A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Polite.1.3

The Polite Gamester, printed by J. Hoey, first Dublin edition, third issue, 1783.

polite.1.3.jpg Title: THE | Polite Gameſter: | CONTAINING, | SHORT TREATISES | On the GAMES of | [3 lines to left of rule] WHIST, with an | ARTIFICIAL | MEMORY, | [3 lines to right of 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. | [rule] | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | DUBLIN: | PRINTED by J. HOEY, No. 19, Parliament-Street | M,DCC,LXXXIII.
Collation: 12o: π1 A4 B–C12 D12(±D6,11) E12(±E9) F12 G12(±G3) H12(±H5,12) 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 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. | [rule] | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | DUBLIN: | PRINTED by J. HOEY, No. 19, Parliament-Street. | M,DCC,LXXXIII.
Section Title Quadrille 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. | [rule] | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | DUBLIN: | PRINTED by J. HOEY, No. 19, Parliament-Street. | M,DCC,LXXXIII.
Section Title Backgammon A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | Back-Gammon. | CONTAINING, | [12 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. | [12 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] | [orn] | DUBLIN: | PRINTED by J. HOEY, No. 19, Parliament-Street. | M,DCC,LXXXIII.
Section Title Piquet A | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | PIQUET. | [rule] | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | [orn] | DUBLIN: | PRINTED by J. HOEY, No. 19, Parliament-Street. | M,DCC,LXXXIII.
Section Title Chess SOME | RULES | AND | OBSERVATIONS | FOR PLAYING WELL AT | CHESS. | DUBLIN: | PRINTED by J. HOEY, No. 19, Parliament-Street. | M,DCC,LXXXIII.
Section Title Doctrine of Chances 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 EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | DUBLIN: | PRINTED by J. HOEY, No. 19, Parliament-Street. | M,DCC,LXXXIII.
Contents: Signature (Page) Reference Contents Signature (Page) Reference Running Titles
π1r title
π1v blank
A1r–A4v see Polite.1.1 (1772) A2v–A4r see Polite.1.1 (1772)
B1r–D5v (1–58) see Polite.1.1 (1772) B1v–D5v (2–58) see Polite.1.1 (1772)
D6r (59) section title Artificial Memory
D6v (60) blank
D7r–D10v (61–68) see Polite.1.1 (1772) D7v–D10v (62–68) see Polite.1.1 (1772)
D11r (69) title page quadrille
D11v (70) blank
D12r–E8v (71–88) see Polite.1.1 (1772) D12v–E8r (72–87) see Polite.1.1 (1772)
E9r (89) title page backgammon
E9v (90) blank
E10r–G2v (91–124) see Polite.1.1 (1772) E10v–G2v (92–124) see Polite.1.1 (1772)
G3r (125) section title piquet
G3v (126) blank
G4r–H4v (127–152) see Polite.1.1 (1772) G4v–H4r (128–151) see Polite.1.1 (1772)
H5r (153) section title chess
H5v (154) blank
H6r–H11v (155–166) see Polite.1.1 (1772) H6v–H11v (156–166) see Polite.1.1 (1772)
H12r (167) section title doctrine of chances
H12v (168) blank
I1r–K12+1v (169–218) see Polite.1.1 (1772) I2v–K12+1r (172–217) see Polite.1.1 (1772)
Publisher: Jane Hoey
Printer: Thomas Ewing
References: ESTC N40437, Jessel 815, Rather 62
Copies Seen: OCl [789.87H F83D]; Levy [1924]
Other Copies: NjP [42845.475.3]

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