A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Johns.Whist.1821

Short Rules for Whist, printed for the booksellers by J. Johns, 1821.

Title: HOYLE ABRIDGED. | [short rule] | SHORT RULES FOR SHORT MEMORIES | AT THE | GAME OF WHIST, | WITH THE | LAWS OF THE GAME. | Adapted either for the Head or Pocket. | BY BOB SHORT. | [short rule] | A New Edition. | REVISED AND CORRECTED THROUGHOUT, | WITH THE LAST NEW RULES AS ESTAB-|LISHED AT BATH AND LONDON. | [short rule] | Printed for the Benefit of Families, to | prevent Scolding. | [printer's device] | LONDON: | PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS, | BY J. JOHNS, DEVONPORT.
Collation: 13.0 x 7.8: A12 [$½ (−A2,3,4) signed]; 12 leaves, pp. [1–5] 6–8 [9] 10–24
Label: [oxford rule] | Bob Short's Rules | FOR | SHORT MEMORIES | AT THE | GAME OF WHIST. | [short rule] | Price Sixpence. | [reverse oxford rule]
Contents: Signature (Page) Reference Contents Signature (Page) Reference Running Titles
A1r (1) title
A1v (2) blank
A2r (3) ‘THE PRESENT IMPROVED AND | ENLARGED EDITION OF THIS LITTLE | WORK, IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICA-|TED TO THE PUBLIC, | [...] | BOB SHORT, JUN. | LONG'S HOTEL, | MAY, 1821.’
A2v (4) ‘TO THE PUBLIC. | [...] | BOB SHORT.’
A3r–A4v (5–8) ‘DEDICATION. | [short rule] | TO THE FOUR KINGS. | [...] | Your devoted Slave, | BOB SHORT. | Baker's Coffee House, | Exchange Alley, | Jan. 1, 1793.’
A5r–A12v (9–24) ‘THE | GAME OF WHIST. | [...] | [colophon]’
Printer: James Johns
Price: 6d. (label)
References: Jessel 1709
Colophon: ‘[rule] | Johns, Printer, Fore-street, Devonport.’
Copies Seen: ABu [SB p79541 Sho]; O [Jessel f.1246]

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