ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading edition
(Reproduced by the Swan Electric Engraving Co.; Walker & Boutall; P. Naumann, and G. H. Ford)
PLATES
ARTIST
A Screw Loser Lucien Davis. Frontispiece
Choosing a Cue „ „ To face p. 48
Preliminaries „ „ „ 108
Opening The Game „ „ „ 133
A Disputed Score „ „ „ 148
In or out of Baulk „ „ „ 190
The Long Rest „ „ „ 264
A Serious Game: Nursing the Balls „ „ „ 300
A Difficult Stroke „ „ „ 362
Are They Touching „ „ „ 386
A Ladies’ Battle „ „ „ 440
ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT
PAGE
Mr. Samson’s Sections of a Billiard-room 64, 65
An Outside Billiard-Room 103
Stringing. 106
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An Easy Attitude 107
The Bridge 109
Using the Rest 113
The Bridge (bouclée) 129
Instead of Long Rest 148
High Bridge for a Cramped Stroke 188
A Push Stroke 225
A Push (bouclée) 232
The Leap or Jump Stroke 252
When Player’s Ball is near a Cushion 263
Preparing to play behind the Back: the right way 314
Preparing to play behind the Back: the wrong way 324
A Nursery 349
Playing behind the Back 360
A Winning Game 437
BILLIARDS
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