Author: Hans Secelle
Publisher:
Published: 2020-05-15
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781771402163
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In From Short Whist to Contract Bridge, the author takes the reader on a fascinating journey through space and time and introduces him to such games as Karnöffel, Whist, Hombre, Quadrille, Boston, Cayenne, Vist-Preferans, Russian Whist, Yeralash and Stormwhist. These old and mostly forgotten games will eventually lead to the assembly of a number of 'proto-bridge' variants, of which only Collinson's Biritch or Russian Whist will survive the labor pains. In its turn, this 'mother of all bridge variants' will be superseded by its more sophisticated successors: bridge-opposition, auction bridge, royal auction bridge, plafond and, finally, contract bridge, the world's most popular card game...
Author: Fisher Ames, Jr
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Published: 2015-08-21
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781297923715
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Fisher Ames
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781022705869
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This concise guide is an essential resource for anyone looking to master the game of bridge whist. Ames explains the rules and strategies in clear, straightforward language, making this an ideal resource for beginners and experienced players alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Alan Truscott
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2004-08
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780312331078
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide to the popular card game includes anecdotes about great players, major tournaments, scandals, and strategies that make bridge so legendary.
Author: Fisher Ames
Publisher:
Published: 2017-08-23
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9780649325610
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Chicago Public Library
Publisher:
Published: 1908
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Daniel Pool
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-10-02
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 143914480X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A “delightful reader’s companion” (The New York Times) to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, Dickens, Trollope, the Brontës, and more, this lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs that governed life in Victorian England. For anyone who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell “Tally Ho!” at a fox hunt, or how one landed in “debtor’s prison,” this book serves as an indispensable historical and literary resource. Author Daniel Pool provides countless intriguing details (did you know that the “plums” in Christmas plum pudding were actually raisins?) on the Church of England, sex, Parliament, dinner parties, country house visiting, and a host of other aspects of nineteenth-century English life—both “upstairs” and “downstairs. An illuminating glossary gives at a glance the meaning and significance of terms ranging from “ague” to “wainscoting,” the specifics of the currency system, and a lively host of other details and curiosities of the day.