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Hi all,

 

The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) maintains the Albert H.

Morehead memorial library, which is supplied primarily through book

donations from private individuals and estates. The overstock from

this library is shipped to me for disposition through my bridge book

website at http://www.carlritner.com

 

 

My website features only bridge books (and some software). It offers

primarily used and out of print books, plus the complete line of Marty

Bergen products. Part of the net proceeds from each sale goes back to

the ACBL for library purposes.

 

 

I have just recently listed some new inventory received (these are on

the main books page) and I will be listing more titles this week, as

soon as the ACBL ships. There's a lot of Truscott material on the way.

There's currently 2,014 items listed but a good portion of this is

single copy, so books are always reserved in the order requests are

received.

 

 

Please feel free to email me ( carl@carlritner.com ) with any

questions or special requests. Thanks for supporting the ACBL Library

and my bridge book website!

 

 

Cheers,

 

 

Carl Ritner

 

http://www.carlritner.com <-- ACBL Library Used Bridge Book Sale

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Hi,

 

The ACBL has shipped more books, and I'll be listing these sometime tomorrow (Monday EDT). There's some further inventory from the Truscott estate as well as other donations to the library. My total bridge inventory is now approaching 4000 items, so there's got to be something for everyone here.

 

Thanks as always for supporting the ACBL Library and my bridge website.

 

Cheers,

 

Carl Ritner

 

http://www.carlritner.com

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Hi All,

 

 

This is just a brief reminder that used (and a few new) books on bridge are available from the ACBL Library and other sources through my website. A substantial portion of the proceeds go back to the library for preservational and general literature purposes.

 

 

If you are looking for an out of print bridge book, this would be a sensible place to start. If you don't see what you are looking for, just ask - it's possible I have not yet posted that item.

 

 

Thanks in advance for supporting the ACBL Library and my bridge website!

 

 

Carl Ritner

 

ACBL Library Used Bridge Books

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Hi All,

 

The new books for January have been received from the ACBL Library and about half are posted on my website. You'll find the new stuff on the books-main page here:

 

ACBL Library Used Bridge Books - January

 

The other 3000+ bridge books are listed by author on the five "by author" pages, alphabetically.

 

I'll be listing additional books for the next two weeks, so please check back often. Sales benefit the ACBL library for the preservation of bridge literature and other purposes.

 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

ACBL Library Used Bridge Books

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What happened to all of the used magazines on Carl's site?

Good question. We made the decision early in 2007 to stop carrying bridge magazines and focus strictly on bridge books. Space was the primary consideration, being new grandparents and needing a spare bedroom (once again).

 

There are about 3744 bridge books here, not counting my personal library. I still receive some bridge magazines from the ACBL library in Memphis, and these are sold as a lot on my website or on eBay, to keep things moving along.

 

If you have specific needs, let me know and I'll see if anyone in my circle of collectors has anything to help you.

 

Cheers,

Carl

 

ACBL Used and Out-of-Print Bridge Books

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Hi All,

 

Brief update. More books are on the way, and there is now a clearance sale page.

 

This is just a brief reminder that used (and a few new) books on bridge are available from the ACBL Library and other sources through my website. A substantial portion of the proceeds go back to the library for preservational and general literature purposes.

 

 

If you are looking for an out of print bridge book, this would be a sensible place to start. If you don't see what you are looking for, just ask - it's possible I have not yet posted that item.

 

 

Thanks in advance for supporting the ACBL Library and my bridge website!

 

 

Carl Ritner

 

ACBL Library Bridge Books

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Happy Independence Day for all Americans!

 

And ... sorry about that, to the Brits ;)

 

 

ACBL Library Clearance Books Here

 

The above link will take you directly to the Clearance page on my website, which features nearly 1000 items, currently at 25% off. The discount rate will increase over time until all of the clearance items have found new homes.

 

 

 

ACBL Library Bridge Books Home Page

 

This link will take you to the home page of the website, where you'll find hundreds more bridge books, used and out of print, and some older books still available as new.

 

Thanks in advance for your support of the ACBL Library and my bridge book website. We hope you have a great holiday!

 

Cordially,

 

Carl Ritner

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Hello all,

 

Just a brief update for you book lovers.

 

 

ACBL Library Clearance Books Here

 

The above link will take you directly to the Clearance page on my website, which features nearly 1000 items, currently at 50% off. The discount rate will increase over time until all of the clearance items have found new homes. At 50% I expect to see a significant reduction in choice, so please act soon.

 

 

ACBL Library Bridge Books Home Page

 

This link will take you to the home page of the website, where you'll find hundreds more bridge books, used and out of print, and some older books still available as new.

 

Thanks in advance for your support of the ACBL Library and my bridge book website. A portion of the proceeds goes to the ACBL Library, to help preserve the history of this great game!

 

 

Cordially,

 

Carl Ritner

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Finding "Every Hand an Adventure"

I contacted Eric and he said even he has no more copies of the book "Evry Hand an Adventure", but that Baronbarclay had right to publish it and might if there was enough interest. I have emailed Baronbarclay about it, anyone else who is interested in this book might do the same...

 

Bill

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Great idea. Unfortunately Randy Baron is no longer involved in the operations of Baron Barclay, so the obvious motivation to get this into print again seems to be missing.

 

There's quite a lot about the system available on the website though, so perhaps you'll find enough information to satisfy your needs.

 

 

Carl

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Hi everyone,

 

Just a short reminder, the ACBL Library continues to make available used and out of print bridge books here:

 

ACBL Library Used/Out Of Print Bridge Books

 

The "clearance" page, which used to feature large discounts, is now the "dollar" page, and there are some very good books listed here.

 

The website has been hosting this sale for five years this month. We hope you tell your friends and bridge partners about us, and we hope you have a great holiday season!

 

Carl

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