A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

Copyright © 2014-26 by David Levy

(page updated 2026-03-28)


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Title Shelfmarks
Whist.7 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, seventh London edition, 1747 [42845.479.51]
Chess.1 An Essay on Chess, printed for T. Osborne et al, first London edition, 1761 [42845.479.6]
Games.1.1 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, "eighth" edition, 1748 [42789.479]; [42845.479.5]
Games.1.3 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, third issue, "tenth" edition, 1750 [GV1277.H89 1750s]
Games.3 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, third London edition, "twelfth" edition, 1760 [2005-2413N]
Games.4 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fourth London edition, "thirteenth" edition, 1763 [42845.479.141]
Games.5 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fifth London edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1767 [4284.05.479.142]
Games.7 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, seventh London edition, "sixteenth" edition, 1775 [42845.479.144]
Beaufort.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for S. Bladon, first London edition, 1775 [42845.479.181]
Jones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. Rivington et al, first London edition, 1775 [42845.479.18]
Jones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, second London edition, 1779 [42485.479.12]
Jones.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, third London edition, 1786 [4206.479]
Jones.4 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, fourth London edition, 1790 [42485.479.11.3]
Jones.5 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, fifth London edition, 1796 [42845.479.13]
Jones.6 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed by M. Ritchie for R. Baldwin et al, sixth London edition, 1800 [42845.479.121]
Jones.8-2 Mr. Hoyle's Game of Chess, printed for R. Baldwin et al, extracted from the eighth London edition, 1808 [4284.05.479.2]
Jones.9 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Lowndes et al, ninth London edition, 1814 [4284.05.479.16]
Jones.11 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Geo. B. Whittaker et al, eleventh London edition, 1826 [42845.479.17]
TJones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, first London edition, 1778 [42485.479.14]
Pigott.5 The New Hoyle, printed for G. Walker, fifth London edition, "new edition, improved", 1817 [4284.05.479.162]
GH.1 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, printed for Longman, Rees, and Co. et al, first edition, 1835 [42845.479.171]
GH.2 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman, Brown, & Co. et al, second edition, 1842 [42845.479.161]
GH.4 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman and Co. et al, fourth edition, 1853 [42845.479.15]
GH.5 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman and Co. et al, fifth edition, 1859 [42845.479.151]
Whist.D.5 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, fifth Ewing edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1762 [42845.479.31]
Backgammon.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1753 [GV1241.H86 1761]
Memory.D.3* An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Dublin edition, 1762 [42845.479.31]
Piquet.D.3* A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, third Dublin edition, 1761 [42845.479.31]
Quadrille.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1754 [GV1241.H86 1761]
Chances.D.1 The Doctrine of Chances, printed for G. and A. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1761 [42845.479.31]
Polite.C The Polite Gamester, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Ewing collection, 1761 [42845.479.31]
Polite.1.3 The Polite Gamester, printed by J. Hoey, first Dublin edition, third issue, 1783 [42845.475.3]
Beaufort.US.1.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed and sold by William Spotswood, first American edition, Boston issue, 1796 [4284.05.479.131]
Long.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed and published by George Long, first American edition, 1821 [GV1243.H85s]
Borradaile.1.1 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by W. C. Borradaile, first American edition, first issue, by Borradaile, 1830 [4284.05.479.183]
Borradaile.1.2 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by John Locken, first American edition, second issue, by Locken, 1836 [4284.05.479.182]

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