John McKenzie interviewed by David Rayvern Allen

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/194

Date:

2014-12 - 2014-02

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 1 hour 1 minute 1 second

Part of

David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)

Scope and Content

1 CD, John McKenzie, cricket book dealer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The recording consists of 1 track.

Track 1: [0:00-0:48] Introduction by Rayvern Allen, [0:49-2:47] McKenzie talks about collecting cricket memorabilia since the early 1960's, how he became a book dealer and how he and Rayvern Allen first met, [2:48-4:32] Rayvern Allen talks about McKenzie selling a complete set of Wisdens to Tim Rice and making a name a for himself, [4:33-5:22] McKenzie talks about starting 1973 and cricket auctions starting in 1978, [5:23-6:46] McKenzie talks about growing his business, [6:47-8:17] McKenzie talks about starting and growing his business with Rayvern Allen talking about his shop, [8:18-9:10] McKenzie talks about E K Brown.

[9:11-11:13] McKenzie talks about his family, how he got his love of cricket and obtaining a scrapbook from Louis Duffus, [11:14-12:16] McKenzie talks about South African and Australian items, [12:17-12:42] McKenzie talks about Dennis Heasom and being visited by Joe Darling's son, [12:43-13:31] Rayvern Allen talks about McKenzie arriving in Britain at the right time, [13:32-14:19] McKenzie talks about how many catalogues he has published and selling theatre material, [14:20-14:48] McKenzie talks about the layout of his shop, [14:49-15:43] McKenzie talks about Christopher Saunders, [15:44-17:19] McKenzie talks about Boundary Books and others who he considered rivals, [17:20-17:39] Rayvern Allen talks about a love of books, [17:40-20:19] McKenzie talks about rivals abroad and auctioneers.

[20:20-23:19] McKenzie talks about knowing Justin Downing and being introduced to Tony Bear, [23:20-24:55] McKenzie talks about meeting J W Goldman, [24:56-30:06] McKenzie and Rayvern Allen talk about major collectors, [30:07-33:53] McKenzie talks buying Trumper items at an auction in Australia but being banned from taking them out of the country, [33:54-36:46] McKenzie talks about buying a series of Britcher's, [36:47-37:48] McKenzie talks about his assistants, [37:49-38:37] McKenzie talks about contacts and finding books to sell, [38:38-40:42] McKenzie talks about his private collection.

[40:43-44:51] McKenzie talks about how he sees the future, how so many biographies are getting published and prices of modern books, [44:52-45:19] McKenzie advises how a young collector should start out.

Associations

John W McKenzie
David Rayvern Allen
Louis Duffus
Christopher Saunders
Christie's
Sotheby's
Joseph W. Goldman

Subject

Cricket books, collectors, Collections, auctioneers

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 1 hour 1 minute 1 second

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