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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1947 to 2015. Original hardback editions. An almost complete run but lacking the 1960, 1962, 1964, 1991, 1995 and 1996 editions. The majority of the books with replacement dustwrappers, with the exception of the 1963 edition which does not have a dustwrapper, from the 1994 edition onwards the dustwrappers are original. Breaking to the internal hinges of the 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1951, two to the rear hinge and the other... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1978 to 1999. Original hardback editions with dustwrapper with the exception of the 1987 edition which is lacking. Some light fading to the spine of the odd dustwrapper spine, minor wear to odd dustwrapper otherwise in good condition. Qty 22... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1933, 1939, 1940, 1946 and 1947. Original paper wrappers and cloth covered editions. The 1933 edition with some breaking to the book block, wear and small loss to spine paper, some wear and soiling to the wrappers, the 1939 edition with some soiling and age toning to the covers, slight breaking to the top of the internal hinge at the front, The 1940 edition with heavy bowing to the spine, worn... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1933, 1940, 1944, 1946, 1949 and 1950. Original paper wrappers and cloth covered editions. All editions with some soiling and age toning to wrappers and covers. The 1933 edition with wear and loss to wrappers, heavier to the front wrappers, the 1940 edition with bowing to the spine, breaking to internal hinges at front and rear, the 1944 edition with almost detached front cover, two small press cuttings laid down to... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks 1947, 1948 (2), 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959 and 1964. The first three books are softback editions, the remainder are original hardback editions. All books with faults, the three softback editions with soiled and worn covers, bowing to spine of the 1947 edition, breaking to the page block of one of the 1948 editions. The 1952 edition, only fair, broken front and rear internal hinges, worn and soiled boards, the editions for... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1927 to 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1946 to 1949, 1952, 1980, 1982 and 1985. Two copies of the 1948 edition. Original paper wrappered and cloth covered editions, with the exception of the 1946 edition which is rebound lacking covers. The majority of books with faults, the 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1932 editions with breaking or broken book blocks, some loss to spine paper and odd marks to wrappers, the 1929 with broken... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1927 and 1933. Original paper wrappers. Some wear, soiling and age toning to both wrappers and spine otherwise in good condition. Qty 2... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1897, 1907 and 1921. All three editions bound in dark brown boards. The 1897 with poor front wrapper, lacking the rear, the 1907 lacking wrappers and with some damage to page corners at the rear of the book and the 1921 with original wrappers, worn and damaged wrappers with some loss otherwise in good condition. Qty 3... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1909 and 1920. Both editions bound in brown boards, lacking original paper wrappers, gilt titles to spine and both in good condition. Sold with original hardback editions for 1949 and 1961. The 1949 edition with broken internal hinges, the 1961 edition with dulling to the gilt titles on the spine, wear to the front internal hinge otherwise in good condition. Qty 4... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1911, 1928 and 1929. All three editions bound in dark brown boards, the first two editions with original paper wrappers, gilt titles to spine. The 1911 edition with poor darkened wrappers with heavy loss to extremities, the 1928 edition in good condition and the 1929 edition lacking wrappers otherwise in good condition. Qty 3... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1921, 1923 and 1924. All three editions bound in dark brown boards, with original paper wrapper, with gilt titles to spine. The 1921 edition with loss to some surface on the front wrapper, the 1923 edition with soiled wrappers and the 1924 edition with some wear to wrappers with loss to the wrapper extremities otherwise in good condition. Qty 3... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1923, 1928, 1932 and 1933. All four editions bound in various boards, all lacking original paper wrappers with the exception of the 1928 edition which has a poor front wrapper, gilt titles to spine. Some wear to the maroon boards of the 1923 edition otherwise all four in good condition. Qty 4... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1936 and 1937. 73rd & 74th editions. The two books bound together in brown boards, with original wrappers, with gilt titles to spine, red speckled page edges. Worn and soiled front wrappers with handwritten annotation to both, soiled rear wrappers otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1996 to 2000. 133rd to 137th editions. De luxe full leather bound limited edition hardbacks. Gilt lettering and gilt to all page edges. In slip case. Limited edition number 115 of only 150 copies, signed by Matthew Engel, Editor of Wisden. Excellent/ mint condition... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2017. Original hardback edition with dustwrapper. Signed in ink by ‘four of the five ‘Cricketers of the Year’ to their photograph plate, Ben Duckett, Misbah-ul-Haq, Toby Roland-Jones and Chris Woakes. Also signed to text pages by twenty two 2016 England players including Moheen Ali, Anderson, Bairstow, Broad, Cook, Finn, Rashid, Root. Roy, Stokes, Woakes, Wood etc and other odd signatures in the text. Good condition.... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2019. Original hardback edition with dustwrapper. Signed in ink by three of the five ‘Cricketers of the Year’ to their photograph plate, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler and Sam Curran. Also signed to text pages by twenty two 2018 England players including Anderson, Bairstow, Broad, Burns, Buttler, Cook, Curran, Jennings, Morgan, Rashid, Root. Roy, Stokes, Vince, Woakes, Wood etc and other odd signatures in the text. Good condition.... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2020. Original hardback edition with dustwrapper. Signed in ink by four of the five ‘Cricketers of the Year’ to their photograph plate, Pat Cummins, Simon Harmer, Marnus Labuschagne and Ellse Perry. Also signed to text pages by eight 2019 England players including Broad, Burns, Curran, Foakes, Leach, Malan, Root, Stokes etc and other odd signatures in the text. Good condition.... View full lot details

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2021, 2022 and 2023. Original hardback editions with dustwrapper. The 2021 signed in ink by four of the five ‘Cricketers of the Year’ to their photograph plate, Jason Holder, Dominic Sibley, Darren Stevens and Zak Crawley, the 2022 signed by two of the five ‘Cricketers of the Year’ to their photograph plate, Devon Conway and Ollie Robinson and the 2023 edition signed by three of the five ‘Cricketers of the Year’ to... View full lot details