A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle
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Piquet.D.2*
A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for G. and A. Ewing, second Dublin edition, “fourth” edition, 1752.
| 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] | The Fourth Edition. | [rule] | By Edmund Hoyle, Gent. | [double rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed for G. and A. Ewing, at the Angel and | Bible in Dame-Street. M,dcc,lii. |
| Collation: |
12o: π2 A–B8/4 C8 [$½ signed]; 22 leaves, pp. [1–5] 6–43 [44] |
| Contents: |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Contents |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Running Titles |
| π1r (1) |
title |
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| π1v (2) |
blank |
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| π2r (3) |
‘[double rule] | PIQUET. | [...]’ |
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| π2v (4) |
‘[double rule] | CHESS. | [...]’ |
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| A1r–C1v (5–30) |
‘[headpiece] | A | TREATISE | On the GAME of | PIQUET. | [...]’ |
A1v–C1v (6–30) |
‘A Treatiſe on Piquet.’ |
| C2r–C8r (31–43) |
‘[headpiece] | SOME | RULES | AND | OBSERVATIONS | FOR | Playing
well at CHESS. | [...]’ |
C2v–C8r (32–43) |
‘Rules and Obſervations | for playing at CHESS.’ |
| C8v (44) |
blank |
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| Publisher: |
George and Alexander Ewing |
| Printer: |
Samuel Powell (ornaments) |
| Notices: |
1752-02-22 Dublin Journal: “This day is published...price 1s. 1d. ...The Polite Gamester. Containing,
short treatises on the games of whist, quadrille, backgammon, piquet and
chess, together with an artificial memory...By Edmond Hoyle." |
| Copies Seen in Collections: |
O [Jessel f.572] (ECCO) (see Ewing.C); TNJ [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.1] (see Ewing.C); TNJ [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.2] (see Ewing.C); TxU [Ak.H852.B752p] (see Ewing.C) |
| Other Copies in Collections: |
D [393.h3] (see Ewing.C); MH-H [SG 3652.152*] (see Ewing.C) |
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