A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Whist.5 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, fifth London edition, 1744 [GV1277.H69 1744]
Whist.6 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, sixth London edition, 1746 [GV1241.H69 1746]
Whist.7 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, seventh London edition, 1747 [GV1277.H69 1747b]
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.H69]
Laws.2 The Laws of the Game of Whist Designed for Framing, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746 [GV1277.H69 1747b]
Backgammon.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1743 [GV1469.B2 H8 1743]
Backgammon.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1745 [GV1241.H69 1746]; [GV1277.H69 1747b]; [GV1295.H68 1745]; [GV1469.B2 H6 1745]
Memory.1 An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1743 [GV1243.H7 1744]
Piquet.1.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1744 [GV1295.P7.H69 1744]
Piquet.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746 [GV1241.H69 1746]; [GV1277.H69 1747b]; [GV1295.H68 1745]; [GV1469.B2 H6 1745]
Quadrille.1.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1744 [GV1277.H89 1744]
Quadrille.1.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for T. Osborne et al, first London edition, second issue, 1745 [GV1241.H69 1746]; [GV1277.H69 1747b]; [GV1295.H68 1745]
Chances.2 The Doctrine of Chances, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, "a new edition, corrected", 1764 [QA273.H87 1764]
Osborne.B Collection, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, second collection, 1746 [GV1241.H69 1746]
Osborne.D Collection, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fourth collection, 1747 [GV1277.H69 1747b]
Games.1.1 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, "eighth" edition, 1748 [GV1241.H69 1755]; [GV1243.H69 1748b]
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 [GV1243.H69 1748]
Games.1.3 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, third issue, "tenth" edition, 1750 [GV1277.H69 1750]
Games.2 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, second London edition, "eleventh" edition, 1757 [GV1241.H69 1755]; [GV1241.H69 1755 c2]
Games.3 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, third London edition, "twelfth" edition, 1760 [GV1241.H69 1761?]; [GV1277.H89 1761]
Games.4 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fourth London edition, "thirteenth" edition, 1763 [GV1227.H68 1760]
Games.5 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fifth London edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1767 [GV1241.H69 1765?]
Games.6 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, sixth London edition, "fifteenth" edition, 1771 [GV1241.H69 1770?]
Games.7 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, seventh London edition, "sixteenth" edition, 1775 [GV1241.H6 1770]
Games.3.P.1 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, piracy of the third edition, "twelfth" edition, 1760 [GV1241 H69 1761?]
Games.7.P.1 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for P. Charles, piracy of seventh edition, "seventeenth" edition, 1775 [GV1243.H69 1811]
Games.3.R.1 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, Edinburgh reprint of third edition, 1792 [GV1241.H69 1765?]
Beaufort.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Osborne and Griffin et al, second London edition, 1788 [GV1201.B39 1788]
Jones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. Rivington et al, first London edition, 1775 [GV1201.B4 1775]
Jones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, second London edition, 1779 [GV1241.H69 1779a]
Jones.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, third London edition, 1786 [GV1201.B4 1786]
Jones.4 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, fourth London edition, 1790 [GV1241.H69 1790]
Jones.5 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, fifth London edition, 1796 [GV1241.H69 1796]
Jones.6 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed by M. Ritchie for R. Baldwin et al, sixth London edition, 1800 [GV1241.H69 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 [GV1241.H69 1808]
Jones.10 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Lowndes et al, tenth London edition, 1820 [GV1241.H69 1820]; [GV1241.H69 1820 c.2]; [GV1241.H69 1820 c.3]
Jones.11 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Geo. B. Whittaker et al, eleventh London edition, 1826 [GV1241.H69 1826]; [GV1241.H69 1826 c.2]
TJones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, first London edition, 1778 [GV1227.H68 1778]
TJones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for T. Wood, second London edition, 1779 [GV1201.H83 1749]; [GV1241.H69 1779]
TJones.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, third London edition, 1782 [GV1241.H6 1782]
Pigott.2.2 Pigott's New Hoyle, printed for James Ridgway, second London edition, second issue, "fifth" edition, 1800 [GV1201.P55 1800]
Pigott.4.2 New Hoyle, printed for J. Ridgway, fourth London edition, second issue, "new" edition, 1811 [GV1201.P5 1811]
Pocket.1 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed by T. Bensley for Wynne and Scholey et al, first London edition, 1802 [GV1243.N48 1802]
Pocket.4 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed for P. and W. Wynne et al, fourth London edition, 1807 [GV1201.H83 1807]
Pocket2.1.1 The New Pocket Hoyle Part II, printed by T. Davison for R. Scholey et al, first London edition, 1808 [GV1201.H83 1807]
Pocket.B The New Pocket Hoyle Parts I and II, with fourth edition of Part I, 1808 [GV1201.H83 1807]
Hardie.4 Hoyle Made Familiar, Stirling & Kenney, fourth impression, 1836 [GV1243.H25]
GH.2 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman, Brown, & Co. et al, second edition, 1842 [GV1243.H85 1842]
GH.3 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman and Co. et al, third edition, 1847 [GV1243.H69 1847]
GH.4 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman and Co. et al, fourth edition, 1853 [GV1243.H69 1853]
Scott.10 A Compendium of Easy Rules of Whist, printed for D. Cox, "tenth" edition, 1814 [GV1277.S36 1814]
Card.1 Hoyle's Card Games, printed for E. Barret, first edition, Bath, 1824 [GV1241.H69 1824]
Whist.D.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George Ewing, second Ewing edition, "fifth" edition, 1743 [GV1201.H83 1743]
Whist.D.5 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, fifth Ewing edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1762 [GV1241.H86 1761]
Backgammon.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744 [GV1201.H83 1743]
Backgammon.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1753 [GV1241.H86 1761]; [GV1469.B2 H6 1753]
Memory.D.1 An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744 [GV1201.H83 1743]
Memory.D.3* An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Dublin edition, 1762 [GV1241.H86 1761]
Piquet.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744 [GV1201.H83 1743]
Piquet.D.3* A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, third Dublin edition, 1761 [GV1241.H86 1761]; [GV1469.B2 H6 1753]
Quadrille.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1745 [GV1201.H83 1743]
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 [GV1241.H86 1761]; [QA273.18.H69 1761]
Polite.A The Polite Gamester, printed for G. and A. Ewing, first Ewing collection, 1745 [GV1201.H83 1743]
Polite.C The Polite Gamester, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Ewing collection, 1761 [GV1241.H86 1761]; [GV1469.B2 H6 1753]
Polite.1.2 The Polite Gamester, printed by James Hoey, first Dublin edition, second issue, 1776 [GV1241.H86 1776]
Brag.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Brag, printed for John Exshaw, first Dublin edition, 1751 [GV1241.H86 1752]
Whist.D.Wilson.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for Peter Wilson, first Wilson edition, second issue, "fifth" edition, 1752 [GV1241.H86 1752]
Polite.Wilson The Polite Gamester, printed for Peter Wilson, first Wilson collection, 1752 [GV1241.H86 1752]
Cotton.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, published by Edward Cotton, first American edition, 1814 [GV1243.H69 1814]
Long.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed and published by George Long, first American edition, 1821 [GV1243.H85]
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]; [GV1243.H855 1825 c.2]; [GV1243.H855 1825 c.3]
Borradaile.1.1 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by W. C. Borradaile, first American edition, first issue, by Borradaile, 1830 [GV1241.H69 1830]
Hardie.US.2 Hoyle Made Familiar, W. Mather, second edition, 1839 [GV1243.T74 1839]
Whist.Nl.1 Volledig Onderwijs in het Whist, bij Keijzer, Van der Burgh en Wijnands, first edition, 1790 [GV1241.V65 1790]
Whist.Nl.2.1 Onderwijs in het Whist, bij Gartman, Vermandel en Holtrop, second edition, first issue, 1810 [GV1241.O53 1810]
Whist.Nl.2.2 Wetten, Regels, en Onderwijs in det Whist, Gebroeders Koster, second edition, second issue, 1842 [GV1241.W48 1842]
Desoer.Whist.Fr.1773 Traité du Jeu de Whist, Chez F. J. Desoer, nouvelle édition augmentée, 1773 [GV1277.H6914 1773]
Fournier.Whist.Fr.1781 Traité du Jeu de Whisk, Chez Fournier, "sixieme" edition, 1781 [GV1241.H69 1781]
Musier.Whist.Fr.1764 Almanach du Whisk, Chez Musier Fils, 1764 [GV1241.H69 1764]
Reycends.Whist.Fr.1765 Traité du Jeu de Whist, Chez les Freres Reycends et al, 1765 [GV1277.H6914 1765]
Staatman.Whist.Fr.1765 Traité du Jeu de Whist, Chez Frederic Staatman, nouvelle édition augmentée, 1765 [GV1277.H6914 1765]
Staatman.Whist.Fr.1779 Traité du Jeu de Whist, Chez F. Staatman, nouvelle edition, 1779 [GV1277.H6914 1779]
np.Whist.Fr.1776 Traité du Jeu de Whisk, first Vienna edition, 1776 [GV1277.H8914 1776]
Whist.De.1 Kurzgefaßte Anweisung zum Whist-Spiele, first edition, 1754 [GV1277.H6915 1754]
Baumgartner.Whist.De.1793 Hoyle im Kleinen, bei Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, first edition, 1793 [GV1277.56 1793]
Whist.Pt.3 Breve Tratado do Jogo do Whist, Na Officina de Jozé da Silva Nazareth, third edition, 1784 [GV1277.B74 1784]

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