Hoyle's games improved, . consisting of practical treatises on whist short whist quadrille piquet quinze ... and raffle. With an essay on game cocks, ... wherein are comprised calculations for betting upon equal or advantageous terms.
Edmond Hoyle (16772-1769)
Category
Books
Date
1826
Materials
Measurements
146 x 96 x 27 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3119286
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: White wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing inkType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supportsDate of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: tipped single-fold white wove paper, the outer leaf pasted to the boardsStructure: EnglishEdges: plain cut, sprinkled with blue pigment and polished Spine Lining: slight round, square joints, continuous paper liningEnd Bands: stuck-on, pink textile folded over a length of cord Bookmark: NoneBoards: 1mm rope-fibre board back-cornered, all slips laced, convergent Covering: pink-brown tanned hair sheepTooling Spine: 7 gold-tooled 1-fillets across spineTooling Sides: NoneFurniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
x, 512 p. . ill.., figrs . 12mo.. Provenance: Inscribed in ink on front pastedown: 'N.C. Strickland / Oct. 16th 1828'. Binding: Nineteenth-century sheep, gold-ruled spine, boards detached.
Makers and roles
Edmond Hoyle (16772-1769) Charles Jones (18th century)