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Title: | HOYLE'S | IMPROVED EDITION | OF | THE RULES | FOR PLAYING | FASHIONABLE GAMES: | CONTAINING | COPIOUS DIRECTIONS | FOR | [11 lines to left of rule] WHIST, | QUADRILLE, | PIQUET, | QUINZE, | VINGT-UN, | LANSQUENET, | PHARO, | ROUGE ET NOIR, | CRIBBAGE, | MATRIMONY, | CASSINO, | [11 lines between two rules] REVERSIS, | PUT, | CONNEXIONS, | ALL FOURS, | SPECULATION, | LOTTERY, | POPE JOAN, | COMMERCE, | PAM-LOO, | BRAG, | DOMINO, | [11 lines to right of rule] BACK-GAMMON, | DRAUGHTS, | HAZARD, | CHESS, | GOFF, OR GOLF, | CRICKET, | BILLIARDS. | TENNIS, | HORSE-RACING, | AND | COCKING. | Together with an Analysis of the Game of Chess, and an | Engraved Plate for the Instruction of Beginners. | [short rule] | CAREFULLY REVISED FROM THE LAST LONDON EDITION | WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONS. | [short rule] | NEW-YORK | PUBLISHED BY W. C. BORRADAILE | 146 BROADWAY. | [short rule] | 1830. |
| Collation: | 12o: A–M12 [$1,5 (−E5) signed; signing $5 as '$2'; signing E3 as E2]; 144 leaves, pp. [1–5] 6–159 [160] 161–173 [174] 175–205 [206] 207–288 |
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| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r (1) | title | |||
| A1v (2) | notice of copyright deposit dated 1830-06-02 | |||
| A2r–A2v (3–4) | ‘INDEX. | [...]’ | A2v (4) | ‘INDEX.’ | |
| A3r–B2r (5–27) | ‘HOYLE'S GAMES, | [short rule] | THE GAME OF WHIST. | [...]’ | A3v–B2r (6–27) | ‘WHIST.’ | |
| B2v–B7v (28–38) | ‘MR. PAINE'S MAXIMS FOR WHIST. | [...]’ | B2v–B7v (28–38) | ||
| B8r–B8v (39–40) | ‘MATHEWS'S DIRECTIONS, &c. | [...]’ | B8v (40) | ‘WHIST.’ | |
| B9r–C10r (41–67) | ‘MATHEWS'S | Directions and Maxims for Beginners. | [...]’ | B9r–C10r (41–67) | ‘WHIST.’ | |
| C10v–D6r (68–83) | ‘THE GAME OF QUADRILLE. | [...]’ | C11r–D6r (69–83) | ‘QUADRILLE.’ | |
| D6v–D11v (84–94) | ‘THE GAME OF PIQUET | [...]’ | D7r–D11v (85–94) | ‘PIQUET.’ | |
| D12r (95) | ‘THE GAME OF QUINZE. | [...]’ | |||
| D12v–E1r (96–97) | ‘THE GAME OF VINGT-UN. | [...]’ | E1r (97) | ‘VINGT-UN.’ | |
| E1v (98) | ‘THE GAME OF LANSQUENET. | [...]’ | |||
| E2r–E4v (99–104) | ‘THE GAME OF PHARO. | [...]’ | E2v–E4v (100–104) | ‘PHARO.’ | |
| E5r–E6r (105–107) | ‘THE GAME OF ROUGE ET NOIR. | [...]’ | E5v–E6r (106–107) | ‘ROUGE ET NOIR.’ | |
| E6v–E10r (108–115) | ‘THE GAME OF CRIBBAGE. | [...]’ | E7r–E10r (109–115) | ‘CRIBBAGE.’ | |
| E10v–E11r (116–117) | ‘THE GAME OF MATRIMONY. | [...]’ | E11r (117) | ‘MATRIMONY.’ | |
| E11v–E12v (118–120) | ‘THE GAME OF CASSINO. | [...]’ | E12r–E12v (119–120) | ‘CASSINO.’ | |
| F1r–F3r (121–125) | ‘THE GAME OF REVERSIS. | [...]’ | F1v–F3r (122–125) | ‘REVERSIS.’ | |
| F3v–F4r (126–127) | ‘THE GAME OF PUT. | [...]’ | F4r (127) | ‘PUT.’ | |
| F4v (128) | ‘THE GAME OF CONNEXIONS. | [...]’ | |||
| F5r–F5v (129–130) | ‘THE GAME OF ALL FOURS. | [...]’ | F5v (130) | ‘ALL FOURS.’ | |
| F6r (131) | ‘THE GAME OF SPECULATION. | [...]’ | |||
| F6v (132) | ‘THE GAME OF LOTTERY. | [...]’ | |||
| F7r–F7v (133–134) | ‘THE | GAME OF POPE, OR POPE JOAN. | [...]’ | F7v (134) | ‘POPE, OR POPE JOAN.’ | |
| F8r–F9r (135–137) | ‘THE GAME OF COMMERCE. | [...]’ | F8v–F9r (136–137) | ‘COMMERCE.’ | |
| F9v–G5r (138–153) | ‘THE GAME OF PAM-LOO. | [...]’ | F10r–G5r (139–153) | ‘PAM-LOO.’ | |
| G5v–G7r (154–157) | ‘THE GAME OF BRAG. | [...]’ | G6r–G7r (155–157) | ‘BRAG.’ | |
| G7v–G8r (158–159) | ‘THE GAME OF DOMINO. | [...]’ | G8r (159) | ‘DOMINO.’ | |
| G8v (160) | blank | |||
| G9r–H3r (161–173) | ‘THE GAME OF BACK-GAMMON. | [...]’ | G9v–H3r (162–173) | ‘BACK-GAMMON.’ | |
| H3v (174) | blank | |||
| H4r–I5v (175–202) | ‘THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS. | [...]’ | H4v–I5v (176–202) | ‘DRAUGHTS.’ | |
| on H9v (186), I1r (193) | ‘DRAUGHTS’ | |||
| I6r–I7r (203–205) | ‘THE GAME OF HAZARD. | [...]’ | I6v–I7r (204–205) | ‘HAZARD.’ | |
| I7v (206) | blank | |||
| I8r–L8r (207–255) | ‘THE GAME OF CHESS. | [...]’ | I8v–L8r (208–255) | ‘CHESS.’ | |
| L8v–L9r (256–257) | ‘THE GAME OF GOFF, OR GOLF. | [...]’ | L9r (257) | ‘GOFF, OR GOLF.’ | |
| L9v–L10v (258–260) | ‘THE LAWS OF CRICKET. | [...]’ | L10r–L10v (259–260) | ‘CRICKET.’ | |
| L11r–M5r (261–273) | ‘THE GAME OF BILLIARDS | [...]’ | L11v–M5r (262–273) | ‘BILLIARDS.’ | |
| M5v–M7r (274–277) | ‘THE GAME OF TENNIS | [...]’ | M6r–M7r (275–277) | ‘TENNIS.’ | |
| M7v–M10r (278–283) | ‘HORSE-RACING. | [...]’ | M8r–M10r (279–283) | ‘HORSE-RACING.’ | |
| M10v–M12v (284–288) | ‘COCKING. | [...]’ | M11r–M12v (285–288) | ‘COCKING.’ |
| Plates: | Frontispiece engraving: by William H. Tuthill of four players at a card table Title engraving: title page opposite G9r(161) engraving: backgammon table opposite H4r(175) engraving: Draught Board opposite I7v(206) engraving: a folding plate of the chess board |
| Publisher: | W. C. Borradaile |
| References: | Horr 691, Jessel 837, Rather 133 |
| Copies Seen: | MWA [G810 H867 H830]; OCl [789.87H J0n]; PPL [Am 1830 Hoyl Allen 341]; TNJ [GV1229.H82 1830]; TxU [GV1243.H88 1830]; Levy [0084]; Levy [1675] |
| Other Copies: | HAG [XSB 411] (Google); CSmH [283283]; CaNSSCBU [GV1243.H87 1830]; CaQSBU [GV1243.H87 1830]; CtY-BR [WA 129]; DeWint [GV1243.H86h S]; FTUSF [C-767]; ICN [GV1201.42.H69 1830]; LU [GV1243.H88] [2 copies]; MH [KC 10054]; MH [SG 3118.30]; MSaP [GV1243.H88]; MiU [C2 1830 Ho]; NIC [GV1243.H86 1830 tiny]; NN [MV] (Google); NjP [4284.05.479.183]; NvLN [GV1241.H69 1830]; PHi [GV1243.H88 1830]; PP [A795 H852] |