"Johnny Holiday" books
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I have both. I think I found the Margo on Amazon about a year ago for $20, I guess I got lucky. And the Ponzi from a friend who had a duplicate.
I just found out Pete Margo reprinted that book in 2009 .
An original would be worth a couple of hundred dollars.
The Ponzi is a rare book , about 1000.00 if you can find someone willing to sell theirs.
There was talk of reprinting the Ponzi also, there must be problems with getting permission from the family or whoever owns the copyright.
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I have the "Continuous Hi-Runs" ....good book.
Those numbers would be about right.
I just ordered a reprint of the Margo book from Lulu for $15.00 just to see what's in it.
Lou Figueroa
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Thanks. Very good to know. I'll look up the Margo book on Lulu.
I was fortunate to get the 3 Holiday books from Amazon before the price got out of hand. They're all good reads.
Also lucky to have the Ponzi book. It comes up on eBay about once or twice a year. I read it cover to cover the day it arrived. Interesting read on what it was like to be a champion in those days.
Since we're talking about rare books, here's another one I don't see mentioned often:
Thanks. Very good to know. I'll look up the Margo book on Lulu.
I was fortunate to get the 3 Holiday books from Amazon before the price got out of hand. They're all good reads.
Also lucky to have the Ponzi book. It comes up on eBay about once or twice a year. I read it cover to cover the day it arrived. Interesting read on what it was like to be a champion in those days.
Since we're talking about rare books, here's another one I don't see mentioned often:
Which now I find amusing.
Because, back then players would NEVER help you improve, so JH actually broke a barrier by telling weaker players how to get better. Bigger fish always ate the smaller ones, and why would anyone want to have the smaller fish eventually gobble them up? Depression era thinking. He broke a barrier by telling the truth first, kinda like a whistleblower. :thumbup:
Who reads books anyways.
I have a copy of Encyclopedia of Pocket Billiards signed by Johnny Holiday to none other than the infamous 'SuperStroke'.
When I opened the cover and saw this, my first thought was:
... I don't think the guy ever read this book!
I have a copy of Encyclopedia of Pocket Billiards signed by Johnny Holiday to none other than the infamous 'SuperStroke'.
When I opened the cover and saw this, my first thought was:
... I don't think the guy ever read this book!
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