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Title: |
THE | Polite Gameſter: | CONTAINING, | SHORT TREATISES | On the Games of | [2 lines braced to right] WHIST, | QUADRILLE, | [two lines braced
to left] BACK-GAMMON, | PIQUET and CHESS. | TOGETHER WITH | An Artificial
Memory, | OR, AN | Eaſy Method of aſſiſting the Me-|mory of thoſe that Play
at the Game of | WHIST. | [rule] | By Edmund Hoyle, Gent. | [double rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed for Peter Wilson, in Dame-Street. | M,DCC,LII. |
| Collation: |
12o: π1(=E2?) A2 B–D6 E1 F4, 2A4, 3A2 B6, 4A–B6 C4, 5A–C6 [$½ signed; signing F1 as F2, F2 as F3]; 72 leaves, pp. [6 ] [1] 2–45 [46], 2[1–3] 4–8, 3[1–3] [4–16], 4[1–3] 4–28 [29–32], 5[1–3] 4–33 [34–36] |
| Section Title Whist |
see Whist.D.Wilson.1 |
| Section Title Memory |
see Whist.D.Wilson.1 |
| 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 is added | The LAWS of the GAME. | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | DUBLIN: | Printed for Peter Wilson, in Dame-ſtreet. | M, DCC, LII. |
| Section Title Backgammon |
A SHORT | TREATISE | On the Game of | BACK-GAMMON. |
CONTAINING, | 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. |
How to find out who is forwardeſt 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. | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | DUBLIN: | Printed for Peter Wilson, in Dame-ſtreet. | M, DCC, LII. |
| Section Title Piquet |
A SHORT | TREATISE | On the GAME of | PIQUET. | Directing with Moral Certainty how to | diſcard any Hand to
Advantage, by ſhewing the | Chances of taking in any one, two, three, four,
| or five certain Cards. | Computations for thoſe who Bet their Money | at the Game. | Alſo the LAWS of the
GAME. | To which are added, | Some Rules and Obſervations for playing well | at CHESS. | By EDMOND HOYLE, Gent. | DUBLIN: | Printed for Peter Wilson, in Dame-ſtreet. | M, DCC LII. |
| Contents: |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Contents |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Running Titles |
| π1r |
collected title page |
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| π1v |
blank |
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| A1r–A2v |
see Whist.D.Wilson.2 |
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| B1r–F4v (1–46) |
see Whist.D.Wilson.2 |
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| 2A1r (21) |
section title memory |
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| 2A1v–A4v (22–8) |
see Whist.D.Wilson.1 |
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| 3A1r (31) |
section title quadrille |
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| 3A1v (32) |
‘CONTENTS. | [...]’ |
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| 3A2r–B6v (33–16) |
‘A | TREATISE | On the Game of | QUADRILLE. | [..]’ |
3A2v–B6r (34–15) |
‘A ſhort Treatiſe on the | Game of Quadrille.’ |
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3B6v (316) |
‘A ſhort Treatiſe on the, &c.’ |
| 4A1r (41) |
section title backgammon |
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| 4A1v (42) |
blank |
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| 4A2r–C2r (43–27) |
‘[double rule] | A Short | TREATISE | On the Game of | BACK-GAMMON. | [...]’ |
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| 4C2v (428) |
‘THE | LAWS | OF | BACK-GAMMON. | [...]’ |
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| 4C3r–C4r (429–31) |
‘[double rule] | An Alphabetical | TABLE | OF THE | CONTENTS. | [...]’ |
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| 4C4v (432) |
blank |
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| 5A1r (51) |
section title piquet |
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| 5A1v (52) |
blank |
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| 5A2r–B6r (53–23) |
‘[double rule] | A | TREATISE | On the GAME of | PIQUET. |
[...]’ |
5A2v–B6r (54–23) |
‘A Treatiſe on Piquet.’ |
| 5B6v–C4v (524–32) |
‘[double rule] | SOME | Rules and Observations | FOR | Playing well at CHESS. | [...]’ |
5C1r–C4v (525–32) |
‘Rules and Obſervations | for playing at CHESS.’ |
| 5C5r (533) |
‘LAWS at CHESS. | [...]’ |
5C5r (533) |
‘for playing at CHESS.’ |
| 5C5v (534) |
‘CONTENTS | FOR | PIQUET. | [...]’ |
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| 5C6r (535) |
‘CONTENTS | FOR | CHESS. | [...]’ |
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| 5C6v (536) |
blank |
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| Catchwords: |
3A2r(33) King [Clubs]; 4A5r(49) Six [XI. Six]; 4C3v(430) an [Hitting,] |
| Publisher: |
Peter Wilson |
| Advertisements: |
1752-02-17 Dublin Esdall's News-Letter: “This day is published, by Peter Wilson, opposite the old Horse Guard, in
Dame-Street, [Price a British Shilling,] The Polite Gamester: containing
short treatises on the games of whist quadrille, back-gammon, piquet and
chess; together with an artificial memory; or, an easy method of assisting
the memory of those that play at the game of whist; By Edmund Hoyle,
Gent.—Note, his treatise on the game of whist with his artificial memory,
may be had stitched together. Price 4d.” |
| Price: |
1s. (advertisement) |
| References: |
ESTC N24780, Jessel 811, Marshall s7 no.8 p404 (1889-11-23) |
| Copies Seen: |
O [Jessel f.573]; Copisarow (with Whist.D.Wilson.1 instead of Whist.D.Wilson.2).; CSmH [356641]; NvLN [GV1241.H86 1752] (with Brag.D.1); OCl [789.87H F52D] (with Brag.D.1); TNJ [GV1241.H8P 1752a]; Levy [1770] (with Whist.D.Wilson.1 instead of Whist.D.Wilson.2).; Levy [1791] |
| Other Copies: |
Gsu [Special Coll. Anderson] (with Brag.D.1) |
| Notes: |
This normal makeup includes the second issue of Whist.D.Wilson.2 although copies can be found with the first issue, Whist.D.Wilson.1. Some copies include Brag.D.1. |