Wisden Cricketers' Almanack activity among cricket followers, and early editions command high prices. The first edition, only 112 pages long, sold for one shilling. Rare copies of the early editions can sell for thousands of pounds. Although devoting most of its pages to a survey of the contents of Wisden from 1864 to 2010, the last 44 pages of "The Wisden Collector's Guide" contains a significant amount of information of interest and practical use to the collector. The two main UK-based on-line resources for "Wisden" collectors are the Wisdens.org (www.wisden.guru) and "Wisden" Collectors Club websites (see External Links). Facilities offered by the former
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack impressions. In more recent years sales of the 2006 edition exceeded 50,000 in total. The size of the print run was based on the publisher's belief that England's successful Ashes campaign the previous summer would attract considerable public interest. Although unsupported by any reliable documentation, it is almost certain that print runs were reduced during the First World War. The 1916 edition, also containing as it does the obituary of W G Grace, is the most expensive 20th century "Wisden". The smallest recent print runs are believed to be for the years 1969 to 1971. Collecting "Wisden"s is a popular