A Dissertation on the Pernicious Effects of Gaming

by Richard Hey

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Cambridge: J&J Merrill, 1784. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Second edition of the dissertation that won Richard Hey a prize of 50 guineas from the University of Cambridge. Hey considers 'Pernicious Effects upon the Fortune of the Gamester', 'Misery suffered by him', and 'Harm derived upon others', with duels and suicide considered separately. In a later binding, brown paper covered boards with a printed label. A tear to the

• Binding: Hardcover

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