List of contract bridge books

Bridge, or more formally contract bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and 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 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 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, 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.
 * / 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.
 * / 1903, 136 pages / 1907, 136 pages / 1911, 136 pages.
 * / 6th Edition, Charles Scribner's Sons (New York), 1907, 297 pages.
 * / 1903, 136 pages / 1907, 136 pages / 1911, 136 pages.
 * / 6th Edition, Charles Scribner's Sons (New York), 1907, 297 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, ISBN 0-7091-5349-X.
 * The Bridge Bum by Alan Sontag, 1977
 * / Granovetter Books (Ballston Lake, N.Y.), 1992, 252 pages, ISBN 0-940257-12-2 / Netco Press (Little Falls, N.J.), 1994, 252 pages, ISBN 0-9634715-2-X / Netco Press, (Little Falls, N.J.), 2003, 264 pages, ISBN 978-0-9634715-2-9
 * Fictional novels
 * / Simon and Schuster (New York), 191 pages.
 * / Robert Hale (London), 1976, 221 pages, ISBN 0-7091-5349-X.
 * The Bridge Bum by Alan Sontag, 1977
 * / Granovetter Books (Ballston Lake, N.Y.), 1992, 252 pages, ISBN 0-940257-12-2 / Netco Press (Little Falls, N.J.), 1994, 252 pages, ISBN 0-9634715-2-X / Netco Press, (Little Falls, N.J.), 2003, 264 pages, ISBN 978-0-9634715-2-9
 * Fictional novels
 * / Granovetter Books (Ballston Lake, N.Y.), 1992, 252 pages, ISBN 0-940257-12-2 / Netco Press (Little Falls, N.J.), 1994, 252 pages, ISBN 0-9634715-2-X / Netco Press, (Little Falls, N.J.), 2003, 264 pages, ISBN 978-0-9634715-2-9
 * Fictional novels
 * / Granovetter Books (Ballston Lake, N.Y.), 1992, 252 pages, ISBN 0-940257-12-2 / Netco Press (Little Falls, N.J.), 1994, 252 pages, ISBN 0-9634715-2-X / Netco Press, (Little Falls, N.J.), 2003, 264 pages, ISBN 978-0-9634715-2-9
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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).

American Bridge Teachers' Association (ABTA)
Each year since 1982, 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 – Commonsense Bidding by William S. Root
 * 1988 –
 * 1989 –
 * 1990 –
 * 1991 – Basic Book:
 * 1991 – Advanced Book:
 * 1992 –
 * 1992 – Advanced Book: To Bid or Not to Bid, The LAW of Total Tricks by Larry Cohen
 * 1993 – Basic Book:
 * 1993 – Advanced Book:
 * 1994 –
 * 1995 –
 * 1996 – Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets by 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: 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know by Barbara Seagram and 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:
 * 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
 * Killing Defence at Bridge by Hugh Kelsey
 * Right Through the Pack by Robert Darvas and Norman de V. Hart
 * Reese on Play: An Introduction to Good Play by Terence Reese
 * Bridge in the Menagerie by Victor Mollo
 * To Bid or Not to Bid by Larry N. Cohen
 * Adventures in Card Play by Géza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey
 * The Expert Game by Terence Reese
 * Defensive Bridge Play Complete by Eddie Kantar
 * Play Bridge with Reese by Terence Reese
 * How to Read Your Opponents Cards by Mike Lawrence
 * Card Play Technique or the Art of Being Lucky by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener
 * Five Weeks to Winning Bridge by Alfred Sheinwold
 * Bid Better, Play Better by Dorothy Hayden
 * Bridge Squeezes Complete by Clyde E. Love
 * Matchpoints by Kit Woolsey
 * Bridge With the Blue Team by Pietro Forquet
 * The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge by Henry Francis et al.
 * All 52 Cards by Marshall Miles
 * 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
 * The Expert Game by Terence Reese
 * Why You Lose at Bridge by S. J. Simon
 * Adventures in Card Play by Géza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey
 * Killing Defence at Bridge by Hugh Kelsey
 * Bridge in the Menagerie by Victor Mollo
 * Right Through the Pack by Robert Darvas and Norman de V. Hart
 * Watson on the Play of the Hand at Contract Bridge by Louis H. Watson
 * Card Play Technique or the Art of Being Lucky by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener
 * Bridge With the Blue Team by Pietro Forquet
 * Reese on Play: An Introduction to Good Play by Terence Reese
 * Top 10 books as rated by Other Readers – in descending order
 * Watson on the Play of the Hand at Contract Bridge by Louis H. Watson
 * Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets by Marty Bergen
 * How to Read Your Opponents Cards by Mike Lawrence
 * Why You Lose at Bridge by S. J. Simon
 * Killing Defence at Bridge by Hugh Kelsey
 * 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know by Barbara Seagram and Marc Smith
 * Card Play Technique or the Art of Being Lucky by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener
 * Adventures in Card Play by Géza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey
 * Standard Bridge Bidding for the 21st Century by Max Hardy
 * 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.


 * Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets by Marty Bergen
 * Declarer Play the Bergen Way by Marty Bergen
 * 52 Great Tips on Declarer Play by 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 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
 * 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 William Root
 * The Secrets of Winning Bridge by Jeff Rubens
 * 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 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 lists his recommendations for "Bridge Books You Should Read", grouped as follows:

Classics
General
 * Five Weeks to Winning Bridge by Alfred Sheinwold
 * Bid Better, Play Better by Dorothy Hayden
 * Matchpoints by Kit Woolsey

Bidding
 * Commonsense Bidding by William S. Root
 * To Bid or Not to Bid, The Law of Total Tricks by Larry N. Cohen
 * Bridge Conventions Complete by Amalya Kearse
 * The Complete Book of Hand Evaluation by Mike Lawrence
 * The Complete Book of Overcalls by Mike Lawrence

Declarer Play
 * Watson on the Play of the Hand at Contract Bridge by Louis H. Watson
 * How to Read Your Opponents Cards by Mike Lawrence
 * Card Play Technique or the Art of Being Lucky by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener
 * Reese on Play: An Introduction to Good Play by Terence Reese
 * The Expert Game by Terence Reese
 * Play these Hands with Me by Terence Reese
 * Bridge Squeezes Complete by Clyde E. Love
 * The Dictionary of Suit Combinations by Jean-Marc Roudinescu
 * Adventures in Card Play by Géza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey

Defender's Play
 * Killing Defence at Bridge by Hugh Kelsey
 * 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
 * Bridge Humor by Eddie Kantar
 * The Best of Eddie Kantar: Funny Stories from the Bridge Table by Eddie Kantar
 * Bridge in the Menagerie by Victor Mollo
 * Miracles of Card Play by David Bird and Terence Reese
 * Bridge with the Blue Team by Pietro Forquet
 * The Bridge Bum by Alan Sontag

For beginners
General
 * Bridge for Dummies by Eddie Kantar
 * Win at Bridge in 30 Days by David Bird
 * Bridge for Bright Beginners by Terence Reese
 * Bridge Basics by Ron Klinger
 * Teach Me to Play – A First Book of Bridge by Jude Goodwin and Don Ellison
 * Bridge for Beginners by Audrey Grant and Zia Mahmood
 * Bridge for Beginners by Nico Gardener and Victor Mollo
 * Beginning Bridge by Alan Hiron and Maureen Hiron

Bidding
 * Teach Yourself Basic Bidding by Alan Truscott and Dorothy Hayden
 * Basic Acol by Ben Cohen and Rhoda Barrow
 * Really Easy Bidding by the English Bridge Union Teachers' Association (EBUTA)

Declarer Play
 * Introduction to Declarer's Play by Eddie Kantar

Defender's Play
 * Introduction to Defender's Play by Eddie Kantar

For advancing players
General
 * Winning Contract Bridge Complete by Edgar Kaplan
 * The Complete Book of Bridge by Terence Reese and Albert Dormer
 * The Mistakes You Make at Bridge by Terence Reese and Roger Trézel

Bidding
 * Points Schmoints! Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets by Marty Bergen
 * 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know by Barbara Seagram and Marc Smith
 * Modern Bridge Conventions by Bill Root and Richard Pavlicek
 * Judgement in Bridge by Mike Lawrence
 * Hand Evaluation in Bridge by Brian Senior
 * Preempts from A-Z by Ron Andersen and Sabine Zenkel
 * Raising Partner by Brian Senior
 * Precision Bidding in Acol by Eric Crowhurst
 * Acol in Competition by Eric Crowhurst
 * Washington Standard by Steve Robinson

Declarer Play
 * Countdown to Winning Bridge by Tim Bourke and Marc Smith
 * The Basic Elements of Play and Defence by G. C. H. Fox
 * Play of the Hand Complete by Eddie Kantar
 * Guide to Better Card Play by Ron Klinger

Defender's Play
 * Kantar for the Defense, Volume 1 by Eddie Kantar
 * Kantar for the Defense, Volume 2 by Eddie Kantar
 * Opening Leads by Mike Lawrence
 * Step-by-Step Signalling by Mark Horton
 * Eddie Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense by Eddie Kantar

For experienced players
General
 * The Complete Book of BOLS Tips by Sally Brock
 * The Secrets of Winning Bridge by Jeff Rubens
 * For Experts Only by Matthew Granovetter
 * Matchpoint Bridge by Hugh Kelsey
 * Hoffman on Pairs Play by Martin Hoffman
 * Expert Tuition for Tournament Players by Raymond Brock and Sally Brock

Bidding
 * Partnership Bidding by Andrew Robson and Oliver Segal
 * The Modern Losing Trick Count by Ron Klinger
 * Better Bridge with Bergen, Volumes 1 & 2 by Marty Bergen
 * Precision and Super Precision Bidding by Giorgio Belladonna and Benito Garozzo
 * Powerhouse Hands by Albert Dormer
 * Aces Scientific by Bobby Goldman

Declarer Play
 * Step-by-Step: Deceptive Declarer Play by Barry Rigal
 * Advanced Play at Bridge by Hugh Kelsey
 * Secrets of Expert Card Play by David Bird and Tony Forrester
 * Simple Squeezes by Hugh Kelsey
 * Positive Declarer's Play by Terence Reese and Julian Pottage
 * Bridge: Tricks of the Trade by Terence Reese and David Bird

Defender's Play
 * Dynamic Defense by Mike Lawrence
 * Secrets of Expert Defence by David Bird and Tony Forrester
 * Step-by-Step: Deception in Defence by Barry Rigal
 * Partnership Defense in Bridge by Kit Woolsey
 * 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, 1934
 * The Acol System of Contract Bridge by 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, 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). No other title received more than three mentions.
 * 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

Biographies

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

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.

By subject

 * Bridge conventions
 * Hand evaluation
 * Losing-Trick Count
 * Odds, Probabilities
 * Opening leads
 * Preemptive bidding
 * Signalling
 * Squeeze plays
 * Suit combinations

By author

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

- A -

 * 290 pages.

- C -

 * 674 pages.
 * 286 pages.
 * 240 pages. (1983) London: Pelham. ISBN 978-0-7207-1488-3. 256 pages.
 * 383 pages.
 * 157 pages.
 * 240 pages. (1983) London: Pelham. ISBN 978-0-7207-1488-3. 256 pages.
 * 383 pages.
 * 157 pages.

- E -

 * 226 pages.
 * 162 pages. Also: (1976) London: Robert Hale Books. ISBN 0-7091-5601-4. 162 pages.
 * 162 pages. Also: (1976) London: Robert Hale Books. ISBN 0-7091-5601-4. 162 pages.

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 * Revised 1973, further revised 1991.

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 * / 190 pages.
 * / 190 pages.
 * / 190 pages.
 * / 190 pages.

- H -

 * (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. ISBN 0-06-091351-7
 * (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. ISBN 0-06-091351-7
 * (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. ISBN 0-06-091351-7
 * (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. ISBN 0-06-091351-7
 * (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. ISBN 0-06-091351-7

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 * Kantar, Eddie (Edwin): For a complete listing of Eddie Kantar books, see Edwin Kantar bibliography.
 * 108 pages.
 * Wilshire Book Company (North Hollywood, CA), 142p., ISBN 978-0-87980-401-5 / Prentice Hall (Endlewood Cliffs, NJ), 147p. / Muller (London), 1971, ISBN 978-0-584-10393-9, 147p
 * Wilshire Book Company (North Hollywood, CA), 153p. / Prentice Hall (Endlewood Cliffs, NJ), 153p. / Muller (London), 1971, ISBN 978-0-584-10394-6, 153p / Wilshire Book Company (North Hollywood, CA), 1977, ISBN 978-0-87980-322-3, 153p
 * 151 pages.
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 * IDG Books Worldwide (Foster City, CA), 1997, ISBN 978-0-7645-5015-7, 382p. / Second Edition: Wiley Publishing Inc., (Hoboken, NJ), 2006, ISBN 978-0-471-92426-5, 388p. / Large Print Edition: Thorndike Press (Waterville, Me), 2008, ISBN 978-1-4104-0503-6, 563p
 * 240 pages.
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 * 192 pages.
 * 120 pages.
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 * 146 pages.
 * &mdash; (2009) The Modern Losing Trick Count: Bidding to Win at Contract Bridge (13th impression). London: by Cassell in association with Peter Crawley, pp. 143. ISBN 978-0-304-35770-3.
 * 217 pages.
 * 146 pages.
 * &mdash; (2009) The Modern Losing Trick Count: Bidding to Win at Contract Bridge (13th impression). London: by Cassell in association with Peter Crawley, pp. 143. ISBN 978-0-304-35770-3.
 * &mdash; (2009) The Modern Losing Trick Count: Bidding to Win at Contract Bridge (13th impression). London: by Cassell in association with Peter Crawley, pp. 143. ISBN 978-0-304-35770-3.
 * &mdash; (2009) The Modern Losing Trick Count: Bidding to Win at Contract Bridge (13th impression). London: by Cassell in association with Peter Crawley, pp. 143. ISBN 978-0-304-35770-3.
 * &mdash; (2009) The Modern Losing Trick Count: Bidding to Win at Contract Bridge (13th impression). London: by Cassell in association with Peter Crawley, pp. 143. ISBN 978-0-304-35770-3.

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 * 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, ISBN 978-0-486-22942-3, 151 pages.
 * 144 pages. / 1991, ISBN 978-0-575-05024-2, 144 pages.
 * 485 pages. (1985), Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-13528-8, 469 pages.
 * ISBN 978-0-575-03838-7, 128 pages.
 * ISBN 978-0-575-03612-3, 128 pages. / Master Point Press (Toronto) 2005, ISBN 978-1-894154-93-2, 160 pages.
 * 1989, ISBN 978-0-575-03409-9, 168 pages. / Reprint: Houghton Mifflin (Boston) in association with Peter Crawley, 1992, ISBN 978-0-395-62891-1 / New Edition: Gollancz (London), 1994, ISBN 978-0-575-05785-2, 168 pages. / Revised Edition by Ron Klinger: Cassell (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 2006, ISBN 978-0-304-36811-2, 160 pages.
 * 300 pages.
 * 244 pages; Three Rivers Press (New York), ISBN 978-0-517-88429-4, 244 pages; 1992, Crown Publishers Inc., Crown Trade Paperbacks (New York), ISBN 978-0-517-58727-0, 244 pages.
 * ISBN 0-517-56130-1 (hardcover), ISBN 0-517-56129-8 (softcover), 216 pages; 1995, Three Rivers Press (New York), ISBN 0-517-88430-5, 216 pages.
 * ISBN 0-448-01746-6 (hardcover), ISBN 0-448-02094-7 (softcover)
 * 244 pages; Three Rivers Press (New York), ISBN 978-0-517-88429-4, 244 pages; 1992, Crown Publishers Inc., Crown Trade Paperbacks (New York), ISBN 978-0-517-58727-0, 244 pages.
 * ISBN 0-517-56130-1 (hardcover), ISBN 0-517-56129-8 (softcover), 216 pages; 1995, Three Rivers Press (New York), ISBN 0-517-88430-5, 216 pages.
 * ISBN 0-448-01746-6 (hardcover), ISBN 0-448-02094-7 (softcover)
 * ISBN 0-448-01746-6 (hardcover), ISBN 0-448-02094-7 (softcover)
 * ISBN 0-448-01746-6 (hardcover), ISBN 0-448-02094-7 (softcover)

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 * , ISBN 978-1-894154-07-9
 * 140 pages; London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-7918-8. 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, ISBN 0-671-78141-3 / 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, ISBN 0-671-42287-1
 * (1960-1987). First copyright 1959. / First printing 1960: Pocket Books (New York), Permabook M7514, 548 pages. / 1960: Pocket Books (New York), 548 pages, ISBN 0-671-78141-3 / 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, ISBN 0-671-42287-1
 * (1960-1987). First copyright 1959. / First printing 1960: Pocket Books (New York), Permabook M7514, 548 pages. / 1960: Pocket Books (New York), 548 pages, ISBN 0-671-78141-3 / 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, ISBN 0-671-42287-1
 * (1960-1987). First copyright 1959. / First printing 1960: Pocket Books (New York), Permabook M7514, 548 pages. / 1960: Pocket Books (New York), 548 pages, ISBN 0-671-78141-3 / 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, ISBN 0-671-42287-1

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 * &mdash; (1958) Enlarged and modernized by Sam Fry, Jr.
 * 162 pages.
 * 287 pages.
 * &mdash; (reprinted 1988 and 1992) Louisville, KY: Devyn Press Inc., pp. 343, OCLC 477153995.
 * &mdash; (reprinted 1991), pp. 303, ISBN 978-0-910791-68-7.
 * &mdash; (reprinted 1992) Louisville, KY: Devyn Press Inc., pp. 64, ISBN 0-910791-40-6.

Lists

 * List of bridge competitions and awards
 * List of contract bridge magazines
 * List of contract bridge people

Books

 * 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know
 * Bridge Squeezes Complete
 * The Cardturner
 * Contract Bridge for Beginners
 * Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand
 * The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge