A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Hoyle's Improved Miniature Edition, Dean and Munday, Dean and Munday, 1832.

Title: HOYLE'S | IMPROVED MINIATURE EDITION | OF THE | RULES | FOR PLAYING | FASHIONABLE GAMES, | VIZ : | [8 lines to left of rule] PUT, | CASSINO, | WHIST, | CRIBBAGE, | ALL-FOURS, | SPECULATION, | LOTTERY, | DOMINO, | [8 lines to right of rule] CONNEXIONS, | POPE JOAN, | MATRIMONY, | BRAG, | VINGT-UN, | LOO, | COMMERCE, | DRAUGHTS. | [short rule] | London: | DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE STREET. | [short rule] | PRICE SIX-PENCE.
Collation: 16o: B8(−B1) C–D8 E8(−E8) [$1,3 signed]; 30 leaves, pp. [3–5] 6–61 [62] [misprinting 16 as 6]
Contents: Signature (Page) Reference Contents Signature (Page) Reference Running Titles
B2r (3) title
B2v (4) blank
B3r–B4r (5–7) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | [short rule] | THE GAME OF PUT. | [...]’
B4r–B5v (7–10) ‘[...] | THE | GAME OF CASSINO. | [...]’ B3v–B5v (6–10) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | CASSINO.’
B6r–C2r (11–19) ‘THE | GAME OF WHIST. | [...]’ B6v–C2r (12–19) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | WHIST.’
C2v–C6v (20–28) ‘CRIBBAGE. | [...]’ C3r–C6v (21–28) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | CRIBBAGE.’
C7r–C8r (29–31) ‘THE GAME OF ALL-FOURS. | [...]’ C7v–C8r (30–31) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | ALL FOURS.’
C8v–D1r (32–33) ‘THE | GAME OF SPECULATION. | [...]’
D1r–D1v (33–34) ‘[...] | THE | GAME OF LOTTERY. | [...]’ D1r–D1v (33–34) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | LOTTERY.’
D2r–D2v (35–36) ‘THE | GAME OF DOMINO. | [...]’ D2v (36) ‘DOMINO.’
D3r–D3v (37–38) ‘THE | GAME OF CONNEXIONS. | [...]’
D3v–D4v (38–40) ‘[...] | THE GAME OF | POPE, OR POPE JOAN. | [...]’ D3v–D4v (38–40) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | POPE JOAN.’
D5r–D5v (41–42) ‘THE | GAME OF MATRIMONY. | [...]’ D5v (42) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES.’
D6r–D7r (43–45) ‘THE | GAME OF BRAG. | [...]’ D6v–D7r (44–45) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | BRAG.’
D7v–D8v (46–48) ‘THE | GAME OF VINGT-UN. | [...]’ D8r–D8v (47–48) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | VINGT-UN.’
E1r–E1v (49–50) ‘THE | GAME OF LOO. | [...]’ E1v (50) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES.’
E2r–E3v (51–54) ‘THE | GAME OF COMMERCE. | [...]’ E2v–E3v (52–54) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | COMMERCE.’
E4r–E7r (55–61) ‘DRAUGHTS. | [...] | [colophon]’ E4v–E7r (56–61) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES. | DRAUGHTS.’
E7v (62) blank
Printer: Dean & Munday (colophon)
Price: 6d. (cover, title)
Colophon: ‘DEAN AND MUNDAY, PRINTERS, | THREADNEEDLE-STREET.’
Copies Seen: O [Jessel g.98]
Notes: The rear wrapper advertises books including The Skater's Companion (1830) and Angler's Guide (1832), giving an approximate date for this book.

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