Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 336 pages
- Published by: The Lyons Press; First edition October 1, 2002
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1585746851
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1585746859
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Book Dimensions:
10.8 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 1.8 pounds
From Library Journal
This is a revised and updated edition of Shamos's 1992 encyclopedia, researched both from library holdings and the author's own extensive archives of historical materials on billiards and all other cue sports. Clearly written entries on games and their rules, particular shots, cue sports' paraphernalia, and arcane terminology of the field are listed alphabetically, with plentiful See references. Entries also conveniently include citations to original source material and are well illustrated with photographs, shot diagrams, and period graphics. Among the appendixes are a compilation of significant statistics in billiards and lists of over 400 games and roughly 100 organizations included in the text. An index to names and an extensive bibliography complete the volume. This encyclopedia is an amazingly thorough and entertaining reference that would be welcome in any library's collection. (Index not seen.)--John M. Maxymuk,
Rutgers Univ. Lib., Camden, NJ
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Review
"This may be the best review of any game or sport ever published at once authoritative, surprising, and witty."
--Robert Byrne, author of
Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards
Reader Reviews
This review is from: The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards: Completely Revised (Hardcover)
There is only one billiards encyclopedia in the world better than this one (and it costs upwards of [$$]!) This is a reat* reference on the terminology, history, and facts of pool, billiards, snooker and other cuesports, written by the curator of the Billiard Archive (i.e., he knows what he's talking about.) I can't recommend this enough. The trade paperback version is more affordable than the hardback, but I'm really happy to have the hardback version.
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