1 CD: 1 hour 1 minute 1 second

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.

Open

English