A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle
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Richardson.Backgammon.1818
A Treatise on Backgammon, published by Thomas Richardson, 1818.
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Title: |
HOYLE ABRIDGED. | [short rule] | A TREATISE | ON | BACK-GAMMON; | OR, | SHORT RULES
FOR SHORT MEMORIES; | WITH THE | LAWS OF THE GAME: | ADAPTED EITHER FOR THE HEAD OR
| POCKET. | [short rule] | BY BOB SHORT, JUN. | [woodblock] | DERBY: | PUBLISHED BY THOMAS RICHARDSON |
| Collation: |
10.6 x 6.3: [A]16 [unsigned]; 16 leaves, pp. [1–5] 6 [7] 8–30 [31–32] |
| Wrapper: |
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[within a rectangular border] Hoyle Abridged | [short rule] | A | TREATISE ON BACK-GAMMON;
| OR, | SHORT RULES FOR SHORT MEMORIES; | WITH THE | LAWS OF THE GAME: | ADAPTED EITHER
FOR THE HEAD OR POCKET. | [short rule] | BY BOB SHORT, JUN. | [woodblock] | LONDON:
| RICHARDSON AND SON, 172, FLEET STREET: | 9, CAEL STREET, DUBLIN, AND DERBY. |
| Contents: |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Contents |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Running Titles |
| A1r (1) |
pasted to wrapper |
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| A1v (2) |
blank |
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| A2r (3) |
title |
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| A2v (4) |
blank |
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| A3r–A3v (5–6) |
‘DEDICATION. | TO THE PUBLIC. | [...] | BOB SHORT, Jun. | Long's Hotel, Nov. 4, 1818.’ |
A3v (6) |
‘DEDICATION.’ |
| A4r–A15v (7–30) |
‘A TREATISE | ON | BACK-GAMMON. | [...] | [colophon]’ |
A4v–A15r (8–29) |
‘A TREATISE | ON BACK-GAMMON.’ |
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A15v (30) |
‘A TREATISE, &c.’ |
| A16r (31) |
blank |
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| A16v (32) |
pasted to wrapper |
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| Plates: |
on A2r(3) woodblock: A couple playing backgammon |
| Printer: |
Thomas Richardson |
| Price: |
6d. (wrapper) |
| Colophon: |
‘Printed by Thomas Richardson, Derby’ |
| Copies Seen: |
O [Vet. A6 e.2273]; Levy [1583] (10.2 x 6.6) |
| Copies Seen in Collections: |
O [Jessel g.247]; Copisarow [2 copies] (see Richardson.Games.1818); Levy [1291] (see Richardson.Games.1818) |
| Notes: |
The rear wrapper advertise's Hoyle's Games Abridged, in four parts, 6d. each: Rules
for the Game of Chess, Rules for the Game of Whist, A Treatise on Back-gammon, and
A Treatise on the Game of Draughts.The Oxford copy is the same setting of type, but the wrapper and imprint read "published
by Thomas Richardson; And by Hurst, Chance, and Co., London." |
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