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Philadelphia: David McKay. Good with no dust jacket. Hard Cover. No date; circa 1900. Square with gently bumped upper corners. Gray pictorial cloth over boards is edge rubbed and somewhat soiled; a few smudges to outer edges of pages (visible when closed). Binding is tight with sound hinges. 136pp. Some very slight foxing on late pages. Pages are clean but a bit age darkened. Introductory instructional manual on playing draughts (checkers). Basic rules, strategies, elementary positions, games (Ayrshire Lassie, Bristol, Cross, Defiance, Double Corner, Dyke, Fife, Glasgow, Laird and Lady, Maid of the Mill, Old Fourteenth, Second Double Corner, Single Corner, Souter, Whilter, Will o' the Wisp), problems, and solutions to problems.; 8.25" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.: Natco Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1994. Soft Cover. 0963471538 . Square, tight binding. Bright pages with some pencilled notes in margins. Wraps have edge rubbing. 151 pp. Information about the 1994 Convention Card, including the important modern conventions in the card game of bridge, the changes in the new Convention Card, how to fill out the new Convention Card, the alert procedure, important duplicate terms (with glossary), where to learn more about advanced conventions.; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Stuyvesant Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1944. Hard Cover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Age-darkened but clean pages. Writing on ffep. Endpapers are age-discolored. General edge rubbing to cloth over boards with gently bumped corners. DJ has general moderate wear and soiling with several closed tears at edges. Rear of DJ has promotional message to buy war bonds for World War II. 270 pp. Comprehensive textbook on conducting and directing Duplicate Bridge tournaments.; 9.25" (23.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.: Master Point Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2000. Soft Cover. 1894154193 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have light edge rubbing. 61 pp. Card-play techniques used to maximize chances of making a certain number of tricks in the card game of bridge. Book explains how to work out safety plays in a suit in isolation as well as in the context of the whole deal (from wraps).; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Wall Township, New Jersey, U.S.A.: American Contract Bridge League. Good with no dust jacket. 1990. Spiral-bound. 0943855004 . Binding is sound, pages bright. Wraps are slightly curled with light overall handling wear. Writing inside front cover. 240 pp. <br><br>; Beginning bridge book for new players or experienced players who would like to review the basics and improve their games. ; 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.8 Inches; 322 pages . more information

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New York: Bell Publishing Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1958. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened pages. Remants of sticker on ffep. Paper over boards is edge rubbed. DJ has general light edge wear, overall shelf wear. 192 pp. <br><br>; Introduction to the basics of playing the game of chess, with quizzes. ; 8.25" tall; 192 pages . more information

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Millbrae, CA: Celestial Arts. Good with no dust jacket. 1976. Coded First Edition. Soft Cover. 0890871558 . Square, tight binding, clean but slightly age-darkened pages. Wraps are lightly soiled with edge rubbing and creases at corner tips. Some early pages also have tiny creases at tips of corners from shelf wear. 109 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Practical guide to stretching and strength-building exercises to avoid serious injury while playing tennis, or to play tennis while sport injuries are healing. Preventive information would apply to many forms of sport and exercise, with clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations.; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., Ltd.. Good in Good dust jacket. 1950. Hard Cover. Square, tight binding. Pages slightly age-darkened with occasional pencilled notes. Pencilled sketch on ffep. Cloth over boards is edge rubbed. DJ has light edgewear, overall shelf wear, soiling. 212 pp. Complete, comprehensive book on endplays for analysis and study in improving strategy at the card game of contract bridge, by a New England Contract Champion.; 7.5" (19 cm) Tall . more information

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London: Unwin Paperbacks. Good with no dust jacket. 1985. Soft Cover. 0047930667 . Fifth revised edition. Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have light shelf wear, edge wear. 112 pp. Fundamental principles of the Acol system of contract bridge.; 7.75" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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Boca Raton: Natco Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1998. Paperback. 0963471554 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have light handling wear including curling. 240 pp. <br><br>; Signed by author Liz Davis and her husband, Steve Weinstein, one of the nation's top bridge players, inside front wraps. Behind-the-scenes, tongue-in-cheek look at the egos and eccentricities behind the game of Contract Bridge. (from back of wraps) ; 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 Inches; 240 pages; Signed by Author . more information

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West Nyack, NY: The Center for Applied Research in Education. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Soft Cover. 0876282001 . Tight stapled booklet-style binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps slightly shelf worn. 61 pp. plus wraps. Individual and group activities to be integrated into classroom lessons at the primary, intermediate and advanced levels. Short bibliography.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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London: Pelham Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1986. Soft Cover. 0720714885 . 1986 printing of book originally published in 1974. Square, tight binding. Clean, age-darkened pages. Writing on half title page. Wraps have edge rubbing, light spine crease, light shelf wear. 256 pp. The author, one of England's foremost bridge players and theorists, takes a critical look at the traditional English system of bidding.; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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John C. Winston. Good with no dust jacket. 1941. Hard Cover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened pages. General light shelf wear and soiling to red cloth over boards. 220 pp. Book designed to explain the fundamental principles of playing contract bridge. Intended for average players and beginners.; 8.25" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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Port Chester, NY: Barclay Bridge Supplies. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1980. Soft Cover. 0876430310 . Tight, booklet-style stapled binding; bright pages with a few scattered pencilled notes throughout; wraps slightly age-darkened with edge rubbing. 64 pp. Instructional manual for various elements of strategy in the card game of bridge: netagive double, rebids by opener, responders making negative double, responders passing over intereference, responsive doubles, final quiz.; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Girard: Haldeman-Julius. Good with no dust jacket. Ephemera. Square with tight, stapled booklet-style binding. 64pp. Wraps are beige. Pages clean and slightly age-darkened. No writing or marks.; 5" (12.7 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Greenberg, Publisher. Fair with no dust jacket. 1926. Ephemera. Stapled booklet-style binding. Wraps soiled with general handling wear including faint creasing. Pages clean, age-darkened with wear to corner tips. 29 pp. plus wraps. Compact guide to the rules of the card game Bridge.; 6.75" (17 cm) Tall; 29 pages . more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1990. Soft Cover. 0345331478 . Square, tight binding. Clean, age-darkened pages. Wraps have light shelf wear. 425 pp. Authoritative answers to problems that are the cause of frequent misunderstandings at the bridge table.; 6.75" (17 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Fireside. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. Paperback. 0671210521 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have light handling wear, including slight curl. 152 pp. <br><br> ; Book for beginners introducing them to the point count method of bidding in Contract Bridge. ; Including Point Count Bidding; 0.42 x 8 x 5.35 Inches; 152 pages . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Good with no dust jacket. 1958. Soft Cover. 0671592300 . 1958 revised edition, later printing. Square, tight binding. Clean, slightly off-white pages with some wear at corners early in book. Wraps are generally soiled, age-darkened, slightly shelfworn. 150 pp. Simple-to-learn method of bidding by "the most successful bridge player in the world." Clearly written for the average bridge player.; 7.75" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Good with no dust jacket. 1949. Soft Cover. 0671592300 . 1949 printing. Square, tight binding. Clean, age-darkened pages with some wear at corners early in book. Wraps are generally soiled, age-darkened, slightly shelfworn. 150 pp. Simple-to-learn method of bidding by "the most successful bridge player in the world." Clearly written for the average bridge player.; 7.75" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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Minneapolis: Heines Publishing Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. Soft Cover. Undated, early 1960s. Tight, stapled booklet style binding. Bright pages, with a few pencilled marks in text and on endpapers. Wraps have slight handling wear. 44 pp. Pocket-sized reference book describing conventions in the card game of bridge.; 6.00" (15 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Soft Cover. 0671592300 . 1953 printing. Square, tight binding. Clean, slightly off-white pages with some wear at corners early in book. Wraps are generally soiled, age-darkened, slightly shelfworn. 150 pp. Simple-to-learn method of bidding by "the most successful bridge player in the world." Clearly written for the average bridge player.; 7.75" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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Garden City: Doubleday/Chancellor Hall. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. Hard Cover. Book is square with tight binding and hinges, clean pages that are off-white. Illustrated with two-color bridge hands, cartoon drawings. No writing or marks. DJ has several closed tears (longest is 3/4 inch) and minor edgewear (no large chips). There is also some very light rubbing to DJ. Front and rear flaps have creased corners. There is a stamped word across bottom of pages (visible when closed). 190 pp. <br><br>More a guide to playing bridge than a biography, although the two are intermingled. ; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall; 190 pages . more information

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Jamaica, NY: Granovetter Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1987. Soft Cover. 0940257009 . Slightly cocked with tight binding. Clean, slightly off-white pages. Wraps display light handling wear. 182 pp. Anthology of bridge experts recalling important hands they have played, with commentary by the Granovetters for each one.; 8.25" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Centennial Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1995. Soft Cover. 0822016656 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have edge rubbing, light overall shelf wear. 213 pp. <br><br>Learning to bid effectively, techniques to play cards with confidence, becoming a successful defender.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Centennial Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1995. Soft Cover. 0822016680 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have edge rubbing, light overall shelf wear. 285 pp. <br><br>Using the 10 defensive guidelines that have passed the test of time; discoring ways of thinking about defense that go beyond the opening lead; finding out how to describe a hand to one's partner through the cards played.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: A. S. Barnes. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1941. Hard Cover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean, slightly age-darkened pages. Red cloth over boards is edge rubbed but clean. DJ has edge wear, shelf wear, age-darkening, overall light soiling. 93 pp. Authors explain the game of chess to beginners and offer strategies for improving to more experienced players.; 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rizzoli International Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1992. Hard Cover. 0847815242 . Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean and bright pages. Minor edge rubbing to pictorial paper over boards. 128 pp. Black and white photographs, some text capturing the essence of baseball.; 10.75" (27.5 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Bookthrift Publications. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hard Cover. 0896730050 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Mminor edge rubbing to pictorial paper over boards. DJ has minor edge rubbing. 62 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Step-by-step guide to improve elements of the tennis game.; 9.75" (25 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1958. Hard Cover. Second printing, 1960. Square, tight binding. Clean, slightly age-darkened pages. Paper over boards is edge rubbed. DJ has light edge wear, general shelf wear. 116 pp. <br><br>Collection of word problems, riddles and other mathematical puzzles. ; 7.75" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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International Tournament Pool. Good with no dust jacket. 1977. Soft Cover. Square, tight binding. Clean, age-darkened pages. Wraps have general handling wear. 120 pp. Basic reference book on the game of pool.; 7.00" (18 cm) Tall . more information

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Garden City: DOUBLEDAY & CO INC. Good in Good dust jacket. 1947. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean, age-darkened pages. Paper over boards is edge rubbed with heavier wear at spine and corner tips. DJ has heavy edge wear, overall shelf wear with fading at spine. 175 pp. <br><br>; Revised edition (originally published in 1940). How-to book on playing the card game of poker and winning. ; 0.9 x 7 x 4.8 Inches . more information

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Irvine, California, U.S.A.: Griffin Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2004. Coded First Edition. Soft Cover. 1882180216 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have light shelf wear. 278 pp. Over 500 defensive tips to improve play in the card game of bridge.; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.: Wilshire Book Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Soft Cover. 0879802863 . Square, tight binding. Clean, slightly off-white pages. Corner tips are worn, creased. Wraps have handling wear including creasing at spine. 201 pp. <br><br>Column hands, popular bridge hands, bulletin hands, Bridge World hands.; 8.25" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Hearthside Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. Hard Cover. Square, tight book with sound binding and hinges. Owner's label on ffep. Pages clean and bright. Some edge rubbing to paper over boards. DJ has general edge wear with a few closed tears repaired with tape. 146 pp. Complete course on playing contract bridge, beginning with the fundamentals and continuing to advanced strategy and tactics, developed from the author's experience as a tournament player.; 8.25" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Hart Publishing Company. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1967. First American Edition. Hardcover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened pages. Writing on ffep. Cloth over boards is edge rubbed with bumped corners. DJ age-darkened, soiled, with heavy edge wear including closed tears and chipping on back. 191 pp. <br><br>; Incisive techniques in defense that are designed to improve the player's bridge game enormously (from front of DJ). ; 8.25" tall; 191 pages . more information

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Boston: Mariner Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1992. Paperback. 0395629489 . Square, tight binding. Clean, slightly off-white pages. Wraps have light handling wear including edge rubbing and slight curling. 126 pp. <br><br>; Introduction to bidding system based on opening with five-card major suits. Sample exer cises and hands, quizzes. ; Master Bridge Series; 0.43 x 8.5 x 5.75 Inches . more information

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New York: Fireside. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1986. Paperback. 067163027X . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have light shelf wear, slight fading at spine. 160 pp. <br><br>; Cartoons and simple, informative language help the beginner absorb principles of serious contract bridge. ; 0.4 x 8.2 x 5.2 Inches; 160 pages . more information

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Princeton NJ: Dow Jones Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Soft Cover. 0871284863 . Square, tight binding; bright pages with occasional pencilled comments in text; wraps have light shelf wear with crease on back and spine. 219 pp. Contains hands in the card game of bridge that are taken from actual play, with intent of helping ordinary bridge players become stronger.; 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Cornerstone Library. Good with no dust jacket. 1966. Soft Cover. Square, tight binding. Clean but age-darkened pages. No internal evidence of reading wear. Wraps lightly shelfworn. 128 pp. "A brilliant book written out of hard experience by one of the world's finest bridge players." (from back of wraps); 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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London: Max Parrish. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1958. Hard Cover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean, slightly age-darkened pages. Black paper over boards is well preserved with slight edge rubbing. General light shelf wear including gently bumped corners. Gilt lettering on spine is dulled. 152 pp. Sections on how the game is played, bidding, play, and illustrative hands. Revision of book originally published in 1940.; 7.00" (18 cm) Tall . more information

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London: Hutchinson. Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. Hard Cover. 0091460409 . Exlibrary markings. Square with tight binding and hinges, bright pages. Some light edge rubbing to cloth over boards. DJ well preserved with fading at spine; in new mylar sleeve. Unpaginated, approximately 68 pp. <br><br>Book contains many palindromic words and expressions (which read identically whether forward or backward) with line drawings that are also palindromic in nature. ; Ex-Library; 6.25" (16 cm) Tall; 68 pages . more information

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London: Edward Arnold. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. Hard Cover. Later reprint (1956) issued by St. Martin's Press (as evidenced by the DJ, although Arnold is still listed on title and colophon pages as publisher. Square, tight binding and hinges, clean and slightly off-white pages. Bookstore stamp on front endpaper. Paper over boards is very clean and well kept. DJ has overall shelf wear and light soiling. 232 pp. Author was "one of our most brilliant card analysts, a lieading broadcaster on the game, and one of the most successful of our international players....Confined strictly to the play of hte cards, [this book] shows the average player how he may become a good player, and the good player how he may become a better player." (Review from The London Times on DJ flap); 7.5" (19 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Cornerstone Library. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1970. Soft Cover. 048622631X . Square, tight binding. Clean but age-darkened pages. Wraps are age-darkened with light shelf wear. Book displays no reading wear. 192 pp. Includes every named convention permitted in ACBL tournaments, plus every variety of finesse, endplay, and tactical maneuver (from wraps front).; 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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Greendale, Wisconsin: Bowling Headquarters. Good with no dust jacket. 1982. Soft Cover. Tightly stapled booklet-style binding. Revised edition, copyright 1982. Clean, slightly off-white pages. Wraps have light handling wear with edge rubbing. 76 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. How-to guide for learning rules and improving one's bowling game.; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Crown Publishers. Good with no dust jacket. 1972. Soft Cover. Stapled booklet-style binding is tight. Pages clean, slightly age-darkened. Wraps have handling wear, edge rubbing, crease at lower front corner. 64 pp. Standard American bidding in compact form, popular bidding conventions, how to avoid partnership misunderstandings, more.; 8.0" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Crown Publishers. Good with no dust jacket. 1986. Soft Cover. 0517561298 . Square, tight binding. Clean, bright pages. Wraps have handling wear including creasing at corners and spine. 216 pp. <br><br>Complete guide to modern methods of standard bidding in the card game of contract bridge.; 9.75" (25 cm) Tall . more information

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London & New York: Harpercollins. Good with no dust jacket. 1993. Paperback. 0002582015 . Square, tight binding. Clean, slightly age-darkened pages. Wraps have light handling wear, spine creases, edge rubbing. 347 pp. <br><br>; Intermediate learners are introduced to more complicated bridge play and defense as well as to new techniques and bidding conventions (from back of wraps). ; Collins Winning Bridge; 1.25 x 7.75 x 5.25 Inches . more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1963. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Square, sound binding and hinges. Pages clean but age-darkened. Writing on ffep. Cloth over boards is soiled and edge rubbed. DJ has heavy shelf wear, edge wear, tears and creases. 192 pp. Championship player demonstrates simple, logical bidding strategies in the game of contract bridge.; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Bantam Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Soft Cover. 1963 printing. Square, tight binding. Clean but age-darkened pages. Wraps have general light shelf wear. 149 pp. Insights into the strategy and the psychology of the game of bridge.; 7.00" (18 cm) Tall . more information

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