The first section deals with the then simple choices in English auction bidding, with a reasonable section on doubles. The section on play gives sound enough advice, using single suits to illustrate points and there is one single dummy problem.

[ATPT "A simple exposition and codification of the latest developments of modern Auction Bridge with the revised Portland Club Laws (1924/28)."]

[ACPT of the 1928 edition "A simplified manual for beginners and players of every grade, with a full explanation of the American conventional doubles and other modern developments of the game, and including the latest revised Laws of the Portland Club."]