A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

Copyright © 2014-26 by David Levy

(page updated 2026-03-28)


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Title Shelfmarks
Whist.6 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, sixth London edition, 1746 [Iu Hoyl Allen 333 no.1]
Backgammon.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1745 [Iu Hoyl Allen 333 no.4]
Piquet.1.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for T. Osborne et al, first London edition, second issue, 1745 [Iu Hoyl Allen 333 no.3]
Quadrille.1.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for T. Osborne et al, first London edition, second issue, 1745 [Iu Hoyl Allen 333 no.2]
Chess.1 An Essay on Chess, printed for T. Osborne et al, first London edition, 1761 [Iu Lamb Allen 408 no.2]
Osborne.A Collection, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, first collection, 1745 [Iu Hoyl Allen 333]
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 [Iu Hoyl Accu Game 1748]
Games.1.3 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, third issue, "tenth" edition, 1750 [Iu Hoy (Chew)]; [Iu Hoyl Short Treat 1750]
Games.3 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, third London edition, "twelfth" edition, 1760 [Iu Hoyl Game 1765]
Games.5 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fifth London edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1767 [Iu Hoyl Allen 334]
Games.6 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, sixth London edition, "fifteenth" edition, 1771 [In Hoyl Games 1770]
Games.7 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, seventh London edition, "sixteenth" edition, 1775 [In Hoyl Allen 335]
Games.7.P.1 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for P. Charles, piracy of seventh edition, "seventeenth" edition, 1775 [Iu Hoyl Games 1773 62111.D]
Games.3.R.1 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, Edinburgh reprint of third edition, 1792 [Iu Hoyl Game 1765]
Beaufort.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for S. Bladon, first London edition, 1775 [Iu Beau]
Jones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, second London edition, 1779 [Iu Hoyl Allen 338]
Jones.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, third London edition, 1786 [Iu Hoyl Allen 339]
Jones.8-2 Mr. Hoyle's Game of Chess, printed for R. Baldwin et al, extracted from the eighth London edition, 1808 [Iu Hoyl Allen 340]
TJones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, first London edition, 1778 [Iu Hoyl Log.2214.D]
TJones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for T. Wood, second London edition, 1779 [In Hoyl Allen 337]
Pocket.4 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed for P. and W. Wynne et al, fourth London edition, 1807 [Iu Hoyl 62060.D]
Pocket2.1.1 The New Pocket Hoyle Part II, printed by T. Davison for R. Scholey et al, first London edition, 1808 [Iu Hoyl 62060.D]
Pocket.B The New Pocket Hoyle Parts I and II, with fourth edition of Part I, 1808 [Iu Hoyl 62060.D]
GH.1 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, printed for Longman, Rees, and Co. et al, first edition, 1835 [Iu Hoyl Allen 342]
Scott.4 The Rules of Whist, printed by Matthew Carbery, "fourth" edition, 1796 [Am 1796 Scott 65834.D]
Polite.1.2 The Polite Gamester, printed by James Hoey, first Dublin edition, second issue, 1776 [Iu Hoyl Poli Game 1776]
Beaufort.US.1.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed and sold by William Spotswood, first American edition, Boston issue, 1796 [Evans 30598]
Longworth.1 The Pocket Hoyle, published by David Longworth, first American edition, 1803 [Am 1803 Hoyle]
Maxwell.1 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed and published by H. Maxwell, first American edition, 1805 [Am 1805 Hoy]
Cotton.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, published by Edward Cotton, first American edition, 1814 [Am 1814 Hoy]
Cotton.1-1 The Whist Player's Manual, published by Edward Cotton, extracted from Hoyle's Games Improved, 1814 [Am 1814 Whis]
Borradaile.1.1 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by W. C. Borradaile, first American edition, first issue, by Borradaile, 1830 [Am 1830 Hoyl Allen 341]
Borradaile.1.2 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by John Locken, first American edition, second issue, by Locken, 1836 [Am 1836 Hoy]
Borradaile.1.6 Hoyle's Improved Edition, John Locken, first American edition, sixth issue, by Locken, 1849 [Am 1849 Hoy]
Chess.It.3 Il Giuoco degli Scacchi, Tipografia Del Giglio, edizione III, 1832 [62280.D.3]

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