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| Collation: | 12o: [A]2(±A2) B–D12 E6 F–L12 [$½ (−B6,F1,G2,3,I5,6,L5,6) signed; signing F3 as A3, F5 as A5]; 116 leaves, pp. [4 ] [1] 2–84 [97–99] 100–123 [124–127] 128–177 [178–180] 181–224 [225–240] [=228] |
| Section Title Whist | |
A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | WHIST. | CONTAINING | The LAWS of the GAME: | AND ALSO | Some Rules, whereby a Beginner may, with due | Attention to them, attain to the Playing it well. | Calculations for thoſe who will bet the Odds on any Points | of the Score of the Game then playing and depending. | Cases ſtated, to ſhew what may be effected by a very good | Player in critical Parts of the Game. | References to Cases, viz. at the End of the Rule, you | are directed how to find them. | Calculations, directing with moral Certainty, how to play | well any Hand or Game, by ſhewing the Chances of your | Partner’s having 1, 2, or 3 certain Cards. | With Variety of Cases added in the Appendix. | [rule] | By Edmond Hoyle, Gent. | [rule] | The Tenth Edition with great Additions. | The Laws of the Game, and an Explanation of the Calculations | which are neceſſary to be underſtood by thoſe who would play | it well. | And alſo, | A Dictionary for Whist, which reſolves almoſt | all the critical Caſes that may happen at the Game. | To which is added, | An ARTIFICIAL MEMORY: | Or, an eaſy Method of aſſiſting the Memory of thoſe | that play at the GAME of WHIST. | And ſeveral Cases, not hitherto publiſhed. | To this Edition are alſo added, | A whole Chapter of Thirteen new Caſes, never | publiſh'd before. | [rule] | LONDON: | Printed for T. Osborne, at Gray's Inn. 1750. |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r | see Games.1.1 (1748) | |||
| A1v | see Games.1.1 (1748) | |||
| A2r | section title whist | |||
| A2v | ‘ADVERTISEMENT. | [...] | To the READER. | [...] | [autographs of Edmond Hoyle and Thomas Osborne]’ | |||
| B1r–L12v (1–240) | see Games.1.1 (1748) | B1r–L12v (1–240) | see Games.1.1 (1748) |
| Publisher: | Thomas Osborne |
| Printer: | Thomas Gardner (ornaments) |
| Advertisements: | 1749-10-21 Whitehall Evening Post or London Intelligencer: "This day is published, the tenth edition, (price only 3s. in marbel binding) to which is added thirteen new cases never before published in whist, Mr. Hoyle's Games Compleat."" |
| Price: | 3s. (half title, advertisement) |
| References: | ESTC T87519, Horr 655, Jessel 802, Marshall s7 no.8 p344 (1889-11-02), Rather 32 |
| Copies Seen: | BFl [I.795/HOYL (b1163087)]; E [Grindlay.469]; L [7918.a.73] (ECCO); O [Jessel f.553]; Copisarow; NNPM [E3 092 D 079486]; NvLN [GV1277.H69 1750]; OCl [789.87H F50L]; PPL [Iu Hoy (Chew)]; PPL [Iu Hoyl Short Treat 1750]; TNJ [GV1241.H8 A10 c.1]; TxU [GV1241.H6 1750]; Levy [1039]; Levy [1664] |
| Other Copies: | Lg [H 2.3 no 32]; NT [SCO]; Owa [D.38.20]; GOT [8mo A.ill.291510]; HAG [KW 2207 F 26]; HAG [KW 363 D 24]; LT [Wb 740]; MUbsb [Gymn. 34] (Google); TNMS [6344]; DeWint [GV1241.H86 1750 S]; ICN [V1639.421]; NWM [GV1241.H6 1750]; NjP [GV1277.H89 1750s]; PP [A795 H85]; TxDaM [BRA2288] |
| Notes: | A reissue of Games.1.1 with a cancel section title for the "tenth" edition of whist. Most copies do not preserve the half title. |