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AUTHOR click on name for larger pics		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Gardener		Master Bridge	83	1st	nr mint	140pp. Story of the bridge contest shown on Channel 4 TV. Inscr on f.e.p. Another copy g/vg Title page missing @ £7	9
Gooden		Contract Bridge Lesson Course	69 22nd vg, some (very) slight stains & creasing 79 33rd vg, some writing inside front cvr & inscr inside rear			126pp. Includes a tear-out pack of cards which can be sorted for each lesson. 2 copies.	14
Gooden / Thomas		Sherlock Holmes, Bridge Detective	73	1st	pb	122 illustrated pp. Very nice inscription by Frank Thomas.	16
Gordon		Horse Sense Bridge	45	1st?	booklet	24pp. Inscr dated '54	6
Goren		8 Easy Steps to Winning Bridge	?		booklet	Spiral-bound 48pp USA edn	2
Goren		Better Bridge for Better Players	61	7th	nr mint/ d/w clipped	526pp. Also another copy no d/w £6	12
Goren		Bridge is my Game	66	1st UK	vg/vg (small tear back d/w)	'A unique inside look at the master's lifetime of high-level play and an 8-step approach to simpler winning bridge'. 160pp.	8
Goren		Bridge is my Game	81	repr	vg pb	190pp. 'A unique inside look at the master's lifetime of high-level play and an 8-step approach to simpler winning bridge'.	5
Goren		Contract Bridge for Beginners	64	repr	pb	153pp. Good cond	4
Goren		Contract Bridge for Beginners	69	repr	pb	153pp. good condition. 2 copies.	2
Goren		Goren's Bridge Complete	67		vg/vg	Major revision edition (of Contract Bridge Complete).	13
Goren		Goren's New Contract Bridge Complete	1958	1st (stated inside)	nr mint. Sticker inside from Barclay Bridge Supplies.	538 pp. SIGNED "Best wishes Chas H Goren"	19
Goren		Goren's New Contract Bridge Complete	1958	1st? Does not state it is a reprint.	g/vg - some tears to d/w,top corners bumped, stamp inside book says 'damaged'.	538 pp. SIGNED "Best wishes Chas H Goren"	19
Goren		Learn to Make the Correct Opening Leads	?	"latest revised edn"	vg	44pp spiral-bound pb. Some brown spotting.	4
Goren		Play Bridge with Goren	?	"latest revised edn"	vg+	24pp softback. Easy way to better bridge with the Goren Official Point Count Summary	3.50
Goren		Play Winning Bridge With any Partner Even a Stranger	73	repr	pb new	183pp, pages tan, some marks rear cvr, but unopened condition otherwise	9
Goren		Point Count Bidding	63	pb	reprint of new revised edn (1953)	154pp. USA version. A little worn and browning.	5
Goren		The Fundamentals of Contract Bridge	61 or 64	pb	reprint	186pp. 2 copies	2.50
Goren		The Italian Bridge System	59	1st UK (2 copies)	exlib but vg vg/g	216pp. Nice condition Book excellent, d/w torn in places	£5 £8
Goren		The Precision System of Bidding	76	repr	vg/vg	227pp	9
Goren		The Sports Illustrated Book of Bridge	61	1st	vg/g	518 large pp, illustrated, SIGNED "To Brian Hayhoe Welcome aboard! Many thanks for your cooperation. Charles H Goren July 1963" (includes postage of over £5)	19
Goren		The Sports Illustrated Book of Bridge	61	1st	vg/g	518 large pp, illustrated. (includes postage of over £5)	12
Goren		The Standard Book of Bidding	46	1st	g	310pp. intro by WS Maugham. Nice condition except covers badly faded.	4.50
Goren		The Standard Book of Bidding	47	revised edn	vg/vg	310pp. intro by WS Maugham. Signed "To Joe Read with best wishes Chas H Goren Atlanta Oct 1947".	19
Goren / Von der Porten		Introduction to Competitive Bidding	84	1st	exlib pb	179pp.	5
Goren / Wei		Precision Bridge for Everyone	78	1st	vg	155pp collaboration to remove complicated bits of advanced precision.	12
"Goulash"		Defence at Contract Bridge	50	1st	vg	188pp. Claims to be 1st book devoted to defence. Spine darkened. "Addressed to the ordinary player, not the expert".	7
Graham		Contract Bridge	48	1st pb	vg	77pp subtitled Some "Do" Some "Don't". An attempt to teach bridge without stodge and with some humour.	3
Graham		How to Play Better Bridge	47	1st	vg	156pp. For improvers	3
Granovetter		I Shot my Bridge Partner	1999	repr	new pb	This is an intermediate level book. This is the second title in the Bridge Mystery trilogy. Like its predecessor, Murder at the Bridge Table it's a mystery and a bridge textbook all in one, and does both exceptionally well. The first book in the series concentrated on duplicate bridge strategy, while this one centers on rubber bridge - the form of the game played socially. 374 pages.	10
Granovetter		Murder at the Bridge Table	89	1st	vg, stamp from previous owner	310pp. Some highlighting. This is an intermediate level book. It's a mystery and a bridge textbook all in one, and accomplishes both exceptionally well. Based on the author's own experiences, and set in and around a Manhattan bridge club, the story includes many real-life characters whose names will be familiar to readers.	6
Granovetter		Murder at the Bridge Table	99	repr	pb new	This is an intermediate level book. It's a mystery and a bridge textbook all in one, and accomplishes both exceptionally well. Based on the author's own experiences, and set in and around a Manhattan bridge club, the story includes many real-life characters whose names will be familiar to readers. 301 pages. RESERVED FEB 05	9
Grant		Bidding	89	revised	pb	240pp. Part of her Club Series. Book 1 of ACBL's learning method. A little worn	5
Grant		Play	95	1st	new - some shelf wear	319pp. Part of her Better Bridge series, this copy is SIGNED.	15
Grant		Play of the Hand	90	revised	pb	222pp. Part of the ACBL Diamond Series which is their teaching programme. Well used copy .	9
Grant/ Rodwell		Bridge Maxims	87	1st	pb vg	239pp	7
Grant/ Rodwell		The Joy of Bridge	84	Canadian edn	pb vg	322pp	8
Greene		The Greene Book on Contract	35	1st	vg/vg	96pp with chart/hands insert. "By the Great Canadian Teacher"	5
Greenwood		The Pairs Game	82	repr	pb	150pp. Some pencilling, looks like something stuck to cover has been removed, lifting part of surface.	4
Gullick		Understanding Duplicate	90	1st	vg pb	95pp "With a hilarious look at bridge clubs and players"	3

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Hale / Starr (Eds)		Bridge	98	1st, This 647pp large-format edition was originally published in separate volumes	mint/mint	combines: "Step-by-Step: Constructive Bidding" "Step-by-Step: Competitive Bidding" by Tony Sowter "Conventional Bidding Explained" "Cards at Play" by Freddie North "Raising Partner" by Brian Senior "Step-by-Step: Overcalls" by Sally Brock "Step-by-Step: Slam Bidding" by Alan Mould "Step-by-Step: Card Play in Suits" by Brian Senior "Step-by-Step: Card Play in No Trumps" by Robert Berthe and Norbert Ubely "Planning the Defense" by Raymond Brock "Step-by-Step: Signaling" by Mark Horton "Step-by-Step: Deceptive Declarer Play" by Barry Rigal.	35
Harkness		Invitation to Bridge	50	1st	vg	307pp. Attractive book, slight damage to bottom spine. Lots of colour illustrations.	15
Harris		Fundamental Principles of Contract Bridge	46	1st	vg	93pp for the improver of 1946	2
Harrison- Gray		Country Life Book of Bridge	72	1st	mint/vg	being articles from the magazine 1954-68. 159pp large format with small print.	20
Hart (de V)		Daily Telegraph & Morning Post Book of Contract Bridge	nd	?	vg/vg	Excellent condition	7
Hartley		Teach Yourself Contract Bridge	49,55,57		g/vg	4copies available. First edn 1949, & '55 & '57 reprints. 175pp.	2 each
Hasler		Duplicate Bridge Simplified	35	1st	vg	Rules, movements, etc. 134pp. Slight fading to cvr.	5
Hayden		Bid Better, Play Better	66	pb	vg	255pp. Inscr in front. Proceeds to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle.	3
Hayden		Bid Better, Play Better	66	hb 1st	vg	197pp. Minor damage to rear cvr.	6
Hellman		Low Bridge and Punk Pungs	1924	1st	vg, tatty spine	112pp, written as speech (ungrammatical). Lovely cartoons of the players by Tony Sarg. Amusing stories of a gambler and his wife. When he sacrifices in 8 clubs doubled the opponents claim 100 points, but he counter-claims 60 for honours and 100 for making the grand. Lovely condition apart from the spine.	15
Hiron		The 11+ Bridge Book	83	1st	new pb	144pp, lots of illusts, for 11-14 yr-olds	7
Hoffman		Defence in Depth	85	1st	mint/mint	144pp.	9
Hoffman		Defence in Depth	98	repr	pb	144pp new pb version. (Pub price £9.99)	7
Hoffman		More Tales of Hoffman	83	1st	new pb	187pp. 60 tales	6
Horton		Step-by-Step Signalling	94	1st pb	new	128pp. 2 copies	7
Hughes		The Art of Coarse Bridge	72	2nd	exlib	118pp. Humour with cartoons.	3
Hughes		The Art of Coarse Bridge	76	3rd	vg/g	118pp. Humour with cartoons. cvr sellotaped to book. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	6

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Ingram		How to win at Bridge	50	1st?	pb	126pp. I have 2 copies. Both seem unread but age-faded	3

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Jacoby		Improve Your Bridge	83	-	pb	140pp, vg. 125 problems.	5
Jacoby		Jacoby on Bridge	89	1st Pocket Book edn	pb. Unread, crease on cvr.	223pp. Bid like a master & become a bridge ace.	6
Jacoby		Win at bridge with Jacoby & Son	68	1st	vg	243pp. Intended for the average player, reasonable condition. 2 copies.	5
James		Grand Slam	81	1st	pb	140pp. Discussion of 1st ever televised tournament UK vs USA teams of 4. 2 copies (See under "Flint" for a hardback copy)	6
Jeronimides (editor)		Bedside Book of Bridge	94	pb repr	vg	224pp. 3copies. Two are mine, other @ £6 profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	9
Jeronimides (editor)		More Bedside Bridge	96	pb	new	224pp. Includes a story by me! New copy.	10
Jeronimides (editor)		The Bridge Plus Annual	91	1st	new pb	128pp	5
Jeronimides (editor)		The Bridge Plus Annual 1993	92	1st	new pb	128pp. Small crease in front cvr	5

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Kambites		Card-Placing for You	95	1st pb	new	95pp. Pub price £5.99. Also nearly-new copy £4	5
Kantar		A New Approach to Play & Defense Vol 1	2004	pb	new	204pp. Here, in Eddie Kantar's unique, humorous style, is a truly new bridge experience: the chance to try your hand at playing and defending the same contracts! Fifty hands to play, and virtually the same fifty to defend, selected with the author's acclaimed expertise and teaching skill. When you meet hands like these at the table, you'll be ready to make or defeat the contract...and you'll smile- or laugh out loud- as you learn!	8
Kantar		A Treasury of Bridge Tips	1992	repr	new pb	163pp. 540 Bidding Tips to Improve your Partner's Game.	8
Kantar		Defensive Tips for Bad Card Holders	1994	1st	new pb	276pp. Over 500 tips to improve your defensive play	8
Kantar		Introduction to Declarer's Play	68	pb	vg, top cnr rubbed	147pp	5
Kantar		Introduction to Defender's Play	68	1st	vg pb	153pp	6
Kantar		Take Your Tricks	93	1st	pb	210pp. Some water damage, previous owner's stamp, but signed by author	10
Kantar		Test Your Bridge Play	74	1st	vg pb	200pp - 100 problems.	5
Kantar		Test Your Bridge Play 2	81	1st	vg pb	234pp - 115 problems "to improve card playing techniques for bridge players who are sick and tired of going down in cold contracts"..	5
Kantar / Stanley		Gamesman Bridge	72	1st h/b	vg/vg	177pp. 2 copies, both nice. One is exlib but book & d/w in excellent nick @ £6	8
Kantar / Stanley		Gamesman Bridge	72	pb	vg	nice pb copy. 177pp	6
Kaplan		Card Play at Contract bridge	65	1st	exlib	187pp. very clean, but fep missing. Also copy '69 reprint vg/vg @6	4
Kaplan		Competitive Bidding in Modern Bridge	65	1st	nr mint proof copy	192pp. No hardcover, but has d/w (which is damaged at top where it is too large)	10
Kaplan		Competitive Bidding in Modern Bridge	66	1st UK	nr mint/ vg	192pp	6
Kaplan		Duplicate Bridge: How to Play, How to Win	67	1st	vg/g	151pp. Also exlib copy £5	7
Kaplan		Winning Contract Bridge Complete	65	pb	vg, some creases / marks with age	434pp	6
Kaplan		Winning Contract Bridge Complete	68	pb		Pages generally don't seem to have been read, but book is stained & has small tears.	2.50
Kaplan / Sheinwold		How to Play Winning Bridge	58	1st	vg/g	...another copy, again a bit tatty, BUT SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS	30
Karpin		Winning Play in Contract Bridge	64	1st	pb vg+	288pp subtitled Strategy at Trick One. 2 copies available.	6
Kay / Silodor /Karpin		The Complete Book of Duplicate Bridge	65	3rd	vg	496 heavy pp	12
Kelsey		Deceptive Plays in Bridge	89	1st pb edn	vg	187pp. Thick book, & a little separation of pages from one another, but they seem tightly attached to spine ok.	5
Kelsey		How to Improve your Bridge	71	1st	exlib	191pp Well-worn. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	4
Kelsey		How to Improve your Bridge	82	repr	pb	191pp Well-worn	4
Kelsey		Killing Defence at Bridge	69 72	repr repr	vg/vg vg/vg	191pp this one - 2 copies	6 5
Kelsey		Killing Defence at Bridge	80	pb	g	Paperback version Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	3
Kelsey		Killing Defense at Bridge	67	1st US	vg/vg	191pp.	7
Kelsey		Logical Bridge Play	2001	5th pb	new	192pp. Pub price 9.99.	8
Kelsey		Match-Point Bridge	79	pb	new	239pp. Also vg copy @ £4	6
Kelsey		Match-Point Bridge	70	1st	vg/vg	239pp	9
Kelsey		Sharpen Your Bridge Technique	2000	pb repr	new	160pp. Pub price £8.99 Originally published as Bridge: The Mind of the Expert.	7.50
Kelsey		Sharpen your Bridge Technique	94	pb 4th	Well-read	160pp Originally published as Bridge: The Mind of the Expert	4
Kelsey		Slam Bidding	79	revised	mint pb	192pp Subtitled "Hugh Kelsey's expert guide to bidding brinkmanship is not recommended for players of a nervous disposition".	6
Kelsey		Slam Bidding	79	revised	exlib	192pp. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	3
Kelsey		Slam Bidding	91	pb repr	vg	192pp.	6
Kelsey		Strip- Squeezes	86	1st	exlib	120pp	5
Kelsey		Test Your Match Play	77	1st	exlib	190pp	4
Kelsey		The Tricky Game	82	pb	new	USA edition. aka Deceptive Plays. 198pp.	8
Kelsey/ Glauert		Bridge Odds for Practical Players	82	pb	vg	125pp	4
Kelsey/ Glauert		Bridge Odds for Practical Players	94	pb	new	125pp	5
Kelsey/ Glauert		Bridge Odds for Practical Players	2001	pb 7th	new	125pp. Pub price £7.99	7
Kelsey/ Kambites		Acol Bridge for Bright Improvers	96	1st pb	new	144pp. Pub price £6.99	6
Kelsey/ Klinger		Instant Guide to Standard Bridge	91	pb	good	80pp. Standard American system, so good for internet players. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	2.50
Kelsey / Matheson		Improve your Opening Leads	1995	7th	new pb	124pp. Light shelf wear.	8
Kempson		First Pocket Book of Bridge Problems	61	1st	vg/g	70pp. 70 problems followed by 70 answers	3
Kempson		On Contract	35	1st	vg	180pp. People, politics, anecdotes, hands, etc. Stories about some of the characters and their hands. Attempting to "amuse and instruct". No d/w (so not as shown).	3
Kempson		On Contract	'35	1st	vg	Signed "To JH Warmby(?) with regards from the author Ewart Kempson April 1935".	10
Kerwin		How to Bid Contract Bridge	1929	2nd	vg/g	Subtitled A short Cut from Auction to Contract. She was Member Cavendish Club, and Director ACBL.	15
King/ King		Contract Killers	95	1st	new pb	144pp. Parodies of thriller authors. Pub price £8.99	8
King/ King		The King's Tales	94	1st	new pb	142pp of parodies	7
Klein		Enjoy Your Bridge	47	1st	g/vg	191pp. For beginners, but pages brown (wartime paper). D/w has a few tears. Another copy no d/w @ £4	5
Klinger		100 Winning Bridge Tips	87	pb	g	128pp, worn. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	4
Klinger		50 More Winning Bridge Tips	96	1st pb	new	96 pp. Pub price £5.99	5
Klinger		Acol Bridge Made Easy	86	1st pb	new	96pp. Pub price £2.99	3
Klinger		Acol Bridge Made Easy	97	pb new ed	new	96pp. Pub price £5.99	5
Klinger		Bridge Basics	91	repr	new	128pp. For beginners and novices wanting to improve their game, Bridge Basics provides a ten-lesson course. Everything is included: American standard point count evaluation, balanced hand patterns, unbalanced hand patterns, bidding conventions, slam bids, ethics, etiquette, and tournament bridge.	7
Klinger		Bridge Without Error	81	pb	vg	128pp.	7
Klinger		Five-Card Majors	92	1st pb	vg+	126pp. This is the 1st edn. Almost new	10
Klinger		Five-Card Majors	92	pb	new	126pp. U.S.A. edn (reprint from UK edn)	5
Klinger		Guide to Better Bridge	90	1st	new pb	192pp large format.	10
Klinger		Guide to Better Card Play	90	1st	vg/g	185 large-format pp. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	6
Klinger		Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge	95	1st	pb	168 large-format pp.	9
Klinger		Improve Your Bridge Memory	84	1st	pb	93pp, almost as new	7
Klinger		Power Acol	95	1st pb	new	96pp. "The art of being lucky in the bidding". Pub price £6.99	5
Klinger		Playing to Win at Bridge	76	1st	exlib		5
Klinger		Playing to Win at Bridge	99	new revised edn	new	Pub price £8.99. 128pp.	8
Klinger		Practical Slam Bidding	98	1st pb	new	96pp. Pub price £6.99. 2 copies	5
Klinger		The Modern Losing Trick Count	91	4th	vg pb (inscr)	143pp. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	6
Klinger		Winning Bridge - Trick by Trick	80	1st	pb	123pp as new	7
Klinger		Winning Bridge - Trick by Trick	93	repr	pb	127pp New, but pen mark & slight crease to rear cvr hence stamp inside says "damaged"	5
Klinger/ Kambites		Bridge Conventions for You	99	2nd pb	new	144pp. Pub price £7.99	6
Klinger/ Kambites		Card Play Made Easy 3 - Trump Management	98	1st	pb as new	96pp	6
Klinger/ Kambites		Guide to Better Acol Bridge	96	rev'd pb	new	184 jam-packed large pp. Pub price £9.99	8

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Lamford		50 Bridge Puzzles	2000	repr	pb vg	128pp.	4
Lavinthal / Coffin		Suit Preference Signals	64	1st	vg/g	195pp. By the man who invented the McKenney signal! Part 2 of book consists of quizzes selected by Coffin. RESERVED FEB 05	5
Lawrence		Judgment at Bridge	87	6th	pb	152pp. Good clean condition, but covers creased, & book is stamped 'irregular'. What went wrong? Avoid the common errors. The short club, take out double, signoffs, over/underbidding, suit preference etc.	4
Lawrence		Major Suit Raises	83	1st	pb	86pp. VG, seems unread (also seems self-published), bookseller's stamp.	6
Lawrence		Play Bridge with Mike Lawrence	83	1st	new pb	232pp	10
Lawrence		The Complete Book on Hand Evaluation	93	9th pb	new	194pp. U.S. edn	9
Lawrence		The Complete Book on Overcalls	94	10th pb	new	2 copies	7.50
Lederer		Acol-Ite's Quiz	78	pb	vg	197pp	4
Lederer/ Griffiths		Fits & Misfits	89	1st pb	new	163pp (also well-read copy @ £3 - profits to Kettering Bridge Club's charity bottle)	6
Lederer / Hawthorn		Improve your Bridge the Lederer Way	82	pb	vg	219pp.	7
Lederer / Hawthorn		Improve your Bridge	93	revised pb	vg	Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	4
Lederer/ Lederer		Learn Bridge with the Lederers	77	1st	Nr mint, but with inscr crossed out	202pp.	5
	another copy				vg/vg	Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	4
Lederer/ Lederer		Learn Bridge With the Lederers	95	revised edn	new pb	216pp	4
Lenz		On bridge	26	1st	vg	375pp. Nice book, but some pencilling and 2 pages creased. Red boards, the spine is a little faded with gold lettering good, but front cover is embossed with no colour inset (it may never have had any).	15
Lenz		On Contract Bridge	27	1st	vg+	131pp by a master. Lovely condition, pages going tan. Intro begins: "Whether Contract will supersede Auction Bridge remains to be seen".	20
Lenz/ Rendel		How's Your Bridge?	29	1st	vg	226pp of problems - 2 per page continued on following pages. Right-hand pages have diagram of card table. Spine & corners rubbed, a few ticks, but mostly vg.	19
Leventritt/ Koytchou		The Biggest Little Bridge Book in the World	61?	booklet	vg	36pp by the Card School advertising L&M cigarettes. Intro by Goren	1
Love		Bridge Squeezes Complete	68	repr	new pb	260pp. Cvr slight creases.	10

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Macleod		Bridge is an Easy Game	64	4th 6th	vg/g	A classic. 244pp, half on Acol (which he helped invent before becoming a politician), half on play. 4th edn vg/vg, d/w a little stained. 6th edn Generally vg condition, but outside edges of pages spotted, d/w sellotaped & grubby	10 8
Magee		Collins Bridge Quiz Book	96	pb	new	192pp. Pub price £3.99. 2copies	3
Mahmoud		Bridge My Way	91	pb	vg	191pp.	9
Mahmoud		Bridge My Way	91	pb	vg	191pp. autographed by Zia	20
Mahmoud		Play Bridge with Zia	91	1st	vg pb	128 large-format pp. The book of the BBC series. Another copy, profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	7 5
Mahmoud / Burn		Ask Zia	96	pb	new	186pp. Top 50 bridge questions answered. 2 copies. Pub price £5.99	5
Mahmoud / Grant		Declarer Play for Beginners	90	1st	vg pb	144pp. Part of the 'Breakthrough' series. A 2nd copy, Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle, £4	5
Mahmoud / Grant		Bridge for Beginners	98	1st Batsford pb edn	new	460pp, a combination of the 3 earlier 'Breakthrough' titles. "A complete course". Pub price £12.99	10
Manning- Foster						See under Foster
Markus		A Vulnerable Game	88	1st	Nr mint	153pp of memoirs. RESERVED FEB 05	12
Markus		Bid Boldly Play Safe	77	repr	nr mint	285pp. Classic	10
Markus		Bid Boldly Play Safe	80	repr	vg	285pp. Classic	7
Markus		Book of Bridge	85	1st	vg/vg	207 large format pp. Hands reprinted from her Guardian column, "something for most players".	8
Markus		Improve your Bridge	79	1st	new	104pp. Printed boards (no d/w)	7
Markus		More Deadly than the Male	84	1st	new pb	155pp. Observations & comments on her experience	6
Markus		Play Better Bridge	79	1st	vg/vg	157 large format pp. Only noticed defect is small tears to bottom spine of d/wrapper. My ref hnn.	10
Markus		Play Better Bridge	79	1st	vg	157 large format pp. Only noticed defect is slight rubbing to spine. My ref hno.	7
Marston		First Principles of Card Play	90	revised for UK	vg	153pp on play by the only nomination from the Southern hemisphere for Bridge Player of the Year 1985. Aimed at people with up to 5 years experience.	8
Marston		First Principles of Card Play	95	repr	vg	153pp on play by the only nomination from the Southern hemisphere for Bridge Player of the Year 1985. Aimed at people with up to 5 years experience.	8
Marston		The Principles of Card Play	86	1st	new pb	153pp on play by the only nomination from the Southern hemisphere for Bridge Player of the Year 1985. Aimed at people with up to 5 years experience. The reprint (above) had a changed title.	9
Martin		Bridge Word Puzzles	73	1st	vg	140 pp. American. anagrams, crosswords, word squares, etc. 1st 2 done, but hundreds left. Pencil note inside says "author-review copy ".	5
Mayer		Winning at Rubber Bridge	75	1st	vg/vg	195 pp. How a rubber player can hold their own against tournament players who use lots of systems. Looking for most rewarding contract especially at part scores. Parts 1 & 2 = background to bidding & play; part 3 = 40 deals illustrating particular aspects; part 4 = psychology.	10
McCullough / Fougasse		Aces Made Easy	41 45 45	3rd 4th 4th	g vg vg/g	Humorous classic with cartoons. 134pp. 3 copies: spine skewed ok small inscr	4 4 8
McVey		Play Bridge	83	1st	pb	196pp intermediate guide. 16-18 notrump, 4-cd majors. vg	6
Mendelson		Guide to the Bidding Battle	98	1st	pb	197pp. Almost new, a few light pencil marks	5
Miles		How to Win at Duplicate Bridge	63	repr	pb	442pp. Takes up where most experts leave off - a "monumental work".	6
Mollo		Bridge for Beginners	75	repr	pb	189pp, some sellotape stains, fair cond. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	3
Mollo		Bridge in the Menagerie	65	1st	vg/vg	152pp First edition of this classic. The d/w is a little battered and grubby, with a 1" piece missing from the flap; the book is in good tight condition. There are a couple of small spots on the edges of the pages where something has splashed it.	25
Mollo		Bridge in the Menagerie	85	repr	pb	152pp virtually mint (pages slightly tan) copy of this Hideous Hog favourite	9
Mollo		Bridge - Modern Bidding	61	1st	vg/g	124pp. I also have a '78 revised copy sans d/w for £4, and an exlib 3rd revised copy @ £2.50.	7
Mollo		Destiny at Bay	98	1st pb	new	208pp. "More magic from Mollo's Menagerie". Pub price £9.99.	8
Mollo		Destiny at Bay	2001	2nd pb	new	208pp. "More magic from Mollo's Menagerie". 2 copies Pub price £10.99.	9
Mollo		I Challenge You	84	1st	vg/vg	150pp as new but some shelf-wear dents to d/w. Dummy play	10
Mollo		Instant Bridge	75	1st	vg/vg	155pp for improvers.	10
Mollo		Streamline Your Bidding	79	pb	creased cvr	217pp.	4
Mollo		Streamlined Bridge	48	repr	exlib	264pp on the structure of bidding rather than a system.	5
Mollo		Success at Bridge	64	1st?	pb	125pp "Recommended by the London School of Bridge". Every copy I've seen has a shrunken cover, but this one's not too bad. Previous owner's details. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle.	3
Mollo		The Other Side of Bridge	84	1st	exlib	148pp on psychology & philosophy	3
Mollo		Tomorrow's Textbook	85	1st	exlib	137pp. 230 questions on how to bid, then play, the hands	3
Mollo		Victor Mollo's Winning Double	73	repr.	vg	149pp of quizzes.	5
Mollo/ Gardener		Bridge for Beginners	58	repr	vg	160pp	3
Morehead		Contract Bridge Summary	63	1st pb	vg	124pp, turning tan with age	2
Morehead		on Bidding	65	revised	exlib	344pp	5
Mould		Step-by-Step Pre-empts	97	pb	vg		8
Munger		Roman 2 Diamond	98	1st?	new pb	64pp.	4

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
North		Basic Defence	97	1st pb	new	112pp. Pub price £9.99	8
North		Bridge: the Vital Principles	96	1st pb	new	144pp. Pub price £8.99	7
North		Bridge Play Unravelled	2003	1st pb	new	160pp. Teaches you how to recognise play problems so that you can solve them, especially at the table. Pub price £10.99	10
North		Cards at Play	95	1st pb	new	144pp. Pub price 8.99	7
North		Conventional Bidding Explained	94	1st pb	new	144pp.	7
North		Getting Started	98	1st pb	new	96pp how-to-play-bridge. Pub price £5.99	4
Novrup / Kelsey		First Steps in Card Play	89	1st	new pb	64pp. Rear cvr slight crease	3
Nunes		Improve your Bridge	74	pb	vg	197pp. 3copies. Based on the ATV series.	3

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Osborn		How's Your Bridge?	69	1st	vg/g	211pp. Another copy no d/w £5	8

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Parry		Pasport to Duplicate Bridge	1990	1st	pb	31pp. A Bridge Plus supplement.	0.50
Patterson		Guide to Conventions Vol I - Pre-Emption	92	pb			6
Payne/ Amsbury		TNT & Competitive Bidding	81	1st pb	new	175pp.	8
Pearson		Chicago Bridge	63	2nd	pb	63 illustrated pp all about it. RESERVED FEB 05	5
Perkins		Simplified Contract Standards	39	1st	vg/vg	80pp. As-new review copy by Bridge Editor of Boston Herald-Traveler, but d/w has suffered a little.	5
Phillips		Bridge is Only a Game	59	1st	g	96pp. Lots of cartoons. A child has taken a biro to some pages	2
Phillips		Bridge with Mr Goren	60	1st	vg	128pp	6
Phillips		Brush up Your Bridge	39	-	vg	119	5
Phillips		You Can Play & Laugh	34	1st	vg	268pp	5
Phillips/ Reese		Bridge with Mr Playbetter	52	1st	vg	221 small pp. A faded copy	4
Phillips / Reese		How to Play Bridge	45	1st	pb	128pp. A Ptarmigan Book. Has become limp with time, but is in fairly good shape	6
Phillips/ Westall		The Complete book of Card Games	43	rep	vg	with 12 hands from 1937-8. Contract covered in pages 1-17.	4
Plaat		Better Your Bridge	46	1st	vg/vg	71pp. Very rare in d/w. War-time paper, but mine has hardly suffered. A lovely copy of this book.	4
Pottage		Clues from the Bidding	90	1st	new	128pp	8
Powell		Tickets to the Devil	68	book club edn	vg/vg	247pp. A novel. Author spent 2 yrs learning bridge in order to write it. Story of a major tournament, can be read by non-players also.	9
Punch		Mr Punch in Society	nd		vg	old Punch cartoons - one is about bridge (see below but don't laugh too much)	10
Rubber Bridge Players do it for money.

AUTHOR		TITLE	YEAR	EDN	CONDN	COMMENTS	PRICE (£)
Randle		Instant Bridge	73	7th	vg pb	144pp for beginners	3.50
Reith		Contract	30	4th	vg+	250pp, chapters by Lenz, Liggett, Lightner, von Zedwitz, Whitehead. Small inscr.	15
Reese		Begin Bridge with Reese	77		exlib	fep torn out	4
Reese		Bidding a Bridge Hand	72	repr	vg pb	254pp	6
Reese		Bridge	65	repr	g	208pp. Penguin p/b. or, 2nd copy '63 edn poor condition £1	2
Reese		Bridge	83	repr	vg	208pp. Larger format. Penguin. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle.	4
Reese		Bridge for Ambitious Players92	3rd	repr	pb	143pp. Fairly good condition, been read a few times	4
Reese		Bridge Player's Dictionary	59	1st	vg/g	252pp. I also have a stained copy no d/w £3	6
Reese		Brilliances & Blunders in the 1991 European Championship	91	1st	pb	132pp	8
Reese		Develop Your Bidding Judgment	62	1st?	vg/vg	254pp.	6
Reese		Learn Bridge in 5 Days	95	1st pb	new	95pp, pub price £6.99	5
Reese		On Play	47	1st	exlib	232pp, no title page, top spine torn but fairly good nick	4
Reese		On Play	47	1st	g	232pp, faded, previous owner's details, top spine torn but fairly good nick. Proceeds to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle.	4
Reese		On Play	75	2nd	nr mint	223pp. Revised.	10
Reese		On Play	88	repr	pb	223pp. omits theory of symmetry & expands on probabilities. new, but with clear plastic stuck to cover.	8
Reese		Practical Bidding & Practical Play	73	pb	vg	292pp. 2 copies	4
Reese		Precision Bidding & Precision Play	74	pb	vg	151pp. 2 copies - 1 poor @£1.50	3
Reese		Precision Bidding & precision Play	72	1st	vg	153pp. Mostly good, but some marks.	4
Reese		Story of an Accusation	66	1st	new pb	246pp. "A very personal account of the event that rocked the bridge world, related by its principal figure".	20
Reese		The Game of Bridge	62	1st	vg	title page clipped	5
Reese/ Bird		Bridge The Modern Game	87	pb	unread	200pp Choice of 2 copies - one with clear protective film glued to cover	7
Reese/ Bird		Cardinal Sins	91	1st	new	156pp	10
Reese/ Bird		Doubled and Venerable	92	1st pb edn	new	183pp. Cover price £6.99.	6
Reese/ Bird		Famous Bidding Decisions	2001	2nd pb	new	128pp, cover price £7.99. 2 copies	7
Reese/ Bird		Famous Hands from Famous Matches	91	pb	new	156pp. Slightly creased across top corner	8
Reese/ Bird		Miracles of Card Play	82	1st	new	160pp spine faded	12
Reese/ Bird		Miracles of Card Play	98	3rd pb	new	160pp. Has been bent which has cracked spine (doesn't affect readability) so price reduced. Pub price £8.99	5
Reese/ Bird		The Hidden Side of Bridge	88	pb	vg	136pp.	8
Reese/ Bird		Tricks of the Trade	92	pb	repr	144pp. Cover a little creased, but clean condition.	2
Reese/ Bird		Unholy Tricks	88	1st pb	exlib	160pp involving the monks of St Titus	2
Reese/ Dormer		Bridge for Tournament Players	68		exlib	173pp. profit to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	5
Reese/ Dormer		How to Play a Good Game of Bridge	69 74	repr pb	vg/g vg	181pp.	6 6
Reese/ Dormer		The Acol System Today	65	repr	vg	163pp. Profits to Kettering Bridge Club charity bottle	6
Reese/ Dormer		The Bridge Player's Alphabetical Handbook	81	1st	exlib	223pp. Standard systems, conventions, leads, play, laws, tournament procedure.	5
Reese/ Dormer		The Complete book of Bridge	74	repr	vg/vg	485pp. Cvr taped to book	12
Reese/ Dormer		The Complete Book of Bridge		pb		469pp	6
Reese/ Dormer		The Play of the