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Title: | HOYLE'S GAMES | IMPROVED: | CONTAINING | PRACTICAL TREATISES | ON | [13 lines to left of rule] WHIST, | QUADRILLE, | PIQUET, | QUINZE, | VINGT-UN, | LANSQUENET, | PHARO, | ROUGE ET NOIR, | CRIBBAGE, | MATRIMONY, | CASSINO, | REVERSIS, | PUT, | [13 lines to right of rule] CONNEXIONS, | ALL FOURS, | SPECULATION, | PAM-LU, | BRAG, | BACKGAMMON, | DRAUGHTS, | HAZARD, | CHESS, | GOFF, OR GOLF, | CRICKET, | AND | BILLIARDS. | CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED FROM THE | LATEST AND BEST AUTHORITIES. | [short rule] | NEW YORK: | PUBLISHED BY GEORGE LONG, | No. 161 Broadway. | Elliott & Palmer, printers, 20 Williams-st. | 1829. |
| Collation: | 24o: [A]2 B–M12 N10 [$1,5 signed; signing $5 as '$2']; 144 leaves, pp. [5–9] 10–35 [36] 37–47 [48] 49 [50] 51–80 [81] 82–98 [99] 100–111 [112] 113 [114] 115 [116] 117 [118] 119–123 [124] 125–126 [127] 128–134 [135] 136 [137] 138–140 [141] 142–145 [146] 147 [148–149] 150 [151–152] 153–169 [170] 171–173 [174] 175–188 [189] 190–216 [217] 218–220 [221] 222–272 [273] 274 [275] 276–277 [278] 279–291 [292] |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r (5) | title | |||
| A1v–A2v (6–8) | ‘INDEX. | [...]’ | A2r–A2v (7–8) | ‘INDEX.’ | |
| B1r–C2r (9–35) | ‘HOYLE'S GAMES, | &c &c | [short rule] | The Game of Whist. | [...]’ | B1v–C2r (10–35) | ‘WHIST.’ | |
| C2v–C8r (36–47) | ‘MR. PAYNE'S | Maxims for Whist. | [...]’ | C3r–C8r (37–47) | ‘WHIST.’ | |
| C8v–C9r (48–49) | ‘Mathews' Directions, &c. | [...]’ | C9r (49) | ‘INTRODUCTION’ | |
| C9v–D12v (50–80) | ‘MATHEWS' | Directions and Maxims for Beginners. | [...]’ | C10r–D12v (51–80) | ‘WHIST.’ | |
| E1r–E9v (81–98) | ‘The Game of Quadrille. | [...]’ | E1v–E9v (82–98) | ‘QUADRILLE.’ | |
| E10r–F4r (99–111) | ‘The Game of Piquet. | [...]’ | E10v–F4r (100–111) | ‘PIQUET.’ | |
| F4v–F5r (112–113) | ‘The Game of Quinze. | [...]’ | F5r (113) | ‘QUINZE.’ | |
| F5v–F6r (114–115) | ‘The Game of Vingt-un.. | [...]’ | F6r (115) | ‘VINGT-UN.’ | |
| F6v–F7r (116–117) | ‘The Game of Lansquenet. | [...]’ | F7r (117) | ‘LANSQUENET.’ | |
| F7v–F10r (118–123) | ‘The Game of Pharo. | [...]’ | F8r–F10r (119–123) | ‘PHARO.’ | |
| F10v–F11v (124–126) | ‘The Game of Rouge et Noir. | [...]’ | F11r–F11v (125–126) | ‘ROUGE ET NOIR.’ | |
| F12r–G3v (127–134) | ‘The Game of Cribbage. | [...]’ | F12v–G3v (128–134) | ‘CRIBBAGE.’ | |
| G4r–G4v (135–136) | ‘The Game of Matrimony. | [...]’ | G4v (136) | ‘MATRIMONY.’ | |
| G5r–G6v (137–140) | ‘The Game of Cassino. | [...]’ | G5v–G6v (138–140) | ‘CASSINO.’ | |
| G7r–G9r (141–145) | ‘The Game of Reversis. | [...]’ | G7v–G9r (142–145) | ‘REVERSIS.’ | |
| G9v–G10r (146–147) | ‘The Game of Put. | [...]’ | G10r (147) | ‘PUT.’ | |
| G10v (148) | ‘The Game of Connexions. | [...]’ | |||
| G11r–G11v (149–150) | ‘The Game of All Fours. | [...]’ | G11v (150) | ‘ALL FOURS.’ | |
| G12r (151) | ‘The Game of Speculation. | [...]’ | |||
| G12v–H9r (152–169) | ‘The game of Pam-Lu. | [...]’ | H1r–H9r (153–169) | ‘PAM-LU.’ | |
| H9v–H11r (170–173) | ‘The Game of Brag. | [...]’ | H10r–H11r (171–173) | ‘BRAG.’ | |
| H11v–I6v (174–188) | ‘The Game of Back-Gammon. | [...]’ | H12r–I6v (175–188) | ‘BACK-GAMMON.’ | |
| I7r–K8v (189–216) | ‘The Game of Draughts. | [...]’ | I7v–K8v (190–216) | ‘DRAUGHTS.’ | |
| on I9v (194) | ‘DRAUGHT.’ | |||
| K9r–K10v (217–220) | ‘The Game of Hazard. | [...]’ | K9v–K10v (218–220) | ‘HAZARD.’ | |
| K11r–M12v (221–272) | ‘The Game of Chess. | [...]’ | K11v–M12v (222–272) | ‘CHESS.’ | |
| N1r–N1v (273–274) | ‘The Game of Goff, or Golf. | [...]’ | N1v (274) | ‘CHESS.’ | |
| N2r–N3r (275–277) | ‘The Laws of Cricket. | [...]’ | N2v–N3r (276–277) | ‘CRICKET.’ | |
| N3v–N10r (278–291) | ‘The Game of Billiards. | [...]’ | N4r–N10r (279–291) | ‘BILLIARDS.’ | |
| N10v (292) | blank |
| Plates: | opposite A1r(5) engraving: draught board’ opposite H11v(174) engraving: backgammon board showing the starting position opposite K11r(221) engraving: chess men and chess board |
| Publisher: | George Long |
| Printer: | Elliott & Palmer (title) |
| References: | Rather 131 |
| Copies Seen: | MWA [G810 H867 H829]; ViU [GV1243.H85 1829]; Levy [1725] |
| Other Copies: | CSmH [238961]; CtY [NLp57 829h]; LU [GV1243.H855 1829]; MDeeP [S 790.08 H867h]; MH [SG 3652.229] (Google); MNS [794 H852]; MnM [790.0 H862]; NN [MZ (Hoyle's games improved, 1829)]; OkTU [ULT 010200]; P [795 H852g 1829]; ViBlbV [GV1243.H695 1829] |