Billiards. Its Theory and Practice.
The success which attended the First Edition of this Treatise on the game of Billiards proved to the Author that his efforts had not been vain; and that patronage he humbly sought, has been liberally awarded to him. Thus encouraged, he has little diffidence in placing before the Public, and especially before the lovers of Billiards, a second revised and corrected edition of his Work. It was the Author’s desire and aim while composing this book to say no more upon any one thing than what would serve to make it clearly understood. He studied brevity, under the conviction that by so doing he should render his work more intelligible, and, consesequently, more useful ; and the success which has attended his efforts is a proof that he has not widely erred.