The Doctrine of Chances, or The Theory of Gaming, Made Easy to Every Person Acquainted with Common Arithmetic So as to Enable Them to Calculate the Probabilities of Events in Lotteries, Cards, Horse Racing, Dice,...
by Rouse, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/None
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Lackington: Allen & Co., 1814. Complete title: The Doctrine of Chances, or the Theory of Gaming, made easy to every Person acquainted with common Arithmatic so as to enable them to calculate the Probabilities of Events in Lotteries, Cards, Horse Racing, Dice, & c. With Tables on Chance never before published, which from mere inspection will solve a great variety of Questions. n.d - Assumed First Edition. Printed by Gye & Bain for the author. Title on spine Rouse on Chance on black calf with gilt tooled title and gilt bands, spine softly rubbed. Calf corners slightly bumped and soft rubbing. Plain brown boards mildly rubbed and faintly soiled. Light rubbed wear to some of the extremeties. Edges moderately browned and foxed. Small olde style bookplate Samuel R. Block to fep. Foxing to ffep & title page. Faint and few only pages with a few only foxing spots to the margins otherwise quite clean content. Fldg charts tidy and intact with just the odd small foxing spot(s) to margin. A Binomial Table with a 1cm closed tear at guttering. Binding is tight. 350p. First Edition. Hb. VG/None.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030064
- Title
- The Doctrine of Chances, or The Theory of Gaming, Made Easy to Every Person Acquainted with Common Arithmetic So as to Enable Them to Calculate the Probabilities of Events in Lotteries, Cards, Horse Racing, Dice,...
- Author
- Rouse, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lackington: Allen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Keywords
- Cabinet
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