A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

Copyright © 2014-26 by David Levy

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Whist.1.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, second issue, 1743
Whist.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, second London edition, 1743 [GV1277.H87 1743b]
Whist.3 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, third London edition, 1743
Whist.6 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, sixth London edition, 1746 [GV1241.H6 1746]; [GV1241.H8 A6]
Whist.7 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, seventh London edition, 1747 [GV1241.H8.A7]
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.H87 1743a c.2]
Whist.1.P.1.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for W. Webster, first piracy of the first edition, second edition, 1743 [GV1277.H87 1743a c.1]; [GV1277.H87 1743c]
Laws.2 The Laws of the Game of Whist Designed for Framing, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746 [GV1241.H6 1746]; [GV1241.H8 A6]
Backgammon.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1743 [GV1469.B2 H8]
Backgammon.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1745 [GV1241.H6 1746]; [GV1241.H8 A6]; [GV1241.H8 A7]
Piquet.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746 [GV1241.H6 1746]; [GV1241.H8 A6]; [GV1241.H8 A7]
Quadrille.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746 [GV1241.H6 1746]; [GV1241.H8 A6]; [GV1241.H8.A7]
Chances.2 The Doctrine of Chances, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, "a new edition, corrected", 1764 [GV1302.H8]
Osborne.C Collection, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, third collection, 1746 [GV1241.H6 1746]; [GV1241.H8 A6]
Osborne.E Collection, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fifth collection, 1747 [GV1241.H8.A7]
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 [GV1241.H8 A9 c.1]
Games.1.3 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, third issue, "tenth" edition, 1750 [GV1241.H8 A10 c.1]
Games.1.4 The Accurate Gamester's Companion, printed for Tho. Osborne and sold by W. Reeve, first London edition, fourth issue, "ninth/tenth" edition, 1750 [GV1241.H8 A9 c.2]
Games.1.5 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne and sold by W. Reeve, first London edition, fifth issue, "tenth" edition, 1755 [GV1241.H8 A9 c.2]
Games.2 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, second London edition, "eleventh" edition, 1757 [GV1241.H8 M11]
Games.5 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, fifth London edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1767 [GV1241.H8 M14 c.1]; [GV1241.H8 M14 c.2]
Games.6 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, sixth London edition, "fifteenth" edition, 1771 [GV1241.H8 M15 c.1]; [GV1241.H8 M15 c.2]
Games.7 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed by assignment from T. Osborne, seventh London edition, "sixteenth" edition, 1775 [GV1241.H8 M16]
Games.3.P.1 Mr. Hoyle's Games, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, piracy of the third edition, "twelfth" edition, 1760 [GV1241.H8 M12 c.1]; [GV1241.H8 M12 c.2]
Beaufort.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for S. Bladon, first London edition, 1775 [GV1227.B3 1775]
Beaufort.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Osborne and Griffin et al, second London edition, 1788 [GV1227.B3 1788]
Jones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. Rivington et al, first London edition, 1775 [GV1227.J7 1775]
Jones.2 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, second London edition, 1779 [GV1227.J7 1779]
Jones.3 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, third London edition, 1786 [GV1227.J7 1786 c.1]; [GV1227.J7 1786 c.2]
Jones.4 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, fourth London edition, 1790 [GV1227.J7 1790 c.1]; [GV1227.J7 1790 c.2]
Jones.5 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, fifth London edition, 1796 [GV1227.J7 1796 c.1]; [GV1227.J7 1796 c.2]
Jones.6 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed by M. Ritchie for R. Baldwin et al, sixth London edition, 1800 [GV1227.J7 1800 c.1]; [GV1227.J7 1800 c.2]
Jones.7 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for R. Baldwin et al, seventh London edition, 1803 [GV1229.J7 1803]
Jones.8-1 Companion to the Card Table, printed for R. Baldwin et al, extracted from the eighth London edition, 1808 [GV1243.H88 1808]
Jones.9 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Lowndes et al, ninth London edition, 1814 [GV1229.J7 1814]
Jones.9-2 Companion to the Card Table, printed for W. Lowndes et al, extracted from the ninth London edition, 1813 [GV1229.J7 1813]
Jones.10 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Lowndes et al, tenth London edition, 1820 [GV1229.J7 1820]
Jones.11 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for Geo. B. Whittaker et al, eleventh London edition, 1826 [GV1229.J7 1826]
TJones.1 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for W. Wood, first London edition, 1778 [GV1227.J8 1778 c.1]; [GV1227.J8 1778 c.2]
Pigott.3.1 Pigott's New Hoyle, printed for J Ridgway, third London edition, first issue, "ninth" edition, 1802 [GV1229.P6]
Pigott.5 The New Hoyle, printed for G. Walker, fifth London edition, "new edition, improved", 1817 [GV1229.N58]
Pocket.1 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed by T. Bensley for Wynne and Scholey et al, first London edition, 1802 [GV1243.N3 1802]
Pocket.4 The New Pocket Hoyle, printed for P. and W. Wynne et al, fourth London edition, 1807 [GV1243.N3 1807]
Pocket2.1.1 The New Pocket Hoyle Part II, printed by T. Davison for R. Scholey et al, first London edition, 1808 [GV1229.N59 1808]
Pocket2.1.2 The New Pocket Hoyle Part II, printed for W. Taylor, first London edition, second issue, 1820 [GV1229.N59 1820]
Hardie.4 Hoyle Made Familiar, Stirling & Kenney, fourth impression, 1836 [GV1243.H2]
Hardie.10 Hoyle Made Familiar, Wm. S. Orr & Co., tenth impression ("tenth edition"), 1850 [GV1243.H2 A10]
Hardie.14 Hoyle's Games Made Familiar, Ward & Lock, fourteenth impression ("thirteenth edition"), 1858 [GV1243:H2 A13]
GH.1 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, printed for Longman, Rees, and Co. et al, first edition, 1835 [GV1229.H2 1835]
GH.2 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman, Brown, & Co. et al, second edition, 1842 [GV1229.H2 1842]
GH.3 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman and Co. et al, third edition, 1847 [GV1229.H2 1847]
GH.4 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman and Co. et al, fourth edition, 1853 [GV1229.H2 1853]
GH.5 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman and Co. et al, fifth edition, 1859 [GV1229.H2 1859]
GH.6 Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, Longman and Co. et al, sixth edition, 1868 [GV1229.H2 1800z]
Scott.10 A Compendium of Easy Rules of Whist, printed for D. Cox, "tenth" edition, 1814 [GV1277.S4]
Card.1 Hoyle's Card Games, printed for E. Barret, first edition, Bath, 1824 [GV1243.H84 1824]
Clarke.1 Companion to the Card Table, printed for William Clarke, printed for William Clarke, 1820 [GV1243.H86 1820]
Richardson.Whist.1818 Short Rules for Whist, published by Thomas Richardson, 1818 [GV1277.W7]
Whist.D.4 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for G. and A. Ewing, fourth Ewing edition, "thirteenth" edition, 1752 [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.1]; [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.2]
Whist.D.5 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, fifth Ewing edition, "fourteenth" edition, 1762 [GV1241.H8P 1761]
Backgammon.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1753 [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.1]; [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.2]; [GV1241.H8P 1761]
Memory.D.2* An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1751 [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.1]; [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.2]
Memory.D.3* An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Dublin edition, 1762 [GV1241.H8P 1761]
Piquet.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for G. and A. Ewing, second Dublin edition, "fourth" edition, 1752 [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.1]; [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.2]
Piquet.D.3* A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, third Dublin edition, 1761 [GV1241.H8P 1761]
Quadrille.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1754 [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.1]; [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.1]
Chances.D.1 The Doctrine of Chances, printed for G. and A. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1761 [GV1241.H8P 1761]
Polite.B The Polite Gamester, printed for G. and A. Ewing, second Ewing collection, 1752 [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.1]; [GV1241.H8P 1752b c.2]
Polite.C The Polite Gamester, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, third Ewing collection, 1761 [GV1241.H8P 1761]
Polite.1.1 The Polite Gamester, printed by T. Ewing, first Dublin edition, first issue, 1772 [GV1241.H8P 1772]
Polite.1.2 The Polite Gamester, printed by James Hoey, first Dublin edition, second issue, 1776 [GV124.H8P 1776]
Polite.Wilson The Polite Gamester, printed for Peter Wilson, first Wilson collection, 1752 [GV1241.H8P 1752a]
Borradaile.1.1 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by W. C. Borradaile, first American edition, first issue, by Borradaile, 1830 [GV1229.H82 1830]
Borradaile.1.4 Hoyle's Improved Edition, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., first American edition, fourth issue, by Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co., 1841 [GV1229.H82 1841]
Borradaile.1.5 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by John Locken, first American edition, fifth issue, by Locken, 1842 [GV1229.H82 1842]
Whist.Nl.2.1 Onderwijs in het Whist, bij Gartman, Vermandel en Holtrop, second edition, first issue, 1810 [GV1243.O58]
Desoer.Whist.Fr.1794 Traité du Jeu de Whist, Chez J. F. Desoer, nouvelle édition augmentée, 1794 [GV1277.H87f 1794]
Staatman.Whist.Fr.1779 Traité du Jeu de Whist, Chez F. Staatman, nouvelle edition, 1779 [GV1277.H87f 1779]

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