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Title Bowling - Being the Practice of the Ancient & Royal Game of Bowls
Author James A Manson
Publisher A & C Black Ltd, London
First published 1923
ISBN Pre-ISBN system
Edition reviewed 1st
Hardback/softback Hardback
List price Not known
Cover size (cm)
(height x width)		 19.4 x 12.5
Number of pages 119
Number of pages with Coloured photos Black & white photos Line drawings
  None None 9
Synopsis The chapters of this book formed the second part of The Complete Bowler which was published 11 years earlier in 1912 and both books have similar illustrations on the front cover.

The chapter headings are:

  • The Wearing of the Green
  • The Flowing Bowl
  • The Rudiments
  • The Rink Game
  • The Points Game and Fixed Jack
  • The Laws of Bowls
Also by James A Manson:
This book has been reprinted from the original plates, in softback and hardback versions, by a number of publishers. Details from Amazon's site can be found here.

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