A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle
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Cotton.1-1
The Whist Player's Manual, published by Edward Cotton, extracted from Hoyle's Games Improved, 1814.
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Title: |
THE | WHIST PLAYER'S MANUAL: | CONTAINING | HOYLE'S, PAYNE'S, AND
MATTHEWS' | DIRECTIONS, MAXIMS, | AND | INSTRUCTIONS, | for | THE GAME OF
WHIST. | Carefully revised and corrected. | ······· | BOSTON: | PUBLISHED BY EDWARD COTTON. | C. Stebbins, Printer. | 1814. |
| Collation: |
24o: π1 B–D12 E2 [$1,5 signed; signing $5 as '$2']; 39 leaves, pp. [2 ] [1] 2–28 [29] 30–41 [42] 43 [44] 45–75 [76] |
| Contents: |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Contents |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Running Titles |
| π1r |
title |
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| π1v |
blank |
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| B1r–E2r (1–75) |
see Cotton.1 (1814) |
B1v–E2r (2–75) |
see Cotton.1 (1814) |
| E2v (76) |
blank |
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| Publisher: |
Edward Cotton |
| Printer: |
Chester Stebbins (title) |
| Notices: |
1814-05-10 New England Palladium: "Hoyle Improved. Just published and for sale, at the bookstore of Edward
Cotton, 47, Marlboro'-street, Hoyle's Games—Improved, containing practical
treatises on [25 games]. Carefully revised and corrected from the latest and
best authorities. (Price in boards, one dollar.) —Also— The Whist Player's
Manual, containing Hoyle's Payne's, and Matthews' directions, maxims, and
instructions for the game of whist. (Price in boards, 50 Cents)" |
| Price: |
50¢ (advertisement) |
| Copies Seen: |
MWA [DB] (Shaw); PPL [Am 1814 Whis]; Levy [1087]; Levy [1719] |
| Notes: |
This is the first book solely devoted to whist printed in America. It is the same
setting of type as the section on whist in Cotton.1 with a new title page. |
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