A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Piquet.D.1

A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744.

	Title:	A SHORT \| TREATISE \| On the GAME of \| PIQUET. \| Directing with Moral Certainty how to \| diſcard any Hand to Advantage, by \| ſhewing the Chances of taking in any \| one, two, three, four, or five certain \| Cards. \| Computations for thoſe who Bet their \| Money at the Game. Alſo the Laws \| of the GAME. \| To which are added, \| Some Rules and Obſervations for playing \| well at CHESS. \| [rule] \| By Edmund Hoyle, Gent. \| [double rule] \| DUBLIN: \| Printed for George and Alexander Ewing, \| at the Angel and Bible in Dame-Street, 1744.
	Collation:	12o: [A]2 B–E8/4 F8 G2 [$½ signed]; 36 leaves, pp. [4 ] [1] 2–68

Contents:	Signature (Page) Reference	Contents	Signature (Page) Reference	Running Titles
	A1r	title
	A1v	blank
	A2r	‘CONTENTS for PIQUET. \| [...]’
	A2v	‘CONTENTS for CHESS. \| [...]’
	B1r–E4r (1–47)	‘[double rule] \| A \| TREATISE \| On the GAME of \| PIQUET. \| [...]’	B1v–E4r (2–47)	‘A Treatiſe on Piquet.’
	E4v–G2v (48–68)	‘[double rule] \| SOME \| Rules and Obſservations \| FOR \| Playing well at CHESS. \| [...]’	E4v–G2r (48–67)	‘Rules and Obſervations \| for playing at CHESS.’
			on F4v (56)	‘Rules and Obſervations.’
			on G1v (66)	‘Rules and Obſervatsons’
			G2v (68)	Rules and Obſervations &c.

Publisher:	George and Alexander Ewing
Notices:	1744-05-01 The Dublin Courant: "This day is published...Price 6d. halfpenny"
Price:	6½d. (title, advertisement)
References:	ESTC T88041, Jessel 790, Marshall s7 no.8 p264 (1889-10-05), Rather 19
Copies Seen in Collections:	L [7917 de.73] (ECCO) (see Ewing.B); O [Jessel f.541(3)] (see Ewing.A); O [Jessel f.570(4)] (see Ewing.B); O [Jessel f.571(4)] (see Ewing.B); NvLN [GV1201.H83 1743] (see Ewing.A); OCl [789.87H F45D] (see Ewing.B); Levy [1609] (see Ewing.B)
Other Copies:	Du [34.R.11/3]; HAG [KW 60 J 110] (Google)
Other Copies in Collections:	C [Hib.7.745.29] (see Ewing.B); CaOTP [795 H598] (see Ewing.B); ICD [SPC. 795 H868P] (see Ewing.B); LU [GV1243.H7] (see Ewing.A); WaS [R795 H852P] (see Ewing.B); AuNU [RB 4645.44] (see Ewing.B)