A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Whist.D.3

A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for G. and A. Ewing, third Ewing edition, “fifth” edition, 1745.

	Title:	A SHORT \| TREATISE \| On the Game of \| WHIST. \| CONTAINING \| The LAWS of the GAME: \| AND ALSO \| Some Rules, whereby a Beginner \| may, with due Attention to them, \| attain to the Playing it well. \| Calculations for thoſe who will Bet \| the Odds on any Point of the Score of the \| Game then playing and depending. \| Cases ſtated, to ſhew what may be effected \| by a very good Player in Critical Parts of \| the Game. \| References to Cases, viz. at the \| End of the Rule you are directed how to \| find them. \| Calculations, directing with moral \| Certainty, how to play well any Hand or \| Game, by ſhewing the Chances of your \| Partner’s having 1, 2, or 3 Certain Cards. \| With variety of Caſes added in the Appendix. \| [rule] \| By EDMUND HOYLE, Gent. \| [rule] \| THE FIFTH EDITION. \| With great Additions to the Laws of the Game, and an Ex-\|planation of the Calculations which are neceſſary to be un-\|derſtood by thoſe who would play it well, &c. &c. \| [rule] \| DUBLIN: \| Printed for G. and A. EWING at the \| Angel and Bible in Dame-ſtreet, 1745.
	Collation:	12o: A–D8/4 E8 F4(−F4 missing, blank?) [$½ signed]; 35 leaves, pp. [4 ] 1–66

Contents:	Signature (Page) Reference	Contents	Signature (Page) Reference	Running Titles
	A1r	title
	A1v	blank
	A2r–A2v	‘[double rule] \| THE \| CONTENTS. \| [...]’	A2v	‘CONTENTS.’
	A3r–F3v (1–66)	‘[row of type orn] \| A SHORT \| TREATISE \| On the Game of \| WHIST. \| [...]’

Catchwords:	C2r(23) Par- [CHAP.]; E5r(53) The [VI. The]; E6r(55) In [II. In]
Publisher:	George and Alexander Ewing
Notices:	1745 Quadrille.D.1: price 6½d., all bound together and lettered. Price a British half crown.
Price:	6½d. (advertisement)
References:	ESTC T88042, Jessel 787, Marshall s7 no.8 p264 (1889-10-05)
Copies Seen:	Dt [OLS X-2-128 no.6]
Copies Seen in Collections:	L [7917 de.73] (see Ewing.B); O [Jessel f.570(1)] (see Ewing.B); O [Jessel f.571(1)] (see Ewing.B); OCl [789.87H F45D] (see Ewing.B); Levy [1609] (see Ewing.B)
Other Copies:	CtY-BR [NLp80 745H]
Other Copies in Collections:	C [Hib.7.745.29] (see Ewing.B); CaOTP [795 H598] (see Ewing.B); ICD [SPC. 795 H868P] (see Ewing.B); WaS [R795 H852P] (see Ewing.B); AuNU [RB 4645.44] (see Ewing.B)