Terence Reese bibliography


John Terence Reese was a British bridge player and writer. Regarded as one of the finest players, he was also one of the most influential and acerbic of bridge writers, with a large output, including several books which remain in print as classics of bridge play. He was also the long-time bridge correspondent of The Lady, The Observer, the London Evening News and the Evening Standard.
Co-authorTitleEditions and PrintingsNotes
Phillips, HubertThe Elements of Contract
Hubert Phillips acknowledges that although the book is published jointly under their names, "Terence is the real author of the book", receiving only assistance in planning contents and in revising text from Phillips.
Cohen, BenThe Acol Two Club. Second and subsequent editions titled The Acol System of Contract Bridge
  • 1938: Sheffield, 1938, 55p.
  • 1939: Joiner & Steele, 64p.
  • 1946: Joiner & Steele, 84p.
  • 1949: Joiner & Steele, 127p.
  • 1956: Joiner & Steele, 148p
  • First and second editions carry the introduction by S.J. Simon - Attitude of Mind
  • Third edition completely revised, with a new introduction by S.J. Simon and 12 selected hands from Waddington's Par Contests composed by Terence Reese and S. J. Simon: Contract Bridge Equipment Ltd. in association with Joiner & Steele
  • Fourth edition with S.J. Simon's introduction to the third edition. Completely revised
  • Fifth edition with Introduction by Guy Ramsey and a selection of hands from the 1955–56 international events
  • Phillips, HubertHow to Play Bridge
  • 1945: Penguin, 128p.
  • 1958: Revised edition, Max Parrish, 152p.
  • Reese on Play: An Introduction to Good Bridge
  • 1947: Longmans, Green & Co., 232p.
  • 1947: Edward Arnold Ltd., 232p. Numerous reprints.
  • 1976, 1978: W.H. Allen, 195p.,,
  • 1982: Methuen, 195p.,
  • 1983: Devyn Press,
  • 2001, 2006: Chess & Bridge Ltd., 185p.,
  • Ranked number 10 by Experts responding to the 2007 American Contract Bridge League survey on their top ten favourite bridge books.
    Phillips, HubertBridge at Ruff's Club
    • 1951: The Batchworth Press, 248p. Edited by Terence Reese.
  • The book consists of articles previously written by Phillips and published in The Lady and The Sunday News of India. As editor, Reese made "expert" revisions to the collection of articles.
  • In the first paragraph of the book's Foreword, Phillips acknowledges Reese "... with whom I have had the pleasure of collaborating for something like the last eighteen years." The Foreword is dated March 1951.
  • Modern Bidding and the Acol System
  • 1952, 1960: Nicholson & Watson, 128p.
  • Phillips, HubertBridge with Mr. Playbetter
  • 1952: The Batchworth Press, 221p
  • A 32-page pamphlet containing reprints of the hands in the text was inserted in a pocket on the inside back cover of the book to "enable the reader to follow the play of each hand without having to keep turning over the page."
    Franklin, HaroldWorld Bridge Championship
  • 1955: De La Rue, 106p.
  • One hundred selected hands from the match of 224 hands, Great Britain vs. United States, played at the Beekman Hotel, New York, January 9 to 14, 1955
    The Expert Game
  • 1958, 1959, 1962: Edward Arnold Ltd., 190p.
  • 1960: Published in the USA as Master Play. George Coffin, 144p. and in 1966 by Simon & Schuster, Cornerstone Library, 139p.
  • 1973, 1974: Hale, 190p.,.
  • 1974: Published in the USA as Master Play in Contract Bridge . Dover Publications,, 143p.
  • 1984, 1991: Second edition, Hale, 190p.,.
  • 1997: Revised and enlarged third edition with Barry Rigal, Hale, 208p.,.
  • Ranked number 1 by Experts responding to the 2007 American Contract Bridge League survey on their top ten favourite bridge books.
    In the preface to the 1984 Hale printing, Reese indicated that he took exception to the changes in spelling, idiom and vocabulary introduced in the Coffin printings.
    Dormer, AlbertBridge Player's Dictionary
    • 1959: Sterling Publishing Co., 252p.
    • 1959: Oak Tree, 252p. with 8p. Addendum inserted
    • 1959: Barnes & Noble, 252p
    • 1959, 1960: Mayflower
    • 1960: Sterling Publishing Co., 252p.
    • 1963: Revised edition: Sterling Publishing Co., 252p.
    The 1959 Barnes & Noble publication was under the title Bridge Player's Dictionary and Quick-reference Guide
    Play Bridge with Reese
  • 1960: Oak Tree, 252p.
  • 1960: Mayflower, 252p.
  • 1960: Sterling Publishing Co., 252p.
  • 1960, 1962: Nobles & Barnes, 252p.
  • 1969: Dover Publications, 252p.,
  • 2002: Chess & Bridge, 240p.,
  • Master Play
    • 1960: George Coffin Publisher
    • 1974: Published as Master Play in Contract Bridge by Dover Publications, 143p.,
    Bridge
  • 1961, 1968, 1982: Penguin Books, 207p.,
  • Albarran, Pierre and Jaïs, PierreHow to Win at Rubber Bridge" Adapted for English readers by Terence Reese."
  • 1961: Barrie and Rockliff, 191p
  • Dormer, AlbertBlueprint for Bidding; the Acol System Applied to American Bridge
  • 1961: Sterling Publishing Co., 163p., OCLC 1355341
  • Dormer, AlbertThe Acol System Today
  • 1961: Edward Arnold Ltd., 163p.
  • 1978: Second edition revised as Bridge: the Acol System of Bidding, Pan, 156p.,
  • 1979: Robert Hale, 156p.,
  • Learn Bridge with Reese
  • 1962, 1987: Faber and Faber, 164p.; revised: 1987, 162p.,
  • 1978: Revised. Hamlyn, 164p.,
  • Develop Your Bidding Judgment
  • 1962: Oak Tree Press, 254p.
  • 1964, 1967: Cornerstone Library, 192p.
  • Published by Dover as Bidding a Bridge Hand in 1972
    The Game of Bridge
    • 1962: Constable, 208p.
    • 2002, 2003: Chess & Bridge, 164p.,
    Culbertson, ElyCulberton's Complete Summary of Contract Bridge: bidding, leads and plays
  • 1963: Faber and Faber, 64p.
  • Completely revised by Terence Reese, this is the first edition of the Culbertson's Summary series published since 1954 - Culbertson died in 1955.
    Bridge for Bright Beginners
  • 1964: Sterling Publishing Co., 151p.
  • 1964: Dover Publications, 151p.
  • 1965: Oak Tree Press, 151p.
  • 1968, 1969: Cornerstone Library, 144p.
  • 1973: Dover Publications, 151p.,
  • Bridge Conventions, Finesses, and Coups
  • 1965: Sterling Publishing Co.,, 192p.
  • 1965, 1967: Cornertone Library, 192p.
  • 1970: Dover Publications, 192p.,
  • Franklin, HaroldBest of Bridge on the Air: the Listener Book of Bridge
  • 1965: BBC
  • Problems and questions distilled from over 200 radio programmes; the hands were later discussed in The Listener
    Story of an Accusation
  • 1966: Heinemann, 244p.
  • 1967: Simon and Schuster, 246p.
  • 2004: Revised edition: Chess & Bridge, 232p.
  • 2004: Better Bridge Now, 240p.,
  • Dormer, AlbertThe Play of the Cards
  • 1967: Penguin Books, 270p.,
  • 1977: New edition: Hale, 224p.,
  • 1979: New edition: Sphere, 224p.,
  • 1991: Revised edition: Hale, 224p.,
  • The 1991 edition is a paperback reprint of the second edition of 1977. According to the 1991 Forward, "The natural successors to this work are Reese on Play and The Expert Game, both published by Robert Hale."
    Dormer, AlbertBridge for Tournament Players
  • 1968, 1969, 1971: Robert Hale & Company, 173p.,
  • Dormer, AlbertHow to Play a Good Game of Bridge
  • 1969: William Heinemann Ltd., 181p.
  • Garozzo, Benito and Yallouze, LéonThe Blue Club
  • 1969: Faber and Faber, 170p.,
  • Written by Garozzo and Yallouze and first published under the title Bridge de Competition; adapted by Terence Reese with Introduction by Omar Sharif.
    Schapiro, BorisBridge Card by Card
  • 1969, 1971: Hamlyn, 86p.,
  • C.C. Wei's Precision System
  • 197?: printed in Taiwan, 98p. OCLC 2556706
  • Bidding a Bridge Hand
  • 1972: Dover Publications, 254p.,.
  • Previously published as Develop Your Bidding Judgement
    Precision Bidding and Precision Play
    • 1972: W.H. Allen, 153p.,
    • 1973: Sterling Publishing Co., 153p.,,
    • 1974: Star Books,153p.,
    • 1974, 1975, 1981: Cornerstone Library, 153p., 154p.,
    • 1980, 1988?, : R. Hale, 150p., 153p.,, ?
    Practical Bidding and Practical Play
  • 1973-1974: W.H. Allen, 292p., ; 1974: 292p.,
  • 1973: Sterling Publishing Co., 292p.
  • 1974: Star Brooks, 292p.,
  • Advanced Bridge
  • 1973: Sterling Publishing Co., 464p.,
  • A consolidation of Play Bridge with Reese and Develop Your Bidding Judgement into one book.
    Dormer, AlbertThe Complete Book of Bridge
  • 1973: Faber and Faber, 485p.,
  • 1973: Excalibur Books, 485p.,
  • 1974: Saturday Review Press, 485p.,
  • 1980: Coles, 485p.
  • 1985: Revised edition: Faber and Faber, 469p.,
  • Play These Hands with Me
  • 1976: W.H. Allen, 1976 and 1978, 195p.,,
  • 1982: Methuen, 195p.,
  • 1983: Devyn Press,
  • 2001: Chess & Bridge, 202p.,
  • Bridge by Question and Answer
  • 1976: Barker, 158p.,
  • 1978: Keys Books, 200p.,
  • Trézel, RogerSnares and Swindles in Bridge
  • 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers, Master Bridge Series, 64p.,
  • 1976: Ward Lock, 64p.,
  • 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 64p.,
  • Trézel, RogerBlocking and Unblocking Plays in Bridge
  • 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers, Master Bridge Series, 64p.,
  • 1976: Ward Lock, 64p.,,
  • 1976, 1979: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 64p.,
  • Trézel, RogerSafety Plays in Bridge
  • 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers, Master Bridge Series, 63p.,
  • 1976: Ward Lock, 63p.,,
  • 1976, 1990: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 63p.,,
  • Trézel, RogerElimination Play in Bridge
  • 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers, Master Bridge Series, 77p.,
  • 1976: Ward Lock, 77p.,
  • 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 77p.,
  • Bridge at the Top
  • 1977: Faber & Faber, 143p.,
  • Begin Bridge With Reese
  • 1977: Sterling Publishing Co., 128p.,,
  • 1978: Bodley Head, 133p.,
  • 1979: New American Library, 130p.
  • 1981: Penguin, 128p.,
  • Stallard's "First up": a revolution in bridge bidding
  • 1978: Berl & Stallard, 73p
  • The Most Puzzling Situations in Bridge Play
  • 1978: Sterling, 160p.,,
  • 1979: Allen and Unwin, 160p.,
  • 1980: New York Library, 160p.,
  • Trézel, RogerThose Extra Chances in Bridge
  • 1978: Frederick Fell Publishers, 64p.,
  • 1978: Ward Lock, 64p.,
  • 1978, 1986: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 64p.,
  • Trézel, RogerWhen to Duck When to Win in Bridge
  • 1978: Frederick Fell Publishers, 64p.,
  • 1978: Ward Lock, 64p.,
  • 1978, 1988: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 64p.,
  • Flint, JeremyTrick 13
  • 1979: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 172p.,
  • 1980: Bibliagora, 172p.,
  • A novel.
    Trézel, RogerThe Art of Defence in Bridge
    • 1979: Frederick Fell Publishers, Master Bridge Series, 79p.,
    • 1979, 1988: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 79p.,
    Trézel, RogerMaster the Odds in Bridge
  • 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 79p.,
  • 1979: F. Fell, 79p.,
  • Bridge
  • 1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990: Hodder and Stoughton: Teach Yourself Books, 136-176p.,,
  • Bridge Tips by World Masters: Terence Reese develops and enlarges the famous Bols bridge tips
  • 1980, 1987: R. Hale, 174p.,,
  • Jourdain, PatrickSqueeze Play is Easy
  • 1980: George Allen & Unwin, 145p.,
  • Published in the USA as Squeeze Play Made Easy, Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., 145p.,
  • Bridge Tips from the Masters
  • 1981: Crown Publishers, 236p.,
  • Dormer, AlbertThe Bridge Player's Alphabetical Handbook
  • 1981: Faber and Faber, 223p.,
  • Kantar, EdwinDefend with Your Life
  • 1981: Faber and Faber, 160p.,
  • 1981: Squeeze Books, 151p.,
  • Bird, DavidMiracles of Card Play
  • 1982, 1984, 1989, 1991, and 1998: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 160p.,,,
  • 2008: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 160p.,
  • Bird, DavidBridge, the Modern Game
  • 1983, 1985: Faber and Faber, 200p.,,
  • 1998: Second edition: Robert Hale, 198p.,
  • Bird, DavidUnholy Tricks: More Miraculous Card Play
  • 1984, 1988, 1995: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 160p.,,,
  • 2007: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 160p.,
  • Trézel, RogerThe Mistakes You Make at Bridge
  • 1984, 1989: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 168p.,,
  • 1992: Reprint: Houghton Mifflin in association with Peter Crawley,
  • 1994: New Edition: Gollancz, 168p.,
  • 2006: Revised edition by Ron Klinger: Cassell in association with Peter Crawley, 160p.,
  • Bird, DavidHow the Experts Do It: Improving Your Bridge
  • 1985: Faber and Faber, 215p.,,
  • Hoffman, MartinPlay it Again Sam
  • 1985: Faber and Faber, 350p.,,
  • 1986: Devyn Press, 158p.,
  • Pottage, JulianPositive Defence
  • 1985: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 128p.,
  • 2005: Positive Defence at Bridge, Master Point Press, 160p.,
  • What Would You Bid?
  • 1986: Faber & Faber ), 160p.,
  • Pottage, JulianPositive Declarer's Play
  • 1986: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 128p.,,
  • 2005: Positive Declarer's Play at Bridge, Master Point Press, 152p.,
  • Bird, DavidDoubled And Venerable, Further Miracles of Card Play
  • 1987: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 160p.,
  • 1992, 1998: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 184p.,
  • English Bridge Union Teachers' AssociationMaster Plays in a Single Suit
  • 1987: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 10p.,
  • Bridge for Ambitious Players
  • 1988: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 143p.,
  • Bird, DavidThe Hidden Side of Bridge
  • 1988: Faber and Faber, 136p.,,
  • 1996: Batsford, 136p.,
  • Master Deceptive Plays
  • 1989: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 14p.,
  • Beguin, P. and Besse, JeanDo You Really Want to Win at Bridge?
  • 1989: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 144p.,
  • Bird, DavidTricks of the Trade
  • 1989, 1991: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 144p.,,
  • Markus, RixiBetter Bridge for Club Players
  • 1989: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 125p.,
  • Bird, DavidAcol in the 90's
  • 1990: Robert Hale Ltd., 153p.,
  • 1994: Robert Hale Ltd., 157p.,
  • Le Dentu, JoséBridge: Triumphs and Disasters
  • 1990: Master Bridge Series, 3p.,
  • Brilliancies and Blunders in the European Bridge Championship
  • 1991: Maxwell Macmillan Bridge, 136p.,
  • Bird, DavidFamous Hands from Famous Matches
  • 1991: Maxwell Macmillan Bridge, Macmillan Publishing Co.,, 156p.,,
  • Bird, DavidCardinal Sins
  • 1991: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 128p.,
  • 1996, Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 156p.,
  • Flint, JeremyBridge with the Professional Touch
  • 1991: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 128p.,
  • Bridge
  • 1992: Lincolnwood, NTC Publishing Group, 136p.,
  • Science Against Nature
  • 1992: Maxwell Macmillan Bridge, 144p.,
  • Bird, DavidThe Art of Good Bidding
  • 1992: Faber and Faber, 138p.,
  • Bird, DavidNaturals vs Scientists: The Great Match
  • 1992: Probray Press, Nottingham, 152 p.,. Played at the Hyde Park Hotel, London, January 27–28, 1992.
  • Bird, DavidAll You Need to Know About Bidding
  • 1992: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 128p.,
  • Bird, DavidAll You Need to Know About Play
  • 1993: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 128p.,
  • 1993, 1995: Houghton Mifflin Co., 128p.,
  • McNeil, KeithBid Against the Masters
  • 1993: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 128p.,
  • Trézel, RogerBlocking, Unblocking and Safety Plays in Bridge
  • 1993: Houghton Mifflin, Master Bridge Series, 120p.,
  • Bird, DavidThat Elusive Extra Trick
  • 1994: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 128p.,
  • Bird, DavidMake A Start At Bridge
  • 1994: Faber & Faber, 148p.,
  • Pottage, JulianThe Extra Edge in Play at Bridge
  • 1994: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 108p.,
  • 2005: Master Point Press, 152p.,
  • Learn Bridge in Five Days
  • 1995: Batsford, 95p.,
  • 1995, 1996: Sterling Publishing Co., 95p.,
  • 2003: Sterling Publishing Co., Chrysalis, 96p.
  • 2007: Sterling Publishing Co., 95P.,
  • Bird, DavidDivine Intervention
  • 1995: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 126p.,
  • 2009: Weidenfeld & Nicolson in association with Peter Crawley, Master Bridge Series, 126p.,
  • Bird, DavidFamous Bidding Decisions: Test Your Skill Against the Experts
  • 1996: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 128p.,
  • 2001: Cassell & Co. in association with Peter Crawley, 128p.,
  • Bird, DavidFamous Play Decisions: Test Your Skills Against the Experts
  • 1997: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 128p.,
  • Bird, DavidBridge
  • 1998, 2003: Hodder and Stoughton: Teach Yourself Books, 147-176p.,,
  • 1998: Lincolnwood, NTC Publishing Group, 147p.,