A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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	Title	Shelfmarks
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	[S413.c.74.1]; [Syn 7.74.46(12)]
Piquet.2	A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746	[Syn.7.74.33(9)]
Games.1.1	Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, “eighth” edition, 1748	[H.24.20]
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	[7415.d.41]
Games.2	Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, second London edition, “eleventh” edition, 1757	[Lib.8.75.2]
Games.7	Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, seventh London edition, “sixteenth” edition, 1775	[Fitzwilliam]
Jones.1	Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. Rivington et al, first London edition, 1775	[7400.d.32]
Jones.6	Hoyle's Games Improved, printed by M. Ritchie for R. Baldwin et al, sixth London edition, 1800	[8400.d.6]
Beaufort.2	Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Osborne and Griffin et al, second London edition, 1788	[7400.e.5]
TJones.1	Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, first London edition, 1778	[H.1.56]
Hardie.1	Hoyle Made Familiar, Stirling & Kenney, first impression, 1830	[Syn.8.83.18]
Hardie.12	Hoyle's Games Made Familiar, Ward & Lock, twelfth impression (“eleventh edition”), 1855	[1850.4.79]
Withy.Whist29.1	Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, first London edition, 1791	[7415.e.1/4]
Whist.D.3	A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for G. and A. Ewing, third Ewing edition, “fifth” edition, 1745	[Hib.7.745.29]
Whist.D.5	A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, fifth Ewing edition, “fourteenth” edition, 1762	[Hib.7.761.25]
Backgammon.D.1	A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744	[Hib.7.745.29]
Backgammon.D.2*	A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1753	[Hib.7.761.25]
Memory.D.1	An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744	[Hib.7.745.29]
Memory.D.3*	An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Dublin edition, 1762	[Hib.7.761.25]
Piquet.D.1	A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744	[Hib.7.745.29]
Piquet.D.3*	A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, third Dublin edition, 1761	[Hib.7.761.25]
Quadrille.D.1	A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1745	[Hib.7.745.29]
Quadrille.D.2*	A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1754	[Hib.7.761.25]
Chances.D.1	The Doctrine of Chances, printed for G. and A. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1761	[Hib.7.761.25]
Ewing.B	The Polite Gamester, printed for G. and A. Ewing, second Ewing collection, 1745	[Hib.7.745.29]
Ewing.D	The Polite Gamester, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, fourth Ewing collection, 1761	[Hib.7.761.25]
Polite.1.1	The Polite Gamester, printed by T. Ewing, first Dublin edition, first issue, 1772	[Hib.7.772.82]
Polite.1.2	The Polite Gamester, printed by James Hoey, first Dublin edition, second issue, 1776	[Hib.7.776.16]
Polite.2	The Polite Gamester, printed by Peter Hoey, second Dublin edition, “tenth” edition, 1787	[Hib.7.787.51]

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