A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Games.3.R.2

Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for J. Brambles et al, by H. Mozley, London reprint of third edition, 1807.

games.3.r.2.jpg 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 | BACKGAMMON, | COMPLETE. | In which are contained, | THE METHOD OF PLAYING AND BETTING | AT THOSE GAMES, UPON EQUAL OR | ADVANTAGEOUS TERMS. | INCLUDING | THE LAWS OF THE SEVERAL GAMES; | To which are now added, | TWO NEW CASES AT WHIST. | ALSO, | THE NEW LAWS OF THE GAME OF WHIST, | As played at White's and Saunders' Chocolate | Houses. | [short rule] | LONDON: | PRINTED FOR J. BRAMBLES, A. MEGGITT, AND | J. WATERS, BY H. MOZLEY, GAINSBOROUGH. | 1807.
Collation: 18o: A–C6 E–Q6 R8 [$½ signed]; 98 leaves, pp. [1–3] 4–87 [88] 89–109 [110] 111–140 [141] 142–154 [155] 156–195 [196]
Contents: Signature (Page) Reference Contents Signature (Page) Reference Running Titles
A1r (1) title
A1v (2) blank
A2r–I2r (3–87) ‘[oxford rule] | A SHORT TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | WHIST. | [...]’ A2v–I2r (4–87) ‘WHIST.’
I2v–L1r (88–109) ‘[oxford rule] | A | SHORT TREATISE | ON THE | GAME OF QUADRILLE; | SHOWING | 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. | [...]’ I3r–L1r (89–109) ‘QUADRILLE.’
L1v–N4v (110–140) ‘A | SHORT TREATISE | ON THE | GAME OF | PIQUET; | DIRECTING, | With moral Certainty, how to discard any | Hand to Advantage, by showing 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 | PLAYING WELL AT CHESS. | [...]’ L2r–N4v (111–140) ‘PIQUET.’
N5r–O5v (141–154) ‘SOME | RULES AND OBSERVATIONS | FOR | PLAYING WELL AT CHESS. | [...]’ N5v–O5v (142–154) ‘CHESS.’
O6r–R7r (155–193) ‘A | SHORT TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | BACK-GAMMON, | CONTAINING, | 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 carrying your Men home, in | order to loſe no Point. | How to find out who is forwardeſt 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 bet-|ter of ſaving a Gammon by running. | Variety of Caſes of Curioſity and Inſtruction. | The Laws of the Game. | [...]’ O6v–R8r (156–195) ‘BACK-GAMMON.’
R7v–R8r (194–195) ‘TWO NEW CASES AT WHIST. | [...] | [colophon]’
R8v (196) blank
Publisher: J. Brambles, A. Meggitt, J. Waters
Printer: Henry Mozley (colophon)
References: Horr 681, Jessel 826, Rather 92
Colophon: ‘Printed by H. Mozley, Gainſborough.’
Copies Seen: O [3843 g.3]; OCl [789.87H G7L]; Levy [0085]
Other Copies: NN [MZ (Hoyle. Games of whist, etc. 1807)]
Notes: A reprint of Games.3, the "twelfth" edition (1760), without the updates from Games.4, the "thirteenth" edition (1763). Nor did it comtain any of the post-Donaldson improvements.

The printer, Henry Mozley, appears to be the son of the Henry Mozley who published Beaufort.2 (1788).

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