{"product_id":"2026100010786-secondhand-aces-made-easy","title":"Aces Made Easy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 6th ed.,2026100010786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: faded boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAces Made Easy is a delightfully witty guide to the game of cards, co-authored by the sharp-penned W. D. H. McCullough and the celebrated British cartoonist Fougasse, whose illustrations bring an irresistible comic charm to every page. The book presents the art of card playing — particularly the fiendishly complex world of contract bridge — with a tone that is simultaneously instructive and gleefully self-deprecating, perfectly pitched at the bewildered beginner and the over-confident intermediate player alike.\n\nThe collaboration between McCullough and Fougasse was a well-established creative partnership, responsible for a string of humorous volumes that balanced gentle satire with genuine practical wisdom. Fougasse, known to the wider world as the mastermind behind wartime Careless Talk Costs Lives posters, brings his signature economy of line and droll wit to the illustrations, which are as illuminating as they are entertaining. A period piece that captures the golden age of parlour card games, this volume remains a charming curiosity — leaving the reader to wonder whether, by the final page, they are any better equipped to hold their own at the card table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609695490267,"sku":"2026100010786-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/92bb16c4-776e-4353-8058-2d1bba949233.png?v=1791764685","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010786-secondhand-aces-made-easy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}