A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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ESTC

ESTC, English Short Title Catalogue (https://datb.cerl.org/estc).

Reference Book Description
N1784 Chess.1 An Essay on Chess, printed for T. Osborne et al, first London edition, 1761
N3944 Games.3.P.2 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, piracy of the third edition, "twelfth" edition, 1760
N4079 Games.4 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fourth London edition, "thirteenth" edition, 1763
N7224 TJones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for T. Wood, second London edition, 1779
N12394 Memory.D.2* An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1751
N12394 Whist.D.4 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for G. and A. Ewing, fourth Ewing edition, "thirteenth" edition, 1752
N15047 Memory.1 An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1743
N15048 Whist.4 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, fourth London edition, 1743
N22952 Whist.D.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George Ewing, second Ewing edition, "fifth" edition, 1743
N22954 Piquet.1.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for T. Osborne et al, first London edition, second issue, 1745
N22957 Games.1.4 The Accurate Gamester's Companion, printed for Tho. Osborne and sold by W. Reeve, first London edition, fourth issue, "ninth/tenth" edition, 1750
N24768 Whist.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, second London edition, 1743
N24780 Polite.Wilson The Polite Gamester, printed for Peter Wilson, first Wilson collection, 1752
N24789 Whist.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George Ewing, first Ewing edition, "fourth" edition, 1743
N31172 Jockey.2 Every Man a Good Card Player, printed at the Logographic Press for J. Wallis, a partial resetting from the first London edition of The Epitome of Hoyle, 1785
N40437 Polite.1.3 The Polite Gamester, printed by J. Hoey, first Dublin edition, third issue, 1783
N60977 Brag.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Brag, printed for John Exshaw, first Dublin edition, 1751
N63966 Scott.4 The Rules of Whist, printed by Matthew Carbery, "fourth" edition, 1796
N66736 Withy.Whist.C.3 Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, third London edition, 1793
N491691 Whist.1.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, second issue, 1743
N504458 Chances.1.2 The Doctrine of Chances, sold by T. Osborne, first London edition, second issue, 1760
T48219 Brag.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Brag, printed for and sold by J. Jolliffe, first London edition, 1751
T48220 Piquet.1.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1744
T63337 TJones.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, third London edition, 1782
T72481 Withy.Quadrille.1 Short Rules for Quadrille, printed for, and sold by the Author, first London edition, 1793
T79890 Games.1.1 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, "eighth" edition, 1748
T86128 Whist.1.P.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for W. Webb, second piracy of the first edition, 1743
T86570 Backgammon.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1745
T87516 Games.1.2 The Accurate Gamester's Companion, printed for Tho. Osborne and sold by W. Reeve, first London edition, second issue, "ninth" edition, 1748
T87517 Piquet.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746
T87518 Games.1.5 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne and sold by W. Reeve, first London edition, fifth issue, "tenth" edition, 1755
T87519 Games.1.3 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, third issue, "tenth" edition, 1750
T87520 Games.2 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, second London edition, "eleventh" edition, 1757
T87521 Pigott.2.2 Pigott's New Hoyle, printed for James Ridgway, second London edition, second issue, "fifth" edition, 1800
T87522 Jones.4 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, fourth London edition, 1790
T87523 Jones.5 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, fifth London edition, 1796
T87524 Jones.6 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed by M. Ritchie for R. Baldwin et al, sixth London edition, 1800
T87525 Jones.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, third London edition, 1786
T87526 Jones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, second London edition, 1779
T87527 Jones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. Rivington et al, first London edition, 1775
T87528 Beaufort.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Osborne and Griffin et al, second London edition, 1788
T87530 Chances.1.1 The Doctrine of Chances, sold by J. Jolliff, first London edition, first issue, 1754
T87531 Polite.2 The Polite Gamester, printed by Peter Hoey, second Dublin edition, "tenth" edition, 1787
T87532 Polite.1.2 The Polite Gamester, printed by James Hoey, first Dublin edition, second issue, 1776
T87536 Chances.2 The Doctrine of Chances, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, "a new edition, corrected", 1764
T87537 Backgammon.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1743
T87539 Quadrille.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746
T87540 Whist.3 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, third London edition, 1743
T87541 Whist.6 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, sixth London edition, 1746
T88029 Games.7 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, seventh London edition, "sixteenth" edition, 1775
T88030 Games.7.P.1 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for P. Charles, piracy of seventh edition, "seventeenth" edition, 1775
T88031 Games.6 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, sixth London edition, "fifteenth" edition, 1771
T88033 Games.3.P.1 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, piracy of the third edition, "twelfth" edition, 1760
T88034 Games.5 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fifth London edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1767
T88035 Games.3 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, third London edition, "twelfth" edition, 1760
T88036 Games.3.R.1 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, Edinburgh reprint of third edition, 1792
T88039 Memory.D.1 An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744
T88040 Backgammon.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744
T88041 Piquet.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744
T88042 Whist.D.3 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for G. and A. Ewing, third Ewing edition, "fifth" edition, 1745
T88043 Quadrille.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1745
T88044 Polite.A The Polite Gamester, printed for G. and A. Ewing, first Ewing collection, 1745
T106241 Whist.1.P.1.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for W. Webster, first piracy of the first edition, first edition, 1743
T118357 Beaufort.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for S. Bladon, first London edition, 1775
T118621 Backgammon.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1753
T118622 Quadrille.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1754
T118623 Chances.D.1 The Doctrine of Chances, printed for G. and A. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1761
T118624 Whist.D.5 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, fifth Ewing edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1762
T118624 Memory.D.3* An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Dublin edition, 1762
T118665 Pigott.2.1 Pigott's New Hoyle, printed for James Ridgway, second London edition, "fourth" edition, 1797
T127978 Jockey.D.1 Epitome of Hoyle, printed by R. M. Butler, first Dublin edition, 1791
T128016 TJones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, first London edition, 1778
T128493 Polite.C The Polite Gamester, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Ewing collection, 1761
T129141 Polite.1.1 The Polite Gamester, printed by T. Ewing, first Dublin edition, first issue, 1772
T164119 Whist.D.Wilson.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for Peter Wilson, first Wilson edition, second issue, "fifth" edition, 1752
T175497 Whist.1.P.1.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for W. Webster, first piracy of the first edition, second edition, 1743
T179915 Whist.7 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, seventh London edition, 1747
T179916 Quadrille.1.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1744
T179917 Pigott.1.3 Pigott's New Hoyle, printed for James Ridgway, first London edition, third issue, "third" edition, 1796
T179964 Whist.5 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, fifth London edition, 1744
T179984 Laws.2 The Laws of the Game of Whist Designed for Framing, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746
T179997 Quadrille.1.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for T. Osborne et al, first London edition, second issue, 1745
T180028 Pigott.1.1 New Hoyle, printed for James Ridgway, first London edition, 1796
T183620 Withy.Whist.C.1 Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, first London edition, 1791
T183622 Withy.Whist.C.5 Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, fifth London edition, 1795
T190840 Withy.Whist.C.2 Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, second London edition, 1792
T190842 Withy.Whist.C.4 Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, fourth London edition, 1794
T191866 Withy.Whist.A Twelve Rules for Whist, first London edition, 1781
T199877 Jones.2-1 A Treatise on Billiards, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, extracted from second London edition, 1779
T203439 Whist.1.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed by John Watts for the Author, first London edition, 1742
T211008 Scott.5.1 The Rules of Whist, printed for Robinson, "fifth" edition, 1799
T212802 Scott.2 The Beauties of Hoyle and Paine, printed for T. Cox, third London edition, 1792
T218262 Polite.B The Polite Gamester, printed for G. and A. Ewing, second Ewing collection, 1752
T224606 Jockey.1 Epitome of Hoyle, printed for C. Etherington, first London edition, 1783
T224799 Whist.7.P A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne, piracy of seventh edition, "tenth" edition, 1750
T229787 np.Whist.Fr.1763 Le Jeu de Whist, A Paris, 1763
T493573 Jones.6-1 Directions for Breeding Game Cocks, printed by M. Ritchie for R. Baldwin et al, extracted from sixth London edition, 1800
W11314 Beaufort.US.1.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed and sold by William Spotswood, first American edition, Boston issue, 1796
W12792 Beaufort.US.1.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for and sold by William Prichard, first American edition, New York issue, 1796
W12793 Beaufort.US.1.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for and sold by H. and P. Rice, first American edition, Philadelphia issue, 1796

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