{"product_id":"auction-bridge-up-to-date-w-dalton-1910-second-edition","title":"Auction Bridge Up-to-Date by W. Dalton – Second Edition, 1910","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e W. Dalton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAuction Bridge Up-to-Date\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thomas De La Rue \u0026amp; Co., London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e iv, 210 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo (8º)\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in London by Thomas De La Rue \u0026amp; Co. in 1910, \u003cem\u003eAuction Bridge Up-to-Date\u003c\/em\u003e by W. Dalton is an early guide to the rules and play of Auction Bridge, the card game that preceded modern Contract Bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis second edition contains the \u003cstrong\u003eLaws of Auction Bridge as framed by a joint committee of the Portland and Bath Clubs\u003c\/strong\u003e, providing an interesting record of the development and standardisation of bridge during the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome period volume with \u003cstrong\u003egilt page edges\u003c\/strong\u003e, this title would appeal to collectors of vintage card-game books, bridge memorabilia, sporting and social history, or early twentieth-century reference works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bumping to the top and bottom of the spine and to the corners. Some marks to the inside front cover, light foxing to the title page and light tanning to the pages. Gilt page edges remain an attractive feature. Please refer to photographs as they form part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"\"\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn appealing \u003cstrong\u003e1910 second edition\u003c\/strong\u003e documenting the early rules of Auction Bridge at a time when the game was becoming increasingly formalised and popular. The association with the Portland and Bath Clubs adds particular historical interest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40252289319041,"sku":"LLCB2502355","price":200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0134\/9249\/files\/AuctionBridgeup-to-datebyWDalton_2.jpg?v=1742522636","url":"https:\/\/tilbrookandco.com.au\/products\/auction-bridge-up-to-date-w-dalton-1910-second-edition","provider":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}