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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. | [short rule] | 1820. |
| Collation: | 11.5 x 6.5: A12 [$4 signed]; 12 leaves, pp. [1–5] 6–24 |
| Label: | [within a decorative border] BOB SHORT'S | TREATISE ON THE GAME | OF | Backgammon; | WITH | LAWS OF THE GAME. | [short rule] | PRICE SIXPENCE. |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r (1) | title | |||
| A1v (2) | ‘[short rule] | MARCHANT, Printer, Ingram-Court, London.’ | |||
| A2r–A12v (3–24) | see Allman.Backgammon.1819 |
| Publisher: | T. and J. Allman |
| Printer: | William Marchant |
| Price: | 6d. (label) |
| References: | Rather 115 |
| Other Copies: | OCl [789.83 SH81] |
| Notes: | I have seen photographs of the early openings of the Cleveland copy. It appears to be the same setting of type as the 1819 edition after A1v. |