| Contents: |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Contents |
Signature (Page) Reference |
Running Titles |
| A1r (1) |
title |
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| A1v (2) |
blank |
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| A2r (3) |
‘TO THE PUBLIC. | [double rule] | YOUR favourable reception of |
the former editions of this | trifle in its rude ſtate, has in-|duced the
Author to endeavour | to make it more worthy your your indulgence;
[...]’ |
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| A2v (4) |
‘ROBERT WITHY, | STOCK-BROKER, | BEGS leave to inform his friends
and | the Public [...]’ |
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| A3r–A4v (5–8) |
‘DEDICATION | [double rule] | TO THE FOUR KINGS. | [...] Your
devoted Slave, | BOB SHORT. | Baker's Coffee-houſe, | Exchange Alley, | Jan. 1,
1791.’ |
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| A5r–A12v (9–24) |
‘THE | GAME OF WHIST. | [...]’ |
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| Notices: |
1790-12-24 World: "Whist is all the fashion—Puff oblique. This day is published, printed on
fine writing paper, the size to bind with Goldsmith's Almanack, a new
edition, price 6d. Dedicated to the four kings, Hoyle Abridged; or Short
Rules for Short Memories at the Game of Whist, with the Laws of the Game,
Odds at Betting, &c. &c. Adapted either for the head or pocket. By
Bob Short." |
| Price: |
6d. (advertisement) |
| References: |
ESTC T183620 |
| Copies Seen: |
O [Jessel g.237] (ECCO) |
| Other Copies: |
C [7415.e.1/4] |
| Notes: |
This is the work that Robert Withy entered at Stationers' Hall on
December 14, 1790 as "Hoyle Abridged, or short rules for short memories, at the
game
of whist, with the laws of the game, &c adapted for the head or pocket, by Bob
Short." |