Billiard Books Collection Overview
Billiard books - Collection Filip Steurs - Update May, 2020 - fsteurs@hotmail.com
| N° | Country of Edition | Title | Author | Editor | Year | Description |
| 1 | Argentina | Tratado de Billar.Teorico, Practico, Completo, Exacto y Sencillo | D. Domingo Murtra | Buenos Aires, Imp. Tragant - Belgrano | 1912 | 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 | El Billar | Santiago Quintera Huescar (Arg) | Editorial Molino, Buenos Aires | 1945 | Basics on French billiards |
| 3 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Recoplicacion fotografico de Hans Mann | Ediciones Peusser, Buenos Aires | 1946 | 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 | Hernandarias, El Hijo de la Tierra | Raul A. Molina | Editorial Lancestremere, Buenos Aires. | 1948 | 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 | Billar, Reglas de Arbitraje y Organizaciòn | Anonymous | Editorial Cosmopolita, Buenos Aires | 1955 | Books on the rules of French billiards "con autorizaciònde la FEDERACION ARGENTINA DE AFFICIONADOS AL BILLAR". |
| 6 | Argentina | Coleccion Cosmopolita 226 El Ayudante Practico - Billar Reglas De Juego 1 | Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar | Cosmopolita, Buenos Aires | 1955 | |
| 7 | Argentina | Coleccion Cosmopolita 227 El Ayudante Practico - Billar Reglas De Juego 2 | Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar | Cosmopolita, Buenos Aires | 1955 | |
| 8 | Argentina | Estatutos y Reglamentos | Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar | Cosmopolita, Marchino, Buenos Aires | 1955 | Detailed book on the charter and rules of the Argentina billiards league. |
| 9 | Argentina | Estatutos y Reglamentos | Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar | Cosmopolita, Marchino, Buenos Aires | 1955 | Detailed book on the charter and rules of the Argentina billiards league. |
| 10 | Argentina | Estatutos y Reglamentos | Federaciòn Argentina de Aficionados al Billar | Cosmopolita, Marchino, Buenos Aires | 1955 | Very detailed book with diagrams on the rules of mainly pocketless billiards but also on snooker and "casin". |
| 11 | Argentina | Billar. Teoria de los Diamantes. Revelacion de su Matematica Practica | Antonino Cilione (Arg.) | Editorial Albatros, Buenos Aires | 1958 | 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. |
| 12 | Argentina | salón de billares | Jorge Riestra | Compia General Fabril Editora, Bueonos Aires | 1960 | City novel about 3 generations meeting and competing around the billiards game "casin", still very popular in Argentina. |
| 13 | Argentina | El Taco de Ebano | Jorge Riestra (Arg) | los libros del mirasol | 1962 | 4 short stories, of which one El Taco de Ebano. |
| 14 | Argentina | El Primitivo Buenos Aires | Hector Adolfo Cordero | Editorial Plus Ultra, Buenos Aires | 1978 | Book about the early history of Buenos Aires treating aspects like politics, commerce, religion, government but also some paragraphs on games and billiards. |
| 15 | Argentina | Billar Carambola Libre Experiencias y Consejos | Ricardo E. Claret | E. G. A. Empresa Grafica Argentina, Buenos Aires | 1979 | |
| 16 | Argentina | La Razon 75 Aniversario. La Razon 1905 - 1980 Histora Viva. | Anonymous | La Razon, Buenos Aires | 1980 | 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. |
| 17 | Argentina | Libro de oro del deporte argentino | Rodolfo Alvarez Carou (chapter about billiards) | Konex, Buenos Aires | 1980 | 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. |
| 18 | Argentina | Billar teoria de los diamantes | Antonino Cilione (Arg.) | Editorial Albatros, Buenos Aires | 1982 | Reprint of the original of 1958. |
| 19 | Argentina | Billar A Tres Bandas. Recopalicion Datos Teoricos | Jorge Argüello, Armando Folatti, Mario J. Sureda | Edited by author | 1990 | This book explains many 3-cushion systems with the help of diagrams. The authors refer to Ceulemans, Yoshihira, Kobayashi, … |
| 20 | Argentina | Historia de la Argentina. El Auge del Deporte 1949 -1955. | Félix Luna | Hyspamerica Ediciones de Argentina & Editorial Sarmiento | 1992 | Sports during the Peron era. Mentions billiards, Carrera and Navarra. Picture of Carrera. |
| 21 | Argentina | El Taco de Ebano | Jorge Riestra (Arg) | Homo Sapiens Ediciones, Rosario | 1997 | 4 short stories, of which one El Taco de Ebano. |
| 22 | Argentina | Hernando Arias De Saavedra | Coleccion dirigada por Félix Luna | Editorial Planeta, Buenos Aires | 1999 | 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/ |
| 23 | Argentina | Buenos Aires, Centro Historico | Clarin | 2001 | Tourist guide for Buenos Aires. Mentions the bar "Los 36 Billares" founded in 1894 with photo. | |
| 24 | Argentina | Restauracion y puesta en valor de Cafés y Bares notables de Buenos Aires. Intervenciones 2002 - 2004. | Arq. Nani Arias Incolla | Secretaria de Cultura, Buenos Aires | 2005 | Restauration process of 13 important Cafés based in Buenos Aires among which Los 36 Billares. |
| 25 | Argentina | Cafés Notables de Buenos Aires | Horacio Spinetto | Goberno de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires | 2008 | 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. |
| 26 | Argentina | 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) | Junta Central de Estudios Historicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires | 2009 | 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". |
| 27 | Argentina | El hombre del clavel blanco. Biografia del Pentacampion Mundial de Billar Pedro Leopoldo Carrera (1914-1963) | Luis Alberto Venosa | Edited by Author, Ituzaingo | 2014 | 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. |
| 28 | Argentina | El hombre del clavel blanco. Biografia del cinco veces Campeon Mundial de Billar, Pedro Leopoldo Carrera (1914 - 1963) | Luis Alberto Venosa | Edited by Author, Ituzaingo | 2015 | "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. |
| 29 | Argentina | Tallado en marfil. Biografia del Campeon Mundial de Billar, Osvaldo Carlos Berardi. | Luis Alberto Venosa | Edited by Author | 2015 | 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". |
| 30 | Argentina | Voces del Billar Argentino | Luis Alberto Venosa | Luis Alberto Venosa, Ituzaningo | 2017 | 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". |
| 31 | Argentina | Café, Bar, Billares | Daniel Divinsky, Norberto Folino, Ricardo Horvath | Ediciones Instituto Movilizador de Fondos Cooperativos C.L., Buenos Aires | ||
| 32 | Argentina | Guia del Aficianado. Billar de acuerdo a la regelmentacion internacional. | Editorial India, Buenos Aires | Rules of all carom game styles, also casin, snooker and carolina. Also a chapter on the diamond 3-cushion system. | ||
| 33 | Australia | The Alcock Book of Billiards | Henry Upton Alcock | Alcock & Co, Billiard-Table Manufacturers, Melbourne | 1901 | 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. |
| 34 | Australia | Walter Lindrum, Billiards Phenomenon | Andrew Rickets | Brian Clouston, Canberra | 1982 | Biography on Walter Lindrum, one of the greatest billiard players ever. |
| 35 | Australia | Advanced Billiards | Murt O'Donoghue | Donald Richter, South Yarra | 1986 | 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. |
| 36 | Austria | 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 | Rules of several billiard games. |
| 37 | Austria | 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 | 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 |
| 38 | Austria | 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 | 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. |
| 39 | Austria | Billard-Regeln über die sogenannte weisse Parthie (Parthie Blanc) Quarambole oder Triampol-Spiel | Anonymous | Binz, Wien | 1799 | Billiard rules for several games. |
| 40 | Austria | Das Billardspiel | Dr. M. Eduard | Hartleben's Verlag, Wien | 1874 | Theory and rules of several billiard games. |
| 41 | Austria | Leon Goffart. Grösster akademisch excentrisch gebildeter Billardkünstler. | An. | 1880 | 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. | |
| 42 | Austria | Leon Goffart. Grösster akademisch excentrisch gebildeter Billardkünstler. | Anonymous | 1880 | 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. | |
| 43 | Austria | Billard von A bis Z | A.F. Naerr | Verlag Adalbert Pechan, Wien | 1957 | Perlen-Reihe - Praktisches u. Wissenswertes für Jeder. Band 616. Little book about carom billiards with 41 diagrams. |
| 44 | Austria | Billard Eine Groteske für zwei Personen | Helmut Eisendle (G) | Verlag Droschl Graz | 1984 | Theaterplay with 2 actors Otto & Friedrich in a spiraling discussion around the billiard table. |
| 45 | Austria | Billard. Das Buch Zum Spiel. | Heinrich Weingartner (Austrian) | Edited by Author | 1989 | 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. |
| 46 | Austria | Billard von A-Z. Pool-Billard + Snooker. | A.F. Naerr & Heinrich Weingartner | Verlag Perlen Reihe, Wien - München, Zürich | 1990 | Basics about carom billiards, pool and snooker. |
| 47 | Austria | Geschichte des Glückspiels - Vom 17. Jahrhundert bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg | Manfred Zollinger | Böhlau Verlag, Wien | 1997 | Very detailed and documented book about the history of games of luck from the 17th century until the 2nd World War. |
| 48 | Austria | Mozart - Glück Spiel und Leidenschaft | Günther G. Bauer | Verlag K.H. Bock, Bad Honnef | 2003 | 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. |
| 49 | Austria | Faszination Dreiband - Grundlagen, Technik, Mentaltraining | Andreas Efler (Austrian) | Eigenverlag Andreas Efler, Vienna | 2004 | 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. |
| 50 | Austria | 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) | Verlag Heinrich Weingartner, Wien | 2009 | 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. |
| 51 | Austria | 1931 - 2011 80 Jahre Billard Sportverband Österreich | Johann Ringel, Peter Stöger, Heinrich Weingartner | Billard Sportverband Österreich | 2011 | Book about the history of billiards in Austria at the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Austrian billiard league. |
| 52 | Austria | 1931 - 2011 80 Jahre Billard Sportverband Österreich | Johann Ringel, Peter Stöger, Heinrich Weingartner | Billard Sportverband Österreich | 2011 | Book about the history of billiards in Austria at the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Austrian billiard league. |
| 53 | Austria | Zur Theorie des Billardspieles | Nikko Ottowitz | Nikko Ottowitz, Klagenfurt/Celovec | 2011 | Book about the physics/mathematic aspects of the game of billiards. |
| 54 | Austria | Spiele Der Stadt - Glück, Gewinn Und Zeitvetreib | Ernst Strouhal, Manfred Zollinger, Brigitte Felderer [Hrsg.] | Springer, Wien | 2013 | 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. |
| 55 | Austria | Billard. Carambol, Pool, Snooker, Kegelbillard. | Heinrich Weingartner (Austrian) | Verlag Perlen Reihe, Wien - München, Zürich | Simple explanations about the games mentioned in the title. | |
| 56 | Belarus | РУССКИЙ БИЛЬЯРД (Russian Billiards) | Надеждина Вера (Nadezhdina Vera), В. Н Волхова (V. Volkhova) | Minsk | 2006 | 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) |
| 57 | Belgium | Traité du Jeu de Whist…jeu de billard. | Edmond Hoyle | J.F. Desoer, Liège | 1794 | Facsimile of the billiards part of this book: pages 159-182. Rules of the billiard games played at that time. |
| 58 | Belgium | Traité complet du jeu de billard. Nouvelle méthode. | Auguste Laurent | Imprimerie Laurent Frères, Bruxelles | 1873 | 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. |
| 59 | Belgium | Le Billard | A. Dachelet (B) | Edited by the author, Brussels. | 1888 | Basics with 36 figures, mixed with some publicity |
| 60 | Belgium | Le Billard. Enseigné sans Maître. | A. Dachelet (B) | Edited by the author, Brussels. | 1888 | Basics about carom billiards, with 36 figures, mixed with some publicity. |
| 61 | Belgium | VADE-MECUM van den Biljarter | Anonymous | B.F.P.A. Afdeeling Antwerpen | 1925 | Rules of the "Bilart-Federatie der Provintie Antwerpen", a federation of Antwerp billiard clubs |
| 62 | Belgium | Volksspelen en Volksvermaken in Vlaamsch-België | Sacré Maurits & De Cort Aimé | Sacré - De Buyst, Merchtem (not mentioned in the book) | 1925 | 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". |
| 63 | Belgium | Le Système des Repères au Billard | Georges Troffaes (B) | S.A. Billards Van de Kerckhove, Brussels | 1935 | Book on calculating "bricoles" using the diamond system. |
| 64 | Belgium | Le Système des Repères au Billard | Georges Troffaes (B) | S.A. Billards Van de Kerckhove, Brussels | 1935 | Book on calculating "bricoles" using the diamond system. |
| 65 | Belgium | Sportalmanak van "Het Laatste Nieuws" 1939 | Anonymous | Het Laatste Nieuws, Boschvoorde | 1939 | 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". |
| 66 | Belgium | Sportalmanak van "Het Laatste Nieuws" 1940 | Anonymous | Het Laatste Nieuws, Boschvoorde | 1940 | 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". |
| 67 | Belgium | Bij Groote Sportmenschen | Frank | Uitgeverij N.V. Weekblad "De Stad Antwerpen", Antwerpen | 1941 | Contains articles about at that time famous sporters from the Antwerp region, Belgium. Also an 8 page article on Rene Gabriels, with photo. |
| 68 | Belgium | Het Biljartspel | Edouard J. Horemans (B) | Uitgeversmij A. Manteau N.V., Brussel Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam | 1942 | 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. |
| 69 | Belgium | Het Biljartspel | Edouard J. Horemans (B) | Uitgeversmij A. Manteau N.V., Brussel Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam | 1942 | 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. |
| 70 | Belgium | Het Biljartspel | Edouard J. Horemans (B) | Uitgeversmij A. Manteau N.V., Brussel Nijgh & Van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam | 1942 | 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. |
| 71 | Belgium | Le Billard | Edouard Horemans (B) | Les Editions Lumière, Brussels | 1944 | 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. |
| Belgium | Biljartqueues Olypmpia | Gebrs. Van Den Broeck, Antwerpen | 1947 | 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. | ||
| 72 | Belgium | Het biljartspel, technische leiding voor beginnelingen. | J. Canty | Uitgeversfirma Vyncke, Gent | 1949 | Basics about carom billiards. |
| 73 | Belgium | Puntentabel voor Biljartwedstrijden | Richard Wyckmans (B) | Drukkerij Van Campenhout, Merksem | 1955 | 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. |
| 74 | Belgium | Jeux d'Interieur Educatifs, Alusants et de Société pour Enfants et Adultes | Jean Minet | Maison d'édition A. De Boeck, Brussels | 1956 | Description of 333 games. Pp. 202 - 208 about different billiard games in the broadest sense. |
| 75 | Belgium | Les 100 coups de série | Marcel Van Leemput (B) | Edited by author. Imprimerie G. & F. Buys, Brussels. | 1956 | 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. |
| 76 | Belgium | 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 | 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. |
| 77 | Belgium | 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 | 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. |
| 78 | Belgium | 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 | 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. |
| 79 | Belgium | L'Etude du Billard | Paul-L. Fagnart | Edited by the author. Imp Boulanger, Lièges. | 1959 | Book about carom billiards. |
| 80 | Belgium | le livre du Billard | René Gabriëls en Ir. C. van Haaren (B) | Les Editions du Jour, Brussels Gallus-Diffusion, Paris | 1960 | 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". |
| 81 | Belgium | Spel en Arbitrage Reglementen | Koninklijke Belgische Biljartbond Liefhebbers | 1960 | Belgian rules and referee booklet for French billiards | |
| 82 | Belgium | Système Lapperre | Lapperre (B) | Edited by Author | 1962 | 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. |
| 83 | Belgium | Système Lapperre | Lapperre (B) | Edited by Author | 1962 | 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. |
| 84 | Belgium | ABC van het Biljartspel | Valere Verstraete (B) | D.A.P. Reinaert Profjes - Brussel | 1964 | Main focus on Libre, some brief introduction on history and material. |
| 85 | Belgium | Le Billard | Ed. J. Horemans | Edited by Author, Brussels | 1965 | 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. |
| 86 | Belgium | Le Billard | Edouard J. Horemans (B) | Edited by Author. Imp. Fr. Godfirnon, Bruxelles | 1965 | 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. |
| 87 | Belgium | Le Billard vu par Boris | Antoine Boris | Edited by Author, Brussels | 1967 | 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. |
| 88 | Belgium | Sportreglementen Règlements Sportifs | KBBL / FRBBA | 1967 | Rules of the Belgian amateurs billiard ligue | |
| 89 | Belgium | Arbitrage- en Spel- Reglementen. Règles d'Arbitrage et de Jeu | KBBL / FRBBA | 1971 | Play- and refereeing rules of the Belgian amateurs billiard ligue | |
| 90 | Belgium | Arbitrage- en Spel- Reglementen. Règles d'Arbitrage et de Jeu. | KBBL / FRBBA | 1971 | Play- and refereeing rules of the Belgian amateurs billiard ligue | |
| 91 | Belgium | Le Billard et l'Histoire | Georges Troffaes (B) | Imprimerie Mertens, Brussels | 1974 | 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." |
| 92 | Belgium | Beeld, Boek en Spel in de Volkskunde | Several authors per chapter | Bank van Brussel | 1974 | 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. |
| 93 | Belgium | Biljart | Jacques Babut du Marès, Ludo Dielis, Leo Corin (B) | Standaard Uitgeverij Antwerpen, Amsterdam | 1979 | 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). |
| 94 | Belgium | Mister 100 | Raymond Ceulemans (B) | Uitgeverij Fr. Van Belle, Brussel | 1979 | 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". |
| 95 | Belgium | Mister 100 | Raymond Ceulemans (B) | Fr. Van Belle, Brussels | 1979 | |
| 96 | Belgium | Un Siècle de Sport à Bruxelles | Walter Schwilden | Arts & Voyages - Gamma, Brussels | 1979 | 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. |
| 97 | Belgium | Teaching Manuscript | An. | 1980 | Carom billiards manuscript for teaching purposes. | |
| 98 | Belgium | Le billard - 400 points avec Franz Glineur | Franz Glineur | Edited by the author | 1980 | 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. |
| 99 | Belgium | Bundle of 3 copied manuscripts from Laperre, An. and Franz Glineur | Laperre, An., Glineur | Edited by the authors | 1980 | 3-cushion systems and 3-cushion diagrams about how to keep position for the next shot. |
| 100 | Belgium | Mister 100 | Raymond Ceulemans (B) | Uitgeverij Fr. Van Belle, Brussel | 1980 | Masterpiece on 3-cushion systems by the master himself. This book still stands tall. Reprints are available again. |
| 101 | Belgium | Biljarten en Arbitrage | G. Rottie (B) | Uitgeverij Fr. Van Belle pvba, Brussels | 1981 | Book about how to referee a billiard game |
| 102 | Belgium | Het groene rijk van Raymond Ceulemans | Ben de Graaf (D) | Uitgeverij Helios n.v. & Sportmagazine, Kapellen | 1982 | Book about Raymond Ceulemans billiard career. Lots of photos and interesting comment on other players and match playing conditions |
| 103 | Belgium | Hisoriek Royal Cercle Garnier 1883 -1983 | Dejonckheere Paul | Edited by Author. | 1983 | "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. |
| 104 | Belgium | rappel de la 2 | F. Plugers | Edited by author | 1983 | 115 straight rail diagrams on how to get excellent position on the second stroke. |
| 105 | Belgium | L'Industrie de la Laine à Verviers avant 1800 | Musée de Verviers | Musée de Verviers, Verviers | 1983 | 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. |
| 106 | Belgium | Le Guide Marabout du Billard | Philippe Malsert (F) | Nouvelles Editions Marabout, Verviers | 1983 | General overview on the billiard game. Figures on how to play. |
| 107 | Belgium | Berekend Biljarten | Jean Verworst (B) | Edited by Author | 1987 | 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. |
| 108 | Belgium | Berekend Biljarten | Jean Verworst (B) | Edited by Author | 1987 | 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. |
| 109 | Belgium | Berekend Biljarten | Jean Verworst (B) | Edited by Author | 1987 | 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. |
| 110 | Belgium | Le syndicalisme en textile verviétois. | René Dawant | Centrale Chrétienne des Travailleurs du Textile et du Vêtement de Belgique. Section Régionale de Verviers. | 1987 | 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. |
| 111 | Belgium | 5 Biljartspelen | E. Moons - Destaebele (B) | Uitgeverij Reflex, Deurne | 1988 | Rules and information about Carom, English Billiards, Pool, Snooker and Bumper Pool (Golfbiljart). |
| 112 | Belgium | Internationaal Biljartjaarboek 1989 | Rob van der Steen (D) | Edited by Author, Antwerpen | 1989 | International overview of the carom billiard season 1988-1989. |
| 113 | Belgium | Snooker | Rudy Bauwens (B) | Sport in Belgium Sprl, Brussels | 1989 | 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). |
| 114 | Belgium | Snooker | Rudy Bauwens (B) | N.V. De Vlijt, Antwerpen | 1989 | Detailed book on Snooker containing photo's and coloured figures. |
| 115 | Belgium | L'Artisanat du Billard | Jean Vandamme | Edited by the author, Sprimont-Louveigné | 1990 | 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. |
| 116 | Belgium | Programme 3-Bandes (Manuscript) | Jean Vandamme | Edited by the author, Sprimont-Louveigné | 1990 | 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. |
| 117 | Belgium | Internationaal Biljartjaarboek 1993 | Rob van der Steen (D) | Drukkerij NV De Winne-Fabrisac, Dendermonde | 1994 | Overview of Belgian and worldwide French Billiards competition. Part of Biljart International the billiards magazine edited by Rob van der Steen. |
| 118 | Belgium | Billard, Billiards, Billar, Biljart, Biliardo Biblio | Guy Huybrechts (B) | Edited by Author, Brussels | 1996 | Listing of Guy Huybrechts' billiard books collection also containing a vocabulary in 6 languages |
| 119 | Belgium | Biljart speel je tussen de oren | Stany Buyle (B) | 1999 | 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. | |
| 120 | Belgium | Base Cinq | Dieudonné Collard | Edited by the author | 2000 | Goniometrics applied to 3-cushion billiards. Exercises, diagrams. |
| 121 | Belgium | La Goniométrie | Dieudonné Collard | Edited by the author | 2000 | Goniometrics applied to 3-cushion billiards. Exercises, diagrams. |
| 122 | Belgium | La goniométrie appliquée au billard trois bandes | Dieudonné Collard | Edited by the author | 2000 | Goniometrics applied to 3-cushion billiards |
| 123 | Belgium | la longimétrie | Dieudonné Collard | Edited by the author | 2000 | Goniometrics applied to 3-cushion billiards. Exercises, diagrams. |
| 124 | Belgium | Biljart in ontwikkeling | Frédéric Caudron (B), Frans Van Kuyk (D), Jean-Michel Fray (F) | Edited by Author | 2001 | 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. |
| 125 | Belgium | Le Billard en Expansion | Frédéric Caudron (B), Frans Van Kuyk (D), Jean-Michel Fray (F) | Edited by Author | 2001 | 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. |
| 126 | Belgium | Basics, het technisch basishandboek | Leo Taelman (B) | Leo Taelman | 2001 | Treats all aspects of Bumper Pool (Golfbiljart). Contains photo's, drawings and publicity. |
| 127 | Belgium | Basics, het technisch basishandboek | Leo Taelman (B) | Leo Taelman | 2001 | Treats all aspects of Bumper Pool (Golfbiljart). Contains photo's, drawings and publicity. |
| 128 | Belgium | Schaken met biljartballen, de tactiek | Leo Taelman (B) | Edited by Author | 2001 | All about the tactics in bumper billiards. (golfbiljart, tapbiljart) |
| 129 | Belgium | Schaken met biljartballen, de tactiek | Leo Taelman (B) | Edited by Author | 2001 | All about the tactics in bumper billiards. (golfbiljart, tapbiljart) |
| 130 | Belgium | Royal Tennis in Renaissance Italy | Cees de Bondt | Brepols Publishers n.v., Turnhout | 2006 | 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. |
| 131 | Belgium | Sport in 't Stad. Antwerpen 1830-1914. | Marijke den Hollandeer | Universitaire Pers, Leuven | 2006 | 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. |
| 132 | Belgium | Tony Schrauwen, Een Wildertsbiljartfenomeen | Roger Suykerbuyk (B) | Edited by Author | 2006 | 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. |
| 133 | Belgium | Het Vrijspel | Pierre Vandenplas | Edited by author. Drukkerij Loomans. | 2009 | 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. |
| 134 | Belgium | Stage 3 Bandes des 23, 24 et 25 juillet 2010 à Chapelon | Francis Forton | Edited by the author, Brussels | 2010 | 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. |
| 135 | Belgium | Ludo Dielis. Een Leven voor en door het Biljart. | Alex Van Haecke | Houtekiet, Antwerpen | 2013 | 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. |
| 136 | Belgium | Ludo Dielis. A Life with and through Billiards. | Alex Van Haecke, translated by Sylvain Liekens | Houtekiet, Antwerpen | 2013 | 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. |
| 137 | Belgium | 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. | Filip Steurs, Antwerp | 2014 | 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. |
| 138 | Belgium | Drieband boek | Willy Wesenbeek (B) | Thissen Biljarts, Antwerp | 2015 | 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. |
| 139 | Belgium | Klassieke Kunststoten/ Fantaisie Classique | Anonymous | Koninlijke Belgise Biljartbond voor Liefhebbers | ND | Rules and figures of "artistic billiards" |
| 140 | Belgium | Table de Moyennes Moyenne Tafel Tabla de Promedios Average Table Durchschnittstabelle Prontuarion Delle Medi | Anonymous | Iwan Simonis, Verviers | ND | Average Table Book, signed by René Gabriëls ex worldchampion, and Mr. Simonis, owner of the Iwan Simonis company. |
| 141 | Belgium | Le Billard et l'Histoire | Georges Troffaes (B) | Imprimerie Mertens, Brussels | Describes the history of billiards | |
| 142 | Belgium | Manuscript. 3-Cushion systems. | Lapperre (probably) | Edited by author | Manuscript with about 100 diagrams about 3-cushion systems | |
| 143 | Belgium | De 100 Serie-Stoten | Marcel Van Leemput (B) | 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 | ||
| 144 | Canada | 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 | 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. |
| 145 | Canada | Règlements Officiels des Jeux de Billard | Canada Billiard & Bowling Inc | 1980 | Explaining the rules of 22 billiard games mostly pool or snooker related. | |
| 146 | Canada | Le livre du billard | Pierre Morin (Can) | Les éditions de l'homme | 1999 | Book on pool billiards, history and players. |
| 147 | China | 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. | 1997 | Translation of a Japanese billiards book. The book contains many photos and diagrams and covers as well pocket, 4-ball as carom billiards. | ||
| 148 | Colombia | Fundamentos de las differentes modalidades del Billar. Como jugarlo y sus reglamentos. | José R. Navia Sierra | Esuela Colombiana de Billar. Impreso Litografia Meercurio, Bogota. | 202 | 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. |
| 149 | Colombia | Teoria y Practica del Billar | Alberto Cardona G. (Col) | Editorial Offset Print, Medellin | 1965 | Explaining the game and lifes of top players mainly American (Central, South, North). |
| 150 | Colombia | Billar a tres bandas. Consejos prácticos y tácticos | CALDERON MORENO Luis Eduardo | Calderon, Bogota | 1992 | Focus on 3-cushion diagrams. |
| 151 | Colombia | Billar a tres bandas. Sistema de Diamantes. Estudio Aplicación y Recursos | CALDERON MORENO Luis Eduardo | Calderon, Bogota | 1994 | Focus on 3-cushion systems. |
| 152 | Colombia | Juguemos Tres Bandas Con Precision | José Hernandez, Jaime Bedoya | Santafe de Bogota | 1996 | Book about 3-cushion systems. The basic diamond system explained in much detail with compensations. SLL system. |
| 153 | Colombia | Billar: Tutor Para Tres Bandas | El Jugador' | Edited by author. Talleres Graficos de Impresora Feriva S.A., Cali | 1998 | 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. |
| 154 | Colombia | Billard. Novedadas Teoricas del sistema de diamantes. | Luis Eduardo Calderon Moreno | Litografia Mercurio, Bogota | 2000 | Three cushion systems: Without english, diamond, renversé, plus, special shots |
| 155 | Colombia | Billar. Deporte y Recreacion. | PENARANDA O., ARENAS BEDOYA N. , ROJAS J | Edited by the authors, Bogota | 2001 | Book about carom billiards: History, rules, straight rail, rail nurse, some 3-cushion systems and shots. |
| 156 | Colombia | Billar a tres bandas. Arte y Precisión. | Hector Sotelo Bejarano | Papeles Sueltos Editores, Ibagué Tolima | 2003 | This book handles over 40 systems to calculate and execute 3-cushion figures. The book contains 100's of diagrams. |
| 157 | Colombia | La Ciencia del billar | Octavio Gill Ramirez | Edited by the author | 2004 | 3-cushion shots divided in 11 groups, explaining the applicable 3-cushion systems. 100's of diagrams. |
| 158 | Colombia | Acercandonos al juego de billar de tres bandas. Principios basicos. | José Elpidio "Pepe" Cardenas Lopez | Edited by the author, Manizales | 2005 | Three cushion systems: diamond, renversé, … |
| 159 | Colombia | Aprendiendo jugadas de billar con logica | José Elpidio "Pepe" Cardenas | Corporacion Centro Manizales. Editorial Blanecolor. | 2006 | Lots of 3-cushion system explained. Lots of illustrations, diagrams and b&w photos. |
| 160 | Costa Rica | Billar A Tres Bandas Para Principiantes | Diego Leandro | Editorial UCR | 2009 | Book on a number of 3 cushion systems. |
| 161 | Czech Republic | Billard | Jiri Barborik | Rubico, Olomouc | 1997 | Book about carom billiards, straight rail, some snooker, 9-ball and trickshots. About 60 illustrations. |
| 162 | Czech Republic | Billard | Jiri Barborik | Rubico, Olomouc | 1997 | Book about carom billiards, straight rail. Most diagrams about "rappel" shots. |
| 163 | Czech Republic | Systematicky kulecnik | Antonin Frieda | K&V Billard | 2002 | All aspects of carom billiards are handled: gathering shots, rail nurse, balkline, fantasy with the help of 100's of illustrations. |
| 164 | Denmark | Billardbogen. Theoretisk-praktisk Vejledning. | C.G. Schiellerup | Forlagt AF V. Pio's Boghandel | 1896 | General explanation about the game, with a few diagrams. The main part is about the rules of 21 forms of the billiards game. |
| 165 | Denmark | Billard. Praktisk og teoretisk vejlednuning i billardspil. | Carl Bach | Jespersen Og Pios Forlag, Kopenhagen | 1933 | 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. |
| 166 | Denmark | Billard. Aktieselskabet P.O. Pedersens Billardfabrik. | P.O. Pedersens | P.O. Pedersens, Kopenhagen | 1945 | 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. |
| 167 | Denmark | Opbygning af seriespil i TREBANDE | René Vingerhoedt | Den Danske Billard Union | 1970 | René Vingerhoedt explaining how to build series in 3-cushion play. His famous "familiestoten". (Legacy Bernard Siguret.) |
| 168 | Denmark | Billard | Carl Bach, Jorgen Koch | Jespersen Og Pios Forlag, Kopenhagen | 1984 | 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). |
| 169 | Denmark | Billard | Carl Bach, Jorgen Koch | Jespersen Og Pios Forlag, Kopenhagen | 1984 | 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). |
| 170 | Denmark | Billard. Keglebillard, Carambole m.m. | Carsten Hansen | Clausen Boger, Kopenhagen | 1988 | About pin and carom billiards, glossary, Danish records. |
| 171 | Denmark | Sports-billard | Karsten Lieberkind | Forlaget Komma, Kopenhagen | 1989 | 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. |
| 172 | Denmark | Billard Handbogen | Steen G. Hansen (introduction) | Sjaellands Billard Union | 1991 | 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. |
| 173 | Finland | Byströmistä Immoseen. Suomen Biljardin Historia 1754-2002. | Henry Grahn | Suomen Biljardiliiton julkaisu | 2003 | 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. |
| 174 | France | 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 | 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, |
| 175 | France | 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 | 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. |
| 176 | France | Veritez Plaisantes ou le Monde au Naturel | Dutuit, avocat | Chez Maurry imprimeur du Roy & de Monseigneur l'Archevêque, Rouen | 1702 | 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. |
| 177 | France | Academie Universelle Des Jeux | Théodore Le Gras, a Paris, au Palais | 1739 | 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. | |
| 178 | France | Le Jeu de Dez Anglois suivi de celui du Billard | Anonymous | 1766 | Extract of the billiards part of one of the editions of "Académie des Jeux". Rules of the game. | |
| 179 | France | 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 | Pages 284-303 about billiards. Rules of the games played in that era explained. | |
| 180 | France | Nouvelle Académie des Jeux | "par C.B…. Amateur" | G.C. Hubert, Paris | 1818 | 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. |
| 181 | France | 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 | Pages 1-64 about the rules of different billiard games. |
| 182 | France | Nouveau Traité sur le Jeu de Billard | Bouvard | Chez G.C. Hubert, Librairie, Paris | 1823 | Rules of the billiard games played in that era. |
| 183 | France | Le Nouveau Savant de société ou Encyclopédie des jeux de société. Tome 3 | M.P.J. de Béranger | J.-N. Barba, Paris | 1825 | |
| 184 | France | Règles du Jeu de Billard | Tiger, Imprimeur-Libraire, Paris | 1825 | Billiard rules at that time | |
| 185 | France | La partie de billard d'un ministre | M.E. La********* | Hachette et BNF, Paris (Cour des Fontaines 7, Paris) | 1826 | Reprint of the original dating from 1826. A story of a minister playing billiards and discussing with his secretary. |
| 186 | France | La partie de billard d'un ministre | M.E. La********* | Cour des Fontaines 7, Paris | 1826 | A story of a minister playing billiards and discussing with his secretary. |
| 187 | France | Théorie et Règles du Jeu de Billard | Teyssèdre | Rouselon, Librairie-éditeur, Paris | 1827 | Among the earliest French books fully dedicated to the game of billiards. Very rare. |
| 188 | France | Le Billard, Poème en cinq Chants | M.B*** | Jules Lefebvre et Compagnie, Paris | 1830 | 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. |
| 189 | France | Manuel de l'amateur du jeu de billard | Blismon (Simon de Blocquel - printer?) | Publiée par Blismon. A Paris chez Delarue et a Lille chez Castiaux, (reprint 2016, Facsimile Publisher, Delhi) | 1835 | 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, |
| 190 | France | Le Musée des jeux | Landrait | Lebigre frères, Paris | 1837 | 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. |
| 191 | France | 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 | 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. |
| 192 | France | 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 | 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. |
| 193 | France | 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 | 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. |
| 194 | France | Traité du Carambolage ou Théorie indispensable a tous les joueurs de billard. | Léon Cosson | Edited by the author, Paris | 1851 | Book about carom billiards. Explanation about the cue, billiard balls, shots of the game and rules. |
| 195 | France | Le Billard du Cercle Philharmonique | A.L. (F) | Imprimerie de Justin Dupuy et Comp, Rue Margaux 11, Bordeaux | 1853 | This little book is a poem 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." |
| 196 | France | Le Billard du Cercle Philharmonique | A.L. (F) | Imprimerie de Justin Dupuy et Comp, Rue Margaux 11, Bordeaux | 1853 | This little book is a poem 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." |
| 197 | France | 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 | 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. |
| 198 | France | Principes du Jeu de Billard | Berger | Edited by author, Paris | 1855 | Some historical background an explanations to start with, followed by 66 lessons, supported by about 100 diagrams. Probably signed by book owner "M. Noiret" |
| 199 | France | Bibliothèque des jeux d'adresse - Almanach du Jeu de Billard suivi des règles du jeu de paume | Léon Cosson | Passard, Libraire-Editeur, Paris (reprint 2016, Facsimile Publisher, Delhi, India) | 1858 | 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 |
| 200 | France | Le Salon des Jeux | Anonymous | J. Langlumé, Librairie, Paris | 1859 | Extract of the billiards part : p.333-354. Rules of the different games played at the time. |
| 201 | France | Académie des Jeux | Richard | Paris, Delarue Libraire-Editeur | 1861 | Rules of diiferent games played in that era. Pages 151-154 about the game of billiard. |
| 202 | France | Le Billard | A. Lalanne | Auguste Aubris, Paris | 1866 | |
| 203 | France | La théorie du billard et ses principes élémentaires | DESPAX DE SAMANTAN Jules | Ed. Briez, Abbeville | 1868 | Very basics of billiards. The book starts with a poem. Funny chapter about "le carottier", description of a very defensive player. |
| 204 | France | Piron Oeuvres Diverses ses poésies, sa vie, bons mots, aventures plaisantes, saillies, chansons, etc. | Anonymous, Alexis Piron | Delarue, Paris | 1869 | 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. |
| 205 | France | Jeux des Adolescents | G. Beleze | Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris | 1873 | Describes about 150 games played at the time of the publication. Pages 186-195 about billiards. |
| 206 | France | Le billard au XIXe siècle, et son influence sur les moeurs | Siméon-Edmond Hirschler | Marseille, Imprimerie Saint-Ferréol. Les éditions Chapitre.Com | 1874 | Essay about the positive influence of the game of billiards on its players. |
| 207 | France | Le billard au XIXe siècle, et son influence sur les moeurs | Siméon-Edmond Hirschler | Marseille, Imprimerie Saint-Ferréol. Les éditions Chapitre.Com | 1874 | Essay about the positive influence of the game of billiards on its players. |
| 208 | France | Nouveau Traité Complet du Jeu de Billard | Eugène Mangin (F) | Edited by author | 1876 | Book consisting of elementary course and advanced course. |
| 209 | France | Théorie sur Le Billard et Etude de la Série. | E. Faraill | Edited by the author, Rouen | 1879 | Book about carom billiards. |
| 210 | France | 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 | 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. |
| 211 | France | Théorie Pratique du Billard. Etudes des Trois Coups Principaux : Coulés, Effets, Massés | Edmond Graveleuse | Imprimerie Anonyme de Publications Périodiques, A. Ghio, Paris | 1881 | 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. |
| 212 | France | Le Billard Appris sans Maitre | Eugène Mangin (F) | Edited by Author, Paris | 1881 | 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). |
| 213 | France | Manuel du jeu de billard | Désiré Lemaire | Delarue, Paris | 1882 | 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. |
| 214 | France | 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 | 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. |
| 215 | France | L'Art de bien jouer au Billard | Louis Bedoc | Levrat Frères, Paris | 1889 | Rules of 22 games played at the time. 120 diagrams of mostly carom "rappel" shots. |
| 216 | France | 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 | Cover : Académie des jeux. Interior: Bibliothèque des jeux. Book about all kind of interior games. 32 pages about billiards. | |
| 217 | France | Le Billard | Maurice Vignaux (F) | Delarue, Paris | 1891 | Book about straight rail billiards, rail nurse with over 200 illustrations. Vignaux (1846-1916) was one of the most successfull professional billiard players. |
| 218 | France | Le Billard | Vignaux (F) | Delarue, Paris | 1891 | Theory on Libre technique like effects, series play. |
| 219 | France | Le Billard | Vignaux (F) | Delarue, Paris | 1891 | Theory on Libre technique like effects, series play. |
| 220 | France | 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 | Franklin based his description of the way of life Paris during the "Régence" period on the book "Séjour de Paris, c'st 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. |
| 221 | France | Traité de Billard destiné aux Amateurs | Gustave Herbaux | Edited by the author. | 1900 | 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. |
| 222 | France | 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 | 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. | ||
| 223 | France | Commentaires sur le Billard Moderne | Le Vicomte de Frayssinet | Ainé Hénin, Paris | 1903 | 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. |
| 224 | France | Receueil de coups de fantaisie | Gustave Herbaux (Monsieur X.) | Edited by the author. Chromolitographie Achille Sénécaut, Roubaix | 1904 | 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. |
| 225 | France | Les Sports modernes illustrés | P. Moreau, G. Voulquin. Billiards chapter by Henri Croiset. | Paris, Librairie Larousse | 1905 | Very detailed encyclopedium on the sports played in that era. Pages 63 - 69 about billiards containing 33 diagrms and 17 photo's |
| 226 | France | La billardomancie ou le caractère de l'homme révélé dans le jeu de billard | SUARD Georges, | Imp. Coyart, Paris | 1906 | 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. |
| 227 | France | Le Billard. Traité de Série Américaine | Roger Rugère (F) | Edited by author, Paris | 1909 | Extensive explanation of the rail nurse (série américaine) in straight rail billiards. The book contains 43 diagrams. |
| 228 | France | Nouveau Traité de Billard Destiné aux Amateurs | Albert Garnier | B. Sirven, Toulouse | 1910 | 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. |
| 229 | France | Une Partie de Billard | Jean Gourmoud | Imprimerie de La Source, Lyon | 1910 | 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. |
| 230 | France | Le Billard | Professeur Bataille | La Maison Bataille, Fabrique de Billards, Paris | 1910 | 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. |
| 231 | France | Règle du Jeu Nicolas Avec Notice sur les Jeux d'Aujourd'hui | Imp. Chassaing et fils, Nevers | 1910 | 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 | |
| 232 | France | Billard. Etudes, Tactique, Fantaisie | Professeur (Firmin) Cassignol | La Compagnie Brunswick Française, Paris | 1911 | About carom billiards: straight rail, fantaisie, balkline with illustrations |
| 233 | France | La billardomancie ou le caractère de l'homme révélé dans le jeu de billard | SUARD Georges, | Imp. Coyart, Paris | 1913 | 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. |
| 234 | France | Comment on devient fort au Billard | Alfred Mortier | Eugene Figuière & Cie, Paris | 1914 | 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. |
| 235 | France | Jeux De Plein Air & d'Intérieur | Georges Le Roy | Pierre Lafitte & C°, Paris | 1914 | Outside and inside games treated in this book.Carom billiards extensively described from page 215 - 319. Contains some nice diagrams and photo's. |
| 236 | France | Manuel Officiel et Pratique des Jeux de Billard | Anonymous | G. Caro Fabriquant de Billards, Paris | 1920 | Introduction by the Dr. E. Monin from Paris explaining the health benefits of playing billards. Rules of many games, diagrams, strokes, material. |
| 237 | France | Règle du Jeu de Billard - ses principes et ses lois - principaux coups de queue - points à toucher | Anonymous | Delarue, Paris | 1920 | Little book about the rules of the game and some diagrams. |
| 238 | France | Pour être Bon Joueur de Billard | René Delys | Editions Nilsson, Paris | 1920 | Little book about carom billiards with about 40 diagrams. |
| 239 | France | Scrap book of Edmond Derbier | Edmond Derbier | Edmond Derbier, Paris. | 1923 | 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. |
| 240 | France | Traité de Billard. Etude complète de la série américaine. | Fernand Drouet (F) | Imprimerie Martin & Vernon, Paris | 1923 | Straight rail (libre) gathering shots, rail nurse (série américaine), lots of diagrams. |
| 241 | France | Manuel Officiel et Pratique des Jeux de Billard | Anonymous | Chambre Syndicale des Fabricants Français de Billards et Industries qui s'y rattachent | 1925 | 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. |
| 242 | France | La Pratique du Billard | Jean Duteil | Librairie S. Bornemann, Paris | 1929 | Very basics about carom billiards, containing 24 diagrams. |
| 243 | France | Traité de Billard | Roger Rugère (F) | Paul Leymarie, Paris | 1930 | Nice book, very detailed on Libre and Balkline with 100's of figures, also explaining the serie americaine. |
| 244 | France | Annuaire 1930 | Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard | edited by author | 1930 | Detailed results of international championships and tournaments , records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assmblée Générale". |
| 245 | France | Leçons de Billard | Ed. Derbier (F) | Editions S. Bornemann, Paris | 1931 | Basics about carom billiards, straight rail and balkline. Contains 106 diagrams and some photo's in order to illustrate stance and stroke. |
| 246 | France | La Pratique du Billard | Jean Duteil | Librairie S. Bornemann, Paris | 1931 | Very basics about carom billiards, containing 24 diagrams. |
| 247 | France | Pour Devenir Bon Joueur de Billard | René Delys | Editions Nilsson, Paris | 1931 | Basics about carom billiards with 40 illustrations. |
| 248 | France | Livre d'Or du Billard Professionnel | Société Française d'Encouragement au Billard | 1932 | View on professional billiard play (in Paris). Results, Académie de Billard, players, records, championships. | |
| 249 | France | Annuaire 1933 | Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard | edited by author | 1933 | Detailed results of international championships and tournaments , records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assmblée Générale". |
| 250 | France | le billard sport des intellectuels | Léon Carreyn | Imp. Arts Graphiques Modeernes, Jarville-Nancy | 1935 | About carom billiards, straight rail and balkline. Many diagrams of 'gathering' shots. Running lines of the object ball are colored orange. |
| 251 | France | Annuaire 1935-1936 | Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard | edited by author | 1936 | Detailed results of international championships and tournaments , records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assmblée Générale". |
| 252 | France | 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 | 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. |
| 253 | France | règles simplifiées des Jeux de Salon cartes, jaquet, lotos, dames, echecs, dominos, billard, etc. | Louis Biars | Librairie Garnier Frères, Paris | 1938 | 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". |
| 254 | France | Annuaire 1938 | Union Internationale Des Fédérations D'Amateurs De Billard | edited by author | 1938 | Detailed results of international championships and tournaments , records listings, details of all involved billiard leagues, minutes of the "Assmblée Générale". |
| 255 | France | Traité de Billard. Etude complète de la série américaine. | Fernand Drouet (F) | Edited by Author, Paris | 1939 | Contains many diagrams about straight rail in general and how to play the "série américaine" in particular. |
| 256 | France | Leçons de Billard | Ed. Derbier (F) | Editions S. Bornemann, Paris | 1940 | Basics about carom billiards, straight rail and balkline. Contains 106 diagrams and some photo's in order to illustrate stance and stroke. |
| 257 | France | Jouez au BILLARD. Receuil des Règles des Différentes Parties. | Les Billards Proust, Paris | le Syndicat Patronale du Billard | 1947 | 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. |
| 258 | France | Traité de Billard. Etude complète de la série américaine. | Fernand Drouet (F) | Edited by Author, Paris | 1949 | Contains many diagrams about straight rail in general and how to play the "série américaine" in particular. |
| 259 | France | 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 | 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. | |
| 260 | France | C'est du billard! | Clinton Twiss | Editions Pierre Horay, Paris | 1953 | Novel. Story about a roadtrip with his wife and a caravan through the U.S.A. |
| 261 | France | Billar. Le Massé | Edouard Roudil | Imprimerie Paul Déhan, Montpellier | 1954 | "A mon bon ami ... Pappas ….Montpellier …1954 Roudil". Introduction by Faroux and Cassignol. Explanation about the massé, piqué and fouetté shots. |
| 262 | France | Ca c'est du billard | Ed. Lacy | Presses de la Cité, Paris | 1955 | Detective |
| 263 | France | La tête et le bras | Roger Conti (F) | Byrrh, Paris | 1955 | 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. |
| 264 | France | Leçons de Billard | Ed. Derbier (F) | S. Bornemann, Paris | 1957 | Explains how to play straight-rail (libre). Contains 17 photo's and 106 diagrams. |
| 265 | France | Le Billard cet Inconnu | Roger Conti (F) | Edited by Author | 1957 | 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. |
| 266 | France | Le Billard cet Inconnu | Roger Conti (F) | Edited by Author | 1957 | 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. |
| 267 | France | Le Billard Cet Inconnu… | Roger Conti (F) | Edited by the Author, Pardies (Basses-Pyrénées) | 1957 | 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. |
| 268 | France | Le Secret du Billard | Jean Marty (F) | Edited by author | 1959 | 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. |
| 269 | France | Le Casse-Tête au Billard | Antoine Boris | FABB, Paris | 1960 | 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. |
| 270 | France | Le Code des Jeux | Claude Aveline | Librairie Hachette | 1961 | Book of games. Chapter "Jeux d'Adresse": Le Billard p.395-421, Billes et Boules p. 445-467. |
| 271 | France | Réflexions, Entraînements, Idées au Billard | Antoine Boris | FFAB, Paris | 1962 | 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. |
| 272 | France | Le Billard par l'Image | Jean Marty (F) | Edited by author, Paris | 1967 | 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.. |
| 273 | France | Le Billard par l'Image | Jean Marty (F) | Edited by author, Paris | 1967 | 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. |
| 274 | France | le billard | Willie Hoppe, Francis Connesson | Editions Denoël, Paris | 1974 | 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. |
| 275 | France | Le Billard en trois jours | Jean-Paul Nahon (F) | Solar, Paris | 1975 | Basics of the billiard game. List of French billiard clubs. |
| 276 | France | Lieutenant Al Wheeler. Ma tête sur le billard. | Carter Brown | Gallimard | 1976 | Detective |
| 277 | France | le billard | Jean-Paul Nahon (F) | Solar, Paris | 1977 | Basics of the carom billiards game explained with the help of illustrations. Contains also a list of suppliers and French billiard clubs. |
| 278 | France | le solfège du billard | Francis Connesson (F) | Edited by Author | 1981 | Printed on luxury paper, large format. The game explained as a conversation between the master and his apprentice. |
| 279 | France | Le Billard cet Inconnu | Roger Conti (F) | Edited by Author | 1981 | This book is set up as a conversation between the master and his apprentice, handling all aspects of the game. |
| 280 | France | 3 Billes aux Reflets Tricolores | André Heurtebise (F) | Féderation Française de Billard, Thionville | 1984 | Compete with cardboard dust cover. Beautiful book on the history of the French Billard League and the game in general. |
| 281 | France | Le Billard par l'Image | Jean Marty (F) | Edited by author, Paris | 1984 | 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. |
| 282 | France | Le Billard par l'Image | Jean Marty (F) | Edited by author, Paris | 1984 | 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. |
| 283 | France | La Série Américaine | Beaumont-Delocque | Editions Robert Laffont, Paris | 1985 | Novel about a billiard teacher, his female student and an american player entering in competition. |
| 284 | France | l'harmonie du billard | Francis Connesson (F) | Edited by Author | 1985 | 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. |
| 285 | France | Leçons de Billard | Ed. Derbier (F) | Editions Bornemann, Paris | 1987 | Explains how to play straight-rail (libre). Contains 17 photo's and 106 diagrams. |
| 286 | France | Le billard et ses Reflexions | Jean Marty (F) | Edited by author, Paris | 1987 | Focus on the running lines of object ball or cue ball when hitting one or more cushions. |
| 287 | France | Le Billard | Willie Hoppe (U.S.) with the collaboration of Francis Connesson (F) | Denoël | 1987 | |
| 288 | France | Traité de Billard | Roger Rugère (F) | Editions Leymarie, Paris | 1988 | Soft cover. Nice book, very detailed on Libre and Balkline with 100's of figures, also explaining the serie americaine. |
| 289 | France | Le Billard | Jean Salvador | Editions De Vecchi, Paris | 1989 | Material, how to play, different games, rules |
| 290 | France | Billard à l'étage | Michel Quint | Calmann-Levy, Paris | 1989 | Novel with a stranger entering a billiard room and confessing a murder. |
| 291 | France | Tour de France de la Vie au Grand Air. Sports - Jeux - Loisirs d'Autrefois et de Toujours | Claude Bailhé (F) | Editions Milan | 1990 | Book about the pass-times and sports, with lots of photo's, of the 19th and beginning 20th century. |
| 292 | France | Théorie Mathématique des Effets du Jeu de Billard | Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis (F) | Jacques Gabay, Sceaux | 1990 | Theoretical mathematical study on the effects of the billard game. Contains 11 unfoldable drawings. |
| 293 | France | Trois carrés rouges sur fond noir | Tonino Benacquista | Gallimard, Paris | 1990 | Detective with Paris' billiard scenes. |
| 294 | France | Caramboles | Carlos Pradal | Brocélliande Editions, Paris | 1991 | Philosophical text and drawings about the game of (French) billiards. Drawings by the author. |
| 295 | France | Un Cadavre dans la Salle de Billard (The Body in the Billiard Room) | H.R.F. Keating (translated by Denise Meunier) | Librairie Arthème Fayard | 1991 | Detective novel situated in India, Bombay. |
| 296 | France | Le Billard français. Technique nouvelle. | Jack Dupuy (F) | Pierre Tournon Editions, Paris | 1991 | Basics about carom billiards. Contains mostly photo's and diagrams in order to explain the game in a smple way. |
| 297 | France | Le Billard. Histoire et Règles du Jeu. | Richard Lablée (F) | Hatier | 1992 | Beautiful book on the game of billiards and its history with photo's and graphics on luxury paper. |
| 298 | France | Le Billard et toutes ses variantes | Claude-Marcel Laurent (F) | Editions Bornemann | 1994 | Brief explanation on french billiards in all its forms and some variants. |
| 299 | France | Le Billard Appris sans Maitre | Eugène Mangin (F) | Editions Lucas et Vermorel, Lyon | 1994 | Contains 130 + 16 diagrams with their respective explanation. Most of the shots are 'rappel' shots used in straight rail carom billiards. |
| 300 | France | Billard. Conseils et Technique | Osvald Mencarini | Edited by the author | 1994 | 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. |
| 301 | France | Le Billard Français | Georges Vassalo (F) | Editions De Vecchi, Paris | 1995 | Material, how to play, different games, psychology |
| 302 | France | L'Arme de la vengeance | Pascal Mazzini | Editions duRocher, | 1995 | Detective, with a background of bars and billiard rooms |
| 303 | France | Billard Conseils et Technique | J.M. Fray | edited by author | 1996 | Explaining the basics of the game of straight rail among which keeping the balls at the head of the table. |
| 304 | France | Le billard français | Jack Dupuy (F) | 1996 | Very basics of the game. | |
| 305 | France | Le Secret du Billard | Jean Marty | Edited by author | 1996 | 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". |
| 306 | France | Le Billard et ses Vérités | Jean Marty (F) | Edited by author, Paris | 1996 | Explaining to the beginner step by step how to approach the game. |
| 307 | France | Manuel de billard français | Bernard Cassiau, Jack Dupuy (F) | Editions Bornemann, Paris | 1997 | 600 figures and 36 photo's on the basics, technique and conception of billiards. |
| 308 | France | Le billard américain et le 8 Pool | Richard Lablée (F) | Bornemann, Paris | 1997 | Basics on Pool billards |
| 309 | France | Le Billard Tombeau | Claude Berard | Les Editions Osmondes, Paris | 1998 | Detective, a body is found in a billiard table. |
| 310 | France | J'apprends le Billard. Les Points de rappel. | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author | 1998 | Straight rail. About 140 diagrams how to gather the balls together. |
| 311 | France | J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 1 Les Bases Fondamentales. | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève | 1998 | Basics of French Billards technique. |
| 312 | France | J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 2 Les Points de Rappel. | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève | 1998 | Focus on rappel. |
| 313 | France | J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 2 Les Points de Rappel. | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève | 1998 | Focus on rappel. |
| 314 | France | J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 3 J'apprends le Billard Americain | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève | 1998 | Focus on pool. |
| 315 | France | Le billard. Règles et variantes. | Richard Lablée (F) | Editions Bornemann, Paris | 1998 | Brief explanation on french billiards in all its forms and some variants. |
| 316 | France | 3 Bandes et + | Stéphane Nole with the collaboration of Richard Bitalis (F) | Edited by Author | 1998 | Technical manual on the game of 3-cushion |
| 317 | France | Les guides du Billard. Choisir et Entretenir son Matériel | Xavier Carrer | Kozoom Multimedia, Toulouse | 1998 | Book about how to maintain the billiard table, cloth, cue. |
| 318 | France | la symphonie du billard | Francis Connesson (F) | Edited by Author | 1999 | 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. |
| 319 | France | Partie de Billard | Fabien Laze, Olivier Lecerf | en toutes lettres, Paris | 2000 | 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. |
| 320 | France | Meurtres à la Table de Billard (The billiard table murders) | Glen Baxter | Hoebeke, Paris | 2000 | Detective, a mix between a novel and a comic album. |
| 321 | France | Le Billard Français. L'art et la manière du point de rappel. | Stephane Nole (F) | Edited by author | 2000 | Focus on rappel. |
| 322 | France | Le Billard Français. L'art et la manière du point de rappel. | Stephane Nole (F) | Edited by author | 2000 | Focus on rappel. |
| 323 | France | La Couleur inconnue | Jacques Gélat | José Corti, Paris | 2001 | Story about the "académie du grand billard central", Le Central, in Paris, one of the iconic billiard rooms in the city. |
| 324 | France | Et pour cinq | Stephane Nole (F) | Impri'Ouest Le Mans, Sarthe | 2001 | Detailed expanation about the Serie Americaine. The balls in the drawings have the same diameter as in real life. |
| 325 | France | Billards Billard français, snooker, pool billard américain, 8 pool anglais | Jean Marty (jr) (F) | Editions du Garde-Temps, Paris | 2002 | Beautiful book about french billiards, snooker, pool. Lots of beautiful photo's, pictures and figures. |
| 326 | France | Billiard blues | Maxence Fermine | Albin Michel, Paris | 2003 | Novel with a mix of billiards, blues and jazz. Willie Hoppe playing Al Capone. |
| 327 | France | Le Carrom ou Billard indien | Richard Lablée (F) | Bornemann, Paris | 2003 | 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. |
| 328 | France | Le Billard Français. La série à portée de main. | Stephane Nole (F) | Edited by author | 2003 | Lots of figures on Libre and Balkline. Focus on controlling the balls at the head of the table. |
| 329 | France | J'Apprends le Billard Vol. 4 La série - Jeu du tiers | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève | 2004 | French billiards. Focus on series play and controlling the balls at the head of the table. |
| 330 | France | J'Apprends le Billard Vol. 5 La série - Jeu du tiers | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève | 2004 | French billiards. Focus on series play and controlling the balls at the head of the table continued. |
| 331 | France | J'Apprends le Billard - Vol. 5 La série - Jeu du tiers | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève | 2004 | French billiards. Focus on series play and controlling the balls at the head of the table continued. |
| 332 | France | J'Apprends le Billard.Vol. 4 La série - Jeu du tiers | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève | 2004 | French billiards. Focus on series play and controlling the balls at the head of the table. |
| 333 | France | Billard, Théorie du jeu | Régis Petit (F) | Chiron, Paris | 2004 | Physics of the billiard game |
| 334 | France | Jouer Autrefois | Elisabeth Belmas (F) | Champ Vallon | 2006 | Essai sur le jeu dans la France moderne (XVI - XVIII Siècle). Essay on games in modern France. (16th-18th century) |
| 335 | France | Académie de billard Un dernier regard | Jean-Claude Carrière, Benoît Rajau (F) | Nicolas Chaudun Paris musées, Paris | 2006 | Most beautiful photos and text on the game of billiards. Photos taken at the Académie de Billard à Clichy, Montmartre. |
| 336 | France | J'Apprends le Billard Vol. 6 Le Cadre - Jeu de Série | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author, Fer à Cheval, Collonges sous Salève | 2010 | French billards. Focus on balkline. Signed: "Collonges le 27 juin 2011/Pour Filip/Bon billard/Avec mes meilleurs salutations/Laurent Guenet." |
| 337 | France | Les fondamentaux du billard Carambole (français) | Marc Massé, Louis Edelin (F) | Editions Amphora, Paris | 2010 | Detailed book on the technique and figures of French billiards. Graphically very nice book. Pleasure to work with. |
| 338 | France | Les fondamentaux du billard Carambole (français) | Marc Massé, Louis Edelin (F) | Editions Amphora, Paris | 2010 | Detailed book on the technique and figures of French billiards. Graphically very nice book. Pleasure to work with. |
| 339 | France | Chronique d'une bande annocée | Alain Remond | edited by author | 2011 | 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 discipline. |
| 340 | France | "120 sur mouches". La Bande et ses Séries. Vol. 2. | Alain Remond | edited by author | 2014 | 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. |
| 341 | France | le billard | Willie Hoppe (U.S.) with the collaboration of Francis Connesson (F) | Editions Denoël | 1974 - 1980 | Posture. Libre, 3-cushion. Based on the earlier books of Willie Hoppe. |
| 342 | France | Autour du billard | Robert Albouker | Gallimard | 1992 - 1993 | History and anecdotes of the game of billiard. |
| 343 | France | Le Billard Russe et la Poule au Gibier | Ch. Dutil (F) | S. Bornemann, Paris | ND | 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. |
| 344 | France | Le Billard et le Bowling | G. de Vauresmont (F) | Editions Nilsson, Paris | ND | Mainly about billiards, 10 pages about bowling. Handling many aspects of the game and material. Some interesting historical background. |
| 345 | France | Traité Populaire du Jeu de Billard | J. Arnous de Rivière (F) | E. Flammarion, paris | ND | |
| 346 | France | Le Billard Le Cadre 47/2" | Paul Darboux? Michel Fonda? Oswald Mancirini? | Edited by Author | ND | 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. |
| 347 | France | 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 | Small book about different kind of billiard games. No author, no date | |
| 348 | France | Nouveau Traité de Billard Destiné aux Amateurs | Albert Garnier | B. Sirven, Toulouse | 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. | |
| 349 | France | 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 | The rules of different kind of billiard games explained. | |
| 350 | France | 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 | 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; | |
| 351 | France | Les Accros du Billard | Dobritz | Editions Bleu Turquoise | Book with about 60 caricatures around the game of billiards by Dobritz | |
| 352 | France | Traité de Billard | Fernand Drouet (F) | Sport Billard | Study of the game of billiard. Rappel and serie americaine. | |
| 353 | France | Traité Populaire du Jeu de Billard | J. Arnous de Rivière (F) | Ernest Flammarion, Paris | 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. | |
| 354 | France | Traité Populaire du Jeu de Billard | J. Arnous de Rivière (F) | Ernest Flammarion, Paris | No dates mentioned. | |
| 355 | France | Le Croquet Le Badminton Le Billard de Pelouse | Jean Perrot | S. Bornemann, Paris | Little book, mainly on the game of "croquet". | |
| 356 | France | J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 1 Les Bases Fondamentales. | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author | 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. | |
| 357 | France | J'Apprends le Billard. Vol. 2 Les Points de Rappel. | Laurent Guenet | Edited by author | Focus on rappels, straight rail. Many figures and diagrams, clearly explained. | |
| 358 | France | Leçons de Billard | Robert Mortier (F) | La Compagnie Brunswick Française, Paris | Technique and figures for Libre | |
| 359 | France | Le Billard cet Inconnu | Roger Conti (F) | Edited by Author | This book is set up as a conversation between the master and his apprentice, handling all aspects of the game. | |
| 360 | France | 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 | 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. | |
| 361 | Germany | 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 | Extract : 5 pages about billiards and pin billiards (Kegelspiel) |
| 362 | Germany | 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; Reprint Antiqua-Verlag, Lindau. | 1745 | Facsimile reprint. Book about magic in the broadest sense also including games, and aspects of mathematics and physics. Pages 285-287 about billiards. |
| 363 | Germany | 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 | Google scan. Book about magic in the broadest sense also including games, and aspects of mathematics and physics. Pages 285-287 about billiards. |
| 364 | Germany | Betrachtungen über die Sittlichkeit der Vergnügungen | Martin Ehlers | Flensburg und Leipzig in der Kortenschen Buchhandlung | 1779 | Extract p. 119 - 141. Philosophical view on games, some thaughts about the "Kegelspiel", pins billiards. |
| 365 | Germany | 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 | "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. |
| 366 | Germany | 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 | 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. | |
| 367 | Germany | Das neue Königliche l'Hombre nebst einer gründlichen Anweisung wie Quadrille, Cinquille, Piquet, …. das Billard, Pielkentafel, … | Anonymous | Herold un Wahlstab, Lüneburg | 1798 | Only facsimile of the billiards chapter: 202-229. (Billard, Pielkentafel, Kriegspiel - Jeu de la Guerre) |
| 368 | Germany | Neuester Spielalmanach für das Jahr 1801. | Julius Cäsar | Julius Cäsar, Berlin | 1801 | Extract: Pages 303 - 367 about billiards, the rules of several billiard games. |
| 369 | Germany | 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 | Real/full name of the author: Guts Muths, Johann Christoph Friedrich. Extract: Pages 168-185, rules of some billiard games. |
| 370 | Germany | Unterricht im Billardspiel oder die Kunst in wenig Zeit ein musterhafter Billardspieler zu werden | Johann Carl Möley | Edited by the author, Leipzig | 1812 | Rules of the billiard games played in that era. |
| 371 | Germany | Gesetze des Billard-Clubs | Hannover | 1817 | The rules of a billiard club explained in 7 chapters and 70 articles. | |
| 372 | Germany | Neuester Spielalmanac | von ABENSTEIN G.W. | Ed. G. Hayn, Berlin | 1820 | 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. |
| 373 | Germany | Neuester Spiel-Taschenbuch oder gründlicher Unterricht für praktischen Erlernung de Karten-, Billard-, Schach- und andere Spiele | J.F. Müller | Ebner, Ulm | 1830 | Extract: Pages 13-78 about several billiard games. |
| 374 | Germany | Neuestes Spielbuch | Georg Grimm | Verlag von Otto Wigand, Leipzig | 1840 | 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. |
| 375 | Germany | Encyclopädie der Spiele enthaltend alle bekannten Karten-, Bret, Kegel-, Billard-, Ball-, Würfel-Spiele und Schach. | L. Von Alvensleben | Verlag von Otto Wigand, Leipzig | 1853 | Extract: pages 48 - 109 about billiards. Hisotry of the game, the rules about 35 different billiard games explained and a glossarium. |
| 376 | Germany | Encyclopädie der Spiele enthaltend alle bekannten Karten-, Bret, Kegel-, Billard-, Ball-, Würfel-Spiele und Schach. | L. Von Alvensleben | Verlag von Otto Wigand, Leipzig | 1855 | 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. |
| 377 | Germany | 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 | General information about the game of carom and pin billiards and its rules. |
| 378 | Germany | Illustriertes Familien-Spielbuch | Dr. Jan Daniel Georgens, Jeanne Marie Georgens | Otto Spamer, Leipzig und Berlin | 1882 | Extract of the billiards part : p.369-400. History, basics and rules of the different games played at the time. |
| 379 | Germany | Encyclopädie der Spiele | Friedrich Anton | Verlag Otto Wigand, Leipzig | 1884 | 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. |
| 380 | Germany | Percussion oder den Stoss fester Körper | Richard Klimpert | Kleyers Encyklopädie, Verlag von L. v. Vangerow, Bremerhaven | 1889 | Learning book on the physics of objects getting hit. "Für das Selbststudium und zum Gebrauch an Lehranstalten, sowie zum Nachschlagen für Fachleute". |
| 381 | Germany | Das Billardbuch | Bogumil | Verlag von J.J. Weber, Leipzig | 1895 | Detailed book on the history, physics and figures of billards. |
| 382 | Germany | Billards-Studien nebst einer Anleitung zum Selbstunterricht im Billardspiel | C.J. German | C. Troemer's, Freiburg | 1896 | 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. |
| 383 | Germany | Billards-Studien nebst einer Anleitung zum Selbstunterricht im Billardspiel | C.J. German | C. Troemer's, Freiburg | 1896 | Quite scientific approach. All illustrations are put together after the numbered pages. Detailed drawings. 64 plates, each with several figures/diagrams. |
| 384 | Germany | Buch der Spiele. Encyclopädie sämtlicher bekannten Spiele un Unterhaltungsweisen für alle Kreise. | Alban von Hahn | Verlag und Druck von Otto Spamer | 1897 | 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. |
| 385 | Germany | Der Meister in Billards-Spiel | C. Bogumil | H.W. Theodor Dieter, Verlagsbuchhandlung, Leipzig | 1898 | 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. |
| 386 | Germany | Buch der Spiele. Encyclopädie sämtlicher bekannten Spiele un Unterhaltungsweisen für alle Kreise. | Alban von Hahn | Verlag und Druck von Otto Spamer, Leipzig | 1899 | Extract of the billiards part : p. 327 - 354. Basics and rules of many billiard games. |
| 387 | Germany | Von der Pielchen- oder Belltafel | A. Treifel | 1900 | "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. | |
| 388 | Germany | Leitfaden zur Elernung des Karambolspiels. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Seriespiels. | Hans Niedermayr | Edited by the author, München | 1903 | 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. |
| 389 | Germany | Das Billiardspiel, seine leichte und schnelle Erlernung | Erich Wagner | Hugo Steinitz, Berlin, | 1904 | 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. |
| 390 | Germany | Woerz' Billardbuch | Verlag von Albert Goldschmitt, Berlin | 1904 | Detailed book about carom billiards. Contains 151 diagrams and some photos. | |
| 391 | Germany | Die Kunst des Billard-Spiels. Eine Anleitung um Meister in Carambolage-Spiel zu werden. | Charles Achard | S. Modes Verlag, Berlin | 1907 | Basics about carom billiards with 35 diagrams. |
| 392 | Germany | Das Billardbuch. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen von Serienstössen von Billardmeister R. Hanke. | Richard Hanke | Edited by author, Charlottenburg | 1908 | 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" |
| 393 | Germany | Methodische Anleitung zur Elernung des kunstgerechten Billardspiels | Anton Kalfas | Verlag der Hofbuchhandlung Friedrich Gutsch, Karlsruhe | 1909 | Basics about carom billiards with 32 diagrams/illustrations |
| 394 | Germany | 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 | 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." |
| 395 | Germany | Miniatur Bibliothek - Das Billardspiel | Anonymous | Verlag Otto Paul, Leipzig | 1910 | 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". |
| 396 | Germany | Bibliothek für Sport und Spiel Das Billard-Spiel | Franz Kübel | Grethlein & Co, Leipzig | 1910 | Book on straight-rail. |
| 397 | Germany | Das Billard-Spiel. Theoretische und praktische Anleitung zum Selbstunterricht. | Franz Kübel | Grethlein & Co, Leipzig | 1910 | This book is mainly about straight rail carom billiards. Also some other game's rules are explained like pin billiards. 103 illustrations in total. |
| 398 | Germany | 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 | 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. |
| 399 | Germany | Das Carambole-Spiel | Dr. Hugo Toeppen | A. Hartleben's Verlag, | 1920 | 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. |
| 400 | Germany | Das Carambole-Spiel | Dr. Hugo Toeppen | A. Hartleben's Verlag, | 1920 | 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. |
| 401 | Germany | Die Kunst des Billardspiels | E. Heinsick | Verlag Hachmeister & Thal, Leipzig | 1920 | 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. |
| 402 | Germany | Kleine Billardschule | Georg Kerkau | Gottfried Kerkau. Grethlein & Co. GMBH, Leipzig. | 1920 | Sport und Spiel MB 40. Carom billiards with 86 illustrations, among which some b&w photos. |
| 403 | Germany | Sport und Speil MB 70. Das Billardspiel in schematischen Darstellungen | Arthur Huber | Grethlein & Co. Gmbh, Leipzig und Zürich | 1922 | Straight rail/Libre. 90 diagrams and photo's. |
| 404 | Germany | Sport und Speil MB 70. Das Billardspiel in schematischen Darstellungen | Arthur Huber | Grethlein & Co. Gmbh, Leipzig und Zürich | 1922 | Straight rail/Libre. 90 diagrams and photo's. |
| 405 | Germany | Das Billardspiel. Ein theorethischer und praktischer Leifaden zur rationellen Elernung des Seriespiels mit 121 Abbildungen. | Hans Niedermayr | Hugo Steinitz Verlag, Berlin | 1923 | 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. |
| 406 | Germany | Woerz' Billardbuch | August Woerz | Grieben Verlag, Albert Goldschmidt, Berlin | 1925 | 3rd print with an introductory note of Arthur Poensgen as a tribute to Woerz who passed away. Detailed book on Libre with 150 figures. |
| 407 | Germany | Gebäude und Gelände für Gymanastik Spiel und Sport | Scharroo und Wils | Verlag Otto Baumgärtel, Berlin | 1925 | 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". |
| 408 | Germany | Woerz' Billardbuch | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1925 | Detailed book about carom billiards. Contains 150 diagrams. | |
| 409 | Germany | Woerz' Billardbuch - Praktische Anleitung zur Erlernung des Karambole-Spieles Mit 150 Illustrationen | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1925 | Detailed book about carom billiards. Contains 150 diagrams. | |
| 410 | Germany | Kleine Billardschule | E. Huhle | Siegbert Schnurpfeil Verlag, Leipzig | 1927 | Basics about carom billiards with 22 diagrams. |
| 411 | Germany | Das Billardspiel | Hans Niedermayr, neubearbeitet von Paul Gilles | Kurt Büttner Verlag, Berlin | 1933 | 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. |
| 412 | Germany | Das Billardspiel | E. Huhle | Friedrich M. Hörhold-Verlag, Leipzig | 1937 | Basics about carom billiards. 35 illustrations. Kleine Bücherei für Jedermann Nr. 2075-2077. |
| 413 | Germany | Das Billardspiel. Tennsi - Tischtennis und Kegelspiel. Erlernung - Technik - Spielregeln | Ernst O. Hohmann | Falken-Verlag Erich Sticker, Berlin | 1954 | Pages 5 - 31 about billards explaining the basics. |
| 414 | Germany | Das Billardspiel | Georg Seischab | Lehrmeister - Bücherei Nr; 1290. Albrecht Philler Verlag, Minden | 1955 | 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. |
| 415 | Germany | Das Billard - ABC | Herbert Weisser | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1956 | 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. |
| 416 | Germany | Das Billard - ABC | Herbert Weisser | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1956 | 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. |
| 417 | Germany | Das Billardspiel (Miniatur Bibliothek) | Wilhelm Schwarzer | Friedrich M. Hörhold Verlag, Hildesheim | 1956 | Basics of carom billiards explained. |
| 418 | Germany | Das Rezept | Walter Lütgehetmann | Kiesewetter & CO., Heidelberg-Rohrbach | 1957 | Basic explanation of carom billiards. No diagrams. |
| 419 | Germany | Weltgeschichte des Sports und der Leibeserziehung | Carl Diem | Im Cotta-Verlag, Stuttgart | 1959 | 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." |
| 420 | Germany | Billard | Walter Leffringhausen | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1966 | Detailed book on carom billiards, lots of figures and photo's. |
| 421 | Germany | Kleine Billardschule | Gerhard Rühm | J. L. Pllaf's Buchhandling, Wien | 1968 | |
| 422 | Germany | Das Billardspiel Eine Einführung mit 60 Abbildungen im Text | Georg Seischab | Albrecht Philler Verlag, Minden | 1971 | Book on straight rail, with some explanation on pool at the back end. |
| 423 | Germany | Taschenbuch des Deutschen Billardbundes e.V. (DBB) | DBB | DBB | 1975 | Articles and rules of the West German (est. 1975) Billiards Association. Contains articles and rules. 5 chapters : Satzung, Sportordnung, Jugendordnung, Ehrungsordnung and Finanzordnung. |
| 424 | Germany | 40 Jahre Karlsruher Billard-Club 1935 E.V. | Erwin Habiger, Rudi Hegewald, … | Friese Druck, Stutensee | 1975 | 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. |
| 425 | Germany | Billard, Von den Grundbegriffen bis zur Perfektion | Udo W. Wolff | Heyne Bücher, München | 1977 | Mainly on the basics of Libre but also explains other forms and types of the game. |
| 426 | Germany | Das Billardspiel | Georg Seischab | Albrecht Philler Verlag, Minden | 1979 | Book mainly about carom billiards and a smaller part about snooker. 60 diagrams. |
| 427 | Germany | Exil oder Der braune Salon | Helmut Eisendle (G) | Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Reinbek | 1979 | "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. |
| 428 | Germany | Billard | Folker Kraus - Weysser | Humboldt, München | 1982 | Mixed introduction on the game of billiards treating all games and basic techniques. |
| 429 | Germany | Billard, lernen und spielen | Folker Kraus - Weysser | sport ht, Humboldt Taschenbuchverlag, München | 1982 | Mixed introduction on the game of billiards treating all games and basic techniques. Different cover than the other book in collection. |
| 430 | Germany | Pool-Billard | M. Bach, K.-W. Kühn | Falken-Verlag, Niedernhausen/Ts | 1983 | Book about the basics of pool. |
| 431 | Germany | Wandelhalle der Bücherfreunde | Peter Neumann | SDV Saarbrücker Druckerei und Verlag, Saarbrücken | 1985 | 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. |
| 432 | Germany | Billard | Walter Leffringhausen | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1985 | 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. |
| 433 | Germany | Billard | Walter Leffringhausen | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1985 | 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. |
| 434 | Germany | Billard | Walter Leffringhausen | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1985 | 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. |
| 435 | Germany | Carrom. Das Lehr- und Ubungsbuch für den Carrom-Sport - vom Anfänger bis zum Experten. | Gilbert Langley Mathiasz, Marina Rose | Günter Albert Ulmer Verlag, Tuningen | 1988 | 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). |
| 436 | Germany | Billard, Karambolage und Poolbillard Regeln und Techniken | Hartmut Huff | Bastei - Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach | 1989 | Introduction on French billards and pool. |
| 437 | Germany | Labyrinth und Billard | Friedhelm Häring | Dr. Friedhelm Häring, Giessen | 1991 | Book about aspects of the life and work of the Austrian artist Rudolf Hausner. One part about billiards illustrated with fascinating paintings. |
| 438 | Germany | Billard | Pierre Ponsing | Walter Rau Verlag, Düsseldorf | 1991 | Basics on the game of billiards in general. Even a word on poker ;-). |
| 439 | Germany | Billard | Walter Leffringhausen | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1992 | |
| 440 | Germany | 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 | Europoli & Eurolex, Herrsching | 1992 | 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). | |
| 441 | Germany | Billard. Grundstösse, Viertelbillard und Freie Partie. | Dr. Heinz Stingl | Falken-Verlag, Niedernhausen/Ts | 1993 | Nice book on the game of straight rail and technique about to control the ball at the head of the table. |
| 442 | Germany | Gewinnen beim Carambol-Billard | Heinrich Weingartner (Austrian) | Walter Rau Verlag, Düsseldorf | 1993 | General introduction to straight rail and balkline with diagrams and photo's also explaining stance and stroke. |
| 443 | Germany | Billard. Pool, Snooker, Karambol. Regeln, Technik, Geschichte. | Franz Schiffer | Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag, München | 1994 | Lovely book with interesting photo's for who wants to know more on the background of French billiards, pool and snooker. |
| 444 | Germany | Billard In zehn Schritten zum Erfolg | Klaus Hose/Rolf Kalb | sportinform Verlag, München | 1994 | Handles carom billiards, pool & snooker in ten steps in order to improve your skills. Contains many diagrams. Ex-library. |
| 445 | Germany | Billard. Pool, Snooker, Karambol. Regeln, Technik, Geschichte | Franz Schiffer | Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag, München | 1995 | Lovely book with interesting photo's for who wants to know more on the background of French billiards, pool and snooker. |
| 446 | Germany | Homo Ludens- Der spielende Mensch 6 | Günther G. Bauer | Verlag Emil Katzbichler, Mûnchen/ Salzburg | 1996 | 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. |
| 447 | Germany | Bibliographie Der Spielbücher des 15. bis 18. Jahrhunderts - Erster Band : 1473 - 1700 | Manfred Zollinger | Anton Hiersemann Verlag, Stuttgart | 1996 | 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." |
| 448 | Germany | Billard Carambol Pool Snooker | Walter Leffringhausen, Jens Noelte | Sportverlag, Berlin | 1996 | Book on French billiards, pool and snooker. |
| 449 | Germany | Billard für Fortgeschrittene. Cadre, Einband, Dreiband, Kunststoss | Dr. Heinz Stingl | Falken-Verlag, Niedernhausen/Ts | 1997 | The book contains 189 diagrams, all explained in detail how to obtain the best result. Handling balkline, 1- and 3-cushion and phantasy. |
| 450 | Germany | DBU. Deutsche Billard Union. Handbuch der Deutschen Billard-Union e.V. mit Satzung, Ordnungen, Spielregeln, Richtlinien | Deutsche Billiard-Union | 1998 | 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. | |
| 451 | Germany | Bil.lard [biljart] | Bruno Bräsig, Klaus Puth | Tomus Verlag, München | 2001 | Funny German dictionary on words used in the game of billiards, pool, snooker |
| 452 | Germany | Das Billardspiel Eine Bibliographie | Dieter Haase | Edited by Author, Kassel | 2001 | 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". |
| 453 | Germany | Billard, verständlich gemacht | Rolf Kalb | Copress Verlag, München | 2001 | Introduction on the game of billiards in general. |
| 454 | Germany | Detaillierte Resultate der Billard-Europameisterschaften 1925 -2002 Carambol | Robert Richter | Robert Richter, Essen | 2002 | Results of all European Championships carom billiards, individual play. Men 1925 - 2002. Women 1985 - 2002. Junior players 1971 - 2002. |
| 455 | Germany | Modernes Pool Techniken un Training | Ralph Eckert | Litho-Verlag e.K. | 2003 | Detailed book on the needed material, different types of pool, strokes and how to approach the game. |
| 456 | Germany | Detaillierte Resultate der Billard-Weltmeisterschaften 1903 -2002 Carambol | Robert Richter | Robert Richter, Essen | 2003 | Results of 212 worldchampionships carom billiards as from 1903 until 2003. |
| 457 | Germany | Das Blaue Karree The Blue Square Fascination Billiards | Dr. Werner Bayer | Dr. Werner Bayer Stiftung. Druckerei H + P, Berlin | 2004 | 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. |
| 458 | Germany | Faszination Dreiband Grundlagen, Technik, Mentaltraining | Andreas Efler (Austrian) | Litho Verlag, Speyer | 2005 | 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. |
| 459 | Germany | Handbuch des Billardspiels - Dreiband - Band 1 | Dr. Gerhard Hüpper (G) | Litho-Verlag, Speyer | 2005 | 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. |
| 460 | Germany | Der Klang der Kugeln | Ingo Cesaro. Corvinus Presse Berlin | 2005 | 108 haikus (amm in German) by 89 women authors from 12 countries about billiards with 6 linocuts | |
| 461 | Germany | Billard-Europameisterschaften Teil 1 1925 -1960 | Robert Richter | Robert Richter, Essen | 2006 | Results of all European Championships carom billiards, individual play. Men 1925 - 2002. Women 1985 - 2002. Junior players 1971 - 2002. |
| 462 | Germany | Billard-Europameisterschaften Teil 2 1961-1975 | Robert Richter | Robert Richter, Essen | 2006 | Results of all European Championships carom billiards, individual play. Men 1925 - 2002. Women 1985 - 2002. Junior players 1971 - 2002. |
| 463 | Germany | Handbuch des Billardspiels - Dreiband - Zweiter Band | Dr. Gerhard Hüpper (G) | Litho-Verlag, Wolfhagen | 2008 | 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. |
| 464 | Germany | Big Points | Andreas Efler (Austrian) | Litho Verlag, Wolfhagen | 2009 | Book on about 300 special, sometimes very difficult 3-cushion positions and solutions |
| 465 | Germany | Big Points | Andreas Efler (Austrian) | Litho Verlag, Wolfhagen | 2010 | Book on about 300 special, sometimes very difficult 3-cushion positions and solutions |
| 466 | Germany | Richtig Billard | Andreas Huber (G) | BLV, München | 2011 | Mainly about pool, lot's of colourful photo's. |
| 467 | Germany | Kaffeehausgeschichten aus dem alten Dresden | Andreas Them | Sächsische Zeitung, Dresden | 2011 | 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? |
| 468 | Germany | 100 Jahre Billardsport in Deutschland 1911 - 2011 | Dieter Haase (G) | DBU, Köln | 2011 | 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. |
| 469 | Germany | Das (Mini) Billard Buch Mit Mini-Billardtisch, Regeln, Rack und Queue | Mike Vago | Komet Verlag, Köln | 2011 | 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. |
| 470 | Germany | Gründlicher Unterricht und Regeln des Billard-Spieles | Anton Baumann | Salzwasser Verlag | 2012 | 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. |
| 471 | Germany | Tuschvermeiden im Dreiband. Band 1. Quarten, Verkehrte Quarten; | Andreas Efler | Litho-Verlag e.K. | 2015 | How to avoid kisses in 3-cushion billiards. About 200 diagrms with detailed explanations. |
| 472 | Germany | Tuschvermeiden im Dreiband. Band 2. Quinten; | Andreas Efler | Litho-Verlag e.K. | 2016 | How to avoid kisses in 3-cushion billiards. About 200 diagrms with detailed explanations. |
| 473 | Germany | Tuschvermeiden im Dreiband. Band 3. Kur_Lang-Kurz. Lang-Lang-Kurz. Umkehrer. B 2 press an derBande un andere mit Testprogramm | Andreas Efler | Litho-Verlag e.K. | 2017 | How to avoid kisses in 3-cushion billiards. About 300 diagrms with detailed explanations. Volume 3 has another (lower) paper quality than 1 & 2. |
| 474 | Germany | Handbuch der Billardspielkunst | G. Kerkau | Grethlein & Co, Leipzig, Paris, Berlin | ND | Detailed book on French billiards, lots of references to people and businesses related to billiards. |
| 475 | Germany | Handbuch der Billardspielkunst | G. Kerkau | Grethlein & Co, Leipzig, Paris, Berlin | ND | Detailed book on French billiards, lots of references to people and businesses related to billiards. |
| 476 | Germany | Billard - Carambol, Pool, Snooker, Kegelbillard | Heinrich Weingartner (Austrian) | Verlag - Perlen - Reihe, Wien - München - Zürich | ND | |
| 477 | Germany | Billard für Jedermann | Roger Conti (F) | Weber Offset Druck, Heidelberg | nd | German translation of the original book of Roger Conti " Le billard cet inconnu". |
| 478 | Germany | Miniatur Bibliothek 451/452. Das Billardspiel. | Anonymous | Verlag für Kunst und Wissenschaft, Albert Otto Paul, Leipzig | Little book about the game of carom billiards with some diagrams. | |
| 479 | Germany | Miniatur Bibliothek 451-452 - Das Billardspiel. | Anonymous | Verlag für Kunst und Wissenschaft, Albert Otto Paul, Leipzig | Little book about the game of carom billiards with some diagrams. | |
| 480 | Germany | Miniatur Bibliothek 889 - Systematischer Unterricht im Billardspiel - Die amerikanische Serie | Anonymous | Verlag für Kunst und Wissenschaft - Albert Otto Paul, Leipzig | Little book about how to play in the "série américaine" in straight rail, with about 18 diagrams showing 54 positions. | |
| 481 | Germany | Systematischer Unterricht im Billardspiel. Die amerikanische Serie. (Miniatur Bibliothek Nr. 889) | Anonymous | Friedrich M. Hörhold Verlag, Leipzig | Explains how to execute the "American series" with 52 figures. Mainly about straight rail, some on balkline. | |
| 482 | Germany | Kleine Ausgabe von Woerz' Billardbuch | August Woerz | Verlag Albert Goldschmidt, Berlin | 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. | |
| 483 | Germany | Kleine Billardschule | E. Huhle | Verlag von Gerth, Laeisz & Co, Hamburg | Basics about carom billiards. 25 illustrations. | |
| 484 | Greece | (Le billard français) | Stekas F. | Piké, Athens | 1991 | 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. |
| 485 | Hungary | Karambol-Jatek Kezikönyve | Sztanoj Miklos | Hornyanszky Viktor Könyvnyomdaja, Budapest | 1895 | Old Hungarian book on carom billiards. Contains over 150 diagrams, some pictures and photo's of Hungarian players and Vignaux. |
| 486 | Hungary | A Biliardjatek könyve | Adorjan Gyula | Orszagos Központi Kozsegi Nyomda Reszvenytarsasag, Budapest | 1896 | Book about carom billiards, straight rail, with about 300 diagrams and some photo's. Also some diagrams about the "série américaine". |
| 487 | Hungary | A Billiárdjáték Kézikönyve | Pap Jakab | Delta Könyvkiadóvállalat, Budapest | 1937 | Hungarian book about carom billiards. Contains 120 diagrams. |
| 488 | Hungary | Spiele und Unterhaltung im alten Europa | Walter Endrei | Corvina, Budapest | 1986 | 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. |
| 489 | Hungary | Karambol A Zöld Asztalon | Szabadi Laszlo | Sport, Budapest | 1992 | 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 ;-). |
| 490 | India | La Maison Academique contenant les jeux Du Picquet, Du Hoc, Du Tric-Trac, Du Hoca, De la Guerre, De la Paulme. | Facsimile Publisher, Delhi. (Claude Langlois, Mathieu Liberal, Lyon) | 1674 | Pages 147 - 156 about the game of billiards and la guerre. Only the rules of these games are explained. Good quality reprint. | |
| 491 | India | Precision Billiards | R.M. Geyer | Edited by the author, Mussoorie | 1928 | 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. |
| 492 | India | Teaching & Coaching Billiards | Tom Aiken | Lokesh Tani Sports Publication, Delhi | 1998 | Reprint of Tom Aiken's book aobut English billiards, beginning of the 20th century. |
| 493 | India | Skills & Tactics. Billiards. | Lokesh Tani | Sports Publications, New Delhi | 2003 | Introduction to English billiards. |
| 494 | Italy | Manuale del Biliardo | Jacopo Gelli (I) | Ulrico Hoepli, Milano | 1895 | 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. |
| 495 | Italy | Come Posso Divertirmi? Piccola Enciclopedia di giuochi mossi e tranquilli da eseguirsi in citta e in campagna | Jacopo Gelli (I) | Ulrico Hoepli, Milano | 1901 | 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. |
| 496 | Italy | Il Giuoco del Biliardo (La Carambola) | G. Brunatti Prossi | Casa Editrice Sonzogno, Milan | 1906 | 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. |
| 497 | Italy | Il Biliardo | Jacopo Gelli (I) | Ulrico Hoepli, Milano | 1906 | 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. |
| 498 | Italy | Il Biliardo e il Giuoco alle Bocce | Jacopo Gelli (I) | Ulrico Hoepli, Milano | 1914 | 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. |
| 499 | Italy | Il Biliardo Moderno. Tecnica e Regolamento del giuoco. | G. Garuffa | Fratelli de Silvestri, Milano | 1933 | 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. |
| 500 | Italy | Il Biliardo. Tecnica - Stile - Regolamento | Vittorio Vespetti | Biblioteca Sportiva de Vecchi, Milano | 1968 | 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! |
| 501 | Italy | Il biliardo Vol. 1 | Vincenzo Testa | Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento | 1975 | 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. |
| 502 | Italy | Sistema del diamante - Angolo 50. | Doublel Team, Vinovo-Torino | 1980 | Explanation of the 3-cushion diamond system. | |
| 503 | Italy | Il biliardo Vol. 2: Le boccette; Le specialità anglo-sassoni; La goriziana | Vincenzo Testa | Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento | 1983 | |
| 504 | Italy | Il biliardo: Le boccette; Le specialità anglo-sassoni; La goriziana | Vincenzo Testa | Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento | 1983 | |
| 505 | Italy | manuale di biliardo | Luigi Lamparelli | Casa Editrice MEB, Padova | 1984 | Book about how to approach the games of Italian billiards. Contains a number of photo's of the Hermelin billiards (factory) in Milan. |
| 506 | Italy | Biliardo da Manuale per il principiante e il professionista | Philippe Malsert (F) | Siad Edizioni, Milan | 1984 | Treats all aspects of carom billiards with some explanation on pool. 100 diagrams. |
| 507 | Italy | Il biliardo Volume Primo: L'italiana | Vincenzo Testa | Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento | 1984 | |
| 508 | Italy | Il Biliardo Moderno | Luigi Ceron, Giorgio Colombo | Gremese Editore, Roma | 1987 | Book about Italian billiards, 5 birilli/pins. Lots of b&w photos & illustrations. |
| 509 | Italy | Il Bigliardo per tutti | Luigi Lamparelli, Luigi Ceron | Gremese Editore, Roma | 1987 | 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. |
| 510 | Italy | Il Bigliardo Da Campioni. Teoria, Pratica e…"Bigliardosofia". | Luigi Lamparelli, Luigi Ceron | Gremese Editore, Roma | 1988 | This book treats many aspects of billiard games. Mainly about 5 birilli. Many illustrations e.g. diagrams but also color photos. |
| 511 | Italy | Il Biliardo La Bagatella e il Giuoco delle Bocce | Jacopo Gelli (I) | Instituto Editioriale Cisalpino - Goliardica, Milano | 1989 | Good quality reprint of the original 4th and improved edition from 1924, edited by Hoepli. |
| 512 | Italy | Il Gioco del Biliardo. Regole e Strategie. | Lamberto Antonelli | Casa Editrice Roberto Napoleane S.r.l., Roma | 1990 | 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. |
| 513 | Italy | Il Biliardo: sport e spettacolo | Vincenzo Testa | Luigi Reverdito Editore, Trento | 1990 | |
| 514 | Italy | giochiamo a biliardo e bocette | Luigi Lamparelli | Gruppo Editoriale Muzzio, Padova | 1993 | 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. |
| 515 | Italy | Il Nuovo Biliardo - Teoria e pratica | Luigi Lamparelli, Luigi Ceron | Gremese Editore, Roma | 1993 | 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. |
| 516 | Italy | Il Bigliardo. La teoria e la pratica. | Luigi Lamparelli | Gremese Editore, Roma | 1994 | 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. |
| 517 | Italy | Corso Completo Di Biliardo | Angelo Galimberti | De Vecchi Editore, Milano | 1995 | |
| 518 | Italy | Il Manuale Di Biliardo | Grandmelo, Roma | 1996 | ||
| 519 | Italy | Il Fascino el Biliardo | Tonino Virgili | 2000 | Book about cinque birilli. Contains many colored diagrams. No mentioning of editor, date, … | |
| 520 | Italy | Il Biliardo Pro. Come migliolare le proprie prestazioni con le techniche e le strategie dei professionisti. | Bob Henning | Gremese, Roma | 2005 | Explains how to approach the game of (pool) billiards. Also handles the mental, emotional and strategy aspects. |
| 521 | Italy | Il Biliardi Universale | Fabio Margutti (I) | Aracne Editrice, Roma | 2005 | This book handles several systems to calculate the trajectory of the balls. As well usefull for 5 pins as for carom games and other. |
| 522 | Italy | Biliardo da Manuale per il principiante e il professionista | Girolamo Sansosti | Gremese, Roma | 2008 | |
| 523 | Italy | Il Biliardo Italiana Cinque Birilli manuale di biliardo | Pietro Piazza (I) | Marsala, Cefalù | 2008 | This book has lots of nice illustrations on the game of billiards and in particular on playing the 5 pins game, "cinque birilli". |
| 524 | Italy | CORSO DI AVVIAMENTO AL BILIARDO SPORTIVO - STORIA, NOZIONI BASE, TECNICA - | Pino Di Corrado | C.S.B. La Biglia, Modica | 2008 | History of the game, basics, focus on 5 birilli but also other games are briefly explained, quotes. Colored illustrations. |
| 525 | Italy | Manuale Tecnico e Didattico del Biliardo Sportivo. Appunti da lezioni di biliardo. | Francesco Fermi, Angelo Schiavi | Fibis. Ingraf, Milano. | 2009 | 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. |
| 526 | Italy | Biliardo da Manuale per il principiante e il professionista | Girlamo Sansosti (I) | Gremese, Roma | 2011 | Detailed explanation about the technique and theory of the game, cinque birilli, also valuable for carom players. |
| 527 | Italy | Emicrana e Biliardo. Viaggio tra neuroscienze, emicrania e sport (con un pizzico di filosofia) | Ezio Del Ponte | Pietro Pintore Editore, Torino | 2013 | |
| 528 | Italy | Corso base di biliardo internazionale per la scuola secondaria di secondo grado | Mauro Lanza | Federazione Italian Biliardo Sportivo, Milano | 2015 | 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. |
| 529 | Italy | Il Gioco del Biliardo.Manuale Pratico. | Anonymus | Guide Pratiche Edibook | Book on the history of billiards, handling several types of games of which the typical Italian "cinque birilli" with the 5 keels | |
| 530 | Italy | Scuola di Biliardo Illustrata. Volume Primo: Fondamentali e Sistemi. | Maurizio Cavalli | Dugan, Milano | Billiard basics, detailed explanation about stance and how to hold the cue, deamond systme, international rules of the 5-pins game/ | |
| 531 | Japan | New Technique of Billiards | TABE Takashi | Nippan Kokusho Shuppan, Osaka | 1933 | This book is about carom billiards. Contains many diagrams. |
| 532 | Japan | Billiard Classroom. From 4 Balls to Tricks | TOMIYAMA Toshiyuki | Tuschiya Shoten | 1989 | This book is mainly about the 4-ball game (pocketless billiard). The book holds many b&w photos and diagrams. |
| 533 | Japan | Shimida Akio's Fast Improvements at Billiards | SHIMIDA Akio | Shoten, Tokyo | 1995 | The book contains many diagrams about the games of pocket and carom billiards. Also cushion systems are explained.. Also contains color photos. |
| 534 | Japan | An Introduction to Billiards | Sho Akagaki | Ed. Kinensha | 1995 | 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. |
| 535 | Japan | An Introduction to Billiards. Technics and Practice Method | WAKAMATSU Kazuo | Seibido Sports Series | 1996 | 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. |
| 536 | Japan | An Introduction to Billiards | KOIKE Kyoko | Yuki Shobo | 1997 | This book handles 4-ball, carom billiards, some 3-cushion billiards and pool. 100's of illustrations: figures, diagrams, b&w photos. |
| 537 | Japan | Billiards | Sho Akagaki | Seibido Sports Series | 1997 | Different types of billiard games explained with the help of illustrations and diagrams like pool, carom billiards, some 3-cushion systems etc. |
| 538 | Japan | (Billiards: 9 Ball, 4 Ball, 3-Cushion, Snooker) | Handles as well snooker, pool and carom billiards. Many diagrams and b&w photos. Some photos of Kobayashi the former 3-cushion world champion. | |||
| 539 | Luxemburg | Fantaisie Classique Extraits des Règlements internationaux publiés à l'issue de l'Assemblée Générale de Luxembourg - 1950 | U.I.F.A.B. | 1950 | ||
| 540 | Luxemburg | CEB Report 1988/89 | CEB, Composition Rolf Kalb | Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange | 1989 | Overview of French Billiards in Europe of the 1988/1990 season. |
| 541 | Luxemburg | CEB Report 1989/90 | CEB, Rolf Kalb | Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange | 1990 | Overview of Carom Billiards in Europe of the 1989/90 season. |
| 542 | Luxemburg | CEB Report 1990/91 | CEB | Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange | 1991 | Overview of French Billiards in Europe of the 1990/1991 season. |
| 543 | Luxemburg | CEB Report 1990/91 | CEB | Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange | 1991 | Overview of Carom Billiards in Europe of the 1990/91 season. |
| 544 | Luxemburg | CEB Report 1992/93 | CEB | Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Dudelange | 1992 | Overview of Carom Billiards in Europe of the 1992/93 season. |
| 545 | Luxemburg | CEB Report 1994/1995 | CEB | Conféderation Européenne de Billard, Bivange | 1995 | Overview of French Billiards in Europe of the 1994/1995 season. |
| 546 | Mexico | El Nuevo Billarista Practico | Fred M. Guiol | The Murphy Advertising Service, Mexico | 1909 | 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. |
| 547 | Mexico | El Nuevo Billarista Practico | Fred M. Guiol | The Murphy Advertising Service, Mexico | 1909 | 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. |
| 548 | Mexico | Sea Usted Campeon De Billar | Carlos Enriquez, J. Mallorqui | El Libro Popular | 1955 | Basics about carom billiards. |
| 549 | Mexico | Manual de billar | Raul Gtz. Arce | Gomez Gomez Hnos, San Lorenzo | 1970 | Basics about carom billiards and some pool at the end of the book. |
| 550 | Mexico | Fundamentos para el juego de Billar | José M. Alvarez | Asociados Mexicanos, Mexico | 1980 | The author starts explaining different kind of billiard games. Then focus is onstraight rail and 3-cushion billiards with lots of diagrams. |
| 551 | Mexico | Fundamentos para el juego de Billar | Jose M. Alvarez | Edamex, Mexico | 1989 | The book handles carom billiards in a general way. Contains 86 diagrams. |
| 552 | Mexico | Historia del Billar en Mexico a Travez de los Anos. | José Senderovich Maya | Edited by the author | 1989 | History of billiards in Mexico with the explanation of the games played in Mexico. Largest chapter is about Joe Chamaco. |
| 553 | Mexico | Billar, México Siglo XXI | Luis Gamboa | Editorial PAC, S.A. de C.V., Colonia San Rafael, Mexico City | 1994 | Many systems and 100's of diagrams handling all aspects of 3-cushion billiards. |
| 554 | Mexico | Medio Siglo. Historia del billar de Mexico | Jesus Diaz Diaz | Edited by the author | 2000 | Mexican history of billiards of the 20th century, results, players. |
| 555 | Mexico | 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 | Impreso en Simbolos Corporativos S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara | 2006 | 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. |
| 556 | Mexico | El billar no es de vagos Ciencia, juego y diversion | Carlos Bosch | Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico | 2009 | Book on the mathematical aspects of the billiard game. |
| 557 | Mexico | El billar no es de vagos Ciencia, juego y diversion | Carlos Bosch | Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico | 2009 | Book on the mathematical aspects of the billiard game. |
| 558 | Mexico | Sistemas para el juego de billar a tres bandas, Vol. 1 | Jesus H. Gallegos Rosas | Imp. Mariscal | 2011 | 3-cushion systems : the classic diamond system and plus system (LSLL) |
| 559 | Mexico | Sistemas para el juego de billar a tres bandas, Vol. 2 | Jesus H. Gallegos Rosas | Imp. Mariscal | 2011 | 3-cushion systems |
| 560 | Mexico | Sistemas para el juego de billar a tres bandas, Vol. 3 | Jesus H. Gallegos Rosas | Imp. Mariscal | 2011 | 3-cushion systems |
| 561 | Netherlands | 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 | 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). |
| 562 | Netherlands | 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 | 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). |
| 563 | Netherlands | 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 | 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. |
| 564 | Netherlands | 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 | 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. |
| 565 | Netherlands | 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 | 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". |
| 566 | Netherlands | De Billard, Kluchtspel | G. van der Groe | Edited by the author, Amsterdam | 1731 | 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. |
| 567 | Netherlands | La plus Nouvelle Academie Universelle Des Jeux, ou Divertissemens Innocens | Anonymous | Arkste' E & Merkus, Amsterdam & Leipzig | 1752 | Extract: Pages 358-376 about billiards, the rules of the game. |
| 568 | Netherlands | Académie Universelle Des Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer. | Anonymous | A Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie | 1756 | 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". |
| 569 | Netherlands | Académie Universelle Des Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer. | Anonymous | A Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie | 1756 | 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". |
| 570 | Netherlands | Académie Universelle Des Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer. Nouvelle Edition - Première Partie. | Anonymous | Amsterdam | 1758 | Pages 1-14 of the second part of the book about the game of billiards |
| 571 | Netherlands | Académie Universelle Des Jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer. Nouvelle Edition - Première Partie. | Anonymous | Amsterdam | 1758 | Extract: Pages 1-14 of the second part of the book about the game of billiards. |
| 572 | Netherlands | 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 | 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. |
| 573 | Netherlands | 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 | Rules of the games played in that era. Part 1 mainly card games. Some unfoldable pictures. |
| 574 | Netherlands | 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 | Rules of the games played in that era. Pages 265-282 about the game of billiards. "La paulme, le mail". |
| 575 | Netherlands | 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 | Rules of the games played in that era. Tric-Trac, Chess. Some unfoldable pictures. |
| 576 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel. Eene volledige handleiding voor Liefhebbers, Biljarthouders, Marqueurs Enz. | A. Ter Gunne | Gedrukt bij A. Ter Gunne, Deventer | 1855 | 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. |
| 577 | Netherlands | 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 | 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". |
| 578 | Netherlands | Algemeene Bibliotheek 4 Het Biljart | Dr. D. Bierens De Haan | A.W. Sijthoff, Leiden | 1860 | Theoretical (physics) explanation about the game of billiards. Probably one of the first Dutch books fully dedicated to the game of billiards. |
| 579 | Netherlands | De Bekwame Biljartspeler. Handboekje om in zeer korten tijd zich in het Biljartspel te bekwamen. | P. Kluitman - Alkmaar | 1863 | 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. | |
| 580 | Netherlands | De Volmaakte Kaarstpeler | J.L. van Hal (D) | D. Noothoven van Goor, Leiden | 1870 | 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. |
| 581 | Netherlands | Kunststooten Gespeeld op het Wilhelmina-Biljart | L.B. Salomon | Biljartfabriek Wilhelmina, Amsterdam | 1908 | About 75 plates with carom billiards special figures. Edited by Wilhelmina, a billiard table manufacturer. |
| 582 | Netherlands | Kleine Billardschool. Carambolagespel. | J.F. van de Ven, Baarn | 1910 | Little book on carom billiards. 23 diagrams. | |
| 583 | Netherlands | Van het groene laken | Is. Querido | Scheltens & Giltay, Amsterdam | 1911 | 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 |
| 584 | Netherlands | Beknopte Leermethode van het Moderne Biljartspel | Fr. Mertens | Scheltens & Giltay, Amsterdam | 1912 | 58 diagrams, mainly rappel shots used in carom billiards explained. |
| 585 | Netherlands | 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 | Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics |
| 586 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | E. J. F. Horemans (B) | Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam | 1919 | 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. |
| 587 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | E. J. F. Horemans (B) | Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam | 1924 | 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 |
| 588 | Netherlands | Vermakelijke kunstjes op het biljart alsmede van een 40-tal effectvolle Kunststooten | Practicus | N.V. A.W. Segboer's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, Den Haag | 1924 | Tricks and phantasy |
| 589 | Netherlands | 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 | 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. |
| 590 | Netherlands | Leerboek van het Biljartspel | L.D. van der Vijver (D) | N.V. Leeuwarder Papierwarenfabriek | 1925 | Detailed book on Libre, lots of figures wit detailed explanation, soft cover. Signed by owner. |
| 591 | Netherlands | 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 | Book about building sporting accomodations.Pages 78, 79 and 80 about billiard rooms. |
| 592 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | H.C.L. Wenning (D) | G.B. Van Goor Zonen, Gouda | 1928 | Basics |
| 593 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel. Handleiding voor Beginners en Gevorderden. | H.C.L. Wenning (D) | G.B. Van Goor Zonen, Gouda | 1928 | Basics about carom billiards wiht 60 diagrams. |
| 594 | Netherlands | Het Driebandenspel Grondslagen en Voorschriften | H.C.L. Wenning (D) | G.B. van Goor Zonen's U.M. n.v., 's Gravenhage | 1936 | Little book on 3-cushion billiards. Also a little chapter on "stoppen" a technique to be used in pocket billiards "de Carolinepartij". |
| 595 | Netherlands | 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 | Little book on 3-cushion billiards. Also a little chapter on "stoppen" a technique to be used in pocket billiards "de Carolinepartij". |
| 596 | Netherlands | Van Groot Spel tot Serie Americaine | René Gabriëls (B) | H.L. Smit & Zoon, Hengelo | 1944 | Hard cover. Detailed figures on "rappels" and "Série Américaine" |
| 597 | Netherlands | Van Groot Spel tot Serie Americaine | René Gabriëls (B) | H.L. Smit & Zoon, Hengelo | 1944 | Hard cover. Detailed figures on "rappels" and "Série Américaine" Signature by Rene Gabriëls To Edouard en Anette, May 1969. |
| 598 | Netherlands | Van Groot Spel tot Serie Americaine | René Gabriëls (B) | H.L. Smit & Zoon, Hengelo | 1945 | Hard cover. Detailed figures on "rappels" and "Série Américaine" |
| 599 | Netherlands | Van Groot Spel tot Serie Americaine | René Gabriëls (B) | H.L. Smit & Zoon, Hengelo | 1946 | Hard cover. Detailed figures on "rappels" and "Série Américaine" |
| 600 | Netherlands | 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 | 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). |
| 601 | Netherlands | De Nederlandsche Biljartbond NBB. Statuten, Huishoudelijk Reglement, Wedstrijdreglement, Spel- en Arbitragereglement, Competitiereglement | De Nederlandsche Biljartbond (NBB) | 1947 | Map with perforated pages bound together by thin metal strips. Containing the rules and regulations of the Dutch Billard Federation (NBB) at the time. | |
| 602 | Netherlands | Gedenkboek aangeboden ter gelegenheid van het 4e lustrum district Den Haag van de Nederlandsche Biljartbond | De Huldigingscommissie | 1948 | Publication for the 20th anniversary jubilee of the district of The Hague, part of the KNBB - Dutch carom billiards league. | |
| 603 | Netherlands | Leerboek van het Biljartspel | L.D. van der Vijver, P.J. van de Pol (D) | Uitgave Mulder & Co, Amsterdam | 1949 | Number of figures taken over from the 1925 book of van der Vijver, but now added photo's and results of van de Pol. |
| 604 | Netherlands | Leerboek van het Biljartspel | L.D. van der Vijver, P.J. van de Pol (D) | Uitgave Mulder & Co, Amsterdam | 1949 | Number of figures taken over from the 1925 book of van der Vijver, but now added photo's and results of van de Pol. |
| 605 | Netherlands | Leerboek van het Biljartspel | L.D. van der Vijver, P.J. van de Pol (D) | Uitgave Mulder & Co, Amsterdam | 1949 | Number of figures taken over from the 1925 book of van der Vijver, but now added photo's and results of van de Pol. |
| 606 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | J. Dommering en P. De Goede (D) | Van Loghum Slaterus, Arnhem | 1950 | Basics, a few figures, some interesting historic anecdotes |
| 607 | Netherlands | Biljart. Een serie stoten voor beginners en gevorderden. 1ste deel | A.W.C. Jacobs | Amstel Brouwerij N.V. | 1951 | Edited by the Amstel brewery as a promotion. About carom billiards with 25 photos. |
| 608 | Netherlands | Biljart. Een serie stoten voor beginners en gevorderden. 1ste deel | A.W.C. Jacobs | Amstel Brouwerij N.V. | 1951 | Edited by the Amstel brewery as a promotion. About carom billiards with 25 photos. |
| 609 | Netherlands | Biljarten (Ken uw sport) | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam | 1951 | Bsics about carom billiards. Print supported by KNBB. In the back information about how to contact the KNBB. |
| 610 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | J. Dommering en P. De Goede (D) | Van Loghum Slaterus, Arnhem | 1954 | Basics, a few figures, some interesting historic anecdotes |
| 611 | Netherlands | Het biljartspel | A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek Jr (D) | N.V. Uitgeversmij. Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen | 1956 | Part of series of hobby books "Weten en Kunnen nr. 257". General book about carom billiards. |
| 612 | Netherlands | Biljart. Een tweede serie stoten voor beginners en gevorderden. | A.W.C. Jacobs | Amstel Brouwerij N.V. | 1961 | 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. |
| 613 | Netherlands | Weten en Kunnen. Het Biljartspel. | A. van Haaren, J. van der Hoek | N.V. Uitgeversmij. Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen | 1962 | Basics of carom billiards. |
| 614 | Netherlands | François Villon Verzamelde Gedichten | François Villon vertalingen van Ernst Van Altena | Van Ditmar, Amsterdam | 1963 | 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." |
| 615 | Netherlands | biljartspel | A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D) | N.V. Uitgeversmij. Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen | 1965 | Wenk hobbygidsen357. Book about carom billiards. Contains 42 diagrams. |
| 616 | Netherlands | biljartspel | A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D) | N.V. Uitgeversmij. Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen | 1965 | Wenk hobbygidsen357. Book about carom billiards. Contains 42 diagrams. |
| 617 | Netherlands | Carambole | J. van der Hoek (D) | La Rivière & Voorhoeve, Zwolle | 1966 | Book on billiards in general, containing photo's, tabels of championships, information on players. This book is not about technique. |
| 618 | Netherlands | Carambole | J. van der Hoek (D) | La Rivière & Voorhoeve, Zwolle | 1966 | Book on billiards in general, containing photo's, tabels of championships, information on players. This book is not about technique. |
| 619 | Netherlands | Carambole | J. van der Hoek (D) | La Rivière & Voorhoeve, Zwolle | 1966 | Book on billiards in general, containing photo's, tabels of championships, information on players. This book is not about technique. |
| 620 | Netherlands | Carambole | J. van der Hoek (D) | La Rivière & Voorhoeve, Zwolle | 1967 | Book on billiards in general, containing photo's, tabels of championships, information on players. This book is not about technique. |
| 621 | Netherlands | Biljartspel | A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D) | Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen | 1968 | BasicS |
| 622 | Netherlands | Een partijtje LIBRE | Hans Wiegel | Nijgh & van Ditmar, 's Gravenhage, Rotterdam | 1968 | 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.. |
| 623 | Netherlands | Biljarten | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam | 1968 | 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. |
| 624 | Netherlands | Biljarten | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam | 1968 | 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. |
| 625 | Netherlands | Biljarten | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam | 1968 | 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. |
| 626 | Netherlands | Stok en Ballen. Blomlezing fan Biljertpoëzij foar it Fryske Folk. | Jo Smit (J. Sjeiksma) | Edited by Author. | 1970 | 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 |
| 627 | Netherlands | Stok en Ballen. Blomlezing fan Biljertpoëzij foar it Fryske Folk. | Jo Smit (J. Sjeiksma) | Edited by Author. | 1970 | 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 |
| 628 | Netherlands | Biljartspel | A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D) | Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen | 1972 | Basics |
| 629 | Netherlands | Jaarboek 1972 - '73 | KNBB | KNBB | 1973 | Overview of the 72 -73 sport season given by the Dutch billiard league KNBB with names of players, results of national and international championships, … |
| 630 | Netherlands | Biljartspel | A.W.H. van Haaren and J.E. van der Hoek (D) | Kosmos, Amsterdam, Antwerpen | 1975 | Basics |
| 631 | Netherlands | Jaarboek 1974 - '75 | KNBB | KNBB | 1975 | Overview of the 74 -75 sport season given by the Dutch billiard league KNBB with names of players, results of national and international championships, … |
| 632 | Netherlands | Zo speelt u biljart | Simon Vermeent (D) | Elsevier, Amsterdam, Brussel | 1978 | Basics about carom billiards. Contains 89 diagrams. |
| 633 | Netherlands | Biljarten en nog vijf | Gerard Klinkert (D) | Spruyt, Van Mantgem & De Does BV, Leiden | 1983 | Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics |
| 634 | Netherlands | biljarten en nog vijf | Gerard Klinkert (D) | Spruyt, Van Mantgem & De Does BV, Leiden | 1983 | 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. |
| 635 | Netherlands | Zo speelt u biljart | Simon Vermeent (D) | Elsevier, Amsterdam, Brussel | 1983 | Basics about carom billiards. Contains 89 diagrams. |
| 636 | Netherlands | Zo speelt u biljart | Simon Vermeent (D) | Elsevier, Amsterdam, Brussel | 1983 | Basics |
| 637 | Netherlands | Eensgezindheid 1863. 120 jaar societeitsleven Hengelo. | van den Bos, ten Cate, Polee, Schrijver, Waldkötter | Uitgegeven in eigen beheer | 1983 | Book about the 120 year history of the circle "Sociëteit Eensgezindheid". Also a chapter about the billiards club of the circle. |
| 638 | Netherlands | 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 | Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics |
| 639 | Netherlands | 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 | Under the auspices of the KNBB, billiard basics |
| 640 | Netherlands | Informatie 1984 | KNBB | KNBB | 1984 | Overview of the 83 - 84 sport season given by the Dutch billiard league KNBB with names of players, results of national and international championships, … |
| 641 | Netherlands | Hans Vultink | Olaf Erikson | Thieme, Zutphen | 1984 | Biography on Hans Vultink |
| 642 | Netherlands | Hans Vultink | Olaf Erikson | Thieme, Zutphen | 1984 | Biography on Hans Vultink |
| 643 | Netherlands | Biljarten (Ken uw sport) | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | H.J.W. Becht's Uitgeversmaatschappij bv, Amsterdam | 1985 | 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. |
| 644 | Netherlands | Biljarten (Ken uw sport) | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | H.J.W. Becht's Uitgeversmaatschappij bv, Amsterdam | 1985 | Print supported by KNBB. In the back information about how to contact the KNBB has been added manually. |
| 645 | Netherlands | Biljart. Ik ben benieuwd of... | G. Sijbers (D) | Alberts, Maaseik, Sittard | 1986 | Basics on Libre |
| 646 | Netherlands | Het leuke van Biljarten | Wim Kleine D) | Hema BV, Amsterdam | 1986 | 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) |
| 647 | Netherlands | Het leuke van Biljarten | Wim Kleine D) | Hema BV, Amsterdam. Inmerc BV, Wormer. | 1986 | Basics, famous players, some diagrams and anecdotes about carom billiards. Preface by Raymond Ceulemans. |
| 648 | Netherlands | Basisboek Biljarten . Instructie Verzamelen Spelsituaties | Cas Juffermans (D) | Tirion, Baarn | 1987 | General principles on French Billiards, lots of figures |
| 649 | Netherlands | Biljarten Sportlijn | Fred Postma (D) | Van Holkema & Warendorf | 1987 | Basics but some interesting 3-cushion figures with placement of object ball |
| 650 | Netherlands | Basisboek.Bandstoten, Driebanden, Kader 38/2 | Cas Juffermans (D) | Tirion, Baarn | 1988 | Book on 3-cushion, 1-cushion, Balkline 38/2 with lots of figures |
| 651 | Netherlands | Sociale geschiedenis van de georganiseerde sport in Nederland to 1920 | Eric Spaans | RUU, Utrecht | 1988 | Doctoral thesis about the "social history of organised sports in the Netherlands until 1920". |
| 652 | Netherlands | Biljarten | Fred Postema (D) | Van Holkema & Warendorf | 1988 | Basics but some interesting 3-cushion figures with placement of object ball |
| 653 | Netherlands | Biljarten Sportlijn | Fred Postma | Van Holkema & Warendorf | 1988 | Basics but some interesting 3-cushion figures with placement of object ball |
| 654 | Netherlands | Wolthoorn & Co. 1923 - 1988. | Jan Abrahamse, Dout Benedek-Siegersma, Fred van Garderen | Wolthoorn & Co, Turftorenstraat 6, Groningen | 1988 | 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 |
| 655 | Netherlands | Olympische Spelen. Sport en Opvoeding in de Griekse Oudheid. Een Bronnenboek. | Charles Hupperts, Marianne Beets, Beatrice de Fraiture, Elly Jans, Yvonne Twisk | Eisma B.V., Leeuwarden | 1989 | History and sources of the Olympic Games. |
| 656 | Netherlands | Beginnerscursus "Biljarten voor Vrouwen" Instruktie en oefeningen | Ine Wijnen | KNBB | 1989 | |
| 657 | Netherlands | Timpen, hinkelen & pierebollen. Spelen in de Lage Landen. | Jack Botermans, Nicolette Visser en Tny Burrett | Van Holkema & Warendorf | 1991 | 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. |
| 658 | Netherlands | Basisboek. Biljarten Kader 38/2 | Cas Juffermans (D) | Tirion, Baarn | 1993 | Detailed book with lots of figures on Balkline 38/2 (small billiard table) |
| 659 | Netherlands | Snooker | Jan Baeten and Michael Clarke | Tirion, Baarn | 1993 | Book on training, technique and tactics of snooker. |
| 660 | Netherlands | Poolbiljart, Training en Techniek | Bogdan Pejcic, Rolf Meyer (G) | Uitgeverij Elmar, Rijswijk | 1994 | History, how to start playing, rules of pool. Translation from "Poolbillard, Grundlagen für Training und Spiel". |
| 661 | Netherlands | Basisboek. Bandstoten | Cas Juffermans (D) | Tirion, Baarn | 1994 | Detailed book on 1-cushion play with lots of figures. |
| 662 | Netherlands | Biljarten. Een handleiding voor beginners. | Jaap Snijders, A.C.A. Lemmers | Uitgeverij Helmond, Helmond | 1994 | Basic instruction book about carom billiards. |
| 663 | Netherlands | 50 Jaar District Alkmaar. 28 februari 1944 - 1194 | Several authors. Editorial office : Jan Snel, Joop Koelman, Joop Roelands | KNBB District Alkmaar | 1994 | 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. |
| 664 | Netherlands | Biljarten voor de Jeugd | André Agema (D) | Edited by author | 1995 | Carom billiards training course for youth players with lots of diagrams. |
| 665 | Netherlands | Daar sta je dan als koffiedikkijker. Bloemlezing uit 33 jaar sportjournalistiek in de Volkskrant. | Ben de Graaf (D) | de Volkskrant, Amsterdam | 1996 | Contains an material about Raymond Ceulemans, his 100'd title and win in Las Vegas. |
| 666 | Netherlands | Achter de Groene Tafel | Maarten Hendriks | Edited by the author | 1996 | Memoirs of the ex-President. Covers the period 1985-1996 of the Dutch Billiard League: KNBB. |
| 667 | Netherlands | Groninger Biljart Club. De geschiedenis van de oudste Biljartclub in Nederland. 1897 - 1997 | H.R. Hoepman | Groninger Biljart Club, Groningen | 1997 | History 1897 - 1997 of the oldest billiard club in the Netherlands. |
| 668 | Netherlands | Pool Geschiedenis, Internationale Spelregels, Sport & Recreatie | Wil Monsieurs (D) | Gaade Uitgevers, Houten | 1997 | Nice book to get an overall view on the game of pool, its history, rules, statistics. |
| 669 | Netherlands | Knipselkrant 1996/1997 | Vereniging Driebanden Nederland | 1997 | Bundle of copied newspaper articles about the Dutch 3-cushion Interclub competition of the sporting season 1996-1997. Contains 100's of articles. | |
| 670 | Netherlands | Biljartvereniging Horna. Jubileum uitgave. 65 jaar Horna in 1998. | Editorial office: J. Sluiter, J. Zweet | Biljartvereniging Horna | 1998 | 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. |
| 671 | Netherlands | 50 Jaar Helderse Christelijke Sport Centrale 1948 - 1998 | Gerrit Volder, Piet Postma | Helderse Christelijke Sport Centrale | 1998 | 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. |
| 672 | Netherlands | 75 jaar biljartgeschiedenis van het District Rotterdam van de KNBB 1923 - 1998 | Maarten van Bodegom | AVW Vakpers BV, Capelle aan den Ijssel | 1998 | History of the game, billiard clubs and players in the district of Rotterdam (Netherlands) from 1923 - 1998. |
| 673 | Netherlands | De Top 500. De beste Nederlandse sporters van de 20ste eeuw. | Anton Witkamp, Leo van de Ruit. Billiards by Ben de Graaf. | Premium Press BV Publishers, Maarssen | 1999 | 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. |
| 674 | Netherlands | Practische Biljartkennis deel 3 Driebanden | Gerard Klinkert (D) | C.V. Producties, Amsterdam | 1999 | Technique and figures for 3-cushion. Mix of photo's and figures. |
| 675 | Netherlands | 50 jaar Enschedese Biljart Bond. 12 april 1949 - 12 april 1999. | Enschedese Biljart Bond | 1999 | 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. | |
| 676 | Netherlands | Practische Biljartkennis deel 4 en 5 kader 38/2 en bandstoten | Gerard Klinkert (D) | C.V. Producties, Amsterdam | 2001 | Technique and figures for balkline 38/2 and 1-cushion play |
| 677 | Netherlands | De Friesche Club 100 Jaar | Siep Braaksma, André Braaksma (D) | De Friesche Club, Leeuwarden | 2001 | 100 year history of the Friesche billiardsclub, based in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. Contains a lot of photo's and historical information. |
| 678 | Netherlands | Raymond Ceulemans Biljartfenomeen | Wim Kleine (D) | Voorkeurboek Specials | 2001 | Biography about the career of Raymond Ceulemans |
| 679 | Netherlands | Sportsociologie. Het spel en de spelers. | Paul De Knop, Bart Vanreusel en Jeroen Scheerder | Elsevier Gezondheidszorg, Maarssen | 2002 | Book about sports sociology also looking into the specific situation of sports policy and execution in the Netherlands and Flanders. |
| 680 | Netherlands | 75 jaar District Bollenstreek 1929 - 2004 | Ben Duivenvoorde, Cas Juffermans, Bert Vaneman, Jubileumboek Alkmaar | District Bollenstreek | 2004 | 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. |
| 681 | Netherlands | Een vrije vlucht | Haven Kimmel (U.S.) | Arena, Amsterdam | 2004 | 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. |
| 682 | Netherlands | Een mooie serie van vijftig - 1955 - 2005 Biljart Bond Ons Genoegen | Jan Beumer, Henk Nijhuis, Herman Albers | Biljart Bond Ons Genoegen, Hellendoorn | 2005 | 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. |
| 683 | Netherlands | The Road to Glory, Pool voor iedereen | Willem La Rivière | Tirion Sport, Baarn | 2005 | Different strokes and explanation on tactics and psychology in pool. |
| 684 | Netherlands | Beter Biljarten Instructie Kampioenen Geschiedenis Feiten | Cas Juffermans (D) | Francis Productions, Amsterdam | 2007 | General principles on French Billiards with lots of figures and tables with results of championships |
| 685 | Netherlands | Praktische Biljartkennis deel 1 Beginners en iets gevorderden | Gerard Klinkert (D) | Drukkerij Palteam, Duivendrecht. C.V. Producties, Amsterdam | 2007 | Technique for beginners. Mix of photo's and figures. |
| 686 | Netherlands | Praktische Biljartkennis deel 2 Gevorderden | Gerard Klinkert (D) | C.V. Producties, Amsterdam | 2007 | Technique for advanced players. Mix of photo's and figures. |
| 687 | Netherlands | Asser Biljartclub 1908-2008. Van nul naar honderd. | Gerard Noorda, Seine Wegter | Biljartclub ABC'08 | 2008 | History of this Dutch carom billiards club at the occasion of their 100th anniversary. |
| 688 | Netherlands | De Harmonie eens het culturele centrum van Groningen | J.M. Minderhout | Profiel Uitgeverij, Bedum | 2008 | 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. |
| 689 | Netherlands | 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 | 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. |
| 690 | Netherlands | Lies Schrier 1887 - 1962. Biljartkampioene. | Jaap Labrujere, Henk van Heijst | Edited by authors | 2009 | 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. |
| 691 | Netherlands | Beter Biljarten - Instructie Kampioenen Geschiedenis Feiten | Cas Juffermans | Coolegem Media, Rotterdam | 2010 | General principles on French Billiards with lots of figures and tables with results of championships |
| 692 | Netherlands | Wereldkampioenschap driebanden | Frits Bakker (D) | Stichting Best, Sluiskil | 2010 | 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. |
| 693 | Netherlands | Van acquit | Pietro Grossi translated by Pieter van der Drift | van Gennep, Amsterdam | 2010 | 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. |
| 694 | Netherlands | Zwolsche Biljartclub 1910 - 2010 | Roel Wichers | Zwolsche Biljartclub, Zwolle | 2010 | |
| 695 | Netherlands | Modern Biljarten. Het puntensysteem. | A. Duon | Edited by author | 2011 | Explains the 3-cushion diamond system and a number of other systems in detail. Contains 136 diagrams, nicely illustrated. |
| 696 | Netherlands | Encyclopedie van de Ereklasse | Cees Sprangers (D) | Drukkerij Gianotten, Tilburg. Uitgave Cees Sprangers | 2011 | Impressive description of 313 top players that were active in the Netherlands in the last century. |
| 697 | Netherlands | Koninklijke Nederlandse Biljartbond 100 Jaar Biljarten | Hans Coolegem, Peter de Brie, Ernest Schraven (D) | Coolegem Media, Rotterdam | 2011 | 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. |
| 698 | Netherlands | Ethiek en Biljarten - Een filosofische beschouwing | Hans Eekels | Unibook | 2011 | 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. |
| 699 | Netherlands | Humor en Biljarten - En andere verhalen | Hans Eekels | Unibook | 2011 | Funny stories around the billiard table. |
| 700 | Netherlands | de Poolbijbel | Nick Metcalfe | Veltman Uitgevers, Utrecht | 2011 | Book about how to play the game of pool. Contains many diagrams and photo's. |
| 701 | Netherlands | Kristalman. Multatuli-oefeningen. | Atte Jongstra | Uitgeverij De Arbeiderspers. Utrecht, Amsterdam, Antwerpen | 2012 | 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). |
| 702 | Netherlands | De term 'kan niet' is allang geschrapt | Ben Leek | Edited by Author | 2012 | 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." |
| 703 | Netherlands | The Blomdahl Era | Bert van Manen | Bert van Manen, Ede | 2014 | 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. |
| 704 | Netherlands | Biljarten is een kunst. Een cultuurgeschiedenis. | Frans van Lingen | Frans van Lingen i.s.m. U2pi, Amsterdam. Druk Den Haag. | 2014 | 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. |
| 705 | Netherlands | Het Tijdperk Blomdahl | Bert van Manen | Edited by author. Drukwerkconsultancy Bunnik. | 2015 | Translation of "The Blomdahl Era" by Bert van Manen. For more details look for the original in this list. |
| 706 | Netherlands | Basisboek Biljarten techniek - oefenstof - spelsituaties | Cas Juffermans (D) | Tirion Sport, Baarn | 2015 | General principles on French Billiards, lots of figures |
| 707 | Netherlands | De Verdieping. Waarom bestuurders moeten leren fietsen. | Jo van Engelen, Hans van Bommel | van Duuren Media,Culemborg | 2015 | Using billiards and cycling as metaphores in order to explain how to correctly manage projects (in IT). |
| 708 | Netherlands | De grote vakantie | Thé Lau | Lebowski Publishers - Overamstel uitgevers, Amsterdam | 2015 | 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. |
| 709 | Netherlands | Ik weet toevallig dat het laken groen is | Ludo Ludius | Uitgeverij de Graveinse Abeel, Amsterdam | 2016 | A combination of 99 humorous stories and poems about the game of billiards. |
| 710 | Netherlands | Biljarten is een kunst. Een cultuurgeschiedenis. | Frans van Lingen | Frans van Lingen i.s.m. U2pi, Amsterdam. Druk Den Haag. | 2017 | 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. |
| 711 | Netherlands | Biljarten is een kunst. Een cultuurgeschiedenis. | Frans van Lingen | Frans van Lingen i.s.m. U2pi, Amsterdam. Druk Den Haag. | 2017 | 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. |
| 712 | Netherlands | Basisboek Biljarten techniek . oefenstof . spelsituaties | Cas Juffermans (D) | Tirion, Baarn | 2007 - 2008 | General principles on French Billiards, lots of figures, soft cover |
| 713 | Netherlands | Biljart in ontwikkeling | Fréderic Caudron; Frans van Kuyk; Jean-Michel Fray | edited by author | ND | |
| 714 | Netherlands | Biljarten (Ken uw sport) | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | Uitgeverij Vermande/Duwaer, Ijmuiden | ND | Print supported by KNBB. Basics of the billiard game, very well explained in such a little book, with lots of small diagrams. |
| 715 | Netherlands | Biljarten (Ken uw sport) | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam | ND | Print supported by KNBB. Earlier date than 1985, no ISBN, date or n° edition |
| 716 | Netherlands | Biljarten (Ken uw sport) | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam | ND | Print supported by KNBB. Earlier date than 1985, no ISBN, date or n° edition |
| 717 | Netherlands | Van Het Groot Spel naar de Serie-Americaine | René Gabriëls (B) | N.V. Foresta Groningen | ND | 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. |
| 718 | Netherlands | Van Het Groot Spel naar de Serie-Americaine | René Gabriëls (B) | N.V. Foresta Groningen | ND | 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. |
| 719 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | E. J. F. Horemans (B) | Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam | 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 | |
| 720 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | E. J. F. Horemans (B) | Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam | 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 | |
| 721 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | E.J.F. Horemans | Nijgh & van Ditmar N.V., Rotterdam | 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. | |
| 722 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | H.C.L. Wenning (D) | Batavia, 's Gravenhage | Basics | |
| 723 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | H.C.L. Wenning (D) | G.B. Van Goor Zonen, 's Gravenhage, Djakarta | Basics | |
| 724 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | H.C.L. Wenning (D) | Van Goor Zonen, Den Haag, Brussel | Basics | |
| 725 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel | H.C.L. Wenning (D) | Van Goor Zonen, Den Haag, Brussel | Basics of carom billiards. | |
| 726 | Netherlands | Het Biljartspel. Handleiding voor Beginners en Gevorderden. | H.C.L. Wenning (D) | G.B. Van Goor Zonen's, 's Gravenhage, Djakarta | Basics of carom billiards. | |
| 727 | Netherlands | Modèles du Carambolages d'un Billard à Queue | Herman .J. Schoemaker | H.J. Schoemaker, Zwolle | 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. | |
| 728 | Netherlands | Biljarten | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam | 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. | |
| 729 | Netherlands | Biljarten (Ken uw sport) | M.A.F. Soliën (D) | Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer & Zonen, Amsterdam | Basics about carom billiards. Print supported by KNBB. In the back information about how to contact the KNBB. (van de Pol on front) | |
| 730 | Netherlands | Overhouden. De twaalf geboden voor het spelen op de serie van Maurice Daly. | Maurice Daly | 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. | ||
| 731 | Portugal | Manual de Jogos | Anonymous | G.D.L.P., Lissabon | 1958 | Book of games. Chapter "Bilhar" p.21-54. Explains the rules of different billiard games played in Portugal. |
| 732 | Russia | In billiard Peace | N.V. Balin | AST, Moscou | 2003 | Book about Russian billiards with 326 illustrations, also a chapter with trick shots and information how to organise a tournament. |
| 733 | Russia | СПРАВОЧНИК БИЛЬЯРДИСТА (DIRECTORY BILLIARDIST) | Г. Я. Мисуна (H. Ya. Misuna) | Moscou | 2005 | 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) |
| 734 | South-Korea | Three Cushion Billiards Lesson | ? | Ilsin Publishing, Souts-Korea | 1990 | About 3-cushion billiards. Contains 521 diagrams, all with position play in mind. Some words have been translated in English. |
| 735 | South-Korea | ? | ? | ? | 1992 | Book about carom billiards, mainly gathering shots with illustrations |
| 736 | South-Korea | Billiards Power Book | ? | Samho Media | 1995 | Book about differtent types of billiard games, both carom and pocket. Many illustrations. |
| 737 | South-Korea | Three cushion mania | ? | Sejin Book | 2000 | Lots of 3-cushion systems and 100's of diagrams. |
| 738 | South-Korea | Master of 3 Cushion 1 | ? | 2007 | About 3-cushion billiards, mainly about systems and less about position play. . Contains 100's of diagrams. Key words have been translated in English. | |
| 739 | South-Korea | Master of 3 Cushion 2 | ? | 2008 | 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. | |
| 740 | South-Korea | Level Up of Carom Three Cushion | Won Sang | Osungbook | 2011 | Explaining lots of 3-cushion systems. Contains 100's of diagrams. |
| 741 | South-Korea | Billiards | ? | Osungbook | 2012 | About 3-cushion billiards. Contains 324 diagrams. These diagrams come from a book originally written by Robert Byrne. |
| 742 | South-Korea | Easyway for Carom Three Cushion | ? | Osungbook | 2013 | 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. |
| 743 | South-Korea | (3-Cushion Billiards) | ? | ? | Lots of 3-cushion systems and 100's of diagrams. | |
| 744 | Spain | 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. | Imprenta de J. Martin Alegria, Madrid | 1860 | 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. |
| 745 | Spain | Arte de Aprender y Jugar el Noble Juego de Villa,r 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 | 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. |
| 746 | Spain | Tradada Completo del Juego de Billar | D. Claudio Monge De Rueda | Libreria de los SRES, Simon y Osler, Madrid | 1879 | 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. |
| 747 | Spain | Tesoro de Juegas en Societad | Sauri y Sabater, Barcelona | 1896 | Billiards on pp. 199-203. Book of games. | |
| 748 | Spain | Tratado De Billar | Don José Fernández-Hermosa | Imp. De Primitivo Fernández-Hermosa, Madrid | 1906 | 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. |
| 749 | Spain | 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 | Rules of about 30 games played in that era. Pages 199 - 203 about the game of billards. | |
| 750 | Spain | Todos los Secretos del Billar. Tradado del juego de carambolas. | D. Julio Adorjan | Berta Wallenstein (Adorjan's widow). Imprenta Julio Cosano, Madrid. | 1919 | 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. |
| 751 | Spain | Todos los Secretos del Billar | D. Julio Adorjan (H) | Daniel Jorro, Madrid | 1930 | Very detailed book on the game of French Billards. Over 200 figures. |
| 752 | Spain | Quiere Vd. Jugar al billar? Guia practica para aprender tan noble juego | Wan - Baecker | Editorial B. Bauza, Barcelona | 1930 | General explanation about the game of carom billiards with 13 pictures, 33 diagrams and 7 photo's. |
| 753 | Spain | Quiére V. jugar al billar? Verdadera guia para aprender a practicar tan noble juego. | Wan Baecker | B. Bauza, Barcelona | 1930 | Basics about carom billiards with 24 illustrations and some b&w photos. |
| 754 | Spain | Quiere Vd. Jugar al billar? Guia practica para aprender tan noble juego | Wan-Baecker | Editorial B. Bauza, Barcelona | 1930 | General explanation about the game of carom billiards with 13 pictures, 33 diagrams and 7 photo's. |
| 755 | Spain | Billar. Todo su historia desde el siglo XV y sus grandes campeones | J. Guinjoan | Edited by Author. Grafica Minerva, Barcelona | 1933 | 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. |
| 756 | Spain | Billar | J. Guinjoan | Edited by Author, Grafica Minerva, Barcelona | 1934 | Book on the game of French billiards, its history as from the XVth century and Spanish champions. |
| 757 | Spain | Billar | J. Guinjoan | Edited by Author, Grafica Minerva, Barcelona | 1934 | 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. |
| 758 | Spain | Modernissim reglament general de Billar | J. Guinjoan | Billars Soler, Barcelona | 1935 | Rules of several billiard games played in the Barcelona region |
| 759 | Spain | 40 homes i un campionnat | Joan Vergé I Oller. Caricatures A. Marti Farreres | Tipografia Artisitica, Manresa | 1936 | Description and caricatures of 40 players assisting to a carom billiard championship. |
| 760 | Spain | Tradado de Billar. Completo, exacto y sencillo. | Domingo Murtra | Tip. Maucci - Mallorca, 166 - 168, Barcelona | 1940 | 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. |
| 761 | Spain | Tratado de Billar Completo, Exacto y Sencillo | Domingo Murtra | Tip. Maucci - Mallorca, 166 - 168, Barcelona | 1940 | 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. |
| 762 | Spain | Tratado de Billar Completo, Exacto y Sencillo | Domingo Murtra | Tip. Maucci - Mallorca, 166 - 168, Barcelona | 1940 | 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. |
| 763 | Spain | El Billar. Reglamento Internacional de los Partidos de Campeonato y Juegos generales del Billar | Editorial Sintes, Barcelona | 1940 | Rules of the game. Some history. | |
| 764 | Spain | La Quimera del Marfil | José Pons Mumbrù | Hymsa, Casa del Libro, Barcelona | 1942 | 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". |
| 765 | Spain | La Quimera del Marfil | José Pons Mumbrù | Hymsa, Casa del Libro, Barcelona | 1942 | Book on the background of French billiards. Signed and dedicated by author in Spanish to Carlos Davin, February 1, 1943. |
| 766 | Spain | Historia del Billar | Pedro Gomis Lluch | Editorial Juventud, Barcelona | 1952 | Book on the history of the game and billard champions. |
| 767 | Spain | ABC ….XYZ del billar | Javier Ardévol Dous | Editorial Sintes, Barcelona | 1971 | Over 276 figures. Very detailed book on the game of French billiards. |
| 768 | Spain | billar técnica de la reunión | Maurice Daly, William W. Harris | Editorial Hispana Europea, Barcelona | 1975 | Hard cover with dust jacket. Coleccion Herakles. Biblioteca Enciclopedica de los Deportes. Book on straight rail and balkline, how to gather the balls. |
| 769 | Spain | McGoorty, el Billarista Picaro | Robert Byrne | 1976 | Spanish translation of Robert' Byrne's brilliant biography of Dan McGoorty. | |
| 770 | Spain | Billar Artisitico. Iniciacion. | Valeriano Parera Sans | Emilio Puig Nadal, Valerio Parera Sans | 1977 | Contains 76 artistic billiard figures. Also the rules of the game and some advice has been provided. |
| 771 | Spain | Equipo Cronica La Partida de Billar | Sala Luzan, Caja de ahorros de la inmaculada, Zaragossa | 1978 | 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". | |
| 772 | Spain | La Partida de Billar Equipo Cronica | Tomàs Llorens | Edicions 62, Barcelona | 1978 | 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. |
| 773 | Spain | El Billar Manual Completo Ilustrado | Juan Salvador | Editorial De Vecchi, Barcelona | 1987 | Describes the different billiard games and rules and emphasis on stance, stroke, how to place the hand. |
| 774 | Spain | Ticktacktoe Restaurante - Bar - Billar | Enric Maria, Manel Ybarguengoitia | Faine/Boada, Barcelona | 1988 | 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, ... |
| 775 | Spain | Mecanismo Posiciones | Laurent Boulanger | 1990 | 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. | |
| 776 | Spain | Billar, Mis Jugadas Favoritas | Valerio Parera Sans | Hispano Europea, Barcelona | 1990 | Book treating many aspects of the French billiards game. |
| 777 | Spain | Curso de Billar | Carlos Pantoja Rodriguez | Carlos Pantoja Rodriguez, Madrid | 1991 | Book for carom billiards training purposes. Mainly oriented towards straight rail (libre). |
| 778 | Spain | El Gran Libro Del Billar | Riccardo Belluta, Valentina Rosapinta | Editorial De Vecchi, Barcelona | 1991 | This book treats mainly the Italian 5 pins game (cinque birilli) and its rules. Contains 221 diagrams and some photos. |
| 779 | Spain | 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 | 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. |
| 780 | Spain | 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 | 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. |
| 781 | Spain | Billar a Tres Bandas | José Maria Quetglas | Ediciones Tutor, Madrid | 1993 | 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". |
| 782 | Spain | Programa de Entrenamiento | J. Carillo | Edited by author | 1995 | 100 3-cushion shots: how to score and get position for the next shot. |
| 783 | Spain | Imatges I Records Club Billar Matarò | Sr. Salvador Robert, José Coronado Soto | Columna Edicions, Barcelona | 1995 | Photo book on the history of the Billiard club Mataro. |
| 784 | Spain | Billar, del aprendizaje a la competicion | José Maria Quetglas | Ediciones Tutor, Madrid | 1996 | Book on technique on French billiards and how to prepare for compettion. Over 100 figures. |
| 785 | Spain | Billar a Tres Bandas Sistemas | Juan Villora, Toni Serralta | Edited by Author?, Gandia | 1997 | Lots of interesting 3-cushion systems. Some I've seen in other books, others new to me. Systems are clearly explained. |
| 786 | Spain | Billar a Tres Bandas | Jesus Barriuso | Editorial Dossoles, Burgos | 1998 | Literature. Story of a magistrate and a police inspector woven around a game of 3-cushion. |
| 787 | Spain | Billar a Tres Bandas | Jesus Barriuso | Editorial Dossoles, Burgos | 1998 | Literature. Story of a magistrate and a police inspector woven around a game of 3-cushion. |
| 788 | Spain | Intuiciones billar a tres bandas. I Parte. | TORRES CUEVA Fernando | Edited by the author, Madrid | 1998 | 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. |
| 789 | Spain | El jugador de billar | Arturo Ruibalo | Editorial J. Garcìa Verdugo, Madrid | 1999 | Play with 6 characters in a room with a billard table. |
| 790 | Spain | el Jugador de Billar | Andrès Neuman | Pre-Textos, Valencia | 2000 | Poetry. 24 poems about and around the game of billiards. |
| 791 | Spain | Billar Matematica y Fantasia | Ferran Hollederer Gascón | Edited by author, Copenhague | 2000 | Book on 3-cushion systems and phantsay strokes. Makes extensive use of effect zones in his systems. |
| 792 | Spain | Cent Anys de Billar a Mallorca | Jaume Dora | 2000 | 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" | |
| 793 | Spain | Jugadores de billar | José Avello | Grupo Santillana de Ediciones, Madrid | 2001 | Literature. Around a group of friends, a billard table and a succession of caramboles life, passion is unraveled. |
| 794 | Spain | 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. | Paris - Valencia S.L., Valencia | 2002 | 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. |
| 795 | Spain | Billar a Tres Bandas | Valeriano Parera Sans | Hispano Europea, Barcelona | 2002 | 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. |
| 796 | Spain | Un Artista del Billar | Gonzalo Hidalgo Bayal | Alcancìa | 2004 | Literature on billards and poetry. |
| 797 | Spain | Estocadas Secretas del Billar | José Maria Quetglas | Ediciones Tutor, Madrid | 2004 | 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 |
| 798 | Spain | Billar con efecto y con afecto | Valeriano Parera Sans | Hispano Europea, Barcelona | 2005 | Very detailed book on the game of French Billards. Over 200 figures, lots of photos, anecdotes. |
| 799 | Spain | UNA PARTIDA DE BILLAR (Una exposicion del ano 1985) | Juan Luis Alzola | La Caja de Canarias, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 2008 | Catalogue of paintings by Juan Luis Alzola, mainly about billiards and chess. Contains a number of articles describing the paintings. |
| 800 | Spain | Tiro de Apertura | Pietro Grossi | El Aleph Editores, Barcelona | 2008 | Novel translated from Italian to Spanish by Helena Aguila Ruzola. Original title L'acchito. Biiliards as a metaphore for order and logic. |
| 801 | Spain | billar americano | Marc Viaplana | Hispano Europea, Barcelona | 2010 | Book on the techniques of pool. |
| 802 | Spain | Juegos de Ingenio Mensa | Peter Grabarchuk | David Domingo, Madrid | 2010 | Original title " Modern Classic Puzzles". On page 169 a puzzle on billiards. |
| 803 | Spain | Billar, Modalidad a la banda | Valerio Parera Sans | Hispano Europea, Barcelona | 2010 | Book with focus on 1-cushion play. |
| 804 | Spain | Manual par los Aficionados al Juego del Billar | Francisco Amorós | Editorial Maxtor, Valladolid | 2011 | 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. |
| 805 | Spain | Billar a Tres Bandas. Programas de entrenamiento. | José Maria Quetglas | Ediciones Tutor, Madrid | 2013 | Beautiful book with lots of diagrams and photo's. Explains in detail how to become a better 3-cushion player, containing a training plan. |
| 806 | Spain | Todos los Secretos del Billar. Tradado del juego de carambolas? | D. Julio Adorjan | Editorial Sintes, Barcelona | ND | Very detailed book on the game of carom billiards. Contains 230 diagrams. This book was published by Ed. Sintes after the death of Adorjan. |
| 807 | Spain | El Gran Libro Del Billar | Valerio Parera Sans | Pensar Editores | ND | Detailed book on libre, over 230 figures, lots of attention on stance and how to hit the cue ball. |
| 808 | Spain | El Billar | Carlos Enriquez (Henriquez?) | Editorial Cisne, Barcelona | Little book about carom billiards with about 40 diagrams. | |
| 809 | Spain | Billar Monitor. A Teoria de Las Tres Bandas Por El Sistema de Diamantes | Domingo Orriols G. | Federacion Catalana de Billar | Basic instructions about 3-cushion systems. | |
| 810 | Spain | Curso de Monitores de la R.F.E.B. | José M. Quetglas | Federacion Espanola de Billar | Training course for billiard trainers and leaders. This training offers a structure, template documents and examples about sportive leadership in the domain of billiards. | |
| 811 | Sweden | Illustrerad Spelbok | Tom Wilson | Gernandts Boktryckeri-Aktiebolag, Stockholm | 1888 | 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, … |
| 812 | Sweden | Handledning I Biljard | Tom Wilson | Beijers Bokförlagsaktiebolag, Stockholm | 1909 | The content of this book is exactly the same as the billiards part in the Illustrerad Spelbok, also written by Tom Wilson. |
| 813 | Sweden | Spela Biljard Bakgrund, handledning, fakta | Jan Erik Lindblad & Ulf Schenkmanis | Carlssons, Stockholm | 1985 | Very general book about all billiard games and how they are played in Sweden. |
| 814 | Sweden | Biljard Handboken Pool, carambole, Kägel & Snooker | Jan-Erik Lindblad | Norstedts | 1986 | |
| 815 | Sweden | Biljard | Jan-Erik Lindblad | Berghs, Stockholm | 1994 | |
| 816 | Switzerland | 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 | 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. |
| 817 | Switzerland | Billard: Histoire + résultats - Billard - Geschichte +
Resultate. |
Alfred Zehr | Fédération Suisse des amateurs de billard, Alfred Zehr, Colombier | 1979 | 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. |
| 818 | Switzerland | Pressedokumentation Billard Weltcup 1988 | Werner Bayer, Heinz Jacobs, Michel Cielen, Frau Kunert | UMB, BWA, Delsa | 1988 | Contains all press releases published worldwide, results, information about the players of all 1988 BWA World Cups |
| 819 | Switzerland | LE BILLARD ET LE BILLARD AMERICAIN | Mike Shamos (U.S.) | Editions Liber SA, Genève | 1997 | Hard cover, large format, beautiful photo's. Book about the history of the game of billiards with some extra attention to French players. |
| 820 | Switzerland | Billard Sport, Spiel und Unterhaltung mit Tradition und Zukunft | Hannes J. Rohner (Swiss) | Published on the internet by Author, Zürich | 2000 | Lots of figures on all variants of French billiards. |
| 821 | Switzerland | L'apprentissage du Billard français Jeux de séries | Xavier Gretillat (Swiss) | Published by Author. Only electronic version. | ND | 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. |
| 822 | Switzerland | vom beginner zum gewinner | Markus Vogt | Basler Billard-Club, Basel | ND | Book on straight-rail. |
| 823 | Taiwan | La Partie de Billard | Alphonse Daudet | Grimm Press, Taipei. Calligram | 1994 | About a fatal game of billiards during the 1870 war between France and Prussia. |
| 824 | Turkey | Bilardo | Avni Köksal | Edited by the author | 1990 | 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. |
| 825 | Turkey | Bilardo ogretimi | Dr. Helmut Hark | Alkim Yayinevi, Ankara | 1993 | 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. |
| 826 | Turkey | Bilardo | Avni Köksal | Avni Köksal | 2003 | 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. |
| 827 | Turkey | Tüzul Billard Systems | Murat Tüzul (T) | 2003 | 3-cushion systems explained. | |
| 828 | U.K. | 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 | 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. |
| 829 | U.K. | 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 | 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. |
| 830 | U.K. | 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 | 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..." |
| 831 | U.K. | 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 | 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. |
| 832 | U.K. | 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 | 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". |
| 833 | U.K. | 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 | 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." |
| 834 | U.K. | 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 | 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. |
| 835 | U.K. | 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 | 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. |
| 836 | U.K. | 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 | 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. |
| 837 | U.K. | A Philosophical Essay on The Game of Billiards | By an Amateur | Printed by W. Meyler, Bath | 1806 | The physical/mechanical aspects of the games explained. |
| 838 | U.K. | A Practical Treatise on the Game of Billiards | E. White | Original : W. Miller, London. Reprint : Carter Adams, Fayetteville, USA | 1807 | 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". |
| 839 | U.K. | A Practical Treatise on the Game of Billiards. A new edition. | E. White | Original : W. Miller, London. Reprint : Carter Adams, Fayetteville, USA | 1818 | Holds interesting insights of the game at that era. |
| 840 | U.K. | The Noble Game of Billiards | François Mingaud (F) | John Thurston, London | 1830 | 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. |
| 841 | U.K. | The Noble Game of Billiards | M. Mingaud (François Mingaud) | M.J. Thurston, London (Book Renaissance, USA?) | 1831 | 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. |
| 842 | U.K. | Billiards : Game, 500 Up. An Account of the Above Game, wiht Diagrams. | Edward Russel Mardon | Simpkin and Marshall, London (Book Renaissance, USA?) | 1849 | 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. |
| 843 | U.K. | The Game of Billiards: Scientifically explained, and practically set forth. | Edwin Kentfield | John Thurston, London | 1850 | About English billiards,rules and shots shown in 93 diagrams. |
| 844 | U.K. | The Science of Billiards | Reuben Roy | Henry Kent Causton, London | 1850 | Science of the game of billiards explained and rules & regulations. |
| 845 | U.K. | The Billiard Book | Captain Crawley | Longmans, Green, And Co, London | 1866 | Book mainly about English billiards and some variants. Facsimile made by Guy Huybrechts. |
| 846 | U.K. | Practical Billiards | William Dufton | Routledge, London | 1867 | Detailed explanation about English billiards. |
| 847 | U.K. | Roberts on Billiards | John Roberts | Edited by Henry Buck. London, Stanley Rivers and Co. | 1869 | 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). |
| 848 | U.K. | Billiards | Joseph Bennett | Cavendish. De La Rue & C°, London | 1873 | 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. |
| 849 | U.K. | The Billiard Book | Captain Crawley, William Cook | Ward-Lock & Co, London | 1877 | About English billiards: the basics, shots, rules, players, matches, other billiard games, bibliography. |
| 850 | U.K. | The Handbook of Games. Vol 1 - Table Games | Dr. William Pole, Major-General Drayson, Robert F. Green, "Berkeley" | George Bell & Sons, London | 1890 | 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. |
| 851 | U.K. | Billiards | William Cook | Burroughs & Watts, London | 1891 | About English billiards: the basics, shots, rules, players, biographies, matches, other billiard games. Color plates. |
| 852 | U.K. | CASSELL'S Complete Book of Sports and Pastimes | Anonymous | Cassell and Company Ltd, London | 1892 | Extract of the billiards part : p. 334 - 354. Basics about English billiards. |
| 853 | U.K. | Billiards | Major W. Broadfoot | Longmans, Green, And Co, London and Bombay | 1896 | Beautiful book on the history, implements, strokes of billiards. Even lighting and ventilation is explained in detail. |
| 854 | U.K. | Billiards | A.G. Payne | George Routledge and Sons, London | 1897 | Book about English billiards: Rules, dictionary and some shots. |
| 855 | U.K. | Billiards | William Mitchell (B. Association champion) | Edited by WH Robinson and S. Mussabini. Dean & Son, London | 1897 | Book about English billiards: introduction, shots, famous players. About 26 diagrams. |
| 856 | U.K. | Billiards Mathematically Treated | G.W. Hemming, Q.C. | Macmillan and Co. Limited, London | 1899 | Probably a very high quality reprint. Only 1 side of the page is printed on high quality paper. Mathematical aspects of billiards explained. |
| 857 | U.K. | The Game Beautiful | "by an Expert" | Burroughes & Watts, London (not mentioned but contains their publicity) | 1900 | 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. |
| 858 | U.K. | Fun on the Billiard Table | "Stancliffe" | C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., London | 1900 | 75 trick shots with additional photo's and diagrams |
| 859 | U.K. | 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 | 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. |
| 860 | U.K. | Billiards for Beginners | John Roberts | Sands & Co, London | 1901 | 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". |
| 861 | U.K. | Modern Billiards | John Roberts | C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., London | 1902 | Book with 921 diagrams on billiards, explanation on strokes, breaks and celebrated matches. |
| 862 | U.K. | Billiards Mathematically Treated | G.W. Hemming | Macmillan and Co. Limited, London | 1904 | Reprint |
| 863 | U.K. | Billiards. The Strokes of the game. Part 1. | Riso Levi | Riso Levi, Manchester | 1906 | "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. |
| 864 | U.K. | 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 | Numerous games and pastimes explained. Billiards pages 36 - 56. No mentioning of pool or snooker. |
| 865 | U.K. | Billiards. The Strokes of the game. Part 2. | Riso Levi | Riso Levi, Manchester | 1909 | Strokes of the games with 320 illustrations. (Inprint stamp on the 2nd page "86 Avenue Van Put Antwerp Telephone 5108.") |
| 866 | U.K. | Practice Strokes at Billiards | F.M. Hotine | C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., London | 1910 | |
| 867 | U.K. | John Roberts's Billiards Annual 1909. The Billiard Year Book for 1910. | John Roberts | Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd, London | 1910 | Overview of the year with match results. Articles, bibliography, biographies of famous players. The billiards bibliography starts from 1642 and ends in 1909. |
| 868 | U.K. | The Complete Billiard Player | Charles Roberts | Methuen & Co. LTD., London | 1911 | 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. |
| 869 | U.K. | 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 | 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. |
| 870 | U.K. | Red Ball Play | George Gray | Cassell and Company Ltd, London | 1911 | 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. |
| 871 | U.K. | The Encyclopaedia of Sport & Games | The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire | Edited by the author. William Heinemann, London. | 1911 | 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. |
| 872 | U.K. | Billiards | Tom Reece | A. & C. Black Ltd, London | 1915 | 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. |
| 873 | U.K. | Billiards for the Million | Riso Levi | Published by author, Manchester | 1920 | Detailed book on all aspects of English Billiards |
| 874 | U.K. | A Billiard Player in the Making | S.A. Mussabini ("Ivor") | E. Hulton & Co. Ltd, London | 1920 | 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. |
| 875 | U.K. | Billiards in Lighter Vein | Riso Levi | Riso Levi, Manchester | 1922 | English billiards explained in 30 stories. |
| 876 | U.K. | Billiards for Amateurs | S.H. Fry | Hodder and Stoughton, London | 1922 | 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. |
| 877 | U.K. | Billiards for the Million Vol. II | Riso Levi | Published by author, Manchester | 1924 | Detailed book on all aspects of English Billiards |
| 878 | U.K. | Plain Talks to Billiards Players | Tom Aiken | W&R Chambers, Edingburgh | 1924 | Book about English billiards: History (in Scotland), anecdotes, strokes of the game with 21 diagrams. |
| 879 | U.K. | Match-Winning Billiards | Willie Smith | Mills& Boon Limited, London | 1924 | 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. |
| 880 | U.K. | All About Billiards | Arthur F. Peale | Ward-Lock & Co, London and Melbourne | 1925 | Detailed book on stance, cue handling and cue delivery. |
| 881 | U.K. | Billiards for the Million Vol. III | Riso Levi | Published by author, Manchester | 1925 | Detailed book on all aspects of English Billiards |
| 882 | U.K. | Dainty Billiards. How to play the close cannon game. | Tom Reece | C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., London | 1925 | 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. |
| 883 | U.K. | How to play Billiards | Tom Newman | Methuen & Co. LTD., London | 1926 | 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. |
| 884 | U.K. | History of Bowling and Billiards | DORION Leila C. et SHEPHERD Julia A. | Constable-Hurd, Kansas City | 1928 | About the history of bowling, bowls. Just a few pages about billiards. |
| 885 | U.K. | Billiards Up-To-Date | Joe Davis | John Long, Ltd, London | 1929 | Joe Davis, one of the greatest English billiards champions shares his vision about the game. B&w photos and diagrams. |
| 886 | U.K. | 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 | 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 |
| 887 | U.K. | Rules of English Billiards, Snooker, Volunteer Snooker, Pyramids, Pool and Russian Pool. | Anonymous | Billiards Association and Control Council, London | 1931 | 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. |
| 888 | U.K. | Billiards in the Twentieth Century | Riso Levi | Riso Levi, Manchester | 1931 | 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. |
| 889 | U.K. | Billiards Through the Centuries | W.G. Clifford | Printing-Craft Ltd, London | 1933 | A brief account of the history and developments in billiards during 4 centuries. |
| 890 | U.K. | Billiards for All Time | Riso Levi | Riso Levi, Cheshire | 1935 | 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. |
| 891 | U.K. | Billiards. The Strokes of the game. Part 3. | Riso Levi | Riso Levi, Manchester | 1935 | Strokes of the games with 422 illustrations. |
| 892 | U.K. | Billiards in Easy Stages | Willie Smith | Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, ltd., London | 1946 | This books handles the basics of English billiards. Contains 32 diagrams and b&w photos. |
| 893 | U.K. | The 100-Break Target | Victor Anton, sketches by Ray | Southern Editorial Syndicate Ltd, London | 1947 | Book about Englisch billiards with 15 diagrams and 4 b&w photos. |
| 894 | U.K. | Billiards and Snooker | Richard Holt | The English Universities Press Ltd, London | 1957 | Book on billiards and snooker. Also explanation on psychology and tactics. |
| 895 | U.K. | The Physics of Ball Games | C.B. Daish | The English Universities Press Ltd, London | 1972 | 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. |
| 896 | U.K. | Billiards and Snooker | Jack Karnehm | Pelham Books, London | 1979 | Technique on billiards and snooker. |
| 897 | U.K. | Billards & Snooker. A Trade History. | J.R. Mitchell | British Sports and Allied Industries Federation Ltd | 1981 | 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. |
| 898 | U.K. | A Short History of Billiards and Snooker | Norman Clare | E.A. Clare & Son, Liverpool | 1981 | See title. With some b&w & color photos/illustrations. |
| 899 | U.K. | Understanding Billiards & Snooker | Jack Karnehm | Pelham Books, London | 1983 | Explaing techniques for billiards and snooker with very clear photo's and diagrams. |
| 900 | U.K. | The history of Snooker and Billiards | Clive Everton | Partridge Press, Haywards Heath | 1986 | Book on the history of snooker and billiards. |
| 901 | U.K. | Successful Snooker | Steve Davis | World of Sport | 1986 | Book on snooker techniques and tactics. |
| 902 | U.K. | WEBER E. & EVERTON C., The Book of Snooker and Billiards Quotations. | Eugene Weber & Clive Everton | Stanley Paul, London | 1993 | Snooker and billiards quotations. Great fun to read. |
| 903 | U.K. | Shire 136 Album Billiards and Snooker Bygones | Norman Clare | Shire Publications, Buckinghamshire | 1996 | A must have for everyone interested in a concise book on the history of the game. |
| 904 | U.K. | A Billiards & Snooker Compendium | Gary Clarke | Published by Author | 2008 | Compendium on billiards and snooker books. Need to have for anyone collecting these books. Book signed by author. |
| 905 | U.K. | The Snooker Player's Guide to English Billiards. A new fast-track method for improving your cue skills. | Martin Goodwill & Roger Morgan | englishBilliards.org | 2009 | 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. |
| 906 | U.K. | A History of Billiards | Clive Everton | englishBilliards.org | 2012 | Extensive historical account about the game of English Billiards by Clive Everton, an ex-amateur champion and well known BBC commentator. |
| 907 | U.K. | Random Riches - Gambling Past & Present | Manfred Zollinger, several authors | Routledge, Oxon | 2016 | The book provides a detailed and very well documented view on a historical view on gambling enriched with a diverse academic approach. |
| 908 | U.K. | 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 | Strokes, rules and hints on the game of English billiards |
| 909 | U.K. | Billiards and Snooker - Volunteer Snooker - Pool - Russian Pool - Pyramids - How to play well | B. Scriven | Milton Keynes UK | ND | |
| 910 | U.K. | Billiards | Melbourne Inman | W. Foulsham & Co, London | ND | Little book on billiards. |
| 911 | U.K. | How to play Billiards | Tom Newman | Milton Keynes UK | ND | 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. |
| 912 | U.K. | Billiards - on the rotation of Balls | W. Broadfoot | Milton Keynes UK | ND | |
| 913 | U.K. | Billiards in easy stages | Willie Smith | Milton Keynes UK | ND | |
| 914 | U.K. | Carom Billiards, Including: Four-Ball, cowboy pool, balkline and straight rail, cushion caroms, five-pins, bottle pool, nine-pines, Danish pin billiards | Hephaestus Books | ND | Information bundled from Wikipedia source | |
| 915 | U.K. | Billiards with Description of a Hundred Break and Biographies of Leading Players | Harry Young | Ed. Athletic Publications, London | 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. | |
| 916 | U.K. | First Steps To Billiards | Willie Smith | Mills& Boon Limited, London | This books handles the basics of English billiards. Contains 16 diagrams and 1 b&w photo of the author. | |
| 917 | U.K. | 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 | 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'). |
| 918 | U.K. | 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 | 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. |
| 919 | U.K. | The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker | Ian Morrison (Brit) | Hamlyn Publishing | 1986 | A-Z Snooker Encyclopedia containing lots of photo's, historical facts and statistics. |
| 920 | U.S.A. | The Game of Billiards | Michael Phelan | D. Appleton & Company, New York | 1857 | Owner's name "Bill King, 62 Hamilton St…". Contains a small news paper snippet not related to billiards. This book is about the history, the machinery and how to play the game of English/arom billiards. |
| 921 | U.S.A. | 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 | Book about the games played at that time. Pages 179 - 228 about billiards. |
| 922 | U.S.A. | The Game of Billiards | Michael Phelan | New York : D. Appleton and Company, 346 & 348 Broadway. | 1858 | Unique dedication : "Mr. Berger with the compliments of the Author. Michael Phelan." Very detailed book on 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 in billiards. |
| 923 | U.S.A. | 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 | Book on different kind of games. 104 pages about English billiards. |
| 924 | U.S.A. | Illustrated Hand-Book of Billiards | Michael Phelan, Claudius Berger | Phelan & Collender, New York | 1863 | 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. |
| 925 | U.S.A. | The American Hoyle; or, Gentleman's Hand-Book of Games | "Trumps" | Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers, New York | 1864 | "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. |
| 926 | U.S.A. | The game of billiards | Michael Phelan | Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers, New York (Reprint by : Repressed Publishing LLC, Provo) | 1866 | 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. |
| 927 | U.S.A. | The American Billiard Record. A comendium of important matches since 1854 | Michael Phelan | Phelan & Collender, Publishers, New York | 1870 | Reprint |
| 928 | U.S.A. | 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 | 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. |
| 929 | U.S.A. | Garnier's Practice Shots, with hints to amateurs. | Albert Garnier | D. Appleton & Company, New York | 1880 | 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. |
| 930 | U.S.A. | Scientific Billiards. Garnier's Practice Shots, With Hints To Amateurs | Albert Garnier | D. Appleton & Company, New York | 1880 | 106 colour diagrams, mainly rappel strokes outlining the course of the cue- and object ball. |
| 931 | U.S.A. | The McCleery method of Billiard Playing | Prof. J.F.B. McCleery | Prof. J.F.B. McCleery, San Francisco | 1889 | 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. |
| 932 | U.S.A. | Modern Billiards. A Complete Tekst-Book of the Game. | Anonymous | The Brunswick-Balke- Collender Co., New York | 1891 | 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). |
| 933 | U.S.A. | Championship Billiards. Old and New. | John A. Thatcher | Rand, McNally & Co. Publishers, Chicago, New York (Reprint by : Repressed Publishing LLC, Provo) | 1898 | About 100 diagrams and figures mainly about 3 cushion billiards. Also contains the detailed stories of some championship games. High quality reprint. |
| 934 | U.S.A. | Amateur Billiard Championship of America | Amateur Athletic Union of the United States | Nabu Public Domain Reprints | 1899 | 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. |
| 935 | U.S.A. | 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) | The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., Chicago | 1904 | 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. |
| 936 | U.S.A. | Billiard Hints | Charles Henry Schweizer | Acme Publishing Company, La Crosse, Winsconsin | 1906 | Explaining the different shots used in carm billiards. The rules of pool and carom billiards. |
| 937 | U.S.A. | Modern Billiards | Benjamin Garno (name is not mentioned in the book) | The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., Chicago | 1908 | 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. |
| 938 | U.S.A. | Ball to Ball Billiards | Edmund Hoskin | William Spinks & Co, Chicago | 1911 | Reprint. Old book about carom billiards with some diagrams and plates. |
| 939 | U.S.A. | Ball to Ball Billiards | HOSKIN Edmund Foster (pn "Bill Yards") | William A. Spinks & Co, Chicago | 1911 | Basics about carom billiards. Nice quality paper and b&w photos and some illustrations. |
| 940 | U.S.A. | The Science of Billiards with Practical Applications | J.T. Stoddard | W.A. Buttefield, Boston | 1913 | Explains the schience behind the game of billiards in an understandable and practical. Contains some references to to other books in the same field. |
| 941 | U.S.A. | Billiards for Beginners | Al Taylor | Edited by author, Milwaukee | 1914 | Basics of carom billiards explained in 10 lessons. |
| 942 | U.S.A. | Daly's Billiard Book | Maurice Daly, edited by William Welton Harris | A.C. McClurg & Co, Chicago | 1916 | 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. |
| 943 | U.S.A. | Rules for Playing The Various Games of Carom and Pocket Billiards | Anonymous | The Brunswick-Balke Collennder Co, Chicago | 1925 | History of the game, rules of carom billiards games, rules of pocket billiards games. |
| 944 | U.S.A. | System Play in Three-Cushion Billiards | E.H. Barry | Edited by the author, New York | 1928 | 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. |
| 945 | U.S.A. | The Billiard Room Mystery | Brian Flynn | Macrae Smith Company, Philadelphia | 1929 | Detective |
| 946 | U.S.A. | 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 | 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. |
| 947 | U.S.A. | The Complete Funamentals of Billiards | C.A. Storer | The National Billiards Association of America, Chicago | 1934 | Fundamentals mainly on carom billiards, and 1 chapter about pocket billiards. |
| 948 | U.S.A. | How to play Billiards | C.A. Storer | The National Billiards Association of America, Chicago | 1935 | General info on the game of carom billiards. Containg photos and some explanation of the famous players of that era. |
| 949 | U.S.A. | Three-Cushion Billiards. "Diamond System" | Robert L. Cannefax | The Brunswick-Balke- Collender Co.,Chicago | 1938 | 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. |
| 950 | U.S.A. | Telegraph Billiards. Twenty straight-rail billiard gather shots for match play. | PETERSON Charles C. | Edited by the author | 1941 | Straight rail, gather shots, diagrams |
| 951 | U.S.A. | Three-cushion Billiards. Twenty Five Instructive Billiard Shots for Match Play by Telegraph | PETERSON Charles C. | Edited by the author | 1941 | 3-cushion diagrams |
| 952 | U.S.A. | Billiards as it should played | Willie Hoppe | The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago | 1941 | 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. |
| 953 | U.S.A. | Billiards as it should played | Willie Hoppe | The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago | 1941 | 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. |
| 954 | U.S.A. | Billiards as it should played | Willie Hoppe | The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago | 1941 | 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. |
| 955 | U.S.A. | Billiards as it should played | Willie Hoppe (U.S.) | The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago | 1941 | 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. |
| 956 | U.S.A. | Scientific Billiards | Welker Cochran | Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, (Little Technical Library) Chigago, New York | 1942 | Book about Balkline and 3 cushion with extensive explanation on stance and stroke. |
| 957 | U.S.A. | Billiards as it should played | Willie Hoppe | The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago | 1943 | 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. |
| 958 | U.S.A. | Three Cushion Billiards | E.M. Helm | Edited by the author | 1950 | Little book about 3-cushion billiards. Every page a diagram explaining a shot. The cover looks and feels like a green billiard cloth. |
| 959 | U.S.A. | Knowing and playing pocket & 3-cushion Billiards | Billiard congress of America | Billiard Congress of America, Chicago, Il | 1960 | 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. |
| 960 | U.S.A. | Billiard Balls - moves, routines, ideas | Frank Garcia | Gene Gordon Publications | 1960 | Book on mainpulation of billiard balls for magicians. |
| 961 | U.S.A. | Play 3 Cushion Billiards by the Angle System | H.A. Birdsell | Edited by the author, Jacksonville | 1961 | The author explains his "angle system" for making 3-cushion caroms with the help of 20 diagrams. |
| 962 | U.S.A. | The Game of Billiards Pocket.Carom.Three Cushion | Clive Cottingham Jr. | Melvin Powers, Wilshire Book Company, Hollywood, CA | 1964 | Nice book about most of the billiard games. Over 100 diagrams. |
| 963 | U.S.A. | The Minnesota 'fats' book of Billards | Minnesota Fats | Rozel industries, inc., Lincolnwood, Il | 1965 | Mainly about the rules of pool. |
| 964 | U.S.A. | Regulation Rule Book for Pool and Billiards | Dynaball Company, Skokie, Ill. | 1966 | General book about the games of billiards. Pages 60-72 about carom billiards.Contains 17 diagrams. | |
| 965 | U.S.A. | Official Rule Book for all Pocket & Carom Billiard Games | Billiard congress of America | Billiard Congress of America, Chicago, Il | 1968 | 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. |
| 966 | U.S.A. | Official Rule Book for all Pocket & Carom Billiard Games | Billiard congress of America | Billiard Congress of America, Chicago, Il | 1970 | 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. |
| 967 | U.S.A. | Personal notes on 3-Cushion Billiards | Carl Conlon | Carl Conlon, Ann Arbor | 1970 | 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. |
| 968 | U.S.A. | Official Rule Book for all Pocket & Carom Billiard Games | Billiard congress of America | Billiard Congress of America, Chicago, Il | 1971 | 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. |
| 969 | U.S.A. | History of balkine billiards in the United-States, 1896-1934. | GALLAGHER Thomas et Clement F. TRAINER | Trainer, Winnewood | 1971 | History of balkine billiards in the United-States, 1896-1934. Match results, players. |
| 970 | U.S.A. | Regulation Rule Book for Pool and Billiards | Ajay Enterprises Corporation Delavan, Wisconsin | 1971 | General explanation about pocket and carom billiards. | |
| 971 | U.S.A. | McGoorty, A Billiard Hustler's Life | Robert Byrne | Citadel Press - A division of Lyle Stuart Inc., Secaucus, NJ | 1972 | 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. |
| 972 | U.S.A. | The Official Rules and Record Book - Billiard Games - Pocket and Carom | Billiard congress of America | Billiard Congress of America, Chicago | 1974 | Overview about the rules and records of the different games of billiards. |
| 973 | U.S.A. | William Hendricks' History of Billiards | William Hendricks | Edited by author, Roxana - Illinois | 1974 | 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". |
| 974 | U.S.A. | William Hendricks' History of Billiards | William Hendricks | Edited by author, Roxana - Illinois | 1974 | 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. |
| 975 | U.S.A. | Thirty Years of Billiards | Willie Hoppe | Dover Publications, Inc., New York, NY | 1975 | 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). |
| 976 | U.S.A. | Systematic Billiards | Allen Gilbert | Edited by author | 1977 | 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. |
| 977 | U.S.A. | The Complete Beginner's Guide to Pool and Other Billard Games | George Sullivan | Doubleday and Company, New York | 1979 | 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. |
| 978 | U.S.A. | Key Shots. Beginner's Course 3-Cushion Billiards. | Harry Sims | Edited by author, San José | 1979 | Nickname of the author is "Hollywood Fats". 29 3-cushions shots explained. |
| 979 | U.S.A. | The Master's Book of Pool and Billiards. For both amateur and expert players | Joe Stone | Crown Publishers Inc., New York | 1979 | Preface by Willie Mosconi. Contains 75 diagrams about pool and three cushion billiards. |
| 980 | U.S.A. | The Master's Book of Pool and Billiards. For both amateur and expert players | Joe Stone | Crown Publishers Inc., New York | 1979 | Preface by Willie Mosconi. Contains 75 diagrams about pool and three cushion billiards. |
| 981 | U.S.A. | Billiards. Hustlers & Heroes, Legends & Lies and the Search for Higher Truth on the Green Felt. | John Grissim | St. Martin's Press, New York | 1979 | The American history of the game mainly pool, some carom, hustlers, players, matches, glossary. |
| 982 | U.S.A. | Position Play in Three Cushion Billiards | Eddie Robin | Eddie Robin Publishing | 1980 | 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". |
| 983 | U.S.A. | Position Play in Three Cushion Billiards | Eddie Robin | Eddie Robin Publishing | 1980 | 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. |
| 984 | U.S.A. | Official Rule Book for all Pocket & Carom Billiard Games | Billiard Congress of America, Chicago | 1980 | Rules of the games. Some history. | |
| 985 | U.S.A. | Billiards Accuracy | Marvin Chine | Williams & Davidson, Detroit, New York | 1982 | Step by step instructions including many illustrations and b&w photos on how to shoot all the popular pool shots. |
| 986 | U.S.A. | Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards | Robert Byrne | Skyhorse Publishing, New York, NY | 1982 | |
| 987 | U.S.A. | Billiards, Bowling, Table Tennis and Video Games A Bibliographic Guide | Robert Craven | Greenwood Press, Connecticut (Lightning Source, UK) | 1983 | Print on demand. Bibliography about the games mentioned in the title. 618 references about billiards. |
| 988 | U.S.A. | The game of billiards | Clive Cottingham Jr. | Barnes & Nobles Books, New York | 1984 | About Pocket, carom and 3-cushion billiards. |
| 989 | U.S.A. | 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 | Overview about the rules and records of the different games of billiards. |
| 990 | U.S.A. | Brunswick The Story of an American Company from 1845 to 1985 | Rick Kogan | Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, Illinois | 1985 | |
| 991 | U.S.A. | Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards. A complete guide to all cue games. | Robert Byrne | Harvest/HBJ Book, San Diego, New York, London | 1987 | Half the book is about pool, the other half about three cushion billiards. 100's of interesting diagrams |
| 992 | U.S.A. | The Shots of Artistic Billiards | Robert Jewett | Drawn and edited by Robert Jewett | 1987 | 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. |
| 993 | U.S.A. | 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 | Overview about the rules and records of the different games of billiards. |
| 994 | U.S.A. | The Science of Pocket Billiards | Jack H. Koehler (U.S.) | Sportology Publications, Laguna Hills, CA | 1989 | 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. |
| 995 | U.S.A. | "Come, Let Us To Billiards Away" | Jack White and Dale Griffin | Expressed Publishing, Farmington, Utah | 1990 | 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. |
| 996 | U.S.A. | Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards | Robert Byrne | A Harvest Book Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, New York, London | 1990 | Book handling pool and 3-cushion billards with interesting diagrams. Also presenting a number of top players in the game. |
| 997 | U.S.A. | Billiards. The Official Rules & Record Book. | Anonymous | Billiard Congress of America, Iowa City | 1991 | |
| 998 | U.S.A. | Billiards: Official Rules, Records & Player Profiles | Anonymous | SPI Books, New York | 1993 | Rules and players of pool billiards |
| 999 | U.S.A. | The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards | Mike Shamos | Lyons & Burford, New York, | 1993 | 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. |
| 1000 | U.S.A. | The Billiard Encyclopedia | Victor Stein, Paul Rubino (U.S.) | Balkline Press Inc., New York | 1994 | 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. |
| 1001 | U.S.A. | The Billiard Atlas 2 on Systems & Techniques | Walt Harris (U.S.) | Edited by Author | 1994 | Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. Signed : " Hi Marc Hope #2 makes your game better Walt Harris". |
| 1002 | U.S.A. | The Billiard Atlas on Systems & Techniques | Walt Harris (U.S.) | Edited by Author | 1994 | Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. Signed : " Hi Marc Hope you enjoy #1 Walt Harris". |
| 1003 | U.S.A. | Advanced Pool | George Fels | Contemparary Books, Chicago | 1995 | Techniques and strategies for mastering pool. Straight pool, eight ball, nine ball. |
| 1004 | U.S.A. | The physics of Pocket Billiards | Wayland C. Marlow | MAST, Palm Beach Gardens | 1995 | "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. |
| 1005 | U.S.A. | Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards. Doctoral. | Darrel Paul Martineau | Edited by the author | 1996 | "# 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. |
| 1006 | U.S.A. | Byrne's Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards | Robert Byrne | A Harvest Original Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, New York, London | 1996 | Book handling as well pool, snooker and 3-cushion with interesting diagrams and lots of anecdotes. |
| 1007 | U.S.A. | Play Better Pool Winning Techniques and Strategies for Mastering the Game | Steve Mizerak (U.S.) | Contemparary Books, Chicago | 1996 | The basics about pool, problems and how to solve them. Insight on straight pool, eight ball and nine ball. |
| 1008 | U.S.A. | The Billiard Encyclopedia | Victor Stein, Paul Rubino (U.S.) | Balkline Press Inc., New York | 1996 | 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. |
| 1009 | U.S.A. | The Billiard Atlas 3 on Systems & Techniques | Walt Harris (U.S.) | Edited by Author | 1996 | Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. Signed : " Hi Marc Good Luck Walt Harris". |
| 1010 | U.S.A. | The Billiard Atlas 4 on Systems & Techniques | Walt Harris (U.S.) | Edited by Author | 1998 | Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. |
| 1011 | U.S.A. | Billiards. The Official Rules and Records Book. | Anonymous | Billiard Congress of America | 1999 | 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. |
| 1012 | U.S.A. | The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards | Mike Shamos (U.S.) | The Lyons Press, New York | 1999 | Everything you need to know on billiards you'll find in this encyclopedia |
| 1013 | U.S.A. | A Mind for Pool | Philip B. Capelle | Billiards Press, Huntington Beach | 1999 | All about mastering the mental game. |
| 1014 | U.S.A. | The Billiard Atlas 3 on Systems & Techniques | Walt Harris (U.S.) | Edited by Author | 2000 | Lots of systems for raising the three cushion game. |
| 1015 | U.S.A. | Pool & Billiard Collectibles | Mark and Connie Stellinga | Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen | 2003 | Beautiful book on mainly pool and (English) billiards collectibles. |
| 1016 | U.S.A. | The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards | David G. Alciatore, PhD (U.S.) | Sterling, New York, London | 2004 | Fundamentals and advanced techniques on pool. Support via website. |
| 1017 | U.S.A. | Blue Book of Pool Cues | Brad Simpson | Blue Book Publications Inc., Minneapolis | 2005 | The reference book on (pool) cues. |
| 1018 | U.S.A. | 3 Cushion Billiard Systems | Sid Banner | Sid Banner, Boca Raton | 2005 | Sid Banner adds his own flavour to the 3 cushion systems. 20 chapters on 3-cushion systems. A nice one is the Clock system. |
| 1019 | U.S.A. | Le Billard | Vignaux | Elibron Classics/Adamant Media Corporation | 2006 | New print of the original from 1891. |
| 1020 | U.S.A. | Le Billard | Vignaux | Elibron Classics/Adamant Media Corporation | 2006 | New print of the original from 1891. |
| 1021 | U.S.A. | 2007 BCA Hall of Fame. Inducting Sang Lee. Greatest Player. | Billiard congress of America | Billiard congress of America | 2007 | 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. |
| 1022 | U.S.A. | The 2007 Import and Export Market for Articles and Accessories for Billiards in Belgium | Prof. Philip M. Parker | ICON Group International, Inc., San Diego, Ca | 2007 | Data about the 2007 Import and Export Market for Articles and Accessories for Billiards in Belgium |
| 1023 | U.S.A. | The Billiard Encyclopedia | Victor Stein, Paul Rubino (U.S.) | Balkline Press Inc., New York | 2008 | Very comprehensive encyclopedia on the history of the sport and materials used like cues, billiard tables, with over 1000 of beautiful pictures. |
| 1024 | U.S.A. | Billiards and Snooker - Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases | ICON Group International, Inc., San Diego, Ca | 2008 | ||
| 1025 | U.S.A. | Billiard - Webster's Timeline History 1590-2007 | Anonymous | ICON Group International, Inc., San Diego, Ca | 2009 | |
| 1026 | U.S.A. | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pool & Billiards | Ewa Mataya Laurance and Thomas C. Shaw | Alpha Books (Penguin Group), New York | 2009 | 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. |
| 1027 | U.S.A. | Picture Yourself Shooting Pool | Matthew Sherman | Course Technology - Cengage Learning | 2009 | 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. |
| 1028 | U.S.A. | 3 Cushion Billiard Systems | Sid Banner | Bebob Publishing, Livonia | 2009 | Sid Banner adds his own flavour to 3 cushion systems. |
| 1029 | U.S.A. | Pool & Billiards for Dummies | Nicholas Leider | Wiley Publishing Inc., Hoboken | 2010 | Very comprehensive and well structured book on the game of pool. |
| 1030 | U.S.A. | Billiards - The Official Rules and Records Book | Anonymous | Billiard Congress of America, Broomfield | 2011 | Explains the rules of pocket and carom billiards, the records, the members of the BCA Hall of Fame; |
| 1031 | U.S.A. | The Concise Book of Position Play | Bill Smith (U.S.) | Edited by Author | 2011 | Book devoted to 3-Cushion position play. Also contains a DVD showing the execution of the different shots. |
| 1032 | U.S.A. | KNACK Make it Easy Pool & Billiards Everything You need to Know to Improve Your Game | Bruce Barthelette | Morris Book Publishing, Guilford, Connecticut | 2011 | 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. |
| 1033 | U.S.A. | Scientific Billiards | Welker Cochran | Printing on demand | 2011 | Reprint of the original book by Welker Cochran, one of the greatest U.S 3 cushion players |
| 1034 | U.S.A. | Prize Essays on 'Billiards as an amusement for all classes' for which Messrs Orme&Sons presented (prizes) | Anonymous | General Books LLC, Memphis | 2012 | Reprint of an Essay on the many advantages of playing billiards, originally edited by Orme & Sons around 1874. |
| 1035 | U.S.A. | Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards | Robert Byrne | Skyhorse Publishing, New York, NY | 2015 | Contains over 300 diagrams. Pages 217-292 about carom billiards trick shots. |
| 1036 | U.S.A. | Carom Billiards : Cross-Corner Diagonal Patterns. Full Table Circle Patterns. 3-Cushion Billiards Championship Shots. | Allan P. Sand | Billiard Gods Productions, Santa Clara | 2016 | 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. |
| 1037 | U.S.A. | Carom Billiards : Full Table Circle Patterns. 3-Cushion Billiards Championship Shots. | Allan P. Sand | Billiard Gods Productions, Santa Clara | 2016 | 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. |
| 1038 | U.S.A. | The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors - A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms | Josh Chetwynd | Ten Speed Press, Berkeley | 2016 | Sports metaphors. Chapter 7 about Billiards/Pool. |
| 1039 | U.S.A. | The concise Book of position Play | Bill Smith (U.S.) | edited by author | ND | with CD-rom |
| 1040 | U.S.A. | Hoyle's Games Modernized | Lawrence H. Dawson | ND | 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. | |
| 1041 | U.S.A. | Billiards as it should played | Willie Hoppe (U.S.) | Contempory Books Inc., Chicago | ND | 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. |
| 1042 | U.S.A. | Biblia de Billar. Historia, Reglas, Equipo, Estilos, etc.</ |