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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. | BY BOB SHORT. | [short rule] | Printed for the Benefit of Families, to prevent | Scolding. | [short rule] | FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. | [short rule] | NEW-YORK. | PUBLISHED BY CALEB BARTLETT, NO. 76 BOWERY. | [short rule] | 1828. |
| Collation: | 11.5 x 7.2: [A]12 [unsigned]; 12 leaves, pp. [2 ] [1–20] [2 ] |
| Label: | [oxford rule] | BOB SHORT'S | Rules for Short Memories | AT THE GAME OF | BACK-GAMMON. | [short rule] | Sold at 76 Bowery. | [reverse oxford rule] |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r | pasted to wrapper | |||
| A1v | blank | |||
| A2r (1) | title | |||
| A2v (2) | plate | |||
| A3r–A11v (3–20) | ‘A TREATISE | ON | BACK-GAMMON. | [...]’ | |||
| A12r | blank | |||
| A12v | pasted to wrapper |
| Publisher: | Caleb Bartlett |
| References: | Rather 129 |
| Copies Seen: | MWA [G810 S559 H828] |