Excerpt from The Bridge Blue Book: A Compilation of Opinions of the Leading Bridge Authorities, on Leads, Declarations, Inferences, and the General Play of the Game
"The Bridge Blue Book" is a comprehensive analysis of the various publications on Bridge. The author has endeavored throughout the book to give full credit to all the writers whose opinions are quoted.
The purpose of the book is to point out clearly - for the teacher, advanced student, and beginner - how the most frequently occurring and important combinations of cards are treated by different leading authorities. This is accomplished by means of clearly tabulated forms and supporting explanations introduced throughout the book, and particularly in the article treating of the different leads.
To the several new games of Bridge for less than four players, which are included in the book and which are more or less unknown in the United States, much space has purposely been devoted; and, in this connection, the singular attractiveness of Auction Bridge must be especially pointed out.
The bibliographical and historical compilations as well as the glossary and general index may claim to be the first instituted with thoroughness, the few efforts hitherto made in these lines not being worthy of serious attention.
Thanks are due to the editors of The Field, the Saturday Review, and Vanity Fair for courtesies extended, as well as to Mr. Fisher Ames, the well-known author, and to Mr. L. J. Brack, editor of "Bridge," for valuable suggestions as to the general treatment of the present work.
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