A short treatise on the game of whist. Containing the laws of the game: and also some rules, whereby a Beginner may, with due Attention to them, attain to the Playing it well. Calculations for those who will bet the Odds on any Points of the Score of the Game then playing and depending. Cases stated, to shew what may be effected by a very good Player in critical Parts of the Game. References to cases, viz. at the End of the Rule, you are directed how to find them. Calculations, directing with moral Certainty, how to play well any Hand or Game, by shewing the Chances of your Partner's having 1, 2, or 3 certain Cards. With variety of cases added in the appendix. By Edmond Hoyle, gent

People / Organizations

• Edmond Hoyle (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for T. Osborne, at Gray's-Inn; and sold by W. Reeve, in Fleet-Street, 1755. 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 year

1755

ESTC No.

T87518

Grub Street ID

307562

Description

[2],84;[3],100-224,[16]p. ; 12°.

Note

Includes treatises on quadrille, piquet and backgammon

Text continuous despite pagination

The treatise on whist is a reissue of the sheets of the tenth edition of 1750, with a cancel titlepage dated 1755

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

With two final leaves of advertisements

"No copies of this book are genuine but what are signed by Edmond Hoyle and Thomas Osborne".