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
A1v (2) ‘CONTENTS. | [...]’
A2r–B6v (3–16) ‘A | TREATISE | On the Game of | QUADRILLE. | [..]’ A2v–B6r (4–15) ‘A ſhort Treatiſe on the | Game of Quadrille.’
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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