A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Whist.1.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed by John Watts for the Author, first London edition, 1742 [In SB 7951 Hoy]
Backgammon.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1743 [In SB 7951 Hoy]
Piquet.1.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1744 [In SB 7951 Hoy]
Games.1.5 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne and sold by W. Reeve, first London edition, fifth issue, “tenth” edition, 1755 [SB 79541 Hoy]
Games.7 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, seventh London edition, “sixteenth” edition, 1775 [GY 795 Hoy]
Jones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, second London edition, 1779 [SB 7904 Hoy 2]
Jones.10-2 Companion to the Card Table, printed for W. Lowndes et al, extracted from the tenth London edition, 1820 [MN.13.280]
TJones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, first London edition, 1778 [SB 7904 Hoy 1]
Pigott.5 The New Hoyle, printed for G. Walker, fifth London edition, “new edition, improved”, 1817 [SB 7904 Hoy 3]
Hardie.8 Hoyle Made Familiar, Stirling, Kenney, & Co., eighth impression, 1840 [BCL D5674]
Johns.Whist.1821 Short Rules for Whist, printed for the booksellers by J. Johns, 1821 [SB p79541 Sho]

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