The polite gamester [electronic resource] : 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. a new addition, with great additions to the game whist; among which are, a dictionary of whist, which resolves almost all the critical case that may happen at the game. Also a whole chapter of thirteen new cases, never before published.
1752
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The polite gamester [electronic resource] : 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. a new addition, with great additions to the game whist; among which are, a dictionary of whist, which resolves almost all the critical case that may happen at the game. Also a whole chapter of thirteen new cases, never before published.
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Short treatise on the game of whist
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Dublin : Printed for G. and A. Ewing, at the Angle and Bible in Dame-Street, M,DCC,LII. [1752]
Place of Publication or Printing
Ireland -- Dublin.
Language
English
Description
[6],56;12;23,[1];47,[1];43,[1]p. ; 12⁰.
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With separate titlepage, pagination and register to each part.
Contains: 'A short treatise on the game of whist', thirteenth edition, 1752; 'An artificial memory', 1751; 'A short treatise on the game of quadrille', 1754; 'A short treatise on the game of back-gammon', "printed for George and Alexander Ewing", 1753; 'A short treatise on th game of piquet', fourth edition, 1752, all published by G. and A. Ewing in Dublin.
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Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Contains: 'A short treatise on the game of whist', thirteenth edition, 1752; 'An artificial memory', 1751; 'A short treatise on the game of quadrille', 1754; 'A short treatise on the game of back-gammon', "printed for George and Alexander Ewing", 1753; 'A short treatise on th game of piquet', fourth edition, 1752, all published by G. and A. Ewing in Dublin.
Brace(s) in title or imprint.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
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English Short Title Catalog, T218262.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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