Latest News Articles by Ian McKay
Don’t think twice, it’s all right to make a bid for Bob Dylan love letters
02 January 2023Running to over 150pp in all, an archive of 42 love letters sent by Bob Dylan to a high school sweetheart, Barbara Ann Hewitt, featured in a November 17 Marvels of Modern Music sale held by RR Auctions of Amherst, New Hampshire.
British and Irish book auctions: January 4-26, 2023
02 January 2023Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
Beano No 1 and less familiar titles which still in demand
19 December 2022While a Beano No 1 will always take the headlines, not so well-known titles can also impress
Big catches in angling collection
19 December 2022Bonhams New York (27.5/26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) had bidders hooked by the angling books included in its wide-ranging November 15 auction.
British and Irish book auctions: December 20-February 23
19 December 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
Put in the hours for the rewards
12 December 2022Illuminated manuscript c.1470 is a highlight in Gloucestershire saleroom
Sizeable Chicago sale led by a huge 7ft wide city map
12 December 2022The creation of James T Palmatary, the engraved and framed birds-eye view or plan of Chicago of 1857 pictured above is almost 7ft wide.
Books and works on paper auction calendar: December 13-January 12, 2022
12 December 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
British and Irish book auctions: December 6-13, 2022
05 December 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
Nostradamus was predicted to do well
05 December 2022While this 1672 first did not quite hit the high of pre-sale hopes, it was still top lot of the Shrewsbury sale.
Bryce’s miniature marvels prove a stand-out lot
05 December 2022In terms of numbers, both in component parts and the sum achieved, a collection of over 200 miniature books published by David Bryce of Glasgow (1845-1923) was a stand-out lot in a recent London sale.
British and Irish book auctions: November 29-December 10, 2022
28 November 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
Kepler manuscript’s star value
28 November 2022Calculations on planetary movements rise to the occasion in New York saleroom
A natural history work to leaf through at your leisure
28 November 2022A few copies have made a little more, but the example of the original, 1826, folio edition of Jacob George Strutt’s 'Sylva Britannica, or Portraits of Forest Trees…' included in a November 8 sale at Reeman Dansie (20% buyer’s premium) sold for £3500 (guide £600-800).
German book from 1500 cooks up a storm at auction
28 November 2022Offered as part of a series of sales held by Reiss & Sohn (19% buyer’s premium) of Königstein im Taunus was an exceptionally early cookery book.
Flats full to the brim with books
21 November 2022First part of a collection which covered the walls and cellar of two whole flats is offered at auction
Agricultural library top of the crops in North Yorkshire
21 November 2022The Glaisdale Library was the collection of Martin Henry Burtt, a well-known figure in the Yorkshire and indeed national agricultural worlds.
British and Irish book auctions: November 22-30, 2022
21 November 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
British and Irish book auctions: November 15-24, 2022
14 November 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
Best of British courtesy of Leahy
14 November 2022Anglophile American lawyer’s excellent and extensive collection is sold in New York.