A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

Copyright © 2014-26 by David Levy

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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 [GV1277.H89]
Brag.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Brag, printed for and sold by J. Jolliffe, first London edition, 1751 [GV1251.H72]
Chances.2 The Doctrine of Chances, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, "a new edition, corrected", 1764 [QA273.H87 1764]
Games.1.1 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, "eighth" edition, 1748 [GV1277.H89 1748]
Games.6 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, sixth London edition, "fifteenth" edition, 1771 [GV1241.H6 1770]
Beaufort.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for S. Bladon, first London edition, 1775 [GV1201.B4 1775]
Beaufort.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Osborne and Griffin et al, second London edition, 1788 [GV1201.B4 1788]
Jones.4 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, fourth London edition, 1790 [GV1243.H85 1790 Carr]
Jones.5 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, fifth London edition, 1796 [GV1243.H85 1796 Carr]
Jones.6 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed by M. Ritchie for R. Baldwin et al, sixth London edition, 1800 [GV1243.H854 1800]
Jones.7 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, seventh London edition, 1803 [GV1243.H854 1803]
Jones.8 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, eighth London edition, 1808 [GV1243.H854 1808]
Jones.9 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Lowndes et al, ninth London edition, 1814 [GV1243.H854 1814]
Jones.11 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Geo. B. Whittaker et al, eleventh London edition, 1826 [GV1243.H854 1826]
TJones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for T. Wood, second London edition, 1779 [GV1243.H85 1779]
Pocket.1 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed by T. Bensley for Wynne and Scholey et al, first London edition, 1802 [GV1243.N48]
Pocket.4 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed for P. and W. Wynne et al, fourth London edition, 1807 [GV1243.N48 1807]
Pocket2.1.2 The New Pocket Hoyle Part II, printed for W. Taylor, first London edition, second issue, 1820 [GV1243.N48 1820]
Hardie.2 Hoyle Made Familiar, Stirling & Kenney, second impression, 1833 [GV1243.H37]
GH.1 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, printed for Longman, Rees, and Co. et al, first edition, 1835 [GV1243.H85 1839]
GH.5 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman and Co. et al, fifth edition, 1859 [GV1243.H85 1859]
Card.3 Hoyle's Card Games, published by Richard Griffin & Co., third edition, Glasgow, 1827 [GV1243.H77 1827]
Whist.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George Ewing, first Ewing edition, "fourth" edition, 1743 [GV1243.H7]
Whist.D.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George Ewing, second Ewing edition, "fifth" edition, 1743 [GV1243.H7]
Backgammon.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744 [GV1243.H7]
Memory.D.1 An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744 [GV1243.H7]
Piquet.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744 [GV1243.H7]
Quadrille.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1745 [GV1243.H7]
Polite.A The Polite Gamester, printed for G. and A. Ewing, first Ewing collection, 1745 [GV1243.H7]
Cotton.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, published by Edward Cotton, first American edition, 1814 [GV1243.H855 1814]
Long.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed and published by George Long, first American edition, 1821 [GV1243.H855]
Long.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed and published by George Long, second American edition, 1823 [GV1243.H855 1823]
Long.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, published by George Long, third American edition, 1825 [GV1243.H855 1825]
Long.4 Hoyle's Games Improved, published by George Long, fourth American edition, 1829 [GV1243.H855 1829]
Borradaile.1.1 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by W. C. Borradaile, first American edition, first issue, by Borradaile, 1830 [GV1243.H88][2 copies]
Borradaile.1.2 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by John Locken, first American edition, second issue, by Locken, 1836 [GV1243.H88 1836]
Borradaile.1.4 Hoyle's Improved Edition, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., first American edition, fourth issue, by Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co., 1841 [GV1243.H88 1841]
Borradaile.1.5 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by John Locken, first American edition, fifth issue, by Locken, 1842 [GV1243.H88 1842]
Borradaile.1.6 Hoyle's Improved Edition, John Locken, first American edition, sixth issue, by Locken, 1849 [GV1243.H6 1849]
np.Whist.Fr.1776 Traité du Jeu de Whisk, first Vienna edition, 1776 [GV1277.H894 1776]

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