1948 Wisden Hardback – UNIQUE

Thank you for looking at this LOVELY condition 1948 Wisden Hardback. The 85th edition.

This edition is unique: When a Wisden was ordered direct from the publishers it was packed and posted out from the printers. This edition contains the original packaging box. It also contains the original advertising flyer within the box. The box is in poor condition, it is broken to the corners and scuffed.

The front and rear boards of this edition are in LOVELY condition,  both are strong and firm. The gilt on the front has dulled, and on the spine it is brighter.  The spine is very strong, super in fact.

The inside front and inside rear facing pages in excellent condition.

The pages within are in lovely condition, bright and clean throughout.

The 1948 Wisden  was produced using two different types of paper. The first 70 pages and the final 180+ are superior quality paper, the central pages are of lesser quality. Again, post war shortages and the decision by Wisden to increase the pagination by 200+ pages in late 1947 meant that the only paper available was that of lesser quality – 90% of all Wisdens for 1948 were produced this way. The result – a two-tone look on the page block and the central block of pages all have brownish tops to the top and foot. There is  browning on this edition.

The page block is two-tone – overall it is lovely.

Contents Include:
Compton and Edrich – RC Robertson-Glasgow.
No Magic in Fast Bowling – CJ Kortwright.
Sir Stanley Jackson.
The Second Class Counties in 1947.
Notes By The Editor.
The Laws of Cricket.
Australia and England – VGJ Jenkins.
South Africa in England.
County Champions: Middlesex.
MCC in Australia & New Zealand in 1946-47.
Sheffield Shield: Victoria.

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