A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Richardson.Whist.1818

Short Rules for Whist, published by Thomas Richardson, 1818.

Title:	HOYLE ABRIDGED. \| [short rule] \| SHORT RULES FOR SHORT MEMORIES \| AT THE \| GAME OF WHIST, \| WITH THE LAWS OF THE GAME: \| ADAPTED FOR EITHER FOR THE HEAD OR \| POCKET, \| With the last new Rules as established at Bath \| and London: \| BY BOB SHORT. \| [woodblock] \| DERBY: \| PUBLISHED BY THOMAS RICHARDSON.
Collation:	10.6 x 6.3: [A]16 [unsigned]; 16 leaves, pp. [1–7] 8–9 [10–11] 12–30 [31–32]

Contents:	Signature (Page) Reference	Contents	Signature (Page) Reference	Running Titles
	A1r (1)	pasted to wrapper?
	A1v (2)	blank?
	A2r (3)	title
	A2v (4)	blank
	A3r (5)	‘TO THE PUBLIC. \| [...] \| BOB SHORT.’
	A3v (6)	‘THE PRESENT IMRPROVED AND \| ENLARGED EDITION OF THIS LITTLE \| WORK IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDI-\|CATED TO THE PUBLIC, \| BY THEIR \| VERY OBLIGED, OBEDIENT, \| AND HUMBLE SERVANT, \| BOB SHORT, jun. \| long's hotel, \| nov. 4 1818.’
	A4r–A5r (7–9)	‘DEDICATION. \| [short rule] \| TO THE FOUR KINGS. \| [...] \| Your devoted Slave, \| BOB SHORT. \| Baker's Coffee House, \| Exchange Alley, \| Jan. 1, 1793.’	A4v–A5r (8–9)	‘DEDICATION.’
	A5v (10)	blank
	A6r–A15v (11–30)	‘THE \| GAME OF WHIST. \| [...] \| [colophon]’	A6v–A15r (12–29)	‘RULES FOR THE \| GAME OF WHIST.’
			A15v (30)	‘RULES FOR THE, &c.’
	A16r (31)	blank?
	A16v (32)	pasted to wrapper?

Printer:	Thomas Richardson
Price:	6d. (advertisement)
References:	Rather 107
Colophon:	‘[short rule] \| Printed by Thomas Richardson, Derby’
Copies Seen:	TNJ [GV1277.W7]
Copies Seen in Collections:	O [Jessel g.247]; Copisarow [2 copies] (see Richardson.Games.1818); Levy [1291] (see Richardson.Games.1818)