Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1893 to 2016. 30th to 153rd editions. Excellent complete run of one hundred and twenty four editions of the Almanack. All of the editions bound in dark green boards, with gilt titles to spine, with original wrappers or covers with the exception of the 1914, 1921 to 1923, 1930, 1932, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971 to 1975, 1978 to 1982, 1984, 1996 to 2004, 2006, 2008 to 2010, 20014 and 2015 editions which are all lacking original wrappers or covers. The 2016 edition is an original hardback with dustwrapper. The editions for 1903, 1929, 1931 and 1985 contain only one wrapper or cover. Some of the early editions with soiled, darkened and worn wrappers, minor foxing to odd books and page edges, odd editions with breaking or broken internal hinges and the odd page section loose otherwise in good condition throughout. The war year editions (1916-1919 and 1940-1945) have odd faults to wrappers otherwise in good condition. Sold with hardback editions of ‘An Index to Wisden 1864-1943’, compiled by Rex Pogson, London 1944 and ‘Index to Wisden 1864-1984’. Compiled by D. Barnard. Each book has the initials of ownership ‘R.F.M’, for ‘Roger Frank Mann’ in gilt to the base of the front board. Qty 126