The Badger Sett - Home of The Somerset Badger and over 300 hardback Wisdens

13/10/2023

We’ll that was fun!

Having not used the car for anything other than gof since we move I had some collections and drop offs to make so though I’d knock them out in one day across 15 counties!

Devon
Somerset
Gloucestershire
Worcestershire
Warwickshire
Northamptonshire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Huntingdonshire
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
Buckinghamshire
Berkshire
Wiltshire

Slept well last night 😀

04/10/2023

Did we set a new world record yesterday for the most number of Wisdens ever seen on TV?

18/06/2023

4 hours in the car and get here to what looks like a very overcast day and some ominous looking clouds!
Good luck to Redbourn Cricket Club and Glynde & Beddingham Cricket Club in the regional round of the National Village Cup 2023.
In the 2020 journey to Lords we played a quarter final against then which was a really competitive game and the hospitality was amazing so here hoping the rain stays away and we have the same again!

16/06/2023

Limited summer availability Brue View and Holt Barn Holiday let Somerset.

Morning all,
Please get in touch or share if a short break in Somerset is on your mind. We have the following availability remaining for July and August after a couple of cancellations:

Brue View:
16th July 2 nights
18th August 7 nights

Holt Barn:
4th July 4 nights
24th July 2 nights
21st August 4 nights

You can find all of our availability on the website: www.riverhousesomerset.com

Book direct and enter the code REPEAT15 for 15% off the total cost of your stay with us!

11/11/2022

Massive achievement for Redbourn Cricket Club - proud to be part of this great club and massive thanks to all who have played their part on and off the field making this happen!

09/04/2021

Another milestone and cause for celebration. The Badger Sett - Home of The Somerset Badger and over 300 hardback Wisdens is now on the list of dealers recommend by the publisher! Check out the link below and look out for our trade listing in this years edition due out next week :)

Searching for an almanack from the 19th or 20th century? If so, you'll need to contact a specialist cricket bookseller for many editions. Wisden recommends the following cricket bookdealers with extensive stocks of Wisden almanacks: J. W. McKenzie Christopher SaundersWisdenWorldSt Mary's Books W...

09/04/2021

1900-1944 set of rebinds in Willows type boards!

A set this good doesn't come to market very often so I'm delighted to have these to sell on commission. The entire set will be individually listed on WisdenAuction.Com & Wisdens.Org from Sunday 18th April so you have time to get in touch before they hit the open market.

Rebound in lovely tan coloured boards to match the Willows facsimile's produced, this is an outstanding set and will be priced at the top end of the rebind range reflecting its quality. Take a look through the examples attached to see just how good these are including the rare WW1 and WW2 issues.

Drop me a message here or leave a comment if you're interested :)

02/04/2021

Time for a little celebration at the end of our first year (10 months) of trading!

Well it's far to say that expectations have been well and truly surpassed! When I started this little venture back in May last year it really was just to try and upgrade my collection as cheaply as possible and help fund the purchase of the more expensive hardbacks I need to complete that element of my set. Mission well and truly accomplished!

What I hadn't factored in was the demand for quality post-war editions and just exactly how big a gap in the market I would be filling. I've just completed the numbers for the year and so thought I'd share some of the headlines below:

Individual books sales - 885
Complete post war sets - 2
Starter sets (35-40 books) - 13
Sets to fill gaps in collections - 13
Total number of books sold in 10 month - 1,671

Given that the focus is on post-war, I still managed to find homes for 65 earlier editions I'd picked up, the earliest from 1903 and although not a focus, customers are also coming to be for quality linen (soft cover) edition as well.

I've attached a few pictures here including one of my current set but mainly they are a timeline of the changes here at The Badger Sett - Home of The Somerset Badger and over 300 hardback Wisdens from a hastily cobbled together storeroom to an office full of storage crates and now, finally to nicely shelved and organised set up where we have everything to hand.

If you've read this far then thank you - please share this to anyone who may have an interest in Wisden collecting, particularly in the south and south west as we can host viewings by appointment or arrange video calls to suit enabling you to really see copies before you commit to buying them.

Finally, a massive thank you to Chris Ridler from WisdenAuction.Com & Wisdens.Org who's help and advice has been invaluable - cheers Chris!