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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] | PHILADELPHIA: | JOHN LOCKEN, 311 MARKET ST. | ······ | 1849. |
| Collation: | 8o: 1–188 [$1 signed]; 144 leaves, pp. [1–5] 6–159 [160] 161–173 [174] 175–205 [206] 207–288 |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| 11r (1) | title | |||
| 11v–108r (2–159) | see Borradaile.1.1 (1830) | 12v–188v (4–288) | see Borradaile.1.1 (1830) | |
| 108v (160) | see Borradaile.1.3 (1838) | |||
| 111r–117r (161–173) | see Borradaile.1.1 (1830) | |||
| 117v (174) | see Borradaile.1.3 (1838) | |||
| 118r–188v (175–288) | see Borradaile.1.1 (1830) |
| Publisher: | John Locken |
| References: | Horr 695, Jessel 838, Rather 157 |
| Copies Seen: | PPL [Am 1849 Hoy]; Levy [0083] |
| Other Copies: | CtY [WA 1906]; LU [GV1243.H6 1849]; OCl [789.87H K9p]; TxCM [GV1243.H6 1849] |
| Notes: | The same setting of type as Borradaile.1.1 (1830) without the fronispiece, extra engraved title, and chess engraving (despite the title page promise). The plates for backgammon and draughts are the same as Borradaile.1.3 (1838). The title page is the same setting of type as Borradaile.1.5 (1842) with only the date changed. |