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THE | NEW HOYLE, | CONTAINING | EASY RULES FOR PLAYING | THE | Games | OF | [eight lines to left of rule] WHIST, | QUADRILLE, | CRIBBAGE, | PIQUET, | MATRIMONY,
| LANSQUENET, | QUINZE, | CHESS, | [eight lines between rules] BACKGAMMON, | DRAUGHTS,
| BILLIARDS, | CRICKET, | TENNIS, | GOFF, | FARO, | HAZARD, | [eight lines to right
of rule] ROUGE ET NOIR, | CASSINO, | CONNEXIONS, | PUT, | LOO, | REVERSIS, | LOTTERY,
| SPECULATION. | WITH | TABLES OF ODDS, | CALCULATED FOR BETTING EQUITABLY AND | ADVANTAGEOUSLY;
| with the | LAWS OF THE SEVERAL GAMES. | ~~~~~~~~~ | NEW EDITION, IMPROVED. | [short oxford rule] | LONDON: | PRINTED FOR G.
WALKER, | AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. | 1817. |
| Collation: |
12o: [A]2 B–I12 K4 [$1 (+G2,3,4,5,6,H2,3,4,5,6,I2,3,4,5,6) signed]; 102 leaves, pp. [i–iii] iv, [1] 2–27 [28] 29–37 [38] 39–48 [49] 50–59 [60] 61 [62] 63 [64–65] 66–76 [77] 78–99 [100] 101–118 [119] 120–150 [151] 152–153 [154] 155–166 [167] 168–170 [171] 172–173 [174] 175 [176–177] 178 [179] 180–192 [193] 194–198 [199–200] |
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[within a decorative border] THE | NEW HOYLE, | CONTAINING | EASY RULES FOR PLAYING | THE | Games | OF | [eight lines to left of rule] WHIST, | QUADRILLE, | CRIBBAGE, | PIQUET, | MATRIMONY,
| LANSQUENET, | QUINZE, | CHESS, | [eight lines between rules] BACKGAMMON, | DRAUGHTS,
| BILLIARDS, | CRICKET, | TENNIS, | GOFF, | FARO, | HAZARD, | [eight lines to right
of rule] ROUGE ET NOIR, | CASSINO, | CONNEXIONS, | PUT, | LOO, | REVERSIS, | LOTTERY,
| SPECULATION. | WITH | TABLES OF ODDS, | CALCULATED FOR BETTING EQUITABLY AND | ADVANTAGEOUSLY;
| with the | LAWS OF THE SEVERAL GAMES. | ~~~~~~~~~ | NEW EDITION, IMPROVED. | [short oxford rule] | LONDON: | PRINTED FOR G.
WALKER, | AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. | [short oxford rule] | 1817. | PRICE THREE SHILLINGS. | [outside decorative border]
Plummer and Brewis, Printers, Love Lane, Eastcheap. |
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| Contents: |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Contents |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Running Titles |
| A1r (i) |
title |
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| A1v (ii) |
blank |
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| A2r–A2v (iii–iv) |
‘CONTENTS. | [...]’ |
A2v (iv) |
‘CONTENTS.’ |
| B1r–C2r (1–27) |
‘HOYLE'S GAMES, | &c. &c. | ~~~~~~~~ | THE GAME OF WHIST. | [...]’ |
B1v–C2r (2–27) |
‘WHIST.’ |
| C2v–C7r (28–37) |
‘THE | GAME OF QUADRILLE. | [...]’ |
C3r–C7r (29–37) |
‘QUADRILLE.’ |
| C7v–C12v (38–48) |
‘THE | GAME OF CRIBBAGE. | [...]’ |
C8r–C12v (39–48) |
‘CRIBBAGE.’ |
| D1r–D6r (49–59) |
‘THE | GAME OF PIQUET. | [...]’ |
D1v–D6r (50–59) |
‘PIQUET.’ |
| D6v–D7r (60–61) |
‘THE | GAME OF MATRIMONY. | [...]’ |
D7r (61) |
‘MATRIMONY.’ |
| D7v–D8r (62–63) |
‘THE | GAME OF LANSQUENET. | [...]’ |
D8r (63) |
‘LANSQUENET.’ |
| D8v (64) |
‘THE | GAME OF QUINZE. | [...]’ |
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| D9r–E2v (65–76) |
‘THE | GAME OF CHESS. | [...]’ |
D9v–E2v (66–76) |
‘CHESS.’ |
| E3r–F2r (77–99) |
‘THE | GAME OF BACKGAMMON. | [...]’ |
E3v–F2r (78–99) |
‘BACK-GAMMON.’ |
| F2v–F11v (100–118) |
‘THE | GAME OF DRAUGHTS, | FROM MR. PAYNE. | [...]’ |
F3r–F11v (101–118) |
‘DRAUGHTS.’ |
| F12r–H3v (119–150) |
‘THE | GAME OF BILLIARDS. | [...]’ |
F12v–H3v (120–150) |
‘BILLIARDS.’ |
| H4r–H5r (151–153) |
‘THE | GAME OF CRICKET. | [...]’ |
H4v–H5r (152–153) |
‘CRICKET.’ |
| H5v–H7v (154–158) |
‘THE | GAME OF TENNIS. | [...]’ |
H6r–H7v (155–158) |
‘TENNIS.’ |
| H7v–H8v (158–160) |
‘[...] | THE | GAME OF GOFF, OR GOLF. | [...]’ |
H8r (159) |
‘GOFF.’ |
| H8v–H10v (160–164) |
‘[...] | THE | GAME OF FARO. | [...]’ |
H8v–H10r (160–163) |
‘FARO.’ |
| H10v–H11v (164–166) |
‘[...] | THE | GAME OF HAZARD. | [...]’ |
H10v–H11v (164–166) |
‘HAZARD.’ |
| H12r–I1v (167–170) |
‘THE | GAME OF ROUGE ET NOIR. | [...]’ |
H12v–I1v (168–170) |
‘ROUGE ET NOIR.’ |
| I2r–I3r (171–173) |
‘THE | GAME OF CASSINO. | [...]’ |
I2v–I3r (172–173) |
‘CASSINO.’ |
| I3v–I4r (174–175) |
‘THE | GAME OF ALL FOUR, | [...]’ |
I4r (175) |
‘ALL FOUR.’ |
| I4v (176) |
‘THE | GAME OF CONNEXIONS, | [...]’ |
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| I5r–I5v (177–178) |
‘THE | GAME OF PUT, | [...]’ |
I5v (178) |
‘PUT.’ |
| I6r–I12v (179–192) |
‘AN | EPITOME | OF THE | STATUTE LAWS ON GAMING. | [...]’ |
I6v–I12v (180–192) |
‘LAWS ON GAMING.’ |
| K1r–K1v (193–194) |
‘THE | GAME OF LOO. | [...]’ |
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| K1v–K3v (194–198) |
‘[...] | THE | GAME OF REVERSIS. | [...]’ |
K1v–K3v (194–198) |
‘REVERSIS.’ |
| K4r (199) |
‘THE | GAME OF LOTTERY. | [...]’ |
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| K4v (200) |
‘THE | GAME OF SPECULATION, | [...] | [colophon]’ |
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| Plates: |
Frontispiece engraving: Three players at the card table with one obserever, captioned "London. Published Nov
1st, 1816." J. Thurston del. E. Stalker, sc.
Title engraving: of backgammon board with title "Hoyle's Games Improved. New Edition with Additions.
London. Printed for G. Walker. &c. 1816." J Thurston del. E. Stalker, sc. |
| Publisher: |
George Walker |
| Printer: |
Plummer and Brewis (colophon) |
| Price: |
3s. (wrapper) |
| References: |
Horr 703, Jessel 828, Rather 105 |
| Colophon: |
‘[short rule] | Plummer and Brewis, Printers, Love Lane, Little Eastcheap.’ |
| Copies Seen: |
ABu [SB 7904 Hoy 3]; BFl [I.795/HOYL (b1124807)]; L [1506/98]; O [Jessel f.631]; O [Jessel f.632]; O [Jessel f.633]; Copisarow; OCl [GV1243.H84 1817X]; TNJ [GV1229.N58]; ViU [GV1243.H85 1817]; Levy [1276]; Levy [1836] |
| Other Copies: |
AWn [GV1201.H86]; DUu [SC 09541]; Neilson; GHE [BIB.119S035] (Google); HAG [KW 363 D 39] (Google); Beauchene; CSmH [343419]; IRRVC [GV1243.H84 1817]; MH [SG 3652.217]; NjP [4284.05.479.162] (Google) |
| Notes: |
This is a reprint with minor edits of the Pigott Hoyles, specifically Pigott.3.4, as it has some of the games that appear in the appendix there after the section
on the Statute Laws of Gaming. Walker includes Loo, Lottery, Reversis and Speculation,
while omitting Domino, Commerce, and Vingt-un.Some copies (CSmH, NjP, Levy) retain the original printed cover showing a price of
3s. |