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Dice for Law of Error Purposes
Date: Mid-Late 19th CenturyReference: GALTON/2/6/4/2Part of: Galton Papers- Pictures
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Dice representing gambling with health; an advertisement for the Genito Urinary Medicine Clinic (GUM) for treatment and advice on sexually transmitted diseases like Aids by The Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland. Colour lithograph.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 666957i- Books
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Christiani Hugenii libellus de ratiociniis in ludo aleæ. Or, the value of all chances in games of fortune; Cards, Dice, Wagers, Lotteries, &c. mathematically demonstrated.
Huygens, Christiaan, 1629-1695.Date: 1714- Ephemera
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'Dicestal' / May & Baker Ltd.
May & Baker.Date: [between 1950 and 1959?]- Books
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The laws of chance: or, a mathematical investigation of the probabilities arising from any proposed circumstance of play. Applied to The Solution of a great Variety of Problems relating to Cards, Bowls, Dice, Lotteries, &c. By Samuel Clark, Teacher of Mathematics.
Clark, Samuel, teacher of mathematics.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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Recreations for gentlemen and ladies: being ingenious sports and pastimes: containing many curious inventions, pleasant tricks on cards and dice; Arithmetical Sports; new Games; Rules for assuredly winning at all Games, whether of Cards or Dice; Recreative Fire-Works; Tricks to promote Diversion in Company, and other curiosities. Translated from the French, of Monsieur Ozanam.
Ozanam, Jacques, 1640-1717.Date: 1790- Books
Velvet glove, iron fist : a history of anti-smoking / Christopher Snowdon.
Snowdon, Christopher.Date: 2009- Books
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The litterary cards, being a new invention to learn to read, and speedily acquire the greatest Knowledge in Calculation without Pains or Trouble. Likewise directions to play all the most usual games on the cards and dice, without either Box or Dice. The whole adorned with historical, geographical, and moral instructions, and embellished with forty-eight heads of illustrious personages, And other ornamental Engravings, curiously done on copper-plates, By the most Eminent Artists. The whole comprehending a great Variety of useful Knowledge, and peculiarly adapted for the Amusement and Instruction of the Youth of both Sexes. Wrote in English and French, by Thomas Foubert.
Foubert, Thomas.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Pictures
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Soldiers sit around an upturned drum playing a game with dice. Wood engraving by W. Armstrong.
Armstrong, William, active 1840-1860?Date: 1800-1899Reference: 33364i- Books
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The sportsman's sure guide, or Gamester's Vade-Mecum; shewing the exact odds at horse-racing, lotteries, raffles, Cock-Fighting, Cards, &c. &c. With a Table, shewing the Odds of the Variety of Chances of throwing any Number of Points with Dice, from One to Ten inclusive; Also the Odds of Back-Gammon, Bowls, Coits, &c. The whole forming a complete guide to the turf, the cock-pit, the card-table, and other Species of Public Diversion, either in the Parlor or the Field. By Henry Proctor, At Woodhouse, near Masham, in Yorkshire.
Proctor, Henry.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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Rappresentatione di Biagio contadino. Langelo dice
Libri, Bartolommeo di active 1482-1511Date: [s.d.]- Books
Fortune-telling by the casting of dice : a Middle English poem and its background / edited by W.L. Braekman.
Date: 1981- Books
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Memoirs of the lives, intrigues, and comical adventures of the most famous gamesters and celebrated sharpers in the reigns of Charles II. James II. William III. and Queen Anne. Wherein is contain'd the secret history of gaming, discovering all the most sharping Tricks and Cheats (us'd by sligh of Hand) at Picquet, Gleek, Lanterloo, Bankafalet, Basset, Primero, Cribbidge, Verquere, Tick-Tack, Grand-Tricktrack; and all the English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Italian Games, play'd with Cards, Dice, Tables, or otherwise. The whole calculated for the Meridians of London, Bath, Tunbridge, and the Groom-Porters. By Theophilus Lucas, Esq;
Lucas, Theophilus.Date: 1714- Books
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La rappresentatione di Biagio contadino di Biagio contadino. Langelo dice
Baleni, GiovanniDate: 1585- Books
Darwin's dice : the idea of chance in the thought of Charles Darwin / Curtis Johnson.
Johnson, Curtis N., 1948-Date: [2014]- Books
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A short treatise on the game of back-gammon. A Table of the thirty-six Chances, with Directions how to find out the Odds of being hit, upon single, or double Dice. Rules whereby a Beginner may, with due Attention to them, attain playing it well. The several Stages for carrying your Men home, in order to lose no Point. How to find out who is forwardest to win a Hit. Cases stated for Back-Games, with Directions how to play for one. Cases stated, how to know when you may have the better of saving a Gammon by running. Variety of Cases of Curiosity and Instruction. The Laws of the Game. By Edmond Hoyle, gent.
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: [1743]- Books
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A short treatise on the game of back-gammon. Containing: A Table of the thirty-six Chances, with Directions how to find out the Odds of being hit, upon single, or double Dice. Rules whereby a Beginner may, with due Attention to them, attain playing it well. The several Stages for carrying your Men home, in order to lose no Point. How to find out who is forwardest to win a Hit. Cases stated for Back-Games, with Directions how to play for one. Cases stated, how to know when you may have the better of saving a Gammon by running. Variety of Cases of Curiosity and Instruction. The Laws of the Game. By Edmond Hoyle, Gent.
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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A short treatise on the game of back-gammon. Containing a table of the thirty-six chances, with Directions how to find out the Odds of being hit, upon single, or double Dice. Rules whereby a Beginner may, with due Attention to them, attain playing it well. The several Stages for carrying your Men home, in order to lose no Point. How to find out who is forwardest to win a Hit. Cases stated for Back-Games, with Directions how to play for one. Cases stated, how to know when you may have the better of saving a Gammon by running. Variety of Cases of Curiosity and Instruction. The Laws of the Game. By Edmond Hoyle, Gent.
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.Date: [1745]- Pictures
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Houses representing an Indian boardgame played with dice. Woodcut by an Indian artist.
Reference: 582935i- Books
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An Act for granting to His Majesty an additional duty on cards and dice.
Great Britain.Date: 1756]- Books
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El giudicio generale in octaua rima: con un capitolo che dice. Surgite dormienti peccatori
Benvenuto, FrancescoDate: 1537- Books
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An act for amending an act, intituled, An act for encouragement of tillage, and better employment of the poor; and also, for the more effectual putting in execution, An act, intituled, An act to encourage the draining and improving of boggs and unprofitable low grounds, and for Easing and Dispatching the Inland Carriage, and Conveyance of Goods from one Part to another in this Kingdom; And also, For laying several Duties upon Coaches, Berlins, Chariots, Calashes, Chaises and Chairs, and upon Cards and Dice, and upon Wrought and Manufactured Gold and Silver Plate, Imported into, or Made in Ireland, for the Purposes therein Mentioned; And also, for Repealing the Duties Payable upon the Exportation of Wooll, Bay-Yarn and Woollen-Yarn, out of this Kingdom for England.
Ireland.Date: MDCCLII. [1752]- Books
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The gamesters law; wherein is treated, of unlawful games, and what are esteemed such in our law. What Considerations are good to ground an Assumpsit for Money won upon Wagers and Bets. Several Cases on Particular Games; As Dice, Cards, Horse-Racing, Cock-Fighting, &c. Of Pleading the Statute 16 Car. 2. c. 7. Against Excessive Gaming, and the Explanation thereof, and what Securities given for Money won at Play, are avoided by the said Statute, in several Nice Cases Argued and Resolved by the Judges. Of Cheats in Gaming. Remedy against Cheats in several resolv'd Cases by Action at Law, or by Indictments, &c. Of the Power of the Justices by the Common and Statute Law in punishing Offenders, and searching Gaming Houses.
Date: 1708- Books
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The gamesters law; wherein is treated of unlawful games, and what are esteemed such in our law. What Considerations are good to ground an Assumpsit for Money won upon Wagers and Bets. Several Cases on particular Games; as Dice, Cards, Horse Racing, Cock-Fighting, &c. Of Pleading the Statute 16 Car. 2. c. 7. Against Excessive Gaming, and the Explanation thereof, and what Securities given for Money won at Play, are avoided by the said Statute, in several nice Cases Argued and Resolved by the Judges. Of Cheats in Gaming. Remedy against Cheats in several resolv'd Cases by Action at Law, or by Indictments, &c. Of the Power of the Justices by the Common and Statute Law in punishing Offendess and searching Gaming Houses.
Date: 1710- Pictures
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Peter denies knowledge of Christ; men play dice. Engraving by P.F. Basan after M. Österreich after Valentin de Boulogne.
Valentin, de Boulogne, 1591-1632.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 24560iPart of: Recueil d'estampes gravées d'après les tableaux de la galerie de S.E.M. le Comte de Brühl