A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle
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Quadrille.D.Wilson.1*
Quadrille, printed for Peter Wilson, first edition, 1752.
| Title: |
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. |
| Collation: |
12o: A2 B6 [$½ signed]; 8 leaves, pp. [1–3] [4–16] |
| Contents: |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Contents |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Running Titles |
| A1r (1) |
title |
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| A1v (2) |
‘CONTENTS. | [...]’ |
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| A2r–B6v (3–16) |
‘A | TREATISE | On the Game of | QUADRILLE. | [..]’ |
A2v–B6r (4–15) |
‘A ſhort Treatiſe on the | Game of Quadrille.’ |
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B6v (16) |
‘A ſhort Treatiſe on the, &c.’ |
| Catchwords: |
A2r(3) King [Clubs] |
| Publisher: |
Peter Wilson |
| Notices: |
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.” |
| Copies Seen in Collections: |
O [Jessel e.642] (ECCO) (see Wilson.B); O [Jessel f.573] (see Wilson.B); Copisarow (see Wilson.A); CSmH [356641] (see Wilson.B); NvLN [GV1241.H86 1752] (see Wilson.C); OCl [789.87H F52D] (see Wilson.C); TNJ [GV1241.H8P 1752a] (see Wilson.B); Levy [1770] (see Wilson.A); Levy [1791] (see Wilson.B) |
| Other Copies in Collections: |
Gsu [Special Coll. Anderson] (see Wilson.C) |
| Notes: |
This work was not sold seaparetely, but was included in three different versions of
the Wilson collection The Polite Gamester. |
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