About Wisdens.org
Last Price Update Jan 2023 : I have been collecting Wisdens for a while now and in 2005 set up this Website to pass on my Wisden experiences, this site was the first ever created on the internet to explain about Wisdens to the masses and it is regularly updated with valuable statistics to help every Wisden collector when needed, to enhance their set. This site includes a popular discussion forum (wisdenclub.com) which has kept me entertained since '05. Over time we were offered Wisdens from members and also people asked if we had any spares to fill gaps in their sets. This led to our online Wisden Catalogue and this evolved into our sister site wisdenauction.com (see 2013 Wisden, pages 50/51), we improved the look and feel of this site in August 2013 and have updated it year on year, Happy Collecting, Chris Ridler, Wisden Collector.
Mission Statement "Our aim is to put our heart and soul into helping you, in any way we can, complete your Wisden Collecting goals, providing free expert advice along the way"...1000+ Wisden Pictures loaded below. Our Set & Sales
Our full set is pictured below. For each year, you can study the pictures and see all the statistics/prices/values for that year on the 3 tabs : For Sale (available Wisdens), Recent Values Tab (Auction Prices), Statistics Tab (our valuation tool) - Just click on the text (e.g. XXXX Recent Values) under the pictures

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1889 Wisden Paperback - Front
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1889 Wisden Paperback - Rear
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1889 Wisden Paperback - Spine
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1889 Photoplate
Year | Description | Price | Year Sold |
1889 | Rebound with Covers | £546 | 2022 |
1889 | Rebound with Covers | £372 | 2022 |
1889 | Paperback | £312 | 2020 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £260 | 2020 |
1889 | Paperback - Facsimile Spine | £347 | 2019 |
1889 | Paperback | £496 | 2018 |
1889 | Paperback | £397 | 2018 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £186 | 2018 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £161 | 2018 |
1889 | Rebound with Covers | £246 | 2017 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £117 | 2017 |
1889 | Rebound with Covers | £227 | 2015 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £184 | 2015 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers & Ads | £223 | 2014 |
1889 | Paperback | £221 | 2014 |
1889 | Rebound with One Cover | £209 | 2014 |
1889 | Paperback | £433 | 2013 |
1889 | Rebound with Covers | £325 | 2011 |
1889 | Rebound with One Cover | £108 | 2011 |
1889 | Paperback | £228 | 2010 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £120 | 2010 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £70 | 2010 |
1889 | Paperback | £550 | 2009 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £170 | 2009 |
1889 | Paperback | £1180 | 2008 |
1889 | Rebound with Covers | £320 | 2008 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers & Ads | £310 | 2008 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £306 | 2008 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers & Ads | £380 | 2006 |
1889 | Rebound without Covers | £240 | 2006 |
Year | Book | Type | Count | Average | Min | Max | Year Sold |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 1 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 2020 |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 1 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 2018 |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 1 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 2017 |
1889 | Rebind | & Covers | 1 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 2016 |
1889 | Original | Paperback | 1 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 2015 |
1889 | Original | Paperback | 1 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 2014 |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 1 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 2013 |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 1 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 2012 |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 2 | 245 | 129 | 360 | 2011 |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 1 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 2010 |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 1 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 2009 |
1889 | Rebind | & Covers | 1 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 2008 |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 2 | 206 | 187 | 225 | 2008 |
1889 | Rebind | & Covers | 5 | 328 | 195 | 455 | 2007 |
1889 | Rebind | No Covers | 1 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 2007 |
1889 | Rebind | & Covers | 3 | 266 | 195 | 343 | 2006 |






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First edition to contain a photoplate which was also protected with thin tissue paper. Photoplates and tissue paper tend to have foxing in all early editions
If you have any comments to add regarding the 1889 Wisden, please contact us on wisdens@cridler.com and we will add them
My 1889 Wisden, as pictured, is an Original Paperback Wisden with an Original Spine, Some wear to covers and spine paper. Purchased Circa 2010 for £1000 (Photoplate from a book sold on WisdenAuction)
Early paperback tend to have spine touch ups, something to look out for on purchasing them.