| Title: |
A TREATISE ON | BILLIARDS, | WITH | INSTRUCTIONS and RULES | For the
following Games; viz. | [six lines to left of double rule] The White Winning | Game. | The
White Loſing | Game. | The Red or Carambole | Winning Game. | [six lines to
right of double rule] The Red Loſing Game. | Fortification Billiards, | with
Rules and Re-|gulations for every | Method of playing | the Game. |
COMPREHENDING | The original Rules, regulated as they are now played, | and more fully explained and
enlarged; | WITH | Directions for the Conduct of the Players and of the | Betters, &c. never before publiſhed. | TO WHICH ARE ADDED, | The Common Odds which are laid on the Ha-|zards, as well as on the Game at Billiards, | from One Point being given, to Six, incluſive. | By JOHN DEW, a
Marker, | Well known to be experienced in the practical as well as |
theoretical Parts of Billiards, upwards of Thirty Years. | [oxford rule] |
LONDON: | Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington, and J. Wilkie, St. | Paul’s Church-Yard; T. Payne, and Son, St. Martin’s-|Lane; S. Crowder, and R. Baldwin, Pater-noſter-|Row; T. Lowndes, in Fleet-Street; T. Caslon, and | B. Law, Avemary-Lane; F. Newbery, Ludgate-|Street; W. Domville, Royal-Exchange; W. Davis, | Piccadilly; J. Ridley, St. James’s Street; and W. | Goldsmith, Pater-noſter-Row. 1779. | {PRICE ONE
SHILLING.} |
| Collation: |
12o: A–B12 C2 [$½ signed]; 26 leaves, pp. [1–3] 4–52 |
| Contents: |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Contents |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Running Titles |
| A1r (1) |
title |
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| A1v (2) |
blank |
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| A2r–C2v (3–52) |
‘[oxford rule] | A | TREATISE | ON | BILLIARDS. |
[...]’ |
A2v–A7r (4–13) |
‘The Game of BILLIARDS. | Rules for the White Winning Game.’ |
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A7v–A8r (14–15) |
‘The Game of BILLIARDS. | Rules for the White Losing Game.’ |
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A8v–A12r (16–23) |
‘The Game of BILLIARDS. | Carambole Winning Game.’ |
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A12v–B3r (24–29) |
‘The Game of BILLIARDS. | Carambole Losing Game.’ |
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B3v–B8v (30–40) |
‘FORTIFICATION BILLIARDS.’ |
| C2v (52) |
‘[...] | The Binder is to put the Plate after | Page 34. |
FINIS.’ |
B9r–C2v (41–52) |
‘ODDS AT BILLIARDS.’ |
| Plates: |
after B5v(34) copperplate: bifolium with engravings Plan of Fortification Billiards and Perspective View of Fortification Billiards. |
| Catchwords: |
A5r(9) XXX [XXXI.] |
| Press Figures: |
A8r(i):6; B7r(o):1 |
| Publisher: |
J. F. and C. Rivington, John Wilkie, T. Payne and Son, Stanley Crowder, Robert Baldwin I, Thomas Lowndes, Thomas Caslon, Bedwell Law, Francis Newbery, William Domville, William Davis, James Ridley, William Goldsmith |
| Notices: |
1779-11-13 London Chronicle: "This day was published, a new edition, in 12mo, price 3s. only...Notes
are given to illustrate the games by Hoyle; and those marked * are
additional improvements...N. B. Mr. Dew's Treatise on Billiards may be had
separate, price 1s. sewed." |
| Price: |
1s. (title, advertisement) |
| References: |
ESTC T199877 |
| Copies Seen: |
L [C.106.b.26] (ECCO) |
| Other Copies: |
CLU-SC [Delta GV891.D51t]; CSmH [345985]; DeWint [GV891.D51] |