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Billiards, Revised and Updated: The Official Rules and Records Book
Edited by the Billiard Congress of America, with a forward by R.A. Dyer.
Billiards rules & records
Every bar, tavern, club and hall with a pool table (in the US) should have a copy of this on hand. R. A. Dyer wrote the forward for this new edition from the Billiards Congress of America.