Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687, The compleat gamester: or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess , 1680
- Title(s):
- The compleat gamester: or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess : together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards, or dice : to which is added, the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.
- Edition:
- The second edition.
- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for Henry Brome at the Gun at the West-end of St. Pauls, 1680.
- Physical Description:
- [16], 175, [1] p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV1201 .C68 1680Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1270153
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- BEIN NLp50 674cc: Frontispiece supplied and repaired.
Anonymous. By Charles Cotton. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.).
Signatures: A-M⁸.
Leaf A1r blank. Leaf A1v bears "The explanation of the frontispiece". Engraved frontispiece on leaf A2v. T.p. is leaf A3.
Woodcut initials.
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), C6384
English short title catalogue, R2573
BAC: Copy bound in gilt tooled red morocco; text block edges gilded. Gilt tooled red leather bookplate of Alfred Barmore Maclay on inside of upper board. - Subject Terms:
- Billiards -- Early works to 1800.Brome, Henry -- Publisher.Card games -- Early works to 1800.Chess -- Early works to 1800.Cockfighting -- Early works to 1800.Gambling -- Early works to 1800.Games -- Early works to 1800.Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.Horse racing -- Early works to 1800.Maclay, Alfred Barmore -- Bookplate.Sports -- Early works to 1800.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- 1680.
Woodcuts -- 1680. - Export:
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