A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle
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Freeman.Whist.1806
Short Rules for Whist, printed by J. Freeman, 1806.
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Title: |
SHORT RULES | FOR | SHORT MEMORIES, | AT THE | GAME OF WHIST; | WITH THE | LAWS OF THE GAME, | RULES FOR BETTING, &c. | ADAPTED EITHER FOR THE HEAD | OR POCKET. | [short rule] |
BY BOB SHORT. | [short rule] | ARBRIDGED PRINCIPALLY FROM THE LAST | EDITION OF HOYLE,—BY AN ADEPT.
| [short rule] | London : |PRINTED BY J. FREEMAN, | AND SOLD BY ALL THE BOOKSELLERS IN | TOWN AND COUNTRY. |
| Collation: |
12.6 x 7.8: A12 [$1–5 (−A2) signed]; 12 leaves, pp. [1–5] 6–14 [15] 16–23 [24] |
| Label: |
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[oxford rule] | BOB SHORT's | Easy Rules for the Game of | WHIST. | [reverse oxford rule] |
| Half Title: |
[short rule] | SHORT RULES | FOR THE | GAME OF WHIST. | [short rule] | {PRICE SIXPENCE.} |
| Contents: |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Contents |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Running Titles |
| A1r (1) |
half title |
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| A1v (2) |
blank |
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| A2r (3) |
title |
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| A2v (4) |
blank |
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| A3r–A12r (5–23) |
‘[double rule] | THE | GAME OF WHIST. | [...] | [colophon]’ |
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| A12v (24) |
blank |
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| Printer: |
J. Freeman |
| Price: |
6d. (half title) |
| Colophon: |
‘[short rule] | J. Freeman, Printer, &c. | LONDON.’ |
| Copies Seen: |
Levy [1465] |
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