A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Printed for the Ewings or Hoeys

Whist

Whist.D.1, A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, first Ewing edition, "fourth" edition, 1743
Whist.D.2, A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, second Ewing edition, "fifth" edition, 1743
Whist.D.3, A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, third Ewing edition, "fifth" edition, 1745
Whist.D.4, A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, fourth Ewing edition, "thirteenth" edition, 1752
Whist.D.5, A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, fifth Ewing edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1762

Backgammon

Backgammon.D.1, A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, first Dublin edition, 1744
Backgammon.D.2*, A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, second Dublin edition, 1753

An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist

Memory.D.1, An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, first Dublin edition, 1744
Memory.D.2*, An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, second Dublin edition, 1751
Memory.D.3*, An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, third Dublin edition, 1762

A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet

Piquet.D.1, A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, first Dublin edition, 1744
Piquet.D.2*, A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, second Dublin edition, "fourth" edition, 1752
Piquet.D.3*, A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, third Dublin edition, 1761

A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille

Quadrille.D.1, A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, first Dublin edition, 1745
Quadrille.D.2*, A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, second Dublin edition, 1754

The Doctrine of Chances

Chances.D.1, The Doctrine of Chances, first Dublin edition, 1761

The Polite Gamester (collection)

Polite.A, The Polite Gamester, first Ewing collection, 1745
Polite.B, The Polite Gamester, second Ewing collection, 1752
Polite.C, The Polite Gamester, third Ewing collection, 1761

The Polite Gamester

Polite.1.1, The Polite Gamester, first Dublin edition, first issue, 1772
Polite.1.2, The Polite Gamester, first Dublin edition, second issue, 1776
Polite.1.3, The Polite Gamester, first Dublin edition, third issue, 1783
Polite.2, The Polite Gamester, second Dublin edition, "tenth" edition, 1787

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