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Title: | HOYLE ABRIDGED. | [short rule] | A TREATISE | ON THE | GAME OF CHESS; | OR, | SHORT RULES FOR SHORT MEMORIES; | WITH THE | Laws of the Game and Lectures. | SELECTED PRINCIPALLY FROM THE STRATA|GEM OF CHESS. | BY BOB SHORT. | [woodblock] | DERBY: | Printed and Published by | THOMAS RICHARDSON, FRIAR-GATE. |
| Collation: | 10.6 x 6.3: [A]16 [unsigned]; 16 leaves, pp. [2 ] [1–5] 6–26 [27–28] [2 ] |
| Wrapper: | [within a double rectangular frame] HOYLE ABRIDGED. | [short rule] | A TREATISE | ON THE | GAME OF CHESS. | By BOB SHORT. | [woodblock] | DERBY: | Printed and published by | THOMAS RICHARDSON; | and sold by | HURST, CHANCE, AND CO., LONDON. |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| A1r | pasted to wrapper | |||
| A1v | blank | |||
| A2r (1) | title | |||
| A2v (2) | blank | |||
| A3r (3) | woodblock | |||
| A3v–A14v (4–26) | ‘THE | GAME OF CHESS. | [...]’ | |||
| A15r–A15v (27–28) | ‘BOB SHORT'S | CHESS LECTURES. | [... ] | [colophon]’ | |||
| A16r | blank | |||
| A16v | pasted to wrapper |
| Plates: | on A3r(3) woodblock: Chess men and The Chess Board |
| Printer: | Thomas Richardson |
| Price: | 6d. (advertisement) |
| Colophon: | ‘[rule] | PRINTED BY T. RICHARDSON, DERBY.’ |
| Copies Seen: | Copisarow (10.5 x 6.7) |
| Copies Seen in Collections: | O [Jessel g.247]; Copisarow [2 copies] (see Richardson.Games.1818); Levy [1291] (see Richardson.Games.1818) |