Nouvelles Regles De La Poule A Deux Billes Redigees Dapres Les Avis Des Plus Forts Joueurs De Rouen

by Billiards

$950 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Fine and rare instructional broadside for the French two-ball billiards game, illustrated with a large and lively billiard-salon scene. This attractive broadside combines a detailed set of regulations with a finely engraved vignette depicting a fashionable mid-19th-century billiard room. The image depicts a group of elegantly dressed players and spectators gathered around a richly carved table, complete with hanging gas lamps, wall clocks, cues, and period furnishings. The

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