A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Pigott.4.1

New Hoyle, printed for J. Ridgway, fourth London edition, "new" edition, 1810.

pigott.4.1.jpg Title: NEW HOYLE: | OR, | A General Repository of Games; | CONTAINING | EASY RULES FOR PLAYING | IN A | SUPERIOR MANNER, | [nine lines to left of double rule] Loo, | Whist, | Cribbage, | Quadrille, | Piquet, | Quinze, | Reversis, | Vingt-un, | Put, | [nine lines between two double rules] Backgammon, | Draughts, | Billiards, | Cricket, | Tennis, | Goff, | Faro, | Hazard, | Rouge et Noir, | [eight lines to right of double rule] Cassino, | All Fours, | Connexions, | Domino, | Matrimony, | Speculation, | Lottery, | Chess: | With Tables of Odds, calculated for betting equitably | and advantageously; and their laws as settled at | Brookes's, White's, the Union, and Jockey | Clubs &c. &c. | [short decorative rule] | By CHARLES PIGOT, Esq. | [short decorative rule] | NEW EDITION, IMPROVED. | [short decorative rule] | LONDON: | PRINTED FOR J. RIDGWAY, 170, PICCADILLY, | OPPOSITE BOND-STREET. | [short rule] | 1810. | [short rule] | {Price, bound in red, 4s.}
Collation: 18o: [A]4 B–Y6 Z6(−Z6 missing, blank?) [$½ (+Z4) signed; signing X3 as X]; 135 leaves, pp. [i–v] vi–viii, [1] 2–262 [misprinting 58 as 56]
Contents: Signature (Page) Reference Contents Signature (Page) Reference Running Titles
A1r (i) title
A1v (ii) ‘[short rule] | W. Flint, Printer, Old Bailey, London.’
A2r (iii) ‘PREFACE. | [...]’
A2v (iv) ‘GENERAL CONTENTS. | [...]’
A3r–A4v (v–viii) ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS. | [...]’ A3v–A4v (vi–viii) ‘CONTENTS.’
B1r–D6v (1–36) ‘NEW HOYLE, &c. | [short rule] | THE GAME OF WHIST. | [...]’ B1v–D6r (2–35) ‘WHIST.’
D6v–F1r (36–49) ‘[...] | The Game of Quadrille. | [...]’ D6v–F1r (36–49) ‘QUADRILLE.’
F1r–G2r (49–63) ‘[...] | The Game of Cribbage. | [...]’ F1v–G1v (50–62) ‘CRIBBAGE.’
on G2r (63) ‘PIQUET.’
G2v–H3v (64–78) ‘The Game of Piquet. | [...]’ G3r–H3r (65–77) ‘PIQUET.’
H3v–H4r (78–79) ‘[...] | The Game of Matrimony. | [...]’ H3v (78) ‘MATRIMONY.’
H4r–H5r (79–81) ‘[...] | The Game of Lansquenet. | [...]’ H4r–H4v (79–80) ‘LANSQUENET.’
H5r–H5v (81–82) ‘[...] | The Game of Quinze. | [...]’ H5r (81) ‘QUINZE.’
H5v–K1v (82–98) ‘[...] | The Game of Chess. | [...]’ H5v–K1r (82–97) ‘CHESS.’
K1v–M4v (98–128) ‘[...] | The Game of Back-Gammon. | [...]’ K1v–M4r (98–127) ‘BACK-GAMMON.’
M4v–O3r (128–149) ‘[...] | The Game of Draughts, | From Mr. Payne. | [...]’ M4v–O3r (128–149) ‘DRAUGHTS.’
O3v–S1r (150–193) ‘The Game of Billiards. | [...]’ O4r–R6v (151–192) ‘BILLIARDS.’
S1r–S3r (193–197) ‘[...] | The Game of Cricket. | [...]’ S1r–S2v (193–196) ‘CRICKET.’
S3r–S6r (197–203) ‘[...] | The Game of Tennis. | [...]’ S3r–S5v (197–202) ‘TENNIS.’
S6r–T1r (203–205) ‘[...] | The Game of Goff, or Rolf. | [...]’ S6r–S6v (203–204) ‘GOFF.’
T1r–T4r (205–211) ‘[...] | The Game of Faro. | [...]’ T1r–T3v (205–210) ‘FARO.’
T4r–T6r (211–215) ‘[...] | The Game of Hazard. | [...]’ T4r–T5v (211–214) ‘HAZARD.’
T6r–U2r (215–219) ‘[...] | The Game of Rouge et Noir. | [...]’ T6r–U2r (215–219) ‘ROUGE ET NOIR.’
U2r–U4r (219–223) ‘[...] | The Game of Cassino. | [...]’ U2v–U3v (220–222) ‘CASSINO.’
U4r–U5r (223–225) ‘[...] | The Game of All Four. | [...]’ U4r–U5r (223–225) ‘ALL FOUR’
U5v–U6r (226–227) ‘The Game of Connexions. | [...]’
U6r–X1r (227–229) ‘[...] | The Game of Put, | [...]’ U6r–X1r (227–229) ‘PUT.’
X1v–X2r (230–231) ‘The Game of Loo. | [...]’
X2r–X3r (231–233) ‘[...] | The Game of Lottery. | [...]’ X2r–X2v (231–232) ‘LOTTERY.’
X3r–X3v (233–234) ‘[...] | The Game of Domino, | [...]’ X3r (233) ‘DOMINO.’
X3v–X5r (234–237) ‘[...] | The Game of Commerce. | [...]’ X3v–X5r (234–237) ‘COMMERCE.’
X5v–X6r (238–239) ‘Vingt-un, or the Game of Twenty-one, | [...]’ X6r (239) ‘VINGT-UN.’
X6v–Y3v (240–246) ‘The Game of Reversis. | [...]’ Y1r–Y3r (241–245) ‘REVERSIS.’
Y3v–Y4r (246–247) ‘[...] | The Game of Speculation, | [...]’ Y3v–Y4r (246–247) ‘SPECULATION.’
Y4v–Z5v (248–262) ‘AN | EPITOME | OF THE | STATUTE LAWS | ON | GAMING. | [...] | [colophon]’ Y5r–Z5v (249–262) ‘LAWS ON GAMING.’
Plates: on M5r(129) woodblock: ‘[...] | The Draught Table.’
Catchwords: A3r(v) The [A]; H4r(79) party, [party;]
Press Figures: D3v(i):2; F6v(o):7; G5v(i):1; H5r(o):2; L6v(o):7; Q6r(i):7; S4r(i):7; X1v(i):7; Z3v(i):2
Publisher: James Ridgway
Printer: William Flint (colophon)
Price: 4s. bound in red (title)
Colophon: ‘W. Flint, Printer, Old Bailey, London.’
Copies Seen: BFl [I.795/PIGO (b1124996)]; Levy [0139]
Other Copies: Sings

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