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Title: | Mr. HOYLE's | GAMES | OF | [3 lines to left of double rule] Whiſt, | Quadrille, | Piquet, | [3 lines to right of double rule] Cheſs, | AND | Back=Gammon. | COMPLETE. | In which are contained, | The Method of Playing and Bet-|ting, at those Games, upon equal, | or advantageous Terms. | INCLUDING | The Laws of the ſeveral GAMES. | [rule] | The TWELFTH EDITION. | To which is now firſt added, | Two New Caſes at Whiſt, never before printed; | ALSO | The New Laws of the Game at Whiſt, | As Played at | White's and Saunders's Chocolate-Houſes. | [double rule] | LONDON: | Printed for Thomas Osborne, in Gray's-Inn; | Stanley Crowder, at the Looking-Glaſs, and | Richard Baldwin, at the Roſe, in Pater-noſter-Row. | {Price Three Shillings, neatly bound.} |
| Collation: | 12o: A–S6 T6(−T6 missing, blank?) [$1–3 signed]; 113 leaves, pp. [i–ii] iii–xii, [1] 2–86 [87–89] 90–115 [116–119] 120–152 [153] 154–168 [169–171] 172–214 |
| Section Title Quadrille | [row of type orn] | A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | QUADRILLE; | SHEWING | The Odds of winning or loſing moſt Games |that are commonly played, either by calling | a King, or by playing Sans Prendre. | To which are added, | The LAWS of the GAME. | The Fourth Edition. | By Edmond Hoyle, Gent. | [row of type orn] |
| Section Title Piquet and Chess | [row of type orn] | A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | PIQUET; | DIRECTING, | With moral Certainty, how to diſcard any | Hand to Advantage, by ſhewing the Chances | of taking in any one, two, three, four, or | five certain Cards. | Computations for thoſe who Bet their | Money at the Game. | ALSO | The LAWS of the GAME. | To which are added, | Some Rules and Observations for play-|ing well at CHESS. | The Fourth Edition. | By Edmond Hoyle, Gent. | [row of type orn] |
| Section Title Backgammon | [row of type orn] | A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | BACK-GAMMON. | CONTAINING | [12 lines to left of double rule] A Table of the thirty-ſix | Chances, with Directions | how to find out the Odds | of being hit, upon ſingle, | or double Dice. | Rules whereby a Beginner | may, with due Attention | to them, attain playing it | well. | The ſeveral Stages for carry-|ing your Men home, in or-|der to loſe no Point. [12 lines to right of double rule] How to find out who is for-|wardeſt to win a Hit. | Caſes ſtated for Back-Games, | with Directions how to | play for one. | Caſes ſtated, how to know | when you may have the | better of ſaving a Gammon | by running. | Variety of Caſes of Curioſity | and Inſtruction. | The Laws of the Game. | The Fifth Edition. | By Edmond Hoyle, Gent. | [row of type orn] |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r (i) | title | |||
| A1v (ii) | ‘ADVERTISEMENT. | [...]’ | |||
| A2r–A6v (iii–xii) | ‘[double rule] | The | CONTENTS. | [...]’ | A2v–A6v (iv–xii) | ‘The CONTENTS.’ | |
| B1r–I1v (1–86) | ‘[double rule] | A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | WHIST. | [...]’ | B1v–I1r (2–85) | ‘A ſhort Treatise on | the Game of WHIST.’ | |
| I1v (86) | ‘A ſhort Treatise, &c.’ | |||
| I2r (87) | section title Quadrille | |||
| I2v (88) | blank | |||
| I3r–L4r (89–115) | ‘[double rule] | A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | QUADRILLE. | [...]’ | I3v–L4r (90–115) | ‘A ſhort Treatise on the | Game of QUADRILLE.’ | |
| L4v (116) | blank | |||
| L5r (117) | section title Piquet and Chess | |||
| L5v (118) | blank | |||
| L6r–O4v (119–152) | ‘[double rule] | A | TREATISE | On the GAME of | PIQUET. | [...]’ | L6v–O4v (120–152) | ‘A Treatise on PIQUET.’ | |
| O5r–P6v (153–168) | ‘[double rule] | SOME | Rules and Observations | FOR | Playing well at CHESS. | [...]’ | O5v–P6r (154–167) | ‘Rules and Observations | for Playing at CHESS.’ | |
| P6v (168) | ‘Rules and Observations, &c.’ | |||
| Q1r (169) | section title Backgammon | |||
| Q1v (170) | blank | |||
| Q2r–T4v (171–212) | ‘[double rule] | A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | BACK-GAMMON. | [...]’ | Q2v–T4r (172–211) | ‘A ſhort Treatise on the | Game of BACK-GAMMON.’ | |
| T4v (212) | ‘A ſhort Treatise, &c.’ | |||
| T5r–T5v (213–214) | ‘[row of type orn] | Two New CASES at WHIST, | Added ſince this Book was printed off. | [...]’ |
| Catchwords: | A6r(xi) another [Odds,] |
| Publisher: | Thomas Osborne, James Hodges, Richard Baldwin |
| Price: | 3s. (title) |
| References: | Horr 658, Jessel 804 (without separate entries for the authorized book and the various piracies) , Marshall s7 no.9 p25 (1890-01-11), Rather 41 (without separate entries for the authorized book and the various piracies) |
| Copies Seen: | O [Jessel f.559]; Levy [1634]; Levy [2023] |
| Other Copies: | CaOLU [GV1241.H8 copy 1]; CtHT-W [GV1241.H6 1760] |
| Notes: | See Games.3.P.1. |