Cricket book dealers

[bradrowe#32]

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.

Unfortunately this shop has shut down.

I would also recommend the MCC library. I did some research there about 10 years ago and while they only had a limited range of information (country footy), they have an amazing collection. The cricket section is brilliant and quite extensive.

 

[worbod]

Unfortunately this shop has shut down.

I was able to read an article online that the owner retired last year. I don't suppose you know what he did with his collection of books?

 

[Gough]

Not a book, but I just bought this beauty off eBay from my favourite Ashes of all time.

 

[worbod]

Just to take this thread in a different direction: Gideon Haigh is well known for disliking Roland Perry's writing, so what are some of the worst cricket books people have read?

 

[Mockcockpit]

Just to take this thread in a different direction: Gideon Haigh is well known for disliking Roland Perry's writing, so what are some of the worst cricket books people have read?

Even as a nipper I thought anything by Max Walker plumbed the depths.

 

[Ponsford]

Hi guys. Don't know if anyone will see this as the discussion is a few years old now, however I have been given a few old crickets books & mags, some in bad condition I might add, to try to sell on behalf of Lifeline Canberra. Not sure if anyone know about us, however we have two massive Bookfairs and a smaller one every year here in Canberra. I was trying to find a seller who I could contact in regard to old cricket books when I came across this. An example of what we have atm is a few tattled editions of the N.S.W. Cricket Association years book 1935-36 & 1936-37, Victorian Cricket Association annual report from 1938-39, & the Western Australian Cricket Association year books 1950-51, 1952-53 & 1953-54. First edition of Bradman by A.G. Moyes & a reprint of the same book, both 1948.
Any advice anyone can offer would be appreciated.

 

[Gough]

Hi guys. Don't know if anyone will see this as the discussion is a few years old now, however I have been given a few old crickets books & mags, some in bad condition I might add, to try to sell on behalf of Lifeline Canberra. Not sure if anyone know about us, however we have two massive Bookfairs and a smaller one every year here in Canberra. I was trying to find a seller who I could contact in regard to old cricket books when I came across this. An example of what we have atm is a few tattled editions of the N.S.W. Cricket Association years book 1935-36 & 1936-37, Victorian Cricket Association annual report from 1938-39, & the Western Australian Cricket Association year books 1950-51, 1952-53 & 1953-54. First edition of Bradman by A.G. Moyes & a reprint of the same book, both 1948.
Any advice anyone can offer would be appreciated.

Condition is really important unfortunately, does the Bradman 1ed still have it's dust jacket?

 

[Ponsford]

Condition is really important unfortunately, does the Bradman 1ed still have it's dust jacket?

Yes it does with a couple of small tears only at the top, however the 1st page of the book itself has a hole and few nibbles at the bottom of the page from silverfish (I think). Inscribed to John from Uncle Ted 8/7/48. I do love finding books with inscriptions - makes me wonder about the life of the book.

 

[Gough]

Yes it does with a couple of small tears only at the top, however the 1st page of the book itself has a hole and few nibbles at the bottom of the page from silverfish (I think). Inscribed to John from Uncle Ted 8/7/48. I do love finding books with inscriptions - makes me wonder about the life of the book.

Probably not much sadly, maybe $30. You might get lucky and find a collector who'll take the state year books off you're hands, particularly the between the wars stuff because they're quite rare but you're more likely to find a buyer online than at a book fair imo. If you're a fan keep them for yourself because old books like that are lovely things to have.

I was able to read an article online that the owner retired last year. I don't suppose you know what he did with his collection of books?

I bought a book that had passed through his hands just recently. Test Match Special edited by Peter Baxter signed by all 11 of the TMS team from the 1981 Ashes. It has the Cricket Books Kalamunda sticker on the inside front cover so you know the provenance is decent.

 

[Kram]

Even as a nipper I thought anything by Max Walker plumbed the depths.

What, you don't like Alligators and Arseholes?

 

[Gough]

https://www.cricketbooks.com.au/its-official-the-best-cricket-book-ever/

It’s official: the best cricket book ever


Renowned cricket publishers Wisden have named Australian Christian Ryan’s 2009 book Golden Boy: Kim Hughes and the Bad Old Days of Australian Cricketas the best cricket book ever written.
A panel of 6 judges chose Ryan’s book from an overall selection of over 150 books on all aspects of cricket. Judges included historian Tom Holland, Daily Mail cricket writer Lawrence Booth and author Frances Edmonds.
First published in 2010, Golden Boy sheds new light on the likes of Lillee, Marsh and the Chappells and examines the most tumultuous era of Australian cricket through the lens of the story of flawed genius, Kim Hughes. Hughes was one of the most majestic and daring batsmen to play for Australia in the last 40 years. He played at least three innings that count as all-time classics, but it’s his tearful resignation from the captaincy that is remembered.
Of the book, Phil Walker, Editor-in-chief of the Wisden Monthly wrote: ‘It made me laugh, it told me things, it reminded me why I love the subject I’m reading about…It’s audacious, it’s got chutzpah, it’s done with a lyrical flourish. I didn’t know that cricket books could be written like this.’
Allen and Unwin will be reissuing Golden Boy later in 2019.

A pretty fair addition to Christian Ryan's CV. Fantastic book.

 

[not the don]

Newbie to the site, so be kind...
I have had good luck on the AbeBooks site, and with Bill Furmedge's (Wisdenworld) Wisden Collectors Club auctions and non Wisden book section.
One book in particular I have a love/hate relationship with is "In Quest Of The Ashes" by D. R. Jardine 1933. Love having the book but geez it gets me angry.

Enjoy
Don

 

[Gough]

The Spin | The top cricketing reads for a long and yawning summer

With precious little, if any, cricket to look forward to, this could be just the time to catch up on some essential reading

www.theguardian.com

Some reading for the lockdown.

 

[eskimo]

Hi All Cricket Book Lovers,

I've come into a fairly large collection of cricket books from my father in law as he has downsized his house and no longer had room. He has amassed the collection over a lifetime essentially, so I'm hoping to get something for them to give back to him, but unfortunately they're of no use to me really. Wondering if anyone might know of who or where might be a good place to sell them. Looking to sell them as a bulk lot, as i don't really have the time to go through them all and list them individually.

Some notes about what is in the collection:

INCLUDES –
The Bradman Albums, Vol 1 and 2,
Icons of World Sport – Don Bradman – Celebrating The Life and Career of an International Cricket Legend,
Warwick Armstrong’s The Art of Cricket,
Ronald Cardwell’s The AIF Cricket Team (signed, limited edition),
Phillip Derriman’s Our Don Bradman,
Radcliffe Grace’s Warwick Armstrong (signed, limited edition),
Arthur Mailey’s And Then Came Larwood,
Christopher Martin-Jenkins’ The Complete Who’s Who of Test Cricketers,
Glenn McGrath’s Line and Strength,
Michael Page’s Bradman, The Illustrated Biography (signed by Bradman),
Jack Pollard’s Australian Cricket – The Game and The Players (1,162 pages),
Irving Rosenwater’s Sir Donald Bradman – A Biography,
Ric Sissons’ George Lohmann – The Beau Ideal (signed, limited edition),
Books of Cricket Humour by Ian Chappell x2, Brian Johnston x 4, Bill Lawry, Rod Marsh, Fred Trueman and Max Walker.

WISDEN CRICKETERS ALMANACKS – 66 EDITIONS, including 1949 to 2008 inclusive run of 60.

32 other Yearbooks/Almanacs (Cricketer Annuals, Australian Cricket Year Books, etc).

CRICKET SOCIETY JOURNALS – 14 Quarterly editions.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET SOCIETY JOURNALS (edited by Chris Harte) – 11 Quarterly editions.
ABC CRICKET BOOKS – 39 Editions.

MONTHLY MAGAZINES –
INSIDE EDGE – 103 issues.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET – 86 issues.
CRICKETER (AUSTRALIA) – 147 issues.
WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY – 287 issues.
THE CRICKETER INTERNATIONAL – 43 issues.
THE WISDEN CRICKETER – 21 issues.
PLAYFAIR CRICKET MONTHLY – 51 issues.
DAVID LORD’S WORLD OF CRICKET MONTHLY – 27 issues.
MISCELLANEOUS (Tour Guides, Magazines, etc) – 113 items.

All up there is 257 books + 66 Wisdens + 32 other Almanacs and Yearbooks, plus the magazines etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. I do have a spreadsheet of every book that i can send on to an interested party.

 

[worbod]

Hi All Cricket Book Lovers,

I've come into a fairly large collection of cricket books from my father in law as he has downsized his house and no longer had room. He has amassed the collection over a lifetime essentially, so I'm hoping to get something for them to give back to him, but unfortunately they're of no use to me really. Wondering if anyone might know of who or where might be a good place to sell them. Looking to sell them as a bulk lot, as i don't really have the time to go through them all and list them individually.

Some notes about what is in the collection:

INCLUDES –
The Bradman Albums, Vol 1 and 2,
Icons of World Sport – Don Bradman – Celebrating The Life and Career of an International Cricket Legend,
Warwick Armstrong’s The Art of Cricket,
Ronald Cardwell’s The AIF Cricket Team (signed, limited edition),
Phillip Derriman’s Our Don Bradman,
Radcliffe Grace’s Warwick Armstrong (signed, limited edition),
Arthur Mailey’s And Then Came Larwood,
Christopher Martin-Jenkins’ The Complete Who’s Who of Test Cricketers,
Glenn McGrath’s Line and Strength,
Michael Page’s Bradman, The Illustrated Biography (signed by Bradman),
Jack Pollard’s Australian Cricket – The Game and The Players (1,162 pages),
Irving Rosenwater’s Sir Donald Bradman – A Biography,
Ric Sissons’ George Lohmann – The Beau Ideal (signed, limited edition),
Books of Cricket Humour by Ian Chappell x2, Brian Johnston x 4, Bill Lawry, Rod Marsh, Fred Trueman and Max Walker.

WISDEN CRICKETERS ALMANACKS – 66 EDITIONS, including 1949 to 2008 inclusive run of 60.

32 other Yearbooks/Almanacs (Cricketer Annuals, Australian Cricket Year Books, etc).

CRICKET SOCIETY JOURNALS – 14 Quarterly editions.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET SOCIETY JOURNALS (edited by Chris Harte) – 11 Quarterly editions.
ABC CRICKET BOOKS – 39 Editions.

MONTHLY MAGAZINES –
INSIDE EDGE – 103 issues.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET – 86 issues.
CRICKETER (AUSTRALIA) – 147 issues.
WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY – 287 issues.
THE CRICKETER INTERNATIONAL – 43 issues.
THE WISDEN CRICKETER – 21 issues.
PLAYFAIR CRICKET MONTHLY – 51 issues.
DAVID LORD’S WORLD OF CRICKET MONTHLY – 27 issues.
MISCELLANEOUS (Tour Guides, Magazines, etc) – 113 items.

All up there is 257 books + 66 Wisdens + 32 other Almanacs and Yearbooks, plus the magazines etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. I do have a spreadsheet of every book that i can send on to an interested party.

I know that Ken Piesse, the cricket and football author, buys libraries of books. Below is a link to his cricket book website. His contact details are at the bottom of the homepage.

Cricketbooks.com.au | About Ken Piesse

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www.cricketbooks.com.au

Roger Page is the other major cricket book dealer I know about. He is 87 now but I think he has other people to help with his business. If Ken is not able to accommodate your wishes maybe Roger is worth contacting.

Home | Roger Page Cricket Books

Roger Page Cricket Books is Australia's most respected and trusted seller of cricket books cricket collections cricket memorabilia biographies autobiographies

rpcricketbooks.com

 

[sherb]

I know that Ken Piesse, the cricket and football author, buys libraries of books. Below is a link to his cricket book website. His contact details are at the bottom of the homepage.

Cricketbooks.com.au | About Ken Piesse

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www.cricketbooks.com.au

Roger Page is the other major cricket book dealer I know about. He is 87 now but I think he has other people to help with his business. If Ken is not able to accommodate your wishes maybe Roger is worth contacting.

Home | Roger Page Cricket Books

Roger Page Cricket Books is Australia's most respected and trusted seller of cricket books cricket collections cricket memorabilia biographies autobiographies

rpcricketbooks.com

I PM'd eskimo regarding Roger. I've been a client of his for 50 years.

 

[eskimo]

I know that Ken Piesse, the cricket and football author, buys libraries of books. Below is a link to his cricket book website. His contact details are at the bottom of the homepage.

Cricketbooks.com.au | About Ken Piesse

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www.cricketbooks.com.au

Roger Page is the other major cricket book dealer I know about. He is 87 now but I think he has other people to help with his business. If Ken is not able to accommodate your wishes maybe Roger is worth contacting.

Home | Roger Page Cricket Books

Roger Page Cricket Books is Australia's most respected and trusted seller of cricket books cricket collections cricket memorabilia biographies autobiographies

rpcricketbooks.com

Thanks mate, appreciate the response!

 

[Black Diamond]

Hi everyone

This thread is probably the best place to ask.

Can anyone recommend a book or books about the rebel tours of SA which focus on the Australian tours and players?

Separately but related, has anyone read Peter May’s Crisis in Conscience?

 

[Gough]

Hi everyone

This thread is probably the best place to ask.

Can anyone recommend a book or books about the rebel tours of SA which focus on the Australian tours and players?

Separately but related, has anyone read Peter May’s Crisis in Conscience?

Chris Harte wrote Two Tours and Pollock as well as Cricket Safari which is a pictorial view of the series, both are limited print runs and Bob Francis wrote Guilty: Kim Hughes or Bob Hawke?

 

[Black Diamond]

Chris Harte wrote Two Tours and Pollock as well as Cricket Safari which is a pictorial view of the series, both are limited print runs and Bob Francis wrote Guilty: Kim Hughes or Bob Hawke?

Thanks Gough, appreciated. Will check these out.

 

[Gough]

I just bought job lot of old cricket magazines from the early 80s and it seem Gideon Haigh has been stirring things up for a long time. The Feb 1980 issue of the Cricketer has a whole a page of letters to the editor responding to a fourteen year old Haigh's letter in the Dec 79 edition criticising Bradman. One begins "Gideon Haigh's letter is typical of the Bradman knocking that has gone on ever since that great cricketer's debut over 50 years ago."

 

[Flogwater]

Thanks Gough, appreciated. Will check these out.

Cricket Rebels by Harte and Warwick Hadfield is another. A small yellow paperback.

 

[Gough]

Had an odd find today, a copy of Whimpress and Harte's book on the Adelaide Oval signed at the front by Chetan Sharma, Pravin Amre, Srikkanth and Ashok Malhotra.