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The polite gamester: 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 ... whist. By Edmund Hoyle, ... [electronic resource].

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.
Standardized Title:
Short treatise on the game of whist
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 online resource ([6],45,[1]81628,[4]33,[3]p. )
Other Title:
Polite gamester
Place of Publication:
Dublin : printed for Peter Wilson, 1752.
Notes:
With separate titlepage, pagination and register to each part.
Contains: 'A short treatise on the game of whist', fifth edition, 'An artificial memory', 'A short treatise on the game of quadrille', 'A short treatise on the game of back-gammon', 'A short treatise on the game of piquet', all dated 1752.
Reproduction of original from University of Texas.
Cited in:
Jessel, F. A bibliography of works in English on playing cards and gaming., 811.
English Short Title Catalog, N24780.
OCLC:
645786077

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