Blue Book of Pool Cues, 3rd Edition [Paperback]

Brad Simpson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005

After 3 years, the long anticipated 3rd Edition Blue Book of Pool Cues is ready and die hard fans are very excited about this new release! Almost 300 pages longer than the 2nd Edition, this new book is packed with illustrations, images and loads of new information on cue makers, cue models, and up-to-date pricing. Many color images are included. Editorial on cue collecting by noted journalist Tom Shaw must not be missed. This new 3rd Edition is a must have title for any serious cue collector.

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About the Author

Author Brad Simpson has spent many years on the billiard circuit and is well known in the field of cue collecting. He divides his time between IL and Thailand.

Product Details

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: Blue Book Publications, Inc.; 3 edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886768528
• ISBN-13: 978-1886768529
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #823,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The bible for Cue Collectors and serious Pool Players !, November 17, 1998

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[e-mail] or Cholly McKinstry (Cherry Hill, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blue Book of Pool Cues (Paperback)

The book is broken into sections that include the history of Cue making, the components and tools required to construct a cue, and an comprehensive illustrated catalog of the various cue makers and manufacturers. Whether your interested in Balabushka, Szambotti or Cognoscenti, you'll find the data you need to recognize and enjoy the craftmanship of their work. The author provides a rating system for the intricacy and condition of the cues that is the standard for buying, selling and grading cues today. I would like to see more illustrations of the master cuemakers than the many cues that were shown of the mass production companies. Too much space was taken up by these cues that are computerized clones. All in all the book was well written and I am eagerly awaiting the overdue release of Vol 2.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blue Book of Pool Cues, 3rd Ed. - Review, May 12, 2007

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Michael A. Guastello (Hells Kitchen, NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue Book of Pool Cues, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

As this is the 3rd edition of Blue Books, that tells you that people into pool cues have been buying them, with good reason.
First off, the author, Brad Simpson, has been adding more and more info into each new edition, the 1st ed.(1996) had 465 pages, the 2nd, (1999) 600 pages, and this 3rd edition,(2005), a whopping 913.
The number of color photos's showing the work of the more well known cuemakers, past and present, living and dead, has also increased with each new edition and, IMO, is the best feature of these books.
The 3rd edition has a fairly extensive listing of cuemakers and a brief business bio of them. Their current cue offerings, as well as their older and one of a kind cues is provided. The pricing guidelines should be regarded in the most general of terms, as so much goes into the value of a pool cue.
If your a collector or just someone looking to spend a few hundred dollars on a nice cue to play with, The Blue Book of Pool Cues, 3rd Ed., can provide both useful information and enjoyment at a reasonable cost.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive material, November 9, 2006

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Arthur Tripp - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue Book of Pool Cues, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

This is a great value for content and price! I don't know how it could have been done much better for the cost. Some of the minor cuemakers don't have pictures of their work, but I suspect they didn't submit any to the publisher. It was a big help to me when I went to buy a cue.