THE GAME OF BILLIARDS
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1863. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. "Revised, Enlarged, and Richly Embellished with Engravings." Decorated cloth. First published in 1856, all editions of this early billiards book, the second American book on the game, are scarce. The author, Michael Phelan, also published the first American book on.....