A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Piquet.D.3*

A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, third Dublin edition, 1761.

Collation: 12o: A12 B6 [$½ (−A6) signed]; 18 leaves, pp. [1] 2–34 [35–36]
Contents: Signature (Page) Reference Contents Signature (Page) Reference Running Titles
A1r–A12r (1–23) ‘[double rule] | A | TREATISE | On the GAME of | PIQUET. | To which are added, | Some Rules and Observations for | playing well at CHESS. | [...]’ A1v–A12r (2–23) ‘A Treatiſe on Piquet.’
A12v–B5v (24–34) ‘Some RULES and OBSERVA-|TIONS for playing well at CHESS. | [...]’ A12v–B5r (24–33) ‘Rules and Obſervations | for playing at CHESS.’
B5v (34) ‘Rules and Obſervations &c.’
B6r (35) ‘[double rule] | PIQUET. | [table of contents for piquet]’
B6v (36) ‘[double rule] | CHESS. | [table of contents for chess]’
Publisher: George and Alexander Ewing
Copies Seen in Collections: D [Dublin1761(21)] (see Polite.C); L [1607/4733] (ECCO) (see Polite.C); O [Jessel f.574] (see Polite.C); NvLN [GV1241.H86 1761] (see Polite.C); NvLN [GV1469.B2 H6 1753] (see Polite.C); OCl [789.87H F61D] (see Polite.C); TNJ [GV1241.H8P 1761] (see Polite.C); Levy [1745] (see Polite.C); Levy [1804] (see Polite.C)
Other Copies in Collections: C [Hib.7.761.25] (see Polite.C); HAG [KW 364 G 168] (see Polite.C); LU-S [GV1241.H86 1761] (see Polite.C); NNStJ [GV1241.H86 1761] (see Polite.C); NNU-F [GV1241.H6 1761] (see Polite.C); NjP [42845.479.31] (see Polite.C); RP [795 H868 1761 SpecColT] (see Polite.C)
Notes: Piquet.D.3* was never issued separately, but appears as part of Polite.C. There is no section title page.

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