signed : " Hi Marc Hope you enjoy #1 Walt Harris".
1122 U.S.A. English Advanced Pool George Fels 0 8092 3321 5 Contemparary Books, Chicago 1995       180 Good copy No Techniques and strategies for mastering pool.  Straight pool, eight ball, nine ball.
1123 U.S.A. English The physics of Pocket Billiards Wayland C. Marlow 0-9645370-0-1 MAST, Palm Beach Gardens 1995     O 281 Good copy. Soft cover. Yes "David Harrison/Good Shooting/Waayland C Marlow 1999".  Detailed book about the physics involved in playing billiards.  Theories have also been supported by practical experiments.
1124 U.S.A. English Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards. Doctoral. Darrel Paul Martineau   Edited by the author 1996     O 208 Good copy. Ring binder. Yes "# 48. Best wishes to Huybrechts Burg on the occasion of his 60th birthday anniversary April 19th 1996. Use your Billiard Tutorial wisely. Darrel Paul Martineau 3-19-96." This book explains the author's DPM Universal System for 3-cushion billiards from a beginner's level to the 'doctoral' level. Besides the well explained diagrams, the book also contains information and b&w photos of the history of the game, and situation in the U.S., and well known players.
1125 U.S.A. English Byrne's Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards Robert Byrne 0 15 600222 1 A Harvest Original             Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, New York, London 1996   1st   260 Good copy No Book handling as well pool, snooker and 3-cushion with interesting diagrams and lots of anecdotes.
1126 U.S.A. English Play Better Pool                           Winning Techniques and Strategies for Mastering the Game Steve Mizerak (U.S.) 0 8092 3427 0 Contemparary Books, Chicago 1996       131 Good copy. No The basics about pool, problems and how to solve them.  Insight on straight pool, eight ball and nine ball.
1127 U.S.A. English The Billiard Encyclopedia Victor Stein, Paul Rubino (U.S.) 1-886768-06-4 Balkline Press Inc., New York 1996   2nd O 554 Very good copy, complete with dust jacket. Yes Signed : "With best wishes Victor Stein". Very comprehensive encyclopedia on the history of the sport and materials used like cues, billiard tables, with over 800 illustrations of which 525 in color.
1128 U.S.A. English The Billiard Atlas 3 on Systems & Techniques Walt Harris (U.S.)   Edited by Author 1996   1st   194 Good copy Yes Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. Signed : " Hi Marc Good Luck Walt Harris".
1129 U.S.A. English The Billiard Atlas 4 on Systems & Techniques Walt Harris (U.S.)   Edited by Author 1998       224 Very good copy No Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. 
1130 U.S.A. English Billiards. The Official Rules and Records Book. Anonymous 1 878493 09 4 Billiard Congress of America 1999     O 223 Good copy. Soft cover. No History of billiards in the U.S.A., how to stroke, the rules of many games pool, snooker and carom billiards, hall of fame, records & champions.
1131 U.S.A. English The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards Mike Shamos (U.S.) 1 55821 797 5 The Lyons Press, New York 1999   2nd revised   320 Very good copy, completewith dust jacket No Everything you need to know on billiards you'll find in this encyclopedia
1132 U.S.A. English A Mind for Pool Philip B. Capelle 0 9649204 1 7 Billiards Press, Huntington Beach 1999   1st   304 Very good copy No All about mastering the mental game.
1133 U.S.A. English The Billiard Atlas 3 on Systems & Techniques Walt Harris (U.S.)   Edited by Author 2000   2nd   196 Very good copy No Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. 
1134 U.S.A. English Pool & Billiard Collectibles Mark and Connie Stellinga 0 7643 1700 8 Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen 2003       288 Very good copy, complete with dust jacket No  Beautiful book on mainly pool and (English) billiards collectibles.
1135 U.S.A. English The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards David G. Alciatore, PhD (U.S.) 978 1 4027 1428 3 Sterling, New York, London 2004       274 Good copy No Fundamentals and advanced techniques on pool.  Support via website.
1136 U.S.A. English Blue Book of Pool Cues Brad Simpson 1 886768 52 8 Blue Book Publications Inc., Minneapolis 2005   3rd   912 Good copy No The reference book on (pool) cues.
1137 U.S.A. English 3 Cushion Billiard Systems Sid Banner 0 9767818 08 Sid Banner, Boca Raton 2005   1st O 168 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Sid Banner adds his own flavour to the 3 cushion systems. 20 chapters on 3-cushion systems. A nice one is the Clock system.
1138 U.S.A. French / English Le Billard Vignaux 0 543 76668 3 Elibron Classics/Adamant Media Corporation 2006     R 414 Very good copy No New print of the original from 1891.
1139 U.S.A. French / English Le Billard Vignaux 0 543 76668 3 Elibron Classics/Adamant Media Corporation 2006     R 414 Very good copy No New print of the original from 1891.
1140 U.S.A. English 2007 BCA Hall of Fame.  Inducting Sang Lee. Greatest Player. Billiard congress of America   Billiard congress of America 2007     O 21 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Induction of Sang Lee (1954-2004) in the BCA Hall of Fame in 2007.  One of the most enigmatic players in the history of 3-cushion billiards.
1141 U.S.A. English The 2007 Import and Export Market for Articles and Accessories for Billiards in Belgium Prof. Philip M. Parker 0-546-33016-9 ICON Group International, Inc., San Diego, Ca 2007     O 38 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Data about the 2007 Import and Export Market for Articles and Accessories for Billiards in Belgium
1142 U.S.A. English The Billiard Encyclopedia Victor Stein, Paul Rubino (U.S.) 978 0 615 17092 3 Balkline Press Inc., New York 2008   3rd improved and expanded O 629 Good copy, complete with dust jacket. No Very comprehensive encyclopedia on the history of the sport and materials used like cues, billiard tables, with over 1000 of beautiful pictures.
1143 U.S.A. English Billiards and Snooker - Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases   0-546-60035-2 ICON Group International, Inc., San Diego, Ca 2008     O 61 Very good copy No  
1144 U.S.A. English Billiard -  Webster's Timeline History 1590-2007 Anonymous   ICON Group International, Inc., San Diego, Ca 2009     O 102 Very good copy No  
1145 U.S.A. English The Complete Idiot's Guide to        Pool & Billiards Ewa Mataya Laurance and Thomas C. Shaw 978-1-59257-287-8 Alpha Books (Penguin Group), New York 2009   2nd O 458 Very good copy No Detailed book on the game of pool with clear explanations about all aspects of the game.  Written from the viewpoint of Ewa Mataya Laurance the Swedish American, well known in the world of pool.
1146 U.S.A. English Picture Yourself Shooting Pool Matthew Sherman 978-1-595863-519-5 Course Technology - Cengage Learning 2009     O 342 Very good copy Yes Signed in book :"Matthew Sherman Great shooting John 3:7 :-)" with drawing of a ball with n° 8.  Signed on DVD cover " Matthew John 3:3 :-)" with a drawing of a ball with n°9.  Most difficult signature description of the collection ;-). Very colourful, well structured book about how to play pool with lots of photos, comes with an additional dvd.
1147 U.S.A. English 3 Cushion Billiard Systems Sid Banner 978 18879560 5 5 Bebob Publishing, Livonia 2009   4th revised O 199 Good copy No Sid Banner adds his own flavour to 3 cushion systems.
1148 U.S.A. English Pool & Billiards for Dummies Nicholas Leider 978-0-470-56553-7 Wiley Publishing Inc., Hoboken 2010     O 370 Very good copy No Very comprehensive and well structured book on the game of pool.
1149 U.S.A. English Billiards - The Official Rules and Records Book Anonymous 978-1878493-194 Billiard Congress of America, Broomfield 2011     O 222 Good copy. Soft cover. No Explains the rules of pocket and carom billiards, the records, the members of the BCA Hall of Fame;
1150 U.S.A. English The Concise Book of Position Play Bill Smith (U.S.)   Edited by Author 2011 Y     262 Very good copy No Book devoted to 3-Cushion position play.  Also contains a DVD showing the execution of the different shots.
1151 U.S.A. English KNACK Make it Easy                          Pool & Billiards Everything You need to Know to Improve Your Game Bruce Barthelette 978-1-59921-959-2 Morris Book Publishing, Guilford, Connecticut 2011     O 244 Very good copy No Very rich illustrated book about the game of pool handling all aspects in a very clear way.  Written with the help of Mike Massey, handling a number of trick shots.
1152 U.S.A. English Scientific Billiards Welker Cochran 978 14465039 5 9 Printing on demand 2011     O 111 Very good copy No Reprint of the original book by Welker Cochran, one of the greatest U.S  3 cushion players
1153 U.S.A. English Prize Essays on 'Billiards as an amusement for all classes' for which Messrs Orme&Sons presented (prizes) Anonymous 978-1130-862539 General Books LLC, Memphis 2012     R 32 Very good copy No Reprint of an Essay on the many advantages of playing billiards, originally edited by Orme & Sons around 1874.
1154 U.S.A. English Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards Robert Byrne 978-1-62914-505-1 Skyhorse Publishing, New York, NY 2015     O 292 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Contains over 300 diagrams. Pages 217-292 about carom billiards trick shots.
1155 U.S.A. English Carom Billiards : Cross-Corner Diagonal Patterns. Full Table Circle Patterns. 3-Cushion Billiards Championship Shots. Allan P. Sand 978-1-62505-224-7 Billiard Gods Productions, Santa Clara 2016   1st O 152 Very good copy. Soft cover No 3-Cushion training book. You get a position, a solution (path of cue ball and direction ball 2) and place to make annotations. Does not explain how thick or with which effect or strength you need to play. About 300 diagrams.
1156 U.S.A. English Carom Billiards : Full Table Circle Patterns. 3-Cushion Billiards Championship Shots. Allan P. Sand 978-1-62505-228-5 Billiard Gods Productions, Santa Clara 2016   1st O 152 Very good copy. Soft cover No 3-Cushion training book. You get a position, a solution (path of cue ball and direction ball 2) and place to make annotations. Does not explain how thick or with which effect or strength you need to play. About 300 diagrams.
1157 U.S.A. English The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors - A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms Josh Chetwynd 978-1-60774-812-0 Ten Speed Press, Berkeley 2016   1st O 216 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Sports metaphors.  Chapter 7 about Billiards/Pool.
1158 U.S.A. English Pool Poems and Billiard Ballads James Harrington, Craig Sigurdson 978-1984921053   2018 PoD 2020   O 117 Very good copy. Soft cover. No The authors tell about their lives, friendship, their home town and most of all about their fascination for the game of pool, illustrated by poems.  Also contains some color photo's.
1159 U.S.A. English & Italian History of Billiards through its Champions. Fifth Part:  Three Cushion Story. Santo La Rosa 978-0-244-83587-3 Edited by the author, Coppell 2019 PoD 2020 2nd O 414 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Billiard player's information gathered via the internet.  All content is available in English and Italian. 3-cushion billiards.
1160 U.S.A. English & Italian History of Billiards through its Champions. Part four:  Contempary time. Santo La Rosa 978-0-244-83402-9 Edited by the author, Coppell 2019 PoD 2020 2nd O 325 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Billiard player's information gathered via the internet.  All content is available in English and Italian. Contempory times.
1161 U.S.A. English & Italian History of Billiards through its Champions. Part One: Origins until the nineteenth century. Santo La Rosa 978-0-244-52553-8 Edited by the author, Coppell 2019 PoD 2020 3rd O 289 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Billiard player's information gathered via the internet.  All content is available in English and Italian.  Origins until the nineteenth century.
1162 U.S.A. English & Italian History of Billiards through its Champions. Second Part: From the beginning of the 20th centuy until the 1950's. Santo La Rosa 978-0-244-23118-7 Edited by the author, Coppell 2019 PoD 2020 2nd O 383 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Billiard player's information gathered via the internet.  All content is available in English and Italian. From the beginning of the 20th centuy until the 1950's.
1163 U.S.A. English & Italian History of Billiards through its Champions. Third Part: Modern Times. Santo La Rosa 978-0-244-83140-0 Edited by the author, Coppell 2019 PoD 2020 2nd O 347 Very good copy. Soft cover. No Billiard player's information gathered via the internet.  All content is available in English and Italian. Modern times
1164 U.S.A. English Three Cushion Billiard Systems. From Beginning to Master. Murat Kocak 9798847590761 Monee, Ilinois 2023     O 464 Very good copy. Hard cover. No Various 3-cushion systems explained
1165 U.S.A. English The concise Book of position Play Bill Smith (U.S.)   edited by author ND       262 Very good copy No with CD-rom
1166 U.S.A. English Hoyle's Games Modernized Lawrence H. Dawson 978-14437-3296-3   ND   New Edition R 475 Very good copy No Reprint.  Original estimated to be edited around 1930.  Part III pages 310 - 358 handling billiards, mainly English Billiards which at the time was more popular than snooker.  
1167 U.S.A. English Billiards as it should played Willie Hoppe (U.S.) 0-8092-7402-7 Contempory Books Inc., Chicago ND     R 78 Good copy. Soft cover. No Holds no date, estimation '70, '80ies.  Reprint of the original dating from 1941. One of the first books dedicated entirely to the game of 3-cushion, carom. As Willie Hoppe was one of the founding fathers of carom this book retains interesting information on the very basics of the game. Soft , price published on front cover $4,95.
1168 U.S.A. Spanish Biblia de Billar. Historia, Reglas, Equipo, Estilos, etc. Anonymous   Biblioteca de Billar, Long Beach       O 114 Good copy No Cover page mentions : Titulo : Billares s/titulo :Reglamento Oficial. Incluye instrucciones para principiantes y ademas reglementacion para carambola y otros juegos en mesas con troneras (billas=pockets)". General book about pocket and carom billiards.
1169 U.S.A. French Académie des Jeux F. Dumesmil   Printed in Germany by Amazon Distribution       R 142 Very good copy No Reprint of the original book by E. Dumesmil of 1865 from the collection of the University of Michigan Library.
1170 U.S.A. English How to Play Pool Right George Fels with Alvin Blick   Billiard Congress of America, Iowa City   1988   O 14 Good copy. Soft cover. No Pool initiation. Sat inside the 1988 Official Rule Book.
1171 U.S.A. English American Bowling & Billiard Corp v. Brunswick-Collender Co - U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings William S. Gluck, Harry W. Lindsey 9 781270 367178 Gale MOML Print Editions   2017   O 20 + 17 Very good copy. Soft cover. No MOML stands for the Making Of Modern Law. This series handles U.S. Suprem Court records and briefs, 1832-1978.  In this case it handles patent and trade mark of bowling pins of October 1945.
1172 Venezuela Spanish Billar 3-Bandas. Sistemas. Samuel Roldan   Edited by the author 1994     F 98 Facsimile No 3-cushion systems explained.