A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle
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Wilson.A
The Polite Gamester, printed for Peter Wilson, first Wilson collection, 1752.
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Title: | THE | Polite Gameſter: | CONTAINING, | SHORT TREATISES | On the Games of | [2 lines braced to right] WHIST, | QUADRILLE, | [two lines braced to left] BACK-GAMMON, | PIQUET and CHESS. | TOGETHER WITH | An Artificial Memory, | OR, AN | Eaſy Method of aſſiſting the Me-|mory of thoſe that Play at the Game of | WHIST. | [rule] | By Edmund Hoyle, Gent. | [double rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed for Peter Wilson, in Dame-Street. | M,DCC,LII. |
| Collation: | 12o: π1(=E2?) A2 B–D6 E1, 2A4, 3A2 B6, 4A–B6 C4, 5A–C6 [$½ signed]; 68 leaves, pp. [6 ] [1] 2–38, 2[1–3] 4–8, 3[1–3] [4–16], 4[1–3] 4–28 [29–32], 5[1–3] 4–33 [34–36] |
| Parts: | Whist.D.Wilson.1.1 Quadrille.D.Wilson.1* Backgammon.D.Wilson.1* Piquet.D.Wilson.1* |
| Contents: | Signature (Page) Reference | Contents | Signature (Page) Reference | Running Titles |
| π1r | collected title page | |||
| π1v | blank | |||
| A1r–A2v | see Whist.D.Wilson.1.1 | A1r–A2v | see Whist.D.Wilson.1.1 | |
| B1r–E1v (1–38) | see Whist.D.Wilson.1.1 | |||
| 2A1r–A4v (21–8) | see Whist.D.Wilson.1.1 | |||
| 3A1r–B6v (31–16) | see Quadrille.D.Wilson.1* | 3A1r–B6v (31–16) | see Quadrille.D.Wilson.1* | |
| 4A1r–C4v (41–32) | see Backgammon.D.Wilson.1* | |||
| 5A1r–C6v (51–36) | see Piquet.D.Wilson.1* | 5A1r–C6v (51–36) | see Piquet.D.Wilson.1* |
| Publisher: | Peter Wilson |
| Notices: | 1752-02-17 Dublin Esdall's News-Letter: “This day is published, by Peter Wilson, opposite the old Horse Guard, in Dame-Street, [Price a British Shilling,] The Polite Gamester: containing short treatises on the games of whist quadrille, back-gammon, piquet and chess; together with an artificial memory; or, an easy method of assisting the memory of those that play at the game of whist; By Edmund Hoyle, Gent.—Note, his treatise on the game of whist with his artificial memory, may be had stitched together. Price 4d.” |
| Price: | 1s. (advertisement) |
| References: | ESTC N24780, Jessel 811, Marshall s7 no.8 p404 (1889-11-23) |
| Copies Seen: | Copisarow Levy [1770] |
| Notes: | In this collection only Whist.D.Wilson.1.1 was issued separately. For copies with Whist.D.Wilson.1.2 see Wilson.B and Wilson.C. |