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History and Biography
History and Biography
| Author | Code | Title | Comment | Price A$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auken, Sabine | W | I Love This Game | SC 2006 207p | 33.95 |
| Bird, D & Sarantakos | W | Famous Bridge Records | SC | 15.00 |
| Bridge World | W | Bridge Master:The Best of Edgar Kaplan | 2004 DJ Heavy | 25.00 |
| Bridge World | W | Bridge Master:The Best of Edgar Kaplan | DJ 2004 minor damage | 22.00 |
| Britland, D & 'Gazzo' | W | Phantoms of the Card Table: Confessions of a Cardsharp | SC VGC 256p 2004 history of famous cardsharps particularly Walter Scott | 30.00 |
| Buller, W | W | Reflections of a Bridge Player | HC 197p 1929 mostly auction, two chapters on contract | 35.00 |
| Cameron J | W | Cheating at Bridge | 2nd edition | 45.00 |
| Cameron, J J | W | Cheating at Bridge | SC 1973 rep of 1933 classic | 40.00 |
| Cameron, J.J. | W | Cheating at Bridge | SC 188p 1973 catalogue of cheating techniques with anecdotes | 25.00 |
| Cederborg, W.J. | W | Coffee with Mary Jane | SC 1974 142p VGC | 22.00 |
| Chua, Cathy | W | Fair Play or Foul: Cheating Scandals in Bridge | SC 127p 1998 | 18.00 |
| Chua, Cathy | W | Fair Play or Foul? | As New cover print error | 15.00 |
| Chua, Cathy | W | Fair Play or Foul? | SC 1998 127p New slant on cheating scandals | 20.00 |
| Chua, Cathy | W | The History of Australian Bridge | SC 1993 290p | 20.00 |
| Clay, John | W | Culbertson: The Man Who Made CB | DJ 1985 VGC | 45.00 |
| Clay, John | W | Culbertson: The Man Who Made Contract Bridge | DJ 1985 GC | 30.00 |
| Clay, John | W | Culbertson: The Man Who Made Contract Bridge | DJ 1985 | 45.00 |
| Courtney, M | W | Play Cards with Tim Seres | SC 137p 1995 GC | 14.00 |
| Courtney, M | W | Play Cards with Tim Seres | SC 137p 1995 | 16.00 |
| Courtney, M | W | Play Cards With Tim Seres | SC 137p 1995 cover creases | 12.00 |
| Culbertson E | W | The Strange Lives of One Man | HC 542p 1940 Worn, loose, stain at back, but OK | 28.00 |
| Culbertson E | W | The Strange Lives of One Man | 1940 (2) | 60.00 |
| Culbertson E | W | The Strange Lives of One Man | 1940 3rd Pr. Parts of DJ | 50.00 |
| Culbertson E | W | The Strange Lives of One Man | 1941 UK edition | 45.00 |
| Culbertson E | W | The Strange Lives of One Man | DJ 693p 1940 GC Heavy | 55.00 |
| Dowling, Seamus | W | Thank You, Partner The History of Bridge in Ireland | DJ Liberties Press 2009 413p includes profiles and records | 54.95 |
| Dunne, JP & Ostrow, A | W | Championship Bridge - as played by the experts | 1949 HC | 30.00 |
| Dunne, JP & Ostrow, A | W | Championship Bridge - as played by the experts | DJ 1st UK 1952 188p GC, biographies of top players | 35.00 |
| Emery, S | W | No Passing Fancy - Fifty Years of Contract Bridge | 1977 SC ex-lib | 20.00 |
| Emery, S | W | No Passing Fancy - Fifty Years of Contract Bridge | HC 1977 128p Leatherbound (as gift for dignitary) | 45.00 |
| Emery, S | W | No Passing Fancy - Fifty Years of Contract Bridge | SC 128p 1977 | 25.00 |
| Emery, S | W | No Passing Fancy - Fifty Years of Contract Bridge | SC 1977 ACBL Dedicated by the Author | 35.00 |
| Fox, GCH | W | Grand Master of Bridge Foxy: The Autobiography of CGH Fox | DJ Autobiog | 18.00 |
| Fox, GCH | W | Grand Master of Bridge Foxy: The Autobiography of CGH Fox | DJ 107p 1999 as new Autobiog | 25.00 |
| Fox-Sheinwold, P | W | Husbands and Other Men I've Played With | DJ '76 VGC very funny | 30.00 |
| Fox-Sheinwold, P | W | Husbands and Other Men I've Played With | DJ '76 VGC very funny | 35.00 |
| Froggatt, S & Edmundson, R | W | Bridge Club Guide to Britain and Ireland | SC 192p 1993 | 15.00 |
| Hanlon, T with Murphy, E | W | A Bridge Too Far? | SC 2007 307p like new - A first year as a pro | 22.00 |
| Haring, RC et al | W | Market Characteristics of the ACBL | SC VGC (2) | 10.00 |
| Hasenson, Peter | W | British Bridge Almanack | DJ 2004 490p Heavy | 40.00 |
| Horton, M & Kielbasinski, R | W | The Bridge Magicians | SC 247p 2001 | 20.00 |
| Horton, S | W | A Fistful of Honours | SC 162p 1985 signed by the author | 33.00 |
| Horton, S | W | A Fistfulof Honours | SC 1st Ed 1985 162p VGC | 30.00 |
| Howard, D (Ed.) | W | The Cummings Collection | SC 160p | 14.00 |
| Howard, D (Ed.) | W | The Cummings Collection | As New | 18.00 |
| Karpin, FL | W | Psychological Strategy in Contract Bridge | SC 325p 1960/77 Dover | 22.00 |
| Mackey, Rex | W | The Walk Of The Oysters | HC VGC ex -lib but looks unread Allen 1st UK 195p Classic | 28.00 |
| Mackey, Rex | W | W The Walk Of The Oysters | HC Allen 1st UK 1964 196p Classic Humour/History some wear | 33.00 |
| Mahmood, Zia | W | Bridge My Way | SC 191p 1991 | 18.00 |
| Mahmood, Zia | W | Bridge My Way | DJ Signed VGC | 35.00 |
| Mahmood, Zia | W | Bridge My Way | SC 191p 1991 Signed | 25.00 |
| Mahmood, Zia | W | Bridge My Way | DJ VGC 1992 | 33.00 |
| Manning-Foster, A | W | Bridge - Plafond | HC plastic cover 1933 93p sl. rust The original bridge | 15.00 |
| Masters, Colin | W | Mind Games - A Biograpical History of Bridge in Queensland | DJ 1999 as new 279p Mostly interviews | 30.00 |
| McPherson, E | W | The Backwash Squeeze & other Improbable Feats | DJ 341p VGC | 25.00 |
| Meckstroth, J & Smith, M | W | Win the Bermuda Bowl - With Me | SC 2001 188p As new | 25.00 |
| Mollo, V | W | Bridge Saga | SC 1976 | 18.00 |
| Mollo, V | W | Bridge Saga | SC 1976 Great hands VGC | 35.00 |
| Mollo, V | W | Bridge Saga | SC 1976 Great hands | 15.00 |
| Mollo, V | W | Bridge Saga | SC nice copy | 33.00 |
| Mollo, V | W | Bridge Unlimited- The Fateful Years | DJ A1 '76 Blue Team History | 45.00 |
| Mollo, V | W | The Bridge Immortals | DJ 1st 1967 | 35.00 |
| Mollo, V | W | The Bridge Immortals | DJ 1st 1967 | 30.00 |
| Mollo, V | W | The Bridge Immortals | DJ 1st 1967 Well read | 20.00 |
| Mollo, V | W | The Bridge Immortals | HC | 22.00 |
| Murphy, Enda | W | Silver For Ireland | 2006 | 29.95 |
| Nicholson, J | W | Why Women Lose at Bridge | SC Victor Gollanz 1985 95p Signed by author | 18.00 |
| Olsen, J | W | The Mad World of Bridge | HC 1960 1st ed 239p very humourous | 25.00 |
| Olsen, J.E | W | The Mad World of Bridge | Harper and Brothers, 1960 DJ 1st Ed 239p Brilliant | 33.00 |
| Olsen, J.E. | W | The Mad World of Bridge | Harper and Brothers, 1960 HC 1st Mylar VGC | 40.00 |
| Ostrow, A Dunne, J | W | Championship Bridge | 1952 Profiles Pix | 35.00 |
| Ostrow, A.A (editor/compiler) | W | Bridge Player's Bedside Companion | HC Lowe and Brydone 1956 Short stories 391p | 30.00 |
| Ramsey G | W | Aces All | 1955 | 30.00 |
| Ramsey, G | W | Aces All | HC sound '55 1st | 30.00 |
| Ramsey, G | W | Aces All | HC 1955 | 28.00 |
| Reese, T | W | Story of an Accusation | DJ 244p '66 VGC | 55.00 |
| Reese, T | W | Story of an Accusation | SC 246p 1966 | 20.00 |
| Reese, T | W | Story of an Accusation | DJ 1stUS 246p '66 Collector's copy | 35.00 |
| Reese, T & Sharif, O | W | Omar Sharif's Life In Bridge | SC nice copy | 25.00 |
| Schenken, H | W | The Education of a Bridge Player | DJ 1st UK '76 Autobiog | 35.00 |
| Schenken, H | W | The Education of a Bridge Player | DJ 1st US '73 Autobiog | 40.00 |
| Schenken, H | W | The Education of a Bridge Player | DJ 1st US '73 sl tear dj | 30.00 |
| Sharif & Guinchard | W | Eternal Male, The | DJ Nice copy 1976 | 35.00 |
| Sheehan, R | W | The Big Game: Rubber Bridge in a London Club | SC 108p 1999 | 15.00 |
| Sheinwold, Patricia Fox | W | Husbands and Other Men I've Played With | DJ Houghton Mifflin, 1976 GC | 28.00 |
| Shenkin, Barnet | W | Playing with the Bridge legends | SC 235p 2000 | 16.00 |
| Smith, M | W | World Class | SC 287p 1999 photos, hands, profiles | 15.00 |
| Smith, Marc | W | World Class | As New | 20.00 |
| Sontag, A | W | The Bridge Bum | SC As new Great read | 20.00 |
| Sontag, A | W | The Bridge Bum | 2003 Revised | 32.95 |
| Sontag, A | W | The Bridge Bum | DJ 1st 1977 good condition 240p | 40.00 |
| Swanson, J | W | Inside the Bermuda Bowl | 26.95 | |
| Swanson, J | W | Inside the Bermuda Bowl | SC, 250p, 1998 | 20.00 |
| Swanson, J | W | Inside the Bermuda Bowl | As New | 22.00 |
| The Bridge Journal | W | Scandal at Buenos Aires | SC account of the Buenos Aires cheating accusations 1965 | 25.00 |
| Tislevoll, G | W | Helgemo's World of Bridge | 2000 as new | 18.00 |
| Tislevoll, G | W | Helgemo's World of Bridge | SC 102p 2000 | 12.00 |
| Tom Hanlon with Enda Murphy | W | A Bridge Too Far? | SC 2007 305p A pro's first year GC signed by E Murphy | 25.00 |
| Truscott, A | W | The Great Bridge Scandal | DJ 331p 1969 New York | 35.00 |
| Truscott, A | W | The Great Bridge Scandal | DJ Collectors Copy | 45.00 |
| Truscott, A & D | W | The New York Times Bridge Book | DJ 263p 2002 | 25.00 |
| Wolff, Bobby | W | The Lone Wolff | SC 2008 287p Great read | 34.95 |
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