A short treatise on the game of whist. Containing the laws of the game: and also, some rules, ... By a gentleman

People / Organizations

• Edmond Hoyle (Author)
• William Webb junior ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for W. Webb [i.e. James Watson], 1742 [1743].

Publication year

1743

ESTC No.

T86128

Grub Street ID

306385

Description

iv,35,[1]p. ; 12°.

Note

A gentleman = Edmond Hoyle

The imprint is false; in fact a piracy published early in 1743 by James Watson. See David Levy, "Pirates, autographs, and a bankruptcy", in "Script & Print", 2010, p. 140-2 (his edition "Whist.2.2")

The title page is in two settings: (1) price 1s., (2) price 6d.