Books on Bowls. Manual of Bowling

Title	Manual of Bowling
Author	James Brown
Publisher	J Menzies & Co, Edinburgh, Scotland
First published	1892
ISBN	Pre-ISBN system
Edition reviewed	2nd (year of publication not stated)
Hardback/softback	Hardback
List price	Not known
Cover size (cm) (height x width)	16.7 x 10.5
Number of pages	136
Number of pages with	Coloured photos	Black & white photos	Line drawings
	None	None	None
Synopsis	This is one of the earliest books on bowls and certainly one of the first to give practical guidance to the beginner. As the author in his preface states: The principal object which I have in view in writing a Manual of Bowling is to set forth, in as concise and readable a form as I can, the best style and methods of Bowling, and to put on record, for the benefit of younger men, the lessons drawn from a long experience - longer than I now care to recall. The book is very much oriented towards the game in Scotland where increasing care was being taken in the construction and maintenance of bowling greens, and this is reflected in the fact that the chapter on the history of the game contains, somewhat incongruously, nine pages on this subject. The full list of contents is: History of the Game Hints to Beginners Directions to Bowlers Principles and Laws of the Game Bowling in North of England List of Single-handed Tournaments Appendix Recipe for Killing Worms Recipe for Removing Fog or Moss

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