An edition of A short treatise on the game of whist (1742)

A short treatise on the game of whist

Containing the laws of the game: and also some rules, ... Calculations ... Cases stated, ... References to cases, ... With variety of cases added in the appendix. By Edmond Hoyle, gent.

The tenth edition, with great additions. The laws of the game, .. And also, a dictionary for whist, .. To which is added an artificial memory: ..

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An edition of A short treatise on the game of whist (1742)

A short treatise on the game of whist

Containing the laws of the game: and also some rules, ... Calculations ... Cases stated, ... References to cases, ... With variety of cases added in the appendix. By Edmond Hoyle, gent.

The tenth edition, with great additions. The laws of the game, .. And also, a dictionary for whist, .. To which is added an artificial memory: ..

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printed for T. Osborne; and sold by W. Reeve
Language
English
Pages
224

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Subjects
Backgammon, Early works to 1800, Games, Piquet (Game), Quadrille (Game), Whist

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A short treatise on the game of whist: Containing the laws of the game: and also some rules, ... Calculations ... Cases stated, ... References to cases, ... With variety of cases added in the appendix. By Edmond Hoyle, gent.
1755, printed for T. Osborne; and sold by W. Reeve
Microform in English - The tenth edition, with great additions. The laws of the game, .. And also, a dictionary for whist, .. To which is added an artificial memory: ..
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A short treatise on the game of whist: containing the laws of the game, and also some rules ...
1743, For W. Webster

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Edition Notes

"No copies of this book are genuine but what are signed by Edmond Hoyle and Thomas Osborne".

The treatise on quadrille is of the 2nd. edition, dated 1748, and those on piquet and backgammon are both of the 3rd. edition, dated 1748.

Text continuous despite pagination.

With two final leaves of advertisements.

The treatise on whist is a reissue of the sheets of the tenth edition of 1750, with a cancel titlepage dated 1755.

Includes treatises on quadrille, piquet and backgammon.

Jessel. F. A bibliography of works in English on playing cards and gaming. 802

Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1986. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 8591, no.09).

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Microform
Pagination
[2],84;[3],100-224,[16]p.
Number of pages
224

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OL19315181M

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