This vintage book is a complete guide to cue sports, with information on how to play billiards, snooker pool, live pool, Russian pool, pyramids, skittle pool, and more. With simple diagrams and step-by-step instructions, this volume is ideal for the amateur player, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of vintage sporting literature. Contents include: "Some Useful Hints for a Start", "Some Opening Strokes", "Making a Game of It", "Screw and other Effects", "Points to Remember", "Running, Check and Pocket Side", "Top and Follow-Through", "Hints on Enjoying the Game", "Pool Games", "Snooker Pool", "How to Score at Snooker", "Doubles and Volunteer", "Snooker Billiards, Skittle Pool and Billiard Bowls", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on billiards, pool, and snooker.