CarlRitner Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Since November of 2002 I have hosted the ACBL Library Bridge Book and Bridge Magazine sale on my website at http://www.carlritner.com - with the kind permission of Fred and Uday, I am providing the members of Bridge Base Online with this update. Please note there is no business relationship between Bridge Base and myself. I have recently received another shipment of books from the ACBL Library, to add to the inventory of bridge books and magazines available. A portion of all sales benefits the ACBL library directly. I'll be listing books daily until this latest shipment is all through inventory. Currently, there are thousands of books and magazines available - nothing but bridge. Now is a great time to send me your updated wish lists, and to check the "Just Listed" page on my website, which is a new feature, as there are some great bargains to be found. Shipping outside the USA can be as low as US $1.00 per pound weight when you request 10 pounds or more. Thanks as always for supporting the ACBL Library sale and my website. I hope you find just what you were looking for! -- Cheers, Carl Ritner carl@carlritner.com Home of the ACBL Library Bridge Book and Bridge Magazine Sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRitner Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I plan to bump this to the top once a month, for the benefit of those who are new here. There's not much to add other than reminding you there are thousands of books and thousands of magazines available. Brand new books are expensive these days, so this is a great opportunity to browse the used books, pick up a few great titles and save money, all while supporting the ACBL Library. Thanks! Cheers, Carl RitnerACBL Library Bridge Book & Magazine Sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRitner Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 OK - I haven't exactly been bumping this up once a month. It is that time of the year, however, where you might be looking for an out of print or otherwise hard to find bridge book. If so, please visit my website ACBL Library Bridge Books & Magazines and see if there's anything that strikes your fancy. Here's wishing all of the Bridge Base Online gang and membership a very Happy Holidays! Cheers, Carl Ritnerhttp://www.carlritner.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRitner Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Just a gentle reminder, and for the newcomers, there's currently about 3700 bridge books available on my website. These are gently used and out-of-print books ranging from Milton Work in the late 1920s to Meckstroth and the Bermuda Bowl a few years ago. Something for everyone, and always enjoyable to read about the game. Cheap shipping worldwide - 35 to 50 cents a pound in the USA, about $1.00 per pound in bulk anywhere else in the world. There's bridge magazines too - while they last. For all of your brand new book needs, please patronize the ACBL Product store; for used books, my website donates a part of the proceeds to the ACBL library, so you can't lose. Thanks! Cheers, Carl RitnerACBL Library Used Books & Magazines ACBL Product Store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csdenmark Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 hi Carl - interesting collection you have. Unfortunately I cannot find what I am looking for as to me it looks like I need to know the author. I am looking for historic. Dallas Aces: Green Club, Black Club and Orange Club.Blue Team: Arno ClubMarston: Moscito(the original)Ruminski/Slavinsky: all except 'Introduction to weak opening systems' Maybe you will be able to help! Yours Claus Sønderkøge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRitner Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I've answered this privately; specific questions are best addressed in this manner, or by dropping me an email through my website. I can usually find out if a book on a specific subject ever existed, such as the Dallas Aces. This collaboration spawned more than one bidding system or style, with Aces Scientific being arguably the more popular, or at least more recognised. Documentation on the Orange Club or the Black Club has not been formally published, to my knowledge. Here's a great link for more information on this subject: http://www.bridgeguys.com/Glossary/AcesTeam.html Cheers,Carl ACBL Library Used Books & Magazines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csdenmark Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I've answered this privately; specific questions are best addressed in this manner, or by dropping me an email through my website. I can usually find out if a book on a specific subject ever existed, such as the Dallas Aces. This collaboration spawned more than one bidding system or style, with Aces Scientific being arguably the more popular, or at least more recognised. Documentation on the Orange Club or the Black Club has not been formally published, to my knowledge. Here's a great link for more information on this subject: http://www.bridgeguys.com/Glossary/AcesTeam.html Cheers,Carl ACBL Library Used Books & Magazinesand here some more info about DALLAS ACES I have responded privately but I really think the 3 systems likely to be american competing versions of Blue Team systems must be documentated somewhere somehow. What we know is Orange Club was the system used by Bob Hamman and Bobby Wolf. Orange Club is a predecessor for the present championsystem Hamway Club. We only know that Orange Club is a competitive version of Blue Club modified for using Flannery convention. A bit confusion about 2♦ or 2♥ version. I doubt ACBL source stating both used can be correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Claus, the fact that someone once played a system called Orange Club does not mean that detailed system notes are available. Even if these notes were available at one point in time, they probably aren't commercially available today. Case in point: Hamman has some very interesting things to say about "The Orange Club" in his book At the Table: I refer specifically to his comments that he and his partner selected this system because they didn't want to go to the bother of developing system notes. They preferred to simply relabel a copy of a write up of Blue Club. In short, what leads you to believe that a commercial version of these notes actually exists? More importantly, if they were to exist, what would you hope to get from them that isn't available in the books on BTC? In a similar, fashion I'm pretty sure that Paul Marston never published anything documenting early versions of MOSCITO. There might be a book describing the current variant, but I wouldn't hold my breathe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csdenmark Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Claus, the fact that someone once played a system called Orange Club does not mean that detailed system notes are available. Even if these notes were available at one point in time, they probably aren't commercially available today. Case in point: Hamman has some very interesting things to say about "The Orange Club" in his book At the Table: I refer specifically to his comments that he and his partner selected this system because they didn't want to go to the bother of developing system notes. They preferred to simply relabel a copy of a write up of Blue Club. In short, what leads you to believe that a commercial version of these notes actually exists? More importantly, if they were to exist, what would you hope to get from them that isn't available in the books on BTC? In a similar, fashion I'm pretty sure that Paul Marston never published anything documenting early versions of MOSCITO. There might be a book describing the current variant, but I wouldn't hold my breathe...Hamman has some very interesting things to say about "The Orange Club" in his book At the Table I have no time to read Hamman's book right now. Please be kind to give me the page Richard. I think Dallas Aces was that important to bridge and a big project for USA to come back on world top that I think it is impossible that 3 main systems was not documentated. Scientific Aces is - I have that. It is the only really solid book I have read about standard-like-systems. Maybe not commercial available - but less will do. At least I want to know what Black Club and Green Club are. One of them likely to be a precision approach. Who played? What did Ira Rubin play I have a file for Moscito pass system. I have very kindly received it from Ron Lell in Australia. I am informed it is the real version. It is very difficult to read so I am not sure I have read it corrrectly. I also fear it is infected by some canadians as I think I have seen some of the information in a canadian file. But not quite sure. You can see the documents from Moscito web-site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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