1857 Game of Billiards 1st American Professional Michael Phelan 2nd Edition

Edité par D. Appleton, 1857

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The Game of Billiards, By Michael Phelan. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1857. Second Edition. Complete 25 diagram plates + other in-text illustrations, 237 p, blind stamped cloth binding measures 7.25 x 5 , 12mo. In fair condition. Boards are normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Spine tanned from shelf-wear; gilt lettering heavily soiled/toned & illegible. Head and tail of spine collapsed with some frayed cloth. Front end-page chipped at fore-edge. Front fly-leaf exhibits ownership inscription, in pencil. Ownership signature, in pencil, on title page. Normal toning in margins. Some corners of leaves are creased from previous dog-earring. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Michael Phelan (1819 1871) was an Irish-born American billiards player, manufacturer and owner of billiard parlors. He was the first billiards star in the US. In 1850, he published Billiards Without A Master, the first book published in the US on the science, etiquette, and game rules of billiards. As his father had previously died, Phelan became an attendant at a billiard room. By 1850, Phelan had come to be looked upon as the most expert and scientific player in the country; and in the same year he prepared a work entitled Billiards Without a Master, which enjoyed a large sale. 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 the game, BILLIARDS WITHOUT MASTER, just thirteen years before this edition. Considered the father of American billiards, Phelan was influential in devising rules and setting standards of behavior, holds many patents for table designs and cushions, and is credited as being the first to put diamonds on tables. Phelan almost single-handedly turned American billiards into a socially acceptable pastime. Billiards player, manufacturer and owner of billiard parlors, Phelan was the first billiards star in the US. He was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1993. Second Edition - complete plates & illustrations. RAREA1857JNRX 05/25 - HK2470.…

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1857 Game of Billiards 1st American Professional Michael Phelan 2nd Edition
Auteur
Michael Phelan
Éditeur
D. Appleton
Année de publication
1857
État de l'article
Fair
Reliure
Hardcover
Édition
2nd Edition
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