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Title: | A Short | TREATISE | OF THE | Game of BRAG, | Containing the | LAWS of the GAME. | ALSO | CALCULATIONS, ſhewing the Odds | of winning or loſing certain Hands dealt. | [rule] | By Mr. EDMOND HOYLE. | [rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed for John Exshaw, at the Bible on | Cork-Hill. MDCCLI. |
| Collation: | 12o: A–C6 [$½ (+B4) signed; signing A3 as A2]; 18 leaves, pp. [4 ] 1–32 |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r | title page | |||
| A1v | blank | |||
| A2r | ‘CONTENTS | [...]’ | |||
| A2v | blank | |||
| A3r–C6v (1–32) | ‘[...] | [double rule] | A Short | TREATISE | OF THE | Game of BRAG. | [...]’ |
| Publisher: | John Exshaw |
| Advertisements: | 1751-03-02 Dublin Courant: "Thursday next will be publish'd by John Exshaw, price 4d. A Short Treatise on the Game of Brag...N. B. The price of the London edition is half a guinea." |
| Price: | 4d. (advertisement) |
| References: | ESTC N60977, Jessel 793, Rather 35 |
| Copies Seen: | Dp [Gilbert Library 7A (7)]; Levy [1747] |
| Copies Seen in Collections: | NvLN [GV1241.H86 1752] (see Polite.Wilson); OCl [789.87H F45d] (see Polite.A) |
| Other Copies: | L [D-7913.bb.52.(3.)] (destroyed) |
| Other Copies in Collections: | Gsu [Special Coll. Anderson] (see Polite.Wilson) |