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Polite.2

The Polite Gamester, printed by Peter Hoey, second Dublin edition, "tenth" edition, 1787.

polite.2.jpg Title: THE | Polite Gameſter; | CONTAINING, | SHORT TREATISES | ON THE GAMES OF | [5 lines to left of rule] WHIST, with an | ARTIFICIAL | MEMORY, | QUADRILLE, | BACK-GAMMON, | [4 lines to right of rule] | CHESS, | PIQUET | BILLIARDS and | TENNIS. | 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] | [rule] | THE TENTH EDITION. | [rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed by PETER HOEY, at the Mercury, | {No. 1} in Skinner-Row. | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXXXVII.
Collation: 12o: B–Y6 [$½ (−G1,M3,Q1,S3,Y2,3) signed; signing B2 as B, B3 as B2]; 126 leaves, pp. [2 ] [1] 2–58 [59–61] 62–68 [69–71] 72–88 [89–91] 92–123 [124–127] 128–151 [152–155] 156–166 [167–169] 170–184 [185–187] 188–195 [196–201] 202–247 [248–250]
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 PETER HOEY, at the Mercury, | {No. 1} in Skinner-Row. | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXXXVII.
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 PETER HOEY, at the | Mercury, (No. 1) in Skinner-Row. | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXXXVII.
Section Title Backgammon A SHORT | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | Back-Gammon. | CONTAINING, | [13 lines to left of rule] A TABLE of the thirty-| ſix Chances, with Di-|rections 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 car-|rying 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 Directi-|ons | how to play for one. | Caſes ſtated, how to know | when you may have the | better of ſaving a Gam-|mon by running. | Variety of Caſes of Curio-|ſity and Inſtruction. | The Laws of the Game. | [rule] | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed by PETER HOEY, at the Mercury, | {No. 1} in Skinner-Row. | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXXXVII.
Section Title Piquet A | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | PIQUET. | [rule] | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | [type orns] | DUBLIN: | Printed by PETER HOEY, at the Mercury, | {No. 1} in Skinner-Row. | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXXXVII.
Section Title Chess SOME | RULES | AND | OBSERVATIONS | FOR PLAYING WELL AT | CHESS. | [rule] | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | [rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed by PETER HOEY, at the Mercury, | {No. 1} in Skinner-Row. | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXXXVII.
Section Title Billiards A SHORT | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | BILLIARDS. | With the Rules and Odds made Uſe of | in Betting at this Game. | Likewiſe an Account of the different Kinds of Games | played on a Billiard Table. | [double rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed by PETER HOEY, at the Mercury, | {No. 1} in Skinner-Row. | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXXXVII.
Section Title Tennis AN | ACCOUNT | OF THE | GAME | AT | TENNIS: | Whereby a Perſon who has never ſeen a | Tennis-Court, may learn in what | Manner this Game is played, the uſual | Odds, and the Method of betting at the | ſame. | [double rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed by PETER HOEY, at the Mercury, | {No. 1} in Skinner-Row. | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXXXVII.
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 PETER HOEY, at the Mercury, | {No. 1} in Skinner-Row. | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXXXVII.
Contents: Signature (Page) Reference Contents Signature (Page) Reference Running Titles
B1r title
B1v blank
B2r–F6v (1–58) ‘A SHORT | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | WHIST. | [...]’ B2v–F6r (2–57) ‘A ſhort Treatise on | the Game of Whist.’
F6v (58) ‘A ſhort Treatise, &c.’
G1r (59) section title Artificial Memory
G1v (60) blank
G2r–G5v (61–68) ‘AN | ARTIFICIAL MEMORY | OR, AN | Eaſy Method of aſſiſting the Memory of thoſe | that play at the Game of Whist. | [...]’ G2v–G5r (62–67) ‘An Artificial | MEMORY.’
G5v (68) ‘An Artificial, &c.’
G6r (69) section title quadrille
G6v (70) blank
H1r–I3v (71–88) ‘A SHORT | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | QUADRILLE. | [...]’ H1v–I3r (72–87) ‘A ſhort Treatise on the | Game of Quadrille.’
I3v (88) ‘A ſhort Treatise, &c.’
I4r (89) section title backgammon
I4v (90) blank
I5r–M3r (91–123) ‘A SHORT | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | BACK-GAMMON. | [...]’ I5v–M3r (92–123) ‘A ſhort Treatise on the | Game of Back-Gammon.’
M3v (124) blank
M4r (125) section title piquet
M4v (126) blank
M5r–O5r (127–151) ‘A | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | PIQUET. | [...]’ M5v–O5r (128–151) ‘A Treatiſe on Piquet.’
O5v (152) blank
O6r (153) section title chess
O6v (154) blank
P1r–P6v (155–166) ‘SOME | RULES | AND | OBSERVATIONS | For playing well at Chess. | [...]’ P1v–P6r (156–165) ‘Rules and Obſervations | for playing at CHESS.’
P6v (166) ‘Rules and Obſervations &c.’
Q1r (167) section title billiards
Q1v (168) blank
Q2r–R3v (169–184) ‘A SHORT | TREATISE | ON THE GAME OF | BILLIARDS. | [...]’ Q2v–R3r (170–183) ‘A Treatise on the | Game of Billiards.’
R3v (184) ‘A Treatise, &c.’
R4r (185) section title tennis
R4v (186) blank
R5r–S3r (187–195) ‘AN | ACCOUNT | OF THE GAME AT TENNIS. | [...]’ R5v–S3r (188–195) ‘Game of TENNIS.’
S3v (196) blank
S4r (197) section title doctrine of chances
S4v (198) blank
S5r (199) ‘TO THE | RIGHT HONOURABLE | THE | EARL OF EGMONT. | [...]’
S5v (200) ‘THE | PREFACE. | [...]’
S6r–Y5r (201–247) ‘AN | ESSAY | ON THE | DOCTRINE of CHANCES. | [...]’ S6v–Y5r (202–247) ‘An Essay on the | Doctrine of Chances.’
Y5v–Y6v (248–250) ‘[double rule] | CONTENTS. | [...]’ Y6r–Y6v (249–250) ‘CONTENTS.’
Catchwords: L4r(113) [The]; N5r(139) HAP. [CHAP.]
Publisher: Peter Hoey
Printer: Peter Hoey
Advertisements: 1787-08-09 Dublin Evening Post: "New Edition of Hoyle, with the addition of Billiards and Tenis, [sic] never before printed."
Price: 2s.8½d. The book appears in Hoey's advertisements at the rear of The Golden Cabinet, third edition, Dublin: Printed by Peter Hoey. 1790. (advertisement)
References: ESTC T87531, Jessel 816, Rather 64
Copies Seen: D [Dublin1787(10)]; D [OKE.221]; Dt [33.u.63]; L [7918.a.78] (ECCO); O [Jessel f.577]; OCl [789.87H F87D]; Levy [1468]
Other Copies: C [Hib.7.787.51]; NCu-2 [Wallis 605 HOY]; HAG [KW 973 L 18]; CaBVaU [GV1241.H68 1787]; CaOTV [Blake no.1161]; P [795 H852p 1787]

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