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| 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: | PRINTED BY AND FOR THOMAS RICHARDSON; | And for Hurst, Chance, and Co., 65, | St. Paul's Church-Yard, London. | 1828. |
| Collation: | 9.8 x 6.5: [A]16 [unsigned]; 16 leaves, pp. [1–7] 8–9 [10–11] 12–30 [31–32] |
| Wrapper: | [within double rectangular frame] HOYLE ABRIDGED. | [short rule] | RULES | FOR THE | GAME OF WHIST. | 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 (1) | pasted to wrapper | |||
| A1v (2) | blank | |||
| A2r (3) | title | |||
| A2v (4) | blank | |||
| A3r–A15v (5–30) | see Richardson.Whist.1818 | A4v–A15v (8–30) | See Richardson.Whist.1818 | |
| A16r (31) | blank | |||
| A16v (32) | pasted to wrapper |
| Printer: | Thomas Richardson |
| Colophon: | ‘[rule] | Printed by Thomas Richardson, Derby’ |
| Copies Seen: | L [1568/901] |
| Notes: | Except for the title page and colophon, the same setting of type as Richardson.Whist.1818. |