For all cricket book collectors out there, what are your most frequent sources?
I have for many decades received Roger Page’s catalogue. He is Australia’s major cricket book dealer, based in Yallambie, Victoria. Recently though, when trying to access his website, rpcricketbooks.com, there is an “Account Suspended” message being displayed. Do any other subscribers to Roger know what the issue is here?
Over the years I have also regularly received a catalogue from Moran Cricket Collectibles. This is a family run cricket collectibles business, not just for cricket books, but also badges, cards, autographed memorabilia, posters, even cricket crockery products. Based in Gunnedah, New South Wales, their website is https://morancricket.com/
As for second-hand bookshops which have vast cricket book collections, a very good one which I have visited twice is Pickwicks, in the Perth suburb of Kalamunda. They have one entire room devoted to cricket books. Last time I was able to visit WA, in 2009; I browsed through this store for two hours in the cricket room. At one point, I had been in there for so long, the shop owner went outside to have a cigarette, obviously forgot I was in the store, and locked me in. No drama, I could still get out, but when I went to the front counter to ask a question, I could see him through the window with his smoke. Lots of old WA cricket yearbooks at this place, many from the 1990s with pictures of Shaun Micallef on the inside covers as part of some ad. Kalamunda is a long way from Perth CBD but there is a bus within walking distance to take you back.
Adelaide Booksellers also have a good range of cricket books, many from years gone by. Haven’t been in there since 2009, but always enjoy a browse and have bought a few books there. They have an upstairs store in the Rundle Mall.
Also in Adelaide, Michael Treloar has a good range, but being an antiquarian bookseller, their prices can tend to be on the more expensive side. That is not to say they do not provide good service, but if you want to buy from there, take a little bit more cash than usual. They are situated at 196 North Terrace, so they are central to the CBD, and their website is www.treloars.com
I have also been to Barwon Books in Geelong. I have bought half a dozen cheap Wisdens there, from the late 1990s and early 2000s. They were half priced due to minor damage, and I mean very minor, such as small creases which I wouldn’t have noticed unless the shop owner had pointed them out to me.
Another store with a vast range is Mark’s Book Barn in the Sydney suburb of Earlwood. You will need to catch a bus out there, but at least you won’t have to deal with myki. I had a good browse through their books when I visited in 2013, but ended up buying a Woodville Football Club book instead.
So what other book stores or websites do people use to enhance their cricket book collections?
I have for many decades received Roger Page’s catalogue. He is Australia’s major cricket book dealer, based in Yallambie, Victoria. Recently though, when trying to access his website, rpcricketbooks.com, there is an “Account Suspended” message being displayed. Do any other subscribers to Roger know what the issue is here?
Over the years I have also regularly received a catalogue from Moran Cricket Collectibles. This is a family run cricket collectibles business, not just for cricket books, but also badges, cards, autographed memorabilia, posters, even cricket crockery products. Based in Gunnedah, New South Wales, their website is https://morancricket.com/
As for second-hand bookshops which have vast cricket book collections, a very good one which I have visited twice is Pickwicks, in the Perth suburb of Kalamunda. They have one entire room devoted to cricket books. Last time I was able to visit WA, in 2009; I browsed through this store for two hours in the cricket room. At one point, I had been in there for so long, the shop owner went outside to have a cigarette, obviously forgot I was in the store, and locked me in. No drama, I could still get out, but when I went to the front counter to ask a question, I could see him through the window with his smoke. Lots of old WA cricket yearbooks at this place, many from the 1990s with pictures of Shaun Micallef on the inside covers as part of some ad. Kalamunda is a long way from Perth CBD but there is a bus within walking distance to take you back.
Adelaide Booksellers also have a good range of cricket books, many from years gone by. Haven’t been in there since 2009, but always enjoy a browse and have bought a few books there. They have an upstairs store in the Rundle Mall.
Also in Adelaide, Michael Treloar has a good range, but being an antiquarian bookseller, their prices can tend to be on the more expensive side. That is not to say they do not provide good service, but if you want to buy from there, take a little bit more cash than usual. They are situated at 196 North Terrace, so they are central to the CBD, and their website is www.treloars.com
I have also been to Barwon Books in Geelong. I have bought half a dozen cheap Wisdens there, from the late 1990s and early 2000s. They were half priced due to minor damage, and I mean very minor, such as small creases which I wouldn’t have noticed unless the shop owner had pointed them out to me.
Another store with a vast range is Mark’s Book Barn in the Sydney suburb of Earlwood. You will need to catch a bus out there, but at least you won’t have to deal with myki. I had a good browse through their books when I visited in 2013, but ended up buying a Woodville Football Club book instead.
So what other book stores or websites do people use to enhance their cricket book collections?
The past few years I have been interested in replacing them but they no longer come cheap (compared to 15 years ago). Luckily I picked up an unblemished 48 in a bookshop in Warrnambool a few years ago for $45 ! 34 and 38 occasionally appear on Ebay but they go for $300 + !
