A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

Copyright © 2014-26 by David Levy

(page updated 2026-03-28)

Pseudonyms

Short, Bob

• Withy.Whist.C.1: Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, first London edition, 1791
• Withy.Whist.C.2: Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, second London edition, 1792
• Baumgartner.Whist.De.1793: Hoyle im Kleinen, bei Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, first edition, 1793
• Withy.Whist.C.3: Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, third London edition, 1793
• Withy.Quadrille.1: Short Rules for Quadrille, printed for, and sold by the Author, first London edition, 1793
• Baumgartner.Whist.De.1794: Hoyle im Kleinen, bei Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, second edition, 1794
• Withy.Whist.C.4: Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, fourth London edition, 1794
• Withy.Whist.C.5: Short Rules for Whist, printed and sold by the Author, fifth London edition, 1795
• Harris.Whist.1806.London: Short Rules for Whist, for J. Harris, "twenty-second" edition, 1806
• Freeman.Whist.1806: Short Rules for Whist, printed by J. Freeman, 1806
• Harris.Whist.1809: Short Rules for Whist, for J. Harris, "twenty-second" edition, 1809
• Richardson.Whist.1818: Short Rules for Whist, published by Thomas Richardson, 1818
• Richardson.Chess.1818: A Treatise on the Game of Chess, printed and published by Thomas Richardson, 1818
• Allman.Whist.1819: Short Rules for Whist, printed for T. and J. Allman, 1819
• Stacy.Draughts.1820: A Treatise on the Game of Draughts, printed for the booksellers, by John Stacy, 1820
• Johns.Whist.1821: Short Rules for Whist, printed for the booksellers by J. Johns, 1821
• Shackell.Whist.1822: Short Rules for Whist, published by W. Wright, 1822
• Shackell.Chess.1822: A Treatise on the Game of Chess, printed for the booksellers, 1822
• Hughes.Whist.1822: Short Rules for Whist, printed for T. Hughes, 1822
• Shackell.Backgammon.1823: A Treatise on Backgammon, published by W. Wright, 1823
• Shackell.Draughts.1823: A Treatise on the Game of Draughts, published by W. Wright, 1823
• Allman.Whist.1824: Short Rules for Whist, printed for T. and J. Allman, 1824
• Allman.Chess.1824: A Treatise on the Game of Chess, printed for T. and J. Allman, 1824
• Richardson.Whist.1826: Short Rules for Whist, printed by and for Richardson and Co., 1826
• Richardson.Whist.1828: Short Rules for Whist, printed by and for Thomas Richardson, 1828
• North.Whist.1829: Short Rules for Whist, published by T. North, 1829
• Stacy.Whist.1833: Short Rules for Whist, printed for the booksellers, by John Stacy, 1833
• Limbird.Games.1834: An Improved Miniature Edition of Hoyle's Games, printed and published by J. Limbird, printed and published by J. Limbird, 1834
• Hughes.Whist.1850: Short Rules for Whist, printed and published by W. S. Johnson, 1850
• Lofts.Backgammon.1851: A Treatise on Backgammon, printed and published by John Lofts, 1851
• Lofts.Chess.1851: A Treatise on the Game of Chess, printed and published by John Lofts, 1851

Short, Jun., Bob

• Richardson.Backgammon.1818: A Treatise on Backgammon, published by Thomas Richardson, 1818
• Stacy.Whist.1818: Short Rules for Whist, printed for B. Reynolds, 1818
• Stacy.Whist.1819: Short Rules for Whist, printed for B. Reynolds, 1819
• Allman.Backgammon.1819: A Treatise on Backgammon, printed for T. and J. Allman, 1819
• Allman.Backgammon.1820: A Treatise on Backgammon, printed for T. and J. Allman, 1820
• Allman.Backgammon.1824: A Treatise on Backgammon, printed for T. and J. Allman, 1824
• Allman.Draughts.1828: A Treatise on the Game of Draughts, printed for T. and J. Allman, 1828

Short, Junior, Bob

• Richardson.Draughts.1818: A Treatise on the Game of Draughts, published by Thomas Richardson, 1818

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