The New Pocket Hoyle, or Companion to the Card Table
This consists of two parts: a slipcase lettered THE NEW POCKET HOYLES OR COMPANION TO THE CARD TABLE – MDXCCCV, the Roman numerals equivalent to 1805; and the matching book. The book is titled THE NEW POCKET HOYLE, CONTAINING THE GAMES OF Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Quinze, Laansquenet, Pharo, Rouge et Noire, Cribbage, Matrimony, Cassino, Reversis, Connexions, All Fours and Speculation. This is the third edition, printed by T. Davison, White-Friars, for Robert Scholey and others in 1807. It has an attractive engraved frontispiece. The rules run to 202 pages, followed by seven and a half pages advertising books printed by Robert Scholey. The book has gilt edges and lacks the back pink leaf, but all printed pages are present. The slipcase has a few scuffs and a representation of the period ace of spades, known as a Garter Ace. The addition of the slipcase is scarce.
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