Culbertson's New Summary of Contract Bridge by Ely Culbertson , Published in 1935 by John C Winston Company
6" tall, 4 1/8" wide 80 pages, cloth hard cover and paper jacket protector
Very good condition, paper jacket has light wear, tears and folds on edges, book cover has very little wear, interior is clean and binding is solid.
Ely Culbertson (Jul 22, 1891 - Dec 27, 1955) was an American contract bridge entrepreneur and personality dominant during the 1930s. He played a major role in the popularization of the new game and was widely regarded as "the man who made contract bridge". He was a great showman who became rich, was highly extravagant, and lost and gained fortunes several times over. Asking $4.00 OBO call Greg 702837.11O5 bwtn 9am and 7pm Thanx! NO EMAILS PLEASE.
Contains the chapters:
Bidding Valuation
Notrump bidding
Opening suit one-bids
Raises and takeouts
Forcing bids
Bidding for game
Two-bids 3,4,5 bids
Defensive Overcalls
Takeout doubles
Penalty doubles
Slam bidding
4-5 notrump convention
Establishing winners
Entry plays
How to plan the play
End-play squeezes
Opening leads
Third-hand plays