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Annuals, english annual, wisden, bargain books, signed books. Wisden cricketers almanack, or simply wisden, colloquially the bible of cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the united kingdom. The wisden book of test cricket 18771984 wisden cricket. Buy what wisden mean to me telord 1403 by bill furmedge from amazons fiction books store. Bill is a collector at heart, and an entertaining and interesting bloke who is always happy to chat about the good book and offer advice to fellow collectors. Books by bill frindall author of the wisden book of test. See each listing for international shipping options and costs. My name is bill furmedge and in 2008 i decided to try and actively offer a service to wisden collectors. One book in particular i have a lovehate relationship with is in quest of the ashes by d. Oh, before i ramble on, please do read the very last bit on this pagethe pps. The 1904 1914, 1920 1940 are limited to 500 numbered copies. The next section contains highlights and information from each of the 147 editions, including bibliographic details page extent, price.
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