A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Whist.6 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, sixth London edition, 1746 [KW 973 L 6 [1]]
Backgammon.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1745 [KW 973 L 6 [2]]
Piquet.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746 [KW 973 L 6 [3]]
Quadrille.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746 [KW 973 L 6 [4]]
Chess.1 An Essay on Chess, printed for T. Osborne et al, first London edition, 1761 [KW 364 C 27]
Osborne.C Collection, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, third collection, 1746 [KW 973 L 6]
Games.1.3 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, third issue, "tenth" edition, 1750 [KW 2207 F 26]; [KW 363 D 24]
Games.4 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fourth London edition, "thirteenth" edition, 1763 [KW 363 D 27]
Games.5 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fifth London edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1767 [KW 972 F 31]
Games.6 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, sixth London edition, "fifteenth" edition, 1771 [KW 363 D 28]
Games.7 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, seventh London edition, "sixteenth" edition, 1775 [KW 972 F 32]
Beaufort.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Osborne and Griffin et al, second London edition, 1788 [KW 364 G 63]
Jones.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, third London edition, 1786 [KW 972 F 33]
Jones.4 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, fourth London edition, 1790 [KW 363 D 29]
Jones.5 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, fifth London edition, 1796 [KW 363 D 30]
Jones.6 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed by M. Ritchie for R. Baldwin et al, sixth London edition, 1800 [KW 972 F 34]
Jones.7 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, seventh London edition, 1803 [KW 363 D 31]
Jones.8 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, eighth London edition, 1808 [KW 972 F 35]
Jones.8-2 Mr. Hoyle's Game of Chess, printed for R. Baldwin et al, extracted from the eighth London edition, 1808 [KW 972 F 36]
Jones.9 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Lowndes et al, ninth London edition, 1814 [XSB 412]
Jones.10 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Lowndes et al, tenth London edition, 1820 [KW 972 F 37]
Jones.11 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Geo. B. Whittaker et al, eleventh London edition, 1826 [KW 363 D 32]
TJones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, first London edition, 1778 [KW 363 D 41]
Pigott.3.1 Pigott's New Hoyle, printed for J Ridgway, third London edition, first issue, "ninth" edition, 1802 [KW 364 F 25]
Pigott.5 The New Hoyle, printed for G. Walker, fifth London edition, "new edition, improved", 1817 [KW 363 D 39]
Pocket.1 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed by T. Bensley for Wynne and Scholey et al, first London edition, 1802 [KW 2217 F 7]
Pocket.3 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed by T. Davison for Robert Scholey et al, third London edition, 1807 [KW 363 D 40]
Pocket2.1.1 The New Pocket Hoyle Part II, printed by T. Davison for R. Scholey et al, first London edition, 1808 [KW 363 D 40]
Pocket.A The New Pocket Hoyle Parts I and II, with third edition of Part I, 1808 [KW 363 D 40]
GH.2 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman, Brown, & Co. et al, second edition, 1842 [KW 60 J 35]
Smith.1.3 The New Pocket Hoyle, published by I. Smith, another London impression, nd [KW 363 D 43]
Stacy.Draughts.1820 A Treatise on the Game of Draughts, printed for the booksellers, by John Stacy, 1820 [XDA 322]
Shackell.Chess.1822 A Treatise on the Game of Chess, printed for the booksellers, 1822 [KW 359 F 150]
Whist.D.5 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, fifth Ewing edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1762 [KW 364 G 168]
Backgammon.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1753 [KW 364 G 168]
Memory.D.3* An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Dublin edition, 1762 [KW 364 G 168]
Piquet.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744 [KW 60 J 110]
Piquet.D.3* A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, third Dublin edition, 1761 [KW 364 G 168]
Quadrille.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1754 [KW 364 G 168]
Chances.D.1 The Doctrine of Chances, printed for G. and A. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1761 [KW 364 G 168]
Polite.C The Polite Gamester, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Ewing collection, 1761 [KW 364 G 168]
Polite.1.1 The Polite Gamester, printed by T. Ewing, first Dublin edition, first issue, 1772 [KW 350 F 16]
Polite.1.2 The Polite Gamester, printed by James Hoey, first Dublin edition, second issue, 1776 [KW 60 J 111]
Polite.2 The Polite Gamester, printed by Peter Hoey, second Dublin edition, "tenth" edition, 1787 [KW 973 L 18]
Borradaile.1.1 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by W. C. Borradaile, first American edition, first issue, by Borradaile, 1830 [XSB 411]
Whist.Nl.1 Volledig Onderwijs in het Whist, bij Keijzer, Van der Burgh en Wijnands, first edition, 1790 [KW 665 M 34]
Whist.Nl.2.1 Onderwijs in het Whist, bij Gartman, Vermandel en Holtrop, second edition, first issue, 1810 [9208 G 1]
Reycends.Whist.Fr.1765 Traité du Jeu de Whist, Chez les Freres Reycends et al, 1765 [KW 665 M 26]
Staatman.Whist.Fr.1765 Traité du Jeu de Whist, Chez Frederic Staatman, nouvelle édition augmentée, 1765 [KW 2202 A 119]
Staatman.Whist.Fr.1779 Traité du Jeu de Whist, Chez F. Staatman, nouvelle edition, 1779 [KW BRIDGE 1615]
Pigott.Fr.1 Règles du Jeu de Whist, 1810 [183 J 95]
Chess.It.1 Il Giuoco delli Scacchi, Per Gio. Batista Strecchi, e Anton-Guiseppe Pagani, first edition, 1768 [KW 973 M 2]
Chess.It.2 Il Giuoco degli Scacchi, Nella Stamperia del Giglio, edizione seconda, 1803 [KW 350 F 51]
Chess.It.3 Il Giuoco degli Scacchi, Tipografia Del Giglio, edizione III, 1832 [KW 364 E 74]

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