The Doctrine of Chances or the Theory of Gaming, made Easy for Every Person Acquainted with Common Arithmetic for as to Enable Them to Calculate the Probabilities of events in Lotteries, Cards, Horse Racing, Dice, &c
- London: Gye & Balne, 1814
London: Gye & Balne, 1814. 350, [2] pp. Spine re-backed, boards worn, first and last few pages foxed. 3 folding plates with two not cut and still on same sheet. Some pages not cut. Glued on the front flyleaf is a signed note written by Rouse's son Rolla dated 1862 saying he was sending the book as a gift. A good copy of this important work on using mathematics to win money gambling.
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Title
The Doctrine of Chances or the Theory of Gaming, made Easy for Every Person Acquainted with Common Arithmetic for as to Enable Them to Calculate the Probabilities of events in Lotteries, Cards, Horse Racing, Dice, &c
Author
Rouse, William
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Gye & Balne: London
Date
1814