A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Polite.1.1

The Polite Gamester, printed by T. Ewing, first Dublin edition, first issue, 1772.

polite.1.1.jpg Title: THE | Polite Gameſter: | CONTAINING, | SHORT TREATISES | On the Games of | [3 lines to left of double rule] WHIST, with an | ARTIFICIAL ME-|MORY, | [3 lines to right of double rule] QUADRILLE, | BACK-GAMMON, | PIQUET and CHESS. | TOGETHER WITH AN | ESSAY | TOWARDS MAKING THE | Doctrine of Chances | Easy to thoſe who underſtand Vulgar | Arithmetic only. | To which are added, | Some Uſeful TABLES on Annuities for | Lives, &c. &c. &c. | By EDMUND HOYLE, Gent. | DUBLIN: | PRINTED BY T. EWING IN CAPEL-STREET. | M. DCC. LXXII.
Collation: 12o: π1 A4 B–I12 K12(K12+1) [$1–5 (−A3,4,C3,4,5,D3,4,5,E5,G3,H5) signed]; 114 leaves, pp. [10 ] [1] 2–58 [59–61] 62–68 [69–71] 72–88 [89–91] 92–123 [124–127] 128–151 [152–155] 156–166 [167–171] 172–217 [218]
Section Title Artifical Memory polite.1.1.memory.jpg AN | Artificial Memory. | OR, AN | EASY METHOD | OF | Aſſiſting the Memory of thoſe that | play at the Game of Whist. | To which are added, | Several Caſes not hitherto Publiſhed. | By EDMUND HOYLE, Gent. | DUBLIN: | PRINTED BY THOMAS EWING IN CAPEL-STREET. | M. DCC. LXXII.
Section Title Quadrille polite.1.1.quadrille.jpg A SHORT | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | QUADRILLE. | SHEWING, | The Odds of winning or loſing moſt Games | that are commonly played; either by calling | a King, or by playing Sans Prendre. | To which are Added | The LAWS of the GAME. | By EDMUND HOYLE, Gent. | DUBLIN: | PRINTED BY T. EWING IN CAPLE-STREET. | M. DCC. LXXII.
Section Title Backgammon polite.1.1.backgammon.jpg A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | Back-Gammon. | CONTAINING: | [11 lines to left of rule] A TABLE of the thirty-ſix | Chances, with Directions how | to find out the Odds of being | hit, upon ſingle, or double | Dice. | Rules whereby a Beginner may, | with due Attention to them, | attain playing it well. | The ſeveral Stages for carrying | your Men home, in order to | loſe no Point. | [11 lines to right of rule] How to find out who is for-|wardeſt to win a Hit. | Caſes ſtated for Back-Games, | with Directions how to play | for one. | Caſes ſtated, how to know when | you may have the better of | ſaving a Gammon by running. | Variety of Caſes of Curioſity | and Inſtruction. | The Laws of the Game. | [rule] | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | [tailpiece] | DUBLIN: | PRINTED BY T. EWING IN CAPEL-STREET. | M. DCC. LXXI.
Section Title Piquet polite.1.1.piquet.jpg A | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | PIQUET. | [rule] | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | [tailpiece] | DUBLIN: | PRINTED BY T. EWING IN CAPEL-STREET. | M. DCC. LXXI.
Section Title Chess polite.1.1.chess.jpg SOME | RULES | AND | OBSERVATIONS | For playing well at | CHESS. | DUBLIN: | PRINTED BY THOMAS EWING IN CAPEL-STREET. | M. DCC. LXXII.
Section Title Doctrine of Chances polite.1.1.chances.jpg AN | ESSAY | TOWARDS MAKING THE | DOCTRINE | OF | CHANCES | Easy to thoſe who underſtand Vulgar | Arithmetic only. | To which are added, | Some Uſeful TABLES on Annuities for | Lives, &c. &c. &c. | [rule] | By Mr. HOYLE. | [rule] | DUBLIN: | PRINTED BY T. EWING IN CAPEL-STREET. | M. DCC. LXXII.
Contents: Signature (Page) Reference Contents Signature (Page) Reference Running Titles
π1r title
π1v blank
A1r–A4r ‘[double rule] | CONTENTS. | [...]’ A2v–A4r ‘CONTENTS.’
A4v blank
B1r–D5v (1–58) ‘A SHORT | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | WHIST. | [...]’ B1v–D5r (2–57) ‘A ſhort Treatise on | the Game of Whist.’
D5v (58) ‘A ſhort Treatise &c.’
D6r (59) section title Artificial Memory
D6v (60) blank
D7r–D10v (61–68) ‘AN | Artificial Memory. | OR, | An eaſy Method of aſſiſting the Memory of | thoſe that play at the Game of Whist. | [...]’ D7v–D10r (62–67) ‘An Artificial | MEMORY.’
D10v (68) ‘An Artificial, &c.’
D11r (69) section title quadrille
D11v (70) blank
D12r–E8v (71–88) ‘A SHORT | TREATISE | On the Game of | QUADRILLE. | [...]’ D12v–E8r (72–87) ‘A ſhort Treatise on the | Game of Quadrille.’
on D12v (72) ‘A ſhort Treatise on’
E8v (88) ‘A ſhort Treatise, &c.’
E9r (89) section title backgammon
E9v (90) blank
E10r–G2r (91–123) ‘A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | Back-Gammon. | [...]’ E10v–G2r (92–123) ‘A ſhort Treatise on the | Game of Back-Gammon.’
on F8r (111), F11r (117) ‘the Game of Back-Gammon.’
on F12v (120) ‘A ſhort Treatise on’
G2v (124) blank
G3r (125) section title piquet
G3v (126) blank
G4r–H4r (127–151) ‘A | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | PIQUET. | [...]’ G4v–H4r (128–151) ‘A Treatiſe on Piquet.’
H4v (152) blank
H5r (153) section title chess
H5v (154) blank
H6r–H11v (155–166) ‘SOME| RULES | AND | OBSERVATIONS | For playing well at Chess. | [...]’ H6v–H11r (156–165) ‘Rules and Obſervations | for playing at CHESS.’
H11v (166) ‘Rules and Obſervations &c.’
H12r (167) section title doctrine of chances
H12v (168) blank
I1r (169) ‘TO THE | RIGHT HONOURABLE | THE | EARL OF EGMONT. | [...]’
I1v (170) ‘THE | PREFACE. | [...]’
I2r–K12+1r (171–217) ‘AN | ESSAY | ON THE | DOCTRINE of CHANCES, &c. | [...]’ I2v–K12+1r (172–217) ‘An Essay on the | Doctrine of Chances.’
K12+1v (218) blank
Catchwords: D1v(50) 6. If [16. If]; D2v(52) Query. [Query,]; F4r(103) CHAP. [CHAP]
Publisher: Thomas Ewing
Printer: Thomas Ewing
Price: 2s.8½d. Thomas Ewing 1774 (catalogue)
References: ESTC T129141, Horr 667, Jessel 813, Rather 53
Copies Seen: BFl [I.795/HOYL (b1124804)]; D [Dublin1772(30)]; Dt [OLS B-4-859]; L [1507/1167] (ECCO); O [Jessel f.575]; OCl [789 87H F72D]; TNJ [GV1241.H8P 1772]; Levy [1164]
Other Copies: C [Hib.7.772.82]; Gu [Sp Coll BG57-m.14]; HAG [KW 350 F 16] (catalogue says "printed by Peter Hoey"?); ICN [V 16 .42]; MdBJ-G [GV1241.H6 1772]; Vi [GV1241.H86 1772]

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