Who use the Book Google Search. click link below to see just one book I found - 1865, 141 pages, by William White.
This look like a good instructional book.
http://books.google.com/books?id=PM8DAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA107&dq=3+cushion+billiard#PPP1,M1
This link is billiard search
http://books.google.com/books?q=billiard&btnG=Search+Books&lr=
Search can up with 9830 billiards items
This look like a good instructional book.
http://books.google.com/books?id=PM8DAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA107&dq=3+cushion+billiard#PPP1,M1
This link is billiard search
http://books.google.com/books?q=billiard&btnG=Search+Books&lr=
Search can up with 9830 billiards items