''Bridge'', or more formally ''contract bridge'', is a trick-taking game, trick-taking card game of game of skill, skill and game of chance, chance played by four players. This article consists of lists of bridge books deemed significant by various authors and organizations.

History

Books on bridge and its predecessor games have spanned centuries with the earliest known popular book on the subject of Whist having been published by Edmond Hoyle in 1742 or 1743. The timelines in the evolutionary path to modern contract bridge books are generally as follows: * 17th century: the emergence of Whist from earlier games such as Ruff and Honours and Trump (card games), Triumph * 18th and 19th centuries: Whist is widely played with many variants in scoring methods; similar games such as Vint and Khedive are also played * 1886: Evidence that Bridge-Whist has emerged with John Collinson's four page pamphlet entitled s:Biritch, or Russian Whist, Biritch, or Russian Whist. (Earlier, in 1869, Christian Vanderheid, an Austrian writer about card games, published ''Gründlicher Selbstunterricht zur Erlernung des Jarolasch oder das russische Whist'' (Extensive Self-teaching of Yeralash (Jarolasch) or Russian Whist). The game described by Vanderheid is almost identical to Collinson's Biritch, with the exception that it is not played with a dummy.) * 1903–1932: from the first known publication on Auction Bridge (also known as Royal Auction Bridge and simply, Auction) to the last publication of ''Laws of Auction Bridge'' by the Portland Club * c. 1915: Bridge Plafond emerges in France and Belgium and is essentially contract bridge without vulnerability * late 1925: a significant new scoring system was proposed by Harold Vanderbilt introducing the concept of vulnerability, large bonuses for slams and heavy penalties for undertricks. Within two years, "Auction was swept off the tables" in the dawn of modern contract bridge. * 1926–1935: numerous books on bidding are published and compete for status as the 'official system' of choice. Ely Culbertson rises to prominence in the US as a self-promoting bridge player, challenging his English and European counterparts to international matches all the while building a business empire based on his bridge writing and related investments. In the early Thirties, Acol is fashioned by S. J. Simon and Jack Marx (bridge), Jack Marx, and eventually becomes the most popular bidding system in Britain. * 1935: Culbertson publishes the first ''Encyclopedia of Bridge''.

Precursor games

The following are books on the various precursor games to modern contract bridge; the first books on contract bridge appeared in 1927. * 86 pages. / London: Thomas Osborne, 10th Edition, 1750, 224 pages * * * * / 8th Edition, 1868, 120 pages; 9th Edition, 1872, 120 pages; 11th Edition, 1876, 268 pages; 12th Edition, 1879, 268 pages; 13th Edition, 1881, 268 pages; 15th Edition, 1885, 272 pages; 20th Edition, 1892, 303 pages; 21st Edition, 1893, 320 pages; 22nd Edition (The Seventy-fifth Thousand), 1895, 306 pages; 23rd Edition (The Eighty-sixth Thousand), 1898, 306 pages; 24th Edition (Containing the New Code of Laws Revised in 1900), 1901, 306 pages. American Editions published by: John Wurtele Lovell (New York), 1880 from the 12th English Edition, 257 pages; John Wurtele Lovell (New York), 1881 from the 12th English Edition, 257 pages; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899 from the 23rd English Edition, 348 pages. * / Second Edition, 1870 / First American Edition: Henry Holt and Company (New York), 1874, 153 pages. / New American edition from the second English Edition, 1880, 163 pages. * Article on the evolution of Whist. * / G.W. Carleton & Co. Publishers (London) 1879, 144 pages. / Longmans, Green, and Co. (London), 14th Edition, 1883, 112 pages. / G.W. Carleton & Co. Publishers (London) 1884, 114 pages. / Frederick A. Stokes (New York), 1887, 136 pages. / 1889, 128 pages. * * * / Brentano's (New York, Chicago, Washington), 2nd Edition, 1891, 168 pages. Frederick Warne and Co. with Mudie and Sons, (London), 2nd Edition, 1891, 168 pages. Brentano's (New York, Chicago, Washington), 3rd Edition with American Leads, 25th Thousand, 1896, 195 pages. Frederick Warne and Co. with Mudie and Sons, (London), 4th Edition, 1899. Frederick Warne and Co. with Mudie and Sons, (London), 5th Edition, Thirty-fifth Thousand, 1900, 168 pages. * / Brentano's (New York), 5th Edition, 1895, 109 pages * * * * * / 1903, 136 pages / 1907, 136 pages / 1911, 136 pages. * / 6th Edition, Charles Scribner's Sons (New York), 1907, 297 pages. * * * *

People and culture

The following books provide insights into the people and culture of contract bridge and while they may contain occasional references to certain technical aspects of the game, they are generally not instructional in theme. Fictional novels with a bridge theme are listed separately. * * * * * / Prentice-Hall Inc. (Englewood Cliffs N. J.) 1965, 217 pages. * * * / Simon and Schuster (New York), 191 pages. * / Robert Hale (London), 1976, 221 pages, . * * #BridgeBum, The Bridge Bum by Alan Sontag, 1977 * * * * / Granovetter Books (Ballston Lake, N.Y.), 1992, 252 pages, / Netco Press (Little Falls, N.J.), 1994, 252 pages, / Netco Press, (Little Falls, N.J.), 2003, 264 pages, * * * * * * * * * * ;Fictional novels * * * * *

Encyclopedias, dictionaries and almanacs

The following are listed chronologically: * 32 pages. * 477 pages. * 252 pages. * 691 pages. * 674 pages. * 793 pages. * 858 pages. * 922 pages. * 277 pages. * 827 pages (plus 38 page Bibliography) * 826 pages (plus 60 page Bibliography) * 490 pages. * 536 pages. * 423 pages. * 634 pages (plus two CDs: 1. The Encyclopedia and 2. Biographies and Results).

Book of the Year Awards

American Bridge Teachers' Association (ABTA)

Each year since 1982,ACBL Bridge Bulletin, September 2019, page 33. ABTA has recognized one or more books as contributing significantly to the teaching of contract bridge. The following are the award recipients: * 1982 – * 1983 – * 1984 – * 1985 – * 1986 – * 1987 – ''#CommonsenseBidding, Commonsense Bidding'' by William S. Root * 1988 – * 1989 – * 1990 – * 1991 – Basic Book: * 1991 – Advanced Book: * 1992 – * 1992 – Advanced Book: ''#ToBidorNottoBid, To Bid or Not to Bid, The LAW of Total Tricks'' by Larry Cohen * 1993 – Basic Book: * 1993 – Advanced Book: * 1994 – * 1995 – * 1996 – ''#PointsSchmoints, Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets'' by Marty Bergen (bridge), Marty Bergen * 1996 – * 1997 – Advanced Book: * 1997 – Basic Book: * 1998 – Beginner/Student Book: * 1998 – Advanced Book: * 1999 – Basic Book: * 1999 – Advanced Book: * 1999 – Student Book: ''#25Conventions, 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know'' by Barbara Seagram and Marc Smith (bridge), Marc Smith * 2000 – Advanced Book: * 2000 – Beginner/Intermediate Book: * 2001 – * 2002 – * 2003 – Beginner/Novice Book: * 2003 – Intermediate/Advanced Book: * 2004 – * 2005 – * 2006 – * 2007 – Beginner Book: * 2007 – Intermediate Book: * 2008 – Intermediate Book: * 2008 – Novice Book: * 2009 – / 176p. * 2010 – Beginner Book: / 231p. * 2010 – Intermediate Book: / 160 pages. * 2011 – * 2012 – Beginner/Intermediate: * 2012 – Intermediate/Advanced: * 2013 – Intermediate/Advanced Book: * 2013 – Beginner Book: * 2014 – Beginner: * 2014 – Intermediate/Advanced: * 2015 – Intermediate/Advanced: * 2015 – Beginner/Intermediate: * 2016 – Beginner/Intermediate: * 2017 – Beginner/Intermediate: * 2017 – Intermediate/Advanced: * 2018 – Newcomer: ACBL Bridge Bulletin, September 2018, page 29. * 2018 – Beginner/Novice: * 2018 – Intermediate/Advanced: * 2019 – Beginner: * 2019 – Intermediate: * 2019 – Advanced: * 2020 – Beginner/Novice: * 2020 – Intermediate/Advanced: * 2020 – Advanced: * 2021 – Beginner/Novice: * 2021 – Intermediate: * 2021 – Advanced:

International Bridge Press Association (IBPA)

Annually since 2004, the IBPA has chosen one bridge-related title of exceptional merit as follows: * 2004 – * 2005 – * 2006 – * 2007 – * 2008 – * 2009 – * 2009 – * 2010 – * 2011 – * 2012 – * 2013 – * 2014 – , 386 pages * 2015 – * 2016 – * 2017 – * 2018 – * 2019 - 240 pages.

American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) surveys

The ACBL has conducted the following surveys:

1994 survey

The ACBL survey of 1994 was a poll of well-known players and writers only and resulted in the following list of the 20 best books of all time: * ''Why You Lose at Bridge'' by S. J. Simon * ''#KillingDefenceBridge, Killing Defence at Bridge'' by Hugh Kelsey * ''Right Through the Pack'' by Robert Darvas and Norman de V. Hart * ''Bibliography of Terence Reese#ReeseonPlay, Reese on Play: An Introduction to Good Play'' by Terence Reese * ''#BridgeMenagerie, Bridge in the Menagerie'' by Victor Mollo * ''#ToBidorNottoBid, To Bid or Not to Bid'' by Larry N. Cohen * ''#AdventuresCardPlay, Adventures in Card Play'' by Géza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey * ''Bibliography of Terence Reese#TheExpertGame, The Expert Game'' by Terence Reese * ''#DefensiveBridgePlayComplete, Defensive Bridge Play Complete'' by Eddie Kantar * ''Bibliography of Terence Reese#PlayBridgewithReese, Play Bridge with Reese'' by Terence Reese * ''#ReadOpponentsCards, How to Read Your Opponents Cards'' by Mike Lawrence * ''#CardPlayTechnique, Card Play Technique or the Art of Being Lucky'' by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener * ''#FiveWeekstoWinningBridge, Five Weeks to Winning Bridge'' by Alfred Sheinwold * ''#BidBetterPlayBetter, Bid Better, Play Better'' by Dorothy Hayden * ''Bridge Squeezes Complete'' by Clyde E. Love * ''#Matchpoints, Matchpoints'' by Kit Woolsey * ''#BridgeBlueTeam, Bridge With the Blue Team'' by Pietro Forquet * ''The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge'' by Henry Francis ''et al.'' * ''All 52 Cards'' by Marshall Miles * ''#WatsonPlayHand, Watson on the Play of the Hand at Contract Bridge'' by Louis H. Watson

2007 survey

The ACBL survey of 2007 resulted in two lists of favourite books as follows: ;Top 10 books as rated by ''Experts'' – in descending order * ''Bibliography of Terence Reese#TheExpertGame, The Expert Game'' by Terence Reese * ''Why You Lose at Bridge'' by S. J. Simon * ''#AdventuresCardPlay, Adventures in Card Play'' by Géza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey * ''#KillingDefenceBridge, Killing Defence at Bridge'' by Hugh Kelsey * ''#BridgeMenagerie, Bridge in the Menagerie'' by Victor Mollo * ''Right Through the Pack'' by Robert Darvas and Norman de V. Hart * ''#WatsonPlayHand, Watson on the Play of the Hand at Contract Bridge'' by Louis H. Watson * ''#CardPlayTechnique, Card Play Technique or the Art of Being Lucky'' by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener * ''#BridgeBlueTeam, Bridge With the Blue Team'' by Pietro Forquet * ''Bibliography of Terence Reese#ReeseonPlay, Reese on Play: An Introduction to Good Play'' by Terence Reese ;Top 10 books as rated by ''Other Readers'' – in descending order * ''#WatsonPlayHand, Watson on the Play of the Hand at Contract Bridge'' by Louis H. Watson * ''#PointsSchmoints, Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets'' by Marty Bergen (bridge), Marty Bergen * ''#ReadOpponentsCards, How to Read Your Opponents Cards'' by Mike Lawrence * ''Why You Lose at Bridge'' by S. J. Simon * ''#KillingDefenceBridge, Killing Defence at Bridge'' by Hugh Kelsey * ''#25Conventions, 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know'' by Barbara Seagram and Marc Smith (bridge), Marc Smith * ''#CardPlayTechnique, Card Play Technique or the Art of Being Lucky'' by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener * ''#AdventuresCardPlay, Adventures in Card Play'' by Géza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey * ''#StandardBidding21, Standard Bridge Bidding for the 21st Century'' by Max Hardy * ''#SecretsWinningBridge, The Secrets of Winning Bridge'' by Jeff Rubens

The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th edition) recommendations

The 7th edition of the Encyclopedia recommended the following books with the caveat that the "list on this page is by no means definitive. It was influenced to a degree by surveys published in 1994 and 2007 in the Bridge Bulletin", published by the American Contract Bridge League. Listed alphabetically by first author surname. *''#PointsSchmoints, Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets'' by Marty Bergen (bridge), Marty Bergen *Declarer Play the Bergen Way by Marty Bergen *52 Great Tips on Declarer Play by David Bird (bridge writer), David Bird *Another 52 Great Bridge Tips by David Bird *Matchpoints Versus IMPs by August Boehm *To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks by Larry N. Cohen *Right Through the Pack by Robert Darvas and Norman de V. Hart *Bridge with the Blue Team by Pietro Forquet *Commonly Used Conventions in the 21st Century by Audrey Grant *How the Experts Win at Bridge by Burt and Rose Hall *Two Over One Game Force (Revised and Expanded) by Max Hardy *The Mysterious Multi by Mark Horton (bridge), Mark Horton and Jan van Cleeff *Canada's Bridge Warriors: Eric Murray and Sami Kehela by Roy Hughes *Roman Keycard Blackwood: The Final Word by Eddie Kantar *Take All Your Tricks by Eddie Kantar *Modern Bridge Defense by Eddie Kantar *Advanced Bridge Defense by Eddie Kantar *Test Your Play II by Eddie Kantar *Topics in Declarer Play by Eddie Kantar *Killing Defense at Bridge by Hugh Kelsey *Adventures in Card Play by Hugh Kelsey with Géza Ottlik *Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge by Ron Klinger *Modern Losing Trick Count by Ron Klinger *A Bridge to Simple Squeezes by Julian Laderman *A Bridge to Inspired Declarer Play by Julian Laderman *How to Read Your Opponents' Cards by Mike Lawrence (bridge), Mike Lawrence *Judgment at Bridge by Mike Lawrence *The Complete Book on Balancing by Mike Lawrence *The Complete Book of Overcalls by Mike Lawrence *Play Bridge with Mike Lawrence by Mike Lawrence *Bridge Squeezes Complete by Clyde E. Love *Winning Endplay Strategy by Clyde Love *All 52 Cards by Marshall Miles *Bridge in the Menagerie by Victor Mollo *Card Play Technique by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener *The Devil's Ticket: A Night of Bridge, a Fatal Hand and a New American Age by Gary Pomerantz *A Great Deal of Bridge Problems by Julian Pottage *Thinking on Defense by Jim Priebe *Reese on Play by Terence Reese *Master Play by Terence Reese *Play These Hands with Me by Terence Reese *The Expert Game by Terence Reese *The Rodwell Files by Eric Rodwell and Mark Horton *Commonsense Bidding by Bill Root (bridge), William Root *The Secrets of Winning Bridge by Jeff Rubens *''#FiveWeekstoWinningBridge, 5 Weeks to Winning Bridge'' by Alfred Sheinwold *''Why You Lose at Bridge'' by S. J. Simon *Frank Stewart's Bridge Club by Frank Stewart *The Great Bridge Scandal by Alan Truscott *Watson's Play of the Hand at Bridge by Louis H. Watson, Louis Watson *The Lone Wolff by Bobby Wolff *Matchpoints by Kit Woolsey

Mark Horton's recommendations

In his 1999 book, ''The Mammoth Book of Bridge'', Mark Horton (bridge), Mark Horton lists his recommendations for "Bridge Books You Should Read", grouped as follows:

Classics

General * ''#FiveWeekstoWinningBridge, Five Weeks to Winning Bridge'' by Alfred Sheinwold * ''#BidBetterPlayBetter, Bid Better, Play Better'' by Dorothy Hayden * ''#Matchpoints, Matchpoints'' by Kit Woolsey Bidding * ''#CommonsenseBidding, Commonsense Bidding'' by William S. Root * ''#ToBidorNottoBid, To Bid or Not to Bid, The Law of Total Tricks'' by Larry N. Cohen * ''#BridgeConventionsComplete, Bridge Conventions Complete'' by Amalya Kearse * ''#CompleteBookofHandEvaluation, The Complete Book of Hand Evaluation'' by Mike Lawrence * ''#CompleteBookofOvercalls, The Complete Book of Overcalls'' by Mike Lawrence Declarer Play * ''#WatsonPlayHand, Watson on the Play of the Hand at Contract Bridge'' by Louis H. Watson * ''#ReadOpponentsCards, How to Read Your Opponents Cards'' by Mike Lawrence * ''#CardPlayTechnique, Card Play Technique or the Art of Being Lucky'' by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener * ''Bibliography of Terence Reese#ReeseonPlay, Reese on Play: An Introduction to Good Play'' by Terence Reese * ''Bibliography of Terence Reese#TheExpertGame, The Expert Game'' by Terence Reese * ''Bibliography of Terence Reese#PlayHandsMe, Play these Hands with Me'' by Terence Reese * ''#BridgeSqueezesComplete, Bridge Squeezes Complete'' by Clyde E. Love * ''#DictionarySuit, The Dictionary of Suit Combinations'' by Jean-Marc Roudinescu * ''#AdventuresCardPlay, Adventures in Card Play'' by Géza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey Defender's Play * ''#KillingDefenceBridge, Killing Defence at Bridge'' by Hugh Kelsey * ''#OpeningLeads, Opening Leads'' by Robert Ewen Entertainment * ''Why You Lose at Bridge'' by S. J. Simon * ''Right Through the Pack'' by Robert Darvas and Norman de V. Hart * ''#BridgeHumor, Bridge Humor'' by Eddie Kantar * ''#Bestof Eddie, The Best of Eddie Kantar: Funny Stories from the Bridge Table'' by Eddie Kantar * ''#BridgeMenagerie, Bridge in the Menagerie'' by Victor Mollo * ''#Miracles, Miracles of Card Play'' by David Bird (bridge writer), David Bird and Terence Reese * ''#BridgeBlueTeam, Bridge with the Blue Team'' by Pietro Forquet * ''#BridgeBum, The Bridge Bum'' by Alan Sontag

For beginners

General * ''#BridgeDummies, Bridge for Dummies'' by Eddie Kantar * ''#WinBridge30Days, Win at Bridge in 30 Days'' by David Bird (bridge writer), David Bird * ''#BridgeBBridge for Bright Beginners'' by Terence Reese * ''#BridgeBasics, Bridge Basics'' by Ron Klinger * ''#TeachMe, Teach Me to Play – A First Book of Bridge'' by Jude Goodwin and Don Ellison * ''#BridgeBeginners, Bridge for Beginners'' by Audrey Grant and Zia Mahmood * ''#BridgeBeginners2, Bridge for Beginners'' by Nico Gardener and Victor Mollo * ''#BeginBridge, Beginning Bridge'' by Alan Hiron and Maureen Hiron Bidding * ''#TeachYourself, Teach Yourself Basic Bidding'' by Alan Truscott and Dorothy Hayden * ''#BasicAcol, Basic Acol'' by Ben Cohen (bridge), Ben Cohen and Rhoda Barrow * ''#ReallyEasy, Really Easy Bidding'' by the English Bridge Union Teachers' Association (EBUTA) Declarer Play * ''#IntroDeclarer, Introduction to Declarer's Play'' by Eddie Kantar Defender's Play * ''#IntroDefender, Introduction to Defender's Play'' by Eddie Kantar

For advancing players

General * ''#WinningComplete, Winning Contract Bridge Complete'' by Edgar Kaplan * ''#CompleteBook, The Complete Book of Bridge'' by Terence Reese and Albert Dormer * ''#Mistakes, The Mistakes You Make at Bridge'' by Terence Reese and Roger Trézel Bidding * ''#PointsSchmoints, Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets'' by Marty Bergen (bridge), Marty Bergen * ''#25Conventions, 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know'' by Barbara Seagram and Marc Smith (bridge), Marc Smith * ''#ModBridgeConv, Modern Bridge Conventions'' by William S. Root, Bill Root and Richard Pavlicek * ''#Judge, Judgement in Bridge'' by Mike Lawrence (bridge), Mike Lawrence * ''#Hand, Hand Evaluation in Bridge'' by Brian Senior * ''#Preempts, Preempts from A-Z'' by Ron Andersen and Sabine Zenkel * ''#Raising, Raising Partner'' by Brian Senior * ''#PrecisionAcol, Precision Bidding in Acol'' by Eric Crowhurst * ''#AcolComp, Acol in Competition'' by Eric Crowhurst * ''#Wash, Washington Standard'' by Steve Robinson Declarer Play * ''#Countdown, Countdown to Winning Bridge'' by Tim Bourke and Marc Smith (bridge), Marc Smith * ''#BasicElements, The Basic Elements of Play and Defence'' by G. C. H. Fox * ''#PlayHand, Play of the Hand Complete'' by Edwin Kantar, Eddie Kantar * ''#GuideBetter, Guide to Better Card Play'' by Ron Klinger Defender's Play * ''#KantarDefense1, Kantar for the Defense, Volume 1'' by Edwin Kantar, Eddie Kantar * ''#KantarDefense2, Kantar for the Defense, Volume 2'' by Edwin Kantar, Eddie Kantar * ''#OpenLeads, Opening Leads'' by Mike Lawrence (bridge), Mike Lawrence * ''#StepStep, Step-by-Step Signalling'' by Mark Horton (bridge), Mark Horton * ''#KteachesAdv, Eddie Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense'' by Edwin Kantar, Eddie Kantar

For experienced players

General * ''#CompleteBOLS, The Complete Book of BOLS Tips'' by Sally Brock * ''#SecretsWinningBridge, The Secrets of Winning Bridge'' by Jeff Rubens * ''#ForExpertsOnly, For Experts Only'' by Matthew Granovetter * ''#MatchpointBridge, Matchpoint Bridge'' by Hugh Kelsey * ''#Hoffmanpairs, Hoffman on Pairs Play'' by Martin Hoffman (bridge), Martin Hoffman * ''#ExpertTuition, Expert Tuition for Tournament Players'' by Raymond Brock and Sally Brock Bidding * ''#PartnershipBidding, Partnership Bidding'' by Andrew Robson and Oliver Segal * ''#ModernLosing, The Modern Losing Trick Count'' by Ron Klinger * ''#BetterBridgeBergen, Better Bridge with Bergen, Volumes 1 & 2'' by Marty Bergen (bridge), Marty Bergen * ''#PrecisionSuper, Precision and Super Precision Bidding'' by Giorgio Belladonna and Benito Garozzo * ''#Powerhouse, Powerhouse Hands'' by Albert Dormer * ''#AcesScientific, Aces Scientific'' by Bobby Goldman Declarer Play * ''#StepStepDeceptive, Step-by-Step: Deceptive Declarer Play'' by Barry Rigal * ''#AdvancedPlay, Advanced Play at Bridge'' by Hugh Kelsey * ''#SecretsExpert, Secrets of Expert Card Play'' by David Bird (bridge writer), David Bird and Tony Forrester * ''#SimpleSqueezes, Simple Squeezes'' by Hugh Kelsey * ''#PositiveDeclarer, Positive Declarer's Play'' by Terence Reese and Julian Pottage * ''#BridgeTricks, Bridge: Tricks of the Trade'' by Terence Reese and David Bird (bridge writer), David Bird Defender's Play * ''#DynamicDefense, Dynamic Defense'' by Mike Lawrence (bridge), Mike Lawrence * ''#SecretsExpertDefence, Secrets of Expert Defence'' by David Bird (bridge writer), David Bird and Tony Forrester * ''#StepStepDeception, Step-by-Step: Deception in Defence'' by Barry Rigal * ''#PartnershipDefense, Partnership Defense in Bridge'' by Kit Woolsey * ''#PositiveDefence, Positive Defence'' by Terence Reese and Julian Pottage

British Bridge Almanack survey

The British Bridge Almanack reported on a survey of leading British bridge personalities. The survey presented a chronological list of 16 books by British authors deemed to have made a significant contribution to the development of the game. It asked the personalities to add as many as three titles of their choosing and then to identify their top five. Of the 24 reported respondents, 19 identified one or more titles.

Initial list

* ''Lederer Bids Two Clubs'' by Richard Lederer (bridge), Richard Lederer, 1934 * ''The Acol System of Contract Bridge'' by Ben Cohen (bridge), Ben Cohen and Terence Reese, 1938 * ''Why You Lose at Bridge'' by S. J. Simon, 1945 * ''Reese on Play'' by Terence Reese, 1947 * ''Card Play Technique'' by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener, 1955 * ''The Theory of Bidding'' by Norman Squire, 1957 * ''Winning Points at Match-Point Bridge'' by Norman Squire and Maurice Harrison-Gray, 1959 * ''Play Bridge with Reese'' by Terence Reese, 1960 * ''The Expert Game'' by Terence Reese, 1960 * ''The Acol System Today'' by Terence Reese and Albert Dormer, 1961 * ''Develop Your Bidding Judgement'' by Terence Reese, 1962 * ''Killing Defence at Bridge'' by Hugh Kelsey, 1966 * ''The Play of the Cards'' by Terence Reese and Albert Dormer, 1967 * ''Advanced Play at Bridge'' by Hugh Kelsey, 1968 * ''Hoffman on Pairs Play'' by Martin Hoffman (bridge), Martin Hoffman, 1982 * ''Partnership Bidding at Bridge'' by Andrew Robson and Oliver Segal, 1993

Added titles

These additional titles were nominated by respondents. * ''Bridge is an Easy Game'' by Iain Macleod, 1952 * ''Country Life Book of Bridge'' by Maurice Harrison-Gray, 1972 * ''Adventures in Card-Play'' by Géza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey, 1979 * ''The Bidding Dictionary'' by Alan Truscott, 1996 * ''The Big Game: Rubber Bridge in a London club'' by Richard Sheehan, 1999

Most mentioned

These were the leaders by number of selections (as many as five per respondent). * 17 mentions: ''The Expert Game'' by Terence Reese, 1960 * 14 mentions: ''Why You Lose at Bridge'' by S. J. Simon, 1945 * 12 mentions: ''Killing Defence at Bridge'' by Hugh Kelsey, 1966 * 11 mentions: ''Reese on Play'' by Terence Reese, 1947 * 8 mentions: ''Play Bridge with Reese'' by Terence Reese, 1960 * 7 mentions: ''Card Play Technique'' by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener, 1955 No other title received more than three mentions.

Biographies

* 314 pages. * 256 pages. * 240 pages. * 287 pages.

Bibliographies

Encyclopedic bibliographies

Several encyclopedias on the subject of bridge have provided bibliographies of bridge related publications. ''The Encyclopedia of Bridge'' ''The Encyclopedia of Bridge'' of 1935 acknowledges certain authors' publications in their brief biographies but no summary tabulation or categorization of bridge literature or evaluative commentary is provided. ''The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge'' The ''Official Encyclopedia of Bridge'' (''OEB'') is a publication of the American Contract Bridge League first published in 1964 with the 7th edition published in 2011. Up to the 6th, each ''OEB'' edition contains a bibliography of bridge related publications grouped by subject (history, bidding, play, reference, etc.) and rates selected publications as: (a) having made a significant contribution to the technical development of the game; (b) being mandatory for inclusion in a modern technical library; (c) being optional for inclusion in a modern technical library; or (d) none of the foregoing. Subject categories and ratings for a publication may vary between editions of the ''OEB''. The 1st edition bibliography spans 8 pages and lists about 400 titles; the 6th edition bibliography, prepared by Tim Bourke, spans 60 pages and lists approximately 4,100 titles; Up to the 6th, each edition of ''The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge'' contains a bibliography of bridge and bridge related books; the following is a summary of their contents. ''The Bridge Players' Encyclopedia'' ''The Bridge Players Encyclopedia'' (''BPE'') was published in 1967 by Paul Hamlyn (London) and is an International Edition based on ''The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge'' of 1964 but geared to the needs of British and European players. The edition modified American spellings, "translated" bidding structures to the more widely used Acol system, omitted biographical notes on some lesser known Americans and added biographical notes on some British and European players. Although content differs from the 1964 ''OEB'', the publication contains a 9-page bibliography of approximately 500 titles with subject categorization and rating schemes similar to those of the previous ''OEB'' editions.

Bibliographies in Wikipedia articles

By subject

* Bridge convention#Bibliography, Bridge conventions * Hand evaluation#Further reading, Hand evaluation * Losing-Trick Count#Bibliography, Losing-Trick Count * Bridge probabilities#Further reading, Odds, Probabilities * Opening lead#Bibliography, Opening leads * Preempt#Further reading, Preemptive bidding * Signal (bridge)#Further reading, Signalling * Squeeze play (bridge)#Further reading, Squeeze plays * Suit combinations#Further reading, Suit combinations

By author

* Pierre Albarran#Publications, Pierre Albarran * Tim Bourke#Publications, Tim Bourke * John Brown (bridge)#Publications, John Brown * Michelle Brunner#Publications, Michelle Brunner * Walter Buller (bridge)#Publications, Walter Buller * Ben Cohen (bridge)#Publications, Ben Cohen * Larry Cohen (bridge)#Bibliography, Larry Cohen * Ely Culbertson#Bibliography, Ely Culbertson * Joseph Bowne Elwell#Works, Joseph Elwell * Jeremy Flint#Publications, Jeremy Flint * Robert Frederick Foster#Bibliography, Robert Frederick Foster * Charles Goren#Bibliography, Charles Goren * Mark Horton (bridge)#Bibliography, Mark Horton * Oswald Jacoby#Publications, Oswald Jacoby * Edwin Kantar bibliography, Eddie Kantar * Hugh Kelsey#Bibliography, Hugh Kelsey * Ron Klinger#Publications, Ron Klinger * Harry Lampert#Bridge publications, Harry Lampert * Michael Lawrence (bridge)#Publications, Michael Lawrence * Rixi Markus#Publications, Rixi Markus * Jeff Meckstroth#Publications, Jeff Meckstroth * Marshall Miles#Publications, Marshall Miles * Victor Mollo#Publications, Victor Mollo * Hubert Phillips#Bridge, Hubert Phillips * Julian Pottage#Bibliography, Julian Pottage * Terence Reese bibliography, Terence Reese * Andrew Robson#Bibliography, Andrew Robson * Eric Rodwell#Publications, Eric Rodwell * William S. Root#Bibliography, William S. (Bill) Root * George Rosenkranz#Publications, George Rosenkranz * Barbara Seagram#Bibliography, Barbara Seagram * S. J. Simon#Publications, S. J. Simon * Marc Smith (bridge)#Bibliography, Marc Smith * Paul Stern#Bibliography, Paul Stern * Alan Truscott#Publications, Alan Truscott * Louis H. Watson#Publications, Louis H. Watson * Kit Woolsey#Bibliography, Kit Woolsey

Other bibliographies

Bibliography

Following are details about books referenced in preceding sections, listed by first named author's surname beginning with:
#xAx, A #xBx, B #xCx, C #xDx, D #xEx, E #xFx, F #xGx, G #xHx, H #xIx, I #xJx, J #xKx, K #xLx, L #xMx, M #xNx, N #xOx, O #xPx, P #xQx, Q #xRx, R #xSx, S #xTx, T #xUx, U #xVx, V #xWx, W #xXx, X #xYx, Y #xZx, Z

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* * 674 pages. * * 286 pages. * * 240 pages. (1983) London: Pelham. . 256 pages. * 383 pages. * 157 pages.

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* * * * * (1966-1986). First edition 1966: Harper & Row (New York), 196p. / 1966: Award Books (New York), 254p. / 1967: Universal (New York), 254p. / 1967: Award Books (New York), Tandem (London), 254p. / 1970: Award Books (New York), Tandem (London), 254p. / 1981: Pinnacle Books (New York), 235p. / 1986: Perennial Library (New York), 235p. * * *

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* Edwin Kantar, Kantar, Eddie (Edwin): For a complete listing of Eddie Kantar books, see Edwin Kantar bibliography. * 108 pages. * Wilshire Book Company (North Hollywood, CA), 142p., / Prentice Hall (Endlewood Cliffs, NJ), 147p. / Muller (London), 1971, , 147p * Wilshire Book Company (North Hollywood, CA), 153p. / Prentice Hall (Endlewood Cliffs, NJ), 153p. / Muller (London), 1971, , 153p / Wilshire Book Company (North Hollywood, CA), 1977, , 153p * * 151 pages. * 200 pages. * 200 pages. * 214 pages. * IDG Books Worldwide (Foster City, CA), 1997, , 382p. / Second Edition: Wiley Publishing Inc., (Hoboken, NJ), 2006, , 388p. / Large Print Edition: Thorndike Press (Waterville, Me), 2008, , 563p * 240 pages. * * 1121 pages. * 191 pages. * 192 pages. * 120 pages. * * 217 pages. * 146 pages. * * * * — (2009) ''The Modern Losing Trick Count: Bidding to Win at Contract Bridge'' (13th impression). London: by Cassell in association with Peter Crawley, pp. 143. . *

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* Terence Reese, Reese, Terence: For a complete listing of Terence Reese books, see Terence Reese bibliography. * 151 pages. / Dover Publications (New York), 151 pages. / Oak Tree Press (London), 151 pages. / Oak Tree Press (London), 1965, 151 pages. / Cornerstone Library (New York), 1968 and 1969, 144 pages. / Dover Publications (New York), 1973, , 151 pages. * 144 pages. / 1991, , 144 pages. * 485 pages. (1985), Faber, , 469 pages. * , 128 pages. * , 128 pages. / Master Point Press (Toronto) 2005, , 160 pages. * 1989, , 168 pages. / Reprint: Houghton Mifflin (Boston) in association with Peter Crawley, 1992, / New Edition: Gollancz (London), 1994, , 168 pages. / Revised Edition by Ron Klinger: Cassell (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 2006, , 160 pages. * * * 300 pages. * * 244 pages; Three Rivers Press (New York), , 244 pages; 1992, Crown Publishers Inc., Crown Trade Paperbacks (New York), , 244 pages. * (hardcover), (softcover), 216 pages; 1995, Three Rivers Press (New York), , 216 pages. * * * (hardcover), (softcover)

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* , * * 140 pages; London: Batsford. . 127 pages. * * * (1960-1987). First copyright 1959. / First printing 1960: Pocket Books (New York), Permabook M7514, 548 pages. / 1960: Pocket Books (New York), 548 pages, / 1960: Pocket Books (New York), Permabook M5015 / 1962: Trident Press, Simon & Schuster (New York), 528 pages. / 1964: Pocket Books (New York), 549 pages. / 1964: Revised and enlarged, Trident Press, Simon & Schuster (New York), 548 pages. / 1973: Pocket Books (New York), 547 pages. / 1975: Pocket Books (New York), 547 pages. / 1987: Pocket Books (New York). 548 pages, * * *

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* — (1958) Enlarged and modernized by Sam Fry, Jr. * 162 pages. * 287 pages. * — (reprinted 1988 and 1992) Louisville, KY: Devyn Press Inc., pp. 343, OCLC 477153995. * — (reprinted 1991), pp. 303, . * — (reprinted 1992) Louisville, KY: Devyn Press Inc., pp. 64, .

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