John Terence Reese (28 August 1913 – 29 January 1996) 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-author(s) Title Editions and Printings Notes Phillips, HubertThe Elements of Contract 1937: British Bridge World (London), 271p. 1948: Eyre & Spottiswoode (London)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.Page vii of the Introduction by Phillips, October 1937. Cohen, BenThe Acol Two Club. Second and subsequent editions titled The Acol System of Contract Bridge 1938: Sheffield, 1938, 55p. 1939: Joiner & Steele (London), 64p. 1946: Joiner & Steele (London), 84p. 1949: Joiner & Steele (London), 127p. 1956: Joiner & Steele (London), 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. (Leeds, England) in association with Joiner & Steele Fourth edition with S.J. Simon's introduction to the third edition. Completely revised (with three new chapters and an appendix illustrating the system at work in the International Series of 1949) Fifth edition with Introduction by Guy Ramsey and a selection of hands from the 1955–56 international eventsPhillips, HubertHow to Play Bridge 1945: Penguin, 128p. 1958: Revised edition, Max Parrish (London), 152p.Reese on Play: An Introduction to Good Bridge 1947: Longmans, Green & Co. (New York), 232p. 1947: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. (London), 232p. Numerous reprints. 1976, 1978: W.H. Allen (London), 195p., , 1982: Methuen (London), 195p., 1983: Devyn Press (Louisville, KY), 2001, 2006: Chess & Bridge Ltd. (London), 185p., Ranked number 10 by Experts responding to the 2007 American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) survey on their top ten favourite bridge books.ACBL Bridge Bulletin, June 2007, pp20-22Phillips, 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 (London), 128p.Phillips, HubertBridge with Mr. Playbetter 1952: The Batchworth Press, 221pA 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 (London), 106p.One hundred selected hands from the match of 224 hands, Great Britain (representing Europe) vs. United States (the holders), played at the Beekman Hotel, New York, January 9 to 14, 1955The Expert Game 1958, 1959, 1962: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. (London), 190p. 1960: Published in the USA as Master Play. George Coffin (Waltham MA), 144p. and in 1966 by Simon & Schuster, Cornerstone Library (New York), 139p. 1973, 1974: Hale (London), 190p., . 1974: Published in the USA as Master Play in Contract Bridge . Dover Publications (New York), , 143p. 1984, 1991: Second edition, Hale (London), 190p., . 1997: Revised and enlarged third edition with Barry Rigal, Hale (London), 208p., .Ranked number 1 by Experts responding to the 2007 American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) survey on their top ten favourite bridge books.ACBL Bridge Bulletin, June 2007, pp20-22.
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. Page 334. Dormer, AlbertBridge Player's Dictionary 1959: Sterling Publishing Co. (New York), 252p. 1959: Oak Tree (London), 252p. with 8p. Addendum inserted 1959: Barnes & Noble (New York), 252p 1959, 1960: Mayflower 1960: Sterling Publishing Co. (New York), 252p. 1963: Revised edition: Sterling Publishing Co. (New York), 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 (London), 252p. 1960: Mayflower (London), 252p. 1960: Sterling Publishing Co. (New York), 252p. 1960, 1962: Nobles & Barnes (New York), 252p. 1969: Dover Publications (New York), 252p., 2002: Chess & Bridge (London), 240p., Master Play (also titled Master Play in Contract Bridge) 1960: George Coffin Publisher (Massachusetts) 1974: Published as Master Play in Contract Bridge by Dover Publications (New York), 143p., Bridge 1961, 1968, 1982: Penguin Books (Baltimore, Harmondsworth), 207p., Albarran, Pierre and Jaïs, Pierre How to Win at Rubber Bridge "[Albarran and Jaïs] Adapted for English readers by Terence Reese." 1961: Barrie and Rockliff (London), 191pDormer, AlbertBlueprint for Bidding; the Acol System Applied to American Bridge 1961: Sterling Publishing Co. (New York), 163p., OCLC 1355341Dormer, AlbertThe Acol System Today 1961: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. (London), 163p. 1978: Second edition revised as Bridge: the Acol System of Bidding, Pan (London), 156p., 1979: Robert Hale (London), 156p., Learn Bridge with Reese 1962, 1987: Faber and Faber (London, Boston), 164p.; revised: 1987, 162p., 1978: Revised. Hamlyn (Feltham), 164p., Develop Your Bidding Judgment 1962: Oak Tree Press (London), 254p. 1964, 1967: Cornerstone Library (New York), 192p.Published by Dover as Bidding a Bridge Hand in 1972The Game of Bridge 1962: Constable, 208p. 2002, 2003: Chess & Bridge (London), 164p., Culbertson, ElyCulberton's Complete Summary of Contract Bridge: bidding, leads and plays 1963: Faber and Faber (London), 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. (New York), 151p. 1964: Dover Publications (New York), 151p. 1965: Oak Tree Press (London), 151p. 1968, 1969: Cornerstone Library (New York), 144p. 1973: Dover Publications (New York), 151p., Bridge Conventions, Finesses, and Coups 1965: Sterling Publishing Co., (New York), 192p. 1965, 1967: Cornertone Library (New York), 192p. 1970: Dover Publications (New York), 192p., Franklin, HaroldBest of Bridge on the Air: the Listener Book of Bridge 1965: BBC (London)Problems and questions distilled from over 200 radio programmes; the hands were later discussed in The ListenerStory of an Accusation 1966: Heinemann (London), 244p. 1967: Simon and Schuster (New York), 246p. 2004: Revised edition: Chess & Bridge (London), 232p. 2004: Better Bridge Now (London), 240p., Dormer, AlbertThe Play of the Cards 1967: Penguin Books (Baltimore), 270p., 1977: New edition: Hale (London), 224p., 1979: New edition: Sphere (London), 224p., 1991: Revised edition: Hale (London), 224p., ()The 1991 edition is a paperback reprint of the second edition of 1977 (a hardback). According to the 1991 Forward, "The natural (reading) 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 (London), 173p., Dormer, AlbertHow to Play a Good Game of Bridge 1969: William Heinemann Ltd. (London), 181p. Garozzo, Benito and Yallouze, Léon The Blue Club 1969: Faber and Faber (London), 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 (London, Toronto, New York), 86p., C.C. Wei's Precision System 197?: printed in Taiwan, 98p. OCLC 2556706 Bidding a Bridge Hand 1972: Dover Publications (New York), 254p., . Previously published as Develop Your Bidding Judgement (1962)Precision Bidding and Precision Play 1972: W.H. Allen (London, New York), 153p., 1973: Sterling Publishing Co. (New York), 153p., , 1974: Star Books (London),153p., 1974, 1975, 1981: Cornerstone Library (New York), 153p., 154p., 1980, 1988?, : R. Hale (London), 150p., 153p., , ?Practical Bidding and Practical Play 1973-1974: W.H. Allen (London), 292p., ; 1974: 292p., 1973: Sterling Publishing Co., 292p. 1974: Star Brooks (London), 292p., Advanced Bridge 1973: Sterling Publishing Co. (New York), 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 (London, Boston), 485p., 1973: Excalibur Books (New York), 485p., 1974: Saturday Review Press (New York), 485p., 1980: Coles (Toronto), 485p. 1985: Revised edition: Faber and Faber (London, Boston), 469p., Play These Hands with Me 1976: W.H. Allen (London), 1976 and 1978, 195p., , 1982: Methuen (London), 195p., 1983: Devyn Press (Louisville KY), 2001: Chess & Bridge (London), 202p., Bridge by Question and Answer 1976: Barker (London), 158p., 1978: Keys Books (Toronto), 200p., Trézel, RogerSnares and Swindles in Bridge 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 64p., 1976: Ward Lock (London), 64p., 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., Trézel, RogerBlocking and Unblocking Plays in Bridge 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 64p., 1976: Ward Lock (London), 64p., , 1976, 1979: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., Trézel, RogerSafety Plays in Bridge 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 63p., 1976: Ward Lock (London), 63p., , 1976, 1990: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 63p., , Trézel, RogerElimination Play in Bridge 1976: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 77p., 1976: Ward Lock (London), 77p., 1979, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 77p., Bridge at the Top 1977: Faber & Faber (London), 143p., Begin Bridge With Reese 1977: Sterling Publishing Co. (New York), 128p., , 1978: Bodley Head (London), 133p., 1979: New American Library (New York), 130p. 1981: Penguin (Harmondsworth), 128p., Stallard's "First up": a revolution in bridge bidding 1978: Berl & Stallard (Miles City, MT), 73pThe Most Puzzling Situations in Bridge Play 1978: Sterling (New York), 160p., , 1979: Allen and Unwin (London), 160p., 1980: New York Library (New York), 160p., Trézel, RogerThose Extra Chances in Bridge 1978: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), 64p., 1978: Ward Lock (London), 64p., 1978, 1986: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., Trézel, RogerWhen to Duck When to Win in Bridge 1978: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), 64p., 1978: Ward Lock (London), 64p., 1978, 1988: Victor Gollancz (London) in association with Peter Crawley, 64p., Flint, JeremyTrick 13 1979: Weidenfeld and Nicolson (London), 172p., 1980: Bibliagora (London), 172p., A novel.Trézel, RogerThe Art of Defence in Bridge 1979: Frederick Fell Publishers (New York), Master Bridge Series, 79p.,