One of the things that I’ve been collecting for years, are the annual books published by first the ACBL and later the WBF reporting on that year’s World Championship. These books are printed in limited numbers and have become quite rare for the older years. The goal is (obviously) to get the series complete. As I could recently buy a few from a fellow bridge player, it is time to take stock and see where I am.
For the full list, click here. The missing ones are:
- 1951
- 1953
- 1958. I have a xerox’d copy of the book but I’m looking for an original.
And then there are some years where I’m not exactly sure what was published:
- 1962: I have the book from the Bermuda Bowl but two events were played that year. The other one being the pairs olympiad. Was there ever a book published about that event as well?
- 1974: I have the book from the Bermuda Bowl but two events were played that year. The other one being the pairs olympiad. Was there ever a book published about that event as well?
And after that, it is complete up to 2015.
So I’m missing 4 or 5 out of about 55 books published and there are 2 question marks about what was published. If you have one or more that you no longer need, you know where to find me.
NOTE: This article has been and will be updated if there are changes.