A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Maxwell.1

The New Pocket Hoyle, printed and published by H. Maxwell, first American edition, 1805.

maxwell.1.jpg Title: THE | NEW POCKET HOYLE, | CONTAINING | THE GAMES | OF | [ten lines to left] WHIST, | QUADRILLE, | PIQUET, | VINGT-UN, | LANSQUENET, | PHARO, | ROUGE ET NOIR, | CRIBBAGE, | MATRIMONY, | CASSINO, | [ten lines to right] REVERSIS, | PUT, | CONNEXIONS, | SPECULATION, | CHESS, | BACK-GAMMON, | BILLIARDS, | POOL | AND | HAZARD. | ACCURATELY DISPLAYING THE RULES AND | PRACTICE, AS ADMITTED AND ESTA-|BLISHED BY THE FIRST PLAYERS. | [short reverse oxford rule] | PHILADELPHIA: | PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. MAXWELL, | OPPOSITE CHRIST CHURCH. | ··············· | 1805
Collation: 18o: π1 A–M6 O–2A6 [$1,3 signed; signing $3 as '$2' or '2$' (see note)]; 139 leaves, pp. [3–5] 6–41 [42] 43–58 [59] 60–83 [84] 85–101 [102] 103–104 [105] 106 [107] 108–114 [115] 116–118 [119] 120–130 [131] 132 [133] 134–137 [138] 139–143 [144] 145–146 [147–149] 150–219 [220] 221–267 [268] 269–272 [273] 274–279 [280]
Contents: Signature (Page) Reference Contents Signature (Page) Reference Running Titles
π1r (3) title
π1v (4) blank
A1r–D1r (5–41) ‘HOYLE'S GAMES, &c. | [short reverse oxford rule] | WHIST | [...]’
D1v–E3v (42–58) ‘MR. PAYNE's MAXIMS | FOR WHIST. | [...]’
E4r–G4r (59–83) ‘THE GAME OF QUADRILLE. | [...]’
G4v–I1r (84–101) ‘THE GAME OF PIQUET. | [...]’
I1v–I2v (102–104) ‘THE GAME OF VINGT-UN. | [...]’
I3r–I3v (105–106) ‘THE GAME OF LANSQUENET. | [...]’
I4r–K1v (107–114) ‘THE GAME OF PHARO. | [...]’
K2r–K3v (115–118) ‘THE GAME OF ROUGE ET NOIR. | [...]’
K4r–L3v (119–130) ‘THE GAME OF CRIBBAGE. | [...]’
L4r–L5r (131–133) ‘THE GAME OF MATRIMONY. | [...]’
L5v–M1r (134–137) ‘THE GAME OF CASSINO. | [...]’
M1v–M4r (138–143) ‘THE GAME OF REVERSIS. | [...]’
M4v–M5v (144–146) ‘THE GAME OF PUT. | [...]’
M6r (147) ‘THE GAME OF CONNEXIONS. | [...]’
M6v (148) ‘THE GAME OF SPECULATION. | [...]’
O1r–T6r (149–219) ‘THE GAME OF CHESS. | [...]’
T6v–Y2v (220–248) ‘THE GAME OF BACK-GAMMON. | [...]’
Y3r–Z6r (249–267) ‘THE GAME OF BILLIARDS. | [...]’
Z6v–2A2v (268–272) ‘THE GAME OF HAZARD. | [...]’
2A3r–2A6r (273–279) ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS. | [...]’
2A6v (280) blank
Plates: opposite T6v(220) engraving: ‘BACK-GAMMON TABLE | [backgammon table]’
Publisher: Hugh Maxwell
Printer: Hugh Maxwell (title)
Advertisements: 1805-09-27 United States' Gazette
Notices: 1805-09 The Monthly Anthology and Boston Review: (Google)
References: Horr 699, Jessel 825, Rather 87
Copies Seen: O [3843 f.18]; MWA [DB] (Evans) (bookplate of Isaiah Thomas); PHi [Am 1805 Hoy Api99/3438]; PPL [Am 1805 Hoy]; Levy [1535]
Other Copies: NcD [E 12mo H867N]; OCl [789.87H G5M]
Notes: In gatherings A-C,E,G,P,R-U,Y-2A, $3 is signed '$2'. In gatherings D,F,H-O,Q,S,X $3 is signed '2$'.

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