A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

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Whist.4 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for F. Cogan, fourth London edition, 1743 [GV1277.H89 1743c GTE]
Whist.6 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for T. Osborne et al, sixth London edition, 1746 [GV1277.H89 1746]
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]
Backgammon.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for F. Cogan, first London edition, 1743 [GV1277.H89 1743c GTE]
Backgammon.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1745 [GV1277.H89 1746]
Piquet.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746 [GV1277.H89 1746]
Quadrille.2 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for T. Osborne et al, second London edition, 1746 [GV1277.H89 1746]
Cogan.A Collection, printed for F. Cogan, first collection, 1743 [GV1277.H89 1743c GTE]
Osborne.C Collection, printed for Thomas Osborne et al, third collection, 1746 [GV1277.H89 1746]
Games.1.3 Mr. Hoyle's Treatises, printed for T. Osborne, first London edition, third issue, "tenth" edition, 1750 [GV1241.H6 1750]
Jones.4 Hoyle's Games Improved, printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, fourth London edition, 1790 [GV1243.H85 1790]
Hardie.3 Hoyle Made Familiar, Stirling & Kenney, third imrpression, 1834 [GV1243.H26 1834]
Whist.D.4 A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, printed for G. and A. Ewing, fourth Ewing edition, "thirteenth" edition, 1752 [Ak.H852.B752p]
Backgammon.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1744 [Ak H852 B752p]
Memory.D.2* An Artificial Memory at the Game of Whist, printed for George and Alexander Ewing, second Dublin edition, 1751 [Ak.H852.B752p]
Piquet.D.2* A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, printed for G. and A. Ewing, second Dublin edition, "fourth" edition, 1752 [Ak.H852.B752p]
Quadrille.D.1 A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, printed for George and Alex. Ewing, first Dublin edition, 1745 [Ak H852 B752p]
Polite.B The Polite Gamester, printed for G. and A. Ewing, second Ewing collection, 1752 [Ak.H852.B752p]
Borradaile.1.1 Hoyle's Improved Edition, published by W. C. Borradaile, first American edition, first issue, by Borradaile, 1830 [GV1243.H88 1830]

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