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, 1750. |
| 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. Page numeration omits pp. 85-96. |
| 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 | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT87519. |
| 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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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |