An introduction to the game of draughts. Containing fifty select games, Together with Many critical Situations for Drawn Games, Won Games, and Fine Strokes. The Whole designed for the Instruction of Young Players, in this innocent and delightful Amusement. By William Payne, teacher of mathematics

People / Organizations

• William Owen ("sold by")

Imprint

London : printed for the author at the Golden Ball in Bedford-Street, Covent-Garden: and sold by T. Payne, at the Meuse Gate in Castle-Street; J. Marks, in St Martin's-Lane; J. Jackson, in St James's-Street; W. Shropshire, in New Bond-Street; W. Owen, in Fleet-Street; J. Payne, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Brotherton, in Cornhill, MDCCLVI. [1756]

Publication year

1756

ESTC No.

T98348

Grub Street ID

317642

Description

[8],67,[1]p. : ill. ; 8°.

Note

In this edition "Together with" coming after "fifty select games," only has one capital letter, and the epithet after "Payne" does not have "the" between "of" and "mathematics"

Price from imprint: price Two Shillings and Sixpence.