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Title: | HOYLE'S GAMES | IMPROVED. | CONTAINING | PRACTICAL TREATISES | ON | [13 lines to left of double rule] WHIST, | QUADRILLE, | PIQUET, | QUINZE, | VINGT-UN, | LANSQUENET, | PHARO, | ROUGE ET NOIR, | CRIBBAGE, | MATRIMONY, | CASSINO, | REVERSIS, | PUT, | [13 lines to right of double rule] CONNEXIONS, | ALL FOURS, | SPECULATION, | PAM-LU, | BRAG, | BACK-GAMMON, | DRAUGHTS, | HAZARD, | CHESS, | GOFF OR GOLF, | CRICKET, | AND | BILLIARDS, | Carefully revised and corrected from the latest and best | Authorities. | [short reverse oxford rule] | BOSTON: | PUBLISHED BY EDWARD COTTON. | C. Stebbins, Printer. | ··············· | 1814. |
| Collation: | 24o: [A]2 B–N12 O4 [$1,5 signed; signing $5 as '$2']; 150 leaves, pp. [1–3] 4, 2[1] 2–28 [29] 30–41 [42] 43 [44] 45–75 [76] 77–94 [95] 96–107 [108] 109 [110] 111 [112] 113 [114] 115–119 [120] 121–122 [123] 124–131 [132] 133 [134] 135–137 [138] 139–142 [143] 144 [145–146] 147 [148–149] 150–167 [168] 169–171 [172] 173–187 [188] 189–216 [217] 218–221 [222] 223–276 [277] 278 [279] 280–281 [282] 283–296 |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r (1) | title | |||
| A1v (2) | blank | |||
| A2r–A2v (3–4) | ‘INDEX. | [...]’ | A2v (4) | ‘INDEX.’ | |
| B1r–C2v (21–28) | ‘HOYLE'S GAMES, | &c &c | ····· | THE GAME OF WHIST. | [...]’ | B1v–E2r (22–75) | ‘WHIST.’ | |
| C3r–C9r (229–41) | ‘MR. PAYNE'S | MAXIMS FOR WHIST. | [...]’ | |||
| C9v–E2r (242–75) | ‘MATHEWS' DIRECTIONS, &c. | [...]’ | |||
| E2v–E11v (276–94) | ‘THE | GAME OF QUADRILLE. | [...]’ | E3r–E11v (277–94) | ‘QUADRILLE.’ | |
| E12r–F6r (295–107) | ‘THE GAME OF PIQUET | [...]’ | E12v–F6r (296–107) | ‘PIQUET.’ | |
| F6v–F7r (2108–109) | ‘THE | GAME OF QUINZE. | [...]’ | F7r (2109) | ‘QUINZE.’ | |
| F7v–F8r (2110–111) | ‘THE | GAME OF VINGT-UN. | [...]’ | F8r (2111) | ‘VINGT-UN.’ | |
| F8v–F9r (2112–113) | ‘THE | GAME OF LANSQUENET. | [...]’ | F9r (2113) | ‘LANSQUENET.’ | |
| F9v–F12r (2114–119) | ‘THE | GAME OF PHARO. | [...]’ | F10r–F12r (2115–119) | ‘PHARO.’ | |
| F12v–G1v (2120–122) | ‘THE | GAME OF ROUGE ET NOIR. | [...]’ | G1r–G1v (2121–122) | ‘ROUGE ET NOIR.’ | |
| G2r–G6r (2123–131) | ‘THE | GAME OF CRIBBAGE. | [...]’ | G2v–G6r (2124–131) | ‘CRIBBAGE.’ | |
| G6v–G7r (2132–133) | ‘THE | GAME OF MATRIMONY. | [...]’ | G7r (2133) | ‘MATRIMONY.’ | |
| G7v–G9r (2134–137) | ‘THE | GAME OF CASSINO. | [...]’ | G8r–G9r (2135–137) | ‘CASSINO.’ | |
| G9v–G11v (2138–142) | ‘THE | GAME OF REVERSIS. | [...]’ | G10r–G11v (2139–142) | ‘REVERSIS.’ | |
| G12r–G12v (2143–144) | ‘THE | GAME OF PUT. | [...]’ | G12v (2144) | ‘PUT.’ | |
| H1r (2145) | ‘THE | GAME OF CONNEXIONS. | [...]’ | |||
| H1v–H2r (2146–147) | ‘THE | GAME OF ALL FOURS. | [...]’ | H2r (2147) | ‘ALL FOURS.’ | |
| H2v (2148) | ‘THE | GAME OF SPECULATION. | [...]’ | |||
| H3r–H12r (2149–167) | ‘THE | GAME OF PAM-LU. | [...]’ | H3v–H12r (2150–167) | ‘PAM-LU.’ | |
| H12v–I2r (2168–171) | ‘THE | GAME OF BRAG. | [...]’ | I1r–I2r (2169–171) | ‘BRAG.’ | |
| I2v–I10r (2172–187) | ‘THE | GAME OF BACK-GAMMON. | [...]’ | I3r–I10r (2173–187) | ‘BACK-GAMMON.’ | |
| I10v–L1r (2188–217) | ‘THE | GAME OF DRAUGHTS. | [...]’ | I11r–L1r (2189–217) | ‘DRAUGHTS.’ | |
| L1v–L3r (2218–221) | ‘THE | GAME OF HAZARD. | [...]’ | L2r–L3r (2219–221) | ‘HAZARD.’ | |
| L3v–N6v (2222–276) | ‘THE | GAME OF CHESS. | [...]’ | L4r–N6v (2223–276) | ‘CHESS.’ | |
| N7r–N7v (2277–278) | ‘THE | GAME OF GOFF, OR GOLF. | [...]’ | N7v (2278) | ‘GOFF, OR GOLF.’ | |
| N8r–N9r (2279–281) | ‘LAWS OF CRICKET. | [...]’ | N8v–N9r (2280–281) | ‘CRICKET.’ | |
| N9v–O4v (2282–296) | ‘THE | GAME OF BILLIARDS | [...]’ | N10r–O4v (2283–296) | ‘BILLIARDS.’ |
| Plates: | opposite I2v(2172) engraving: backgammon board showing the starting position opposite I10v(2188) engraving: draught board opposite L3v(2222) engraving: chess men and chess board |
| Publisher: | Edward Cotton |
| Printer: | Chester Stebbins (title) |
| Advertisements: | 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: | $1 (advertisement) |
| References: | Horr 682, Jessel 827, Rather 104 |
| Copies Seen: | O [Jessel f.628]; MWA [DB] (Shaw); PPL [Am 1814 Hoy]; Levy [0076] |
| Other Copies: | ICHi [GV1243.H7 1814]; LU [GV1243.H855 1814]; NhD [GV1243.H853 1814]; NvLN [GV1243.H69 1814]; OCl [789.87H H4B] |