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The Wisden Collector's Guide is the definitive companion to one of the world's most important sporting publications.
It begins with an overview of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, introducing the original John Wisdenand describing the history of the publication. The next section contains highlights and information from each of the 147 editions, including bibliographic details (page extent, price, reprints etc), excerpts from the best articles, cricketers of the year, obituaries, and noteworthy events and matches. There is also additional information of interest to collectors and historical context in the form of news 'headlines' from each year. The guide concludes with a section dedicated to the serious collector. Covering everything from reprints to rebinds and from pagination to publishers, it is a vital resource for collectors.
Affording a glimpse of the cricketing and historical landscape
of the last 147 years, this is an accessible and fascinating volume for cricketing fans generally and a must-have item for Wisden collectors.
About the author
Jonathan Rice is a well-respected Wisden writer and the author of a variety of cricket books.Andrew Renshaw is a journalist and a former editor of local newspapers in Hampshire and Surrey. He has contributed to Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, has collected Wisden for fifty years and was co-author of The Wisden Collector's Guide (2011). He is a Vice-President of Hampshire CCC and President of Eversley Cricket Club in Hampshire, where he played for 25 years.
Summary
The Wisden Collector's Guide is the definitive companion to one of the world's most important sporting publications.
It begins with an overview of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, introducing the original John Wisdenand describing the history of the publication. The next section contains highlights and information from each of the 147 editions, including bibliographic details (page extent, price, reprints etc), excerpts from the best articles, cricketers of the year, obituaries, and noteworthy events and matches. There is also additional information of interest to collectors and historical context in the form of news 'headlines' from each year. The guide concludes with a section dedicated to the serious collector. Covering everything from reprints to rebinds and from pagination to publishers, it is a vital resource for collectors.
Affording a glimpse of the cricketing and historical landscape
of the last 147 years, this is an accessible and fascinating volume for cricketing fans generally and a must-have item for Wisden collectors.
Foreword
A companion to Wisden's Almanacks that will act as a guide for fans and collectors of the Almanacks as well as cricket enthusiasts. It will include the vital statistics of each edition, noteworthy events, matches and obituaries from every year, world news for extra context, and information for the serious collector.
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"There is a mine of information within this book"
