fun billiard table von stancliffe (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 122 pages. 8.58x5.51x0.43 inches. In Stock.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. An uncommon first edition of this entertaining guide to the amusing tricks of the billiard table, illustrated throughout. An uncommon first edition of this work.A late-Victorian guide to the various tricks to be played on the billiard table, an amusing collection guiding the reader to play an entertaining game of billiards.Illustrated with forty-six plates.Written by 'Stancliffe'.Publisher's adverts to the front pastedown, reverse of the title page, and two pages to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with some discolouration and marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bound without the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a faint mark to the head of the first few pages only. Small chip to the head of the half-title. Good. book.

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