WISDEN, John. Cricketers’ Alamanck for 1882 [-1893], edited by George West (1882-1886), Charles F. Pardon (1887-1890), and Sydney H. Pardon (1891-1893). London: John Wisden and Co., 1882-1893. 12 volumes, 8°. Plate in 1889, 1891-1893. (1884, 1889 and 1890 lacking text, 1890 also lacks the plate, title of 1891 soiled, 1883 and 1891 lightly spotted, margins of a few volumes closely shaved throughout, advertisements lacking in 1882, 1891 and 1893.) Modern brown buckram, original pink wrappers preserved in 1883-1886, 1890 and 1892-1893 (lacks front wrapper of 1890, adhesive tape along inner gutter of wrappers in 1884 and 1892). Provenance: Allan A. Smith (stamp on title of 1890) – front wrapper of 1892 signed in blue crayon – Henry Edward Platt, Wellington (bookplate on verso of front wrapper in 1892).