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Title: | THE | Polite Gameſter: | CONTAINING, | SHORT TREATISES | On the Games of | [3 lines to left of double rule] WHIST, with an | ARTIFICIAL ME-|MORY, | [three lines to right of double rule] QUADRILLE, | BACKGAMMON, | PIQUET and CHESS. | Together with an | ESSAY | Towards making the | Doctrine of Chances | Eaſy to thoſe who underſtand Vulgar | Arithmetick only. | To which are added, | Some Uſeful TABLES on Annuities for | Lives, &c. &c. &c. | By EDMUND HOYLE, Gent. | DUBLIN: | Printed for GEORGE AND ALEXANDER EWING, | [short rule] | M,DCC,LXI. |
| Collation: | 12o: π1 [A]2 B–E8/4 F4, 2A6, 3A–B8/4, 4A–D8/4, 5A12 B6, 6A–D8/4 E4 F1 [$½ (−5A6) signed]; 120 leaves, pp. [6 ] [1] 2–56, 2[1–2] 3–12, 3[1–3] 4–23 [24], 4[1–2] 3–47 [48], 5[1] 2–34 [35–36], 6[i–iii] iv–vi, [7] 8–58 |
| Parts: | Whist.D.5 Memory.D.3* Quadrille.D.2* Backgammon.D.2* Piquet.D.3* Chances.D.1 |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| π1r | title | |||
| π1v | blank | |||
| A1r–A2v | see Whist.D.5 (1762) | A2v | see Whist.D.5 (1762) | |
| B1r–F4v (1–56) | see Whist.D.5 (1762) | B1v–F4v (2–56) | see Whist.D.5 (1762) | |
| 2A1r–A6v (21–12) | see Memory.D.3* (1762) | 2A2v–A6v (24–12) | see Memmory.D.3* (1762) | |
| 3A1r–B4v (31–24) | see Quadrille.D.2* (1754) | 3A2v–B4r (34–23) | see Quadrille.D.2* (1754) | |
| 4A1r–D4v (41–48) | see Backgammon.D.2* (1753) | |||
| 5A1r–B6v (51–36) | see Piquet.D.3* (1761) | 5A1r–B6v (51–36) | see Piquet.D.3* (1761) | |
| 6A1r–A3v (6i–vi) | see Chances.D.1 (1761) | 6A1r–A3v (6i–vi) | see Chances.D.1 (1761) | |
| 6A4r–F1v (67–58) | see Chances.D.1 (1761) | 6A4r–F1v (67–58) | see Chances.D.1 (1761) |
| Publisher: | George and Alexander Ewing |
| References: | ESTC T128493, Horr 666, Jessel 812, Rather 45 |
| Copies Seen: | D [Dublin1761(21)]: Whist.D.5, Memory.D.3*, Quadrille.D.1, Backgammon.D.2*, Piquet.D.3*, Chances.D.1 L [1607/4733] (ECCO) (lacking gatherings F and 2A) L [1607/527]: Whist.D.5, Memory.D.3*, Quadrille.D.2* [1607/529], Backgammon.D.2* [1607/528], Chances.D.1* [1607/526] O [Jessel f.574] NvLN [GV1241.H86 1761] NvLN [GV1469.B2 H6 1753]: Backgammon.D.2*, Piquet.D.3*, Chances.D.1* [QA273.18.H69 1761] OCl [789.87H F61D] TNJ [GV1241.H8P 1761] Levy [1745] Levy [1804] |
| Other Copies: | C [Hib.7.761.25] HAG [KW 364 G 168] LU-S [GV1241.H86 1761] NNStJ [GV1241.H86 1761] NNU-F [GV1241.H6 1761] NjP [42845.479.31] RP [795 H868 1761 SpecColT] |