A short treatise on the game of whist : Containing the laws of the game: and also some rules, ... Calculations ... Cases stated, ... References to cases, ... With variety of cases added in the appendix. By Edmond Hoyle, gent.
| Author/creator | Hoyle, Edmond |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The tenth edition, with great additions. The laws of the game, .. And also, a dictionary for whist, .. To which is added an artificial memory: .. |
| Publication Info | London : printed for T. Osborne; and sold by W. Reeve, 1755. |
| Description | 2 unnumbered pages, 84;3 unnumbered pages, 100-224, 16 unnumbered pages ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Includes treatises on quadrille, piquet and backgammon. |
| General note | Text continuous despite pagination. |
| General note | The treatise on whist is a reissue of the sheets of the tenth edition of 1750, with a cancel titlepage dated 1755. |
| General note | The treatise on quadrille is of the 2nd. edition, dated 1748, and those on piquet and backgammon are both of the 3rd. edition, dated 1748. |
| General note | With two final leaves of advertisements. |
| General note | "No copies of this book are genuine but what are signed by Edmond Hoyle and Thomas Osborne". |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | Jessel. F. A bibliography of works in English on playing cards and gaming., 802 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT87518. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |