Correct contract bridge / by E.V. Shepard ; including the official Laws of contract bridge adopted by the Whist Club, New York, and by all the leading clubs in America.

CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I VIVE LE Roi........ 3
Brief History of Contract Bridge.
II SYNOPSIS OF THE LAWS OF CONTRACT
BRIDGE.......... 4
III COMMENTS......... 7
Comparison of Contract with Auction Bridge.
IV BASIC PRINCIPLES....... 10
Average Strength-Sure Tricks-Declarer's and
Dummy's Honor Values - Rectifying Values -
Trump Values - Valuing Dummy's Trumps -
Accurate Valuations Are Vital.
V OPENING BIDS........ 23
Dealer's or Second Hand's Suit Bids-Compensated Bids - Dealer's or Second Hand's NoTrump Bids-Practical Contracting-Choosing
Between Trumps and No-Trump Bids - TwoSuiters-Preemptive Bids.
VI OPENING BIDS........ 37
Third or Fourth Hand- Late Minor Bids -
Minor Suit Conventions.
VII OPENING TWO-BIDS...... 4I
Two-No Trump-Second Use of Two BidsThe Reverse Signal-Trump Strength and Side
Weakness.
VIII FORCED BIDS........ 48
Improving Partner's Bid - Partner's Probable
Assistance - Forced No-Trump Bids - Bidding
Against No-Trumps - Contract and Auction
Strategy Differ-Bidding Against No-Trump at
Right.