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| Title: | HOYLE ABRIDGED. | [short rule] | A TREATISE | ON | BACK-GAMMON; | OR, | SHORT RULES FOR SHORT MEMORIES. | WITH THE | LAWS OF THE GAME. | ADAPTED | EITHER FOR THE HEAD OR POCKET. | [short rule] | BY BOB SHORT, JUN. | [short rule] | Printed for the Benefit of Familes, to | prevent Wrangling. | [woodblock] | LONDON: | PRINTED FOR T. AND J. ALLMAN, | PRINCES-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE; | AND R. NEWBY, CAMBRIDGE. | 1819. |
| Collation: | 11.5 x 6.5: A12 [$4 signed]; 12 leaves, pp. [1–5] 6–24 |
| Label: | [within a decorative border] BOB SHORT ON THE GAME | OF | Back=Gammon, | WITH | LAWS OF THE GAME. | [short oxford rule] | Price Sixpence. |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r (1) | title | |||
| A1v (2) | blank | |||
| A2r (3) | ‘DEDICATION. | [short rule] | TO THE PUBLIC. | [...] | BOB SHORT, Jun. | Long's Hotel, Nov. 4, 1818.’ | |||
| A2v (4) | ‘JUST PUBLISHED, | NEW EDITIONS | OF THE FOLLOWING APPROVED WORKS. | [...] [advertisements for Allman.Whist.1819 and Allman.Draughts.1819]’ | |||
| A3r–A12v (5–24) | ‘A TREATISE | ON | BACK-GAMMON. | [...] | [colophon]’ |
| Publisher: | T. and J. Allman |
| Printer: | John Arliss |
| Advertisements: | 1819-02-26 British Press |
| Price: | 6d. (advertisement, label) |
| References: | Jessel 1712 |
| Colophon: | ‘[rule] | J. Arliss, Printer, 38 Newgate-street. | [rule]’ |
| Copies Seen: | O [Jessel g.241] |