Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac 1941
£395
Edited by Haddon Whitaker
London, Whitaker, 1941.
Small 8vo. Original yellow pictorial wrappers.
An attractive example of one of the harder-to-find, war-time issues of Wisden’s famous cricketing almanacks.
In stock
A little minor rubbing and dust-soiling, but overall a very good example.
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