Latest News Articles by Ian McKay
Agatha Christie makes plea to ‘Pop’ to promote her book
08 August 2022Bid to £16,000 in a sale held by Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) of Dorchester was a 1921 first of Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious House at Styles.
British and Irish book auctions: August 9-31, 2022
08 August 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
Geography guide in your hand
25 July 2022Playing cards displaying maps lead a look at a Gloucestershire sale
New chapter in 007 posters story
25 July 2022What would appear to be a rare James Bond promotional poster proved the major attraction of a June 14 sale held by TW Gaze (18% buyer’s premium).
Comics create a super success
25 July 2022Sold for $2m (£1.62m) in a major and hugely successful comics sale held by Heritage (20% buyer’s premium) of Dallas was an original cover artwork produced in 1986 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1.
British and Irish book auctions: July 26-August 5, 2022
25 July 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions
An Unbroken run of success
18 July 2022A ‘Jolly Roger’ or pirate flag that records the Second World War exploits of a British submarine flew once more in a militaria sale earlier this summer.
Six more gems from the baron
18 July 2022Selection of sale highlights from the exceptional Henry Rogers Broughton collection
Cumbria local history lessons
18 July 2022A recent sale held by Thomson Roddick (18% buyer’s premium) of Carlisle, one that included further items of local interest from the library of the late Maurice Cole, was led by one of the newer books on offer.
Rare map of Florida from 1829 sold at Doyle
18 July 2022The Map of Florida shown here was issued in 1829 to encourage settlement following its still recent acquisition from Spain.
British and Irish book auctions: July 19-29, 2022
18 July 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
Deadly demand by ‘Bloody Mary’
11 July 2022The queen’s menacing message to Protestant courtiers makes an auction appearance
Houdini captured for once
11 July 2022Pictured here is one of two very successful lots relating to the career of Houdini that were sold in a Chicago auction.
British and Irish book auctions: July 12-21 , 2022
11 July 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
Bird’s-eye views of the US
11 July 2022Offered as part of a New York sale held by Swann (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) were the two imaginative aerial views reproduced here.
Neptune buyer splashes out
04 July 2022Set of charts, plans and views was published by the Admiralty for Royal Navy use
17th century survey of Indian plants proves surprise lot at Sotheby's
04 July 2022A sale held by Sotheby’s (26/20/13.9% buyer’s premium) to disperse natural history works from the library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven, contained a good many lots that brought six-figure bids, but the one featured here was one that proved a surprise.
What an incredible Hulk
04 July 2022A real stand-out success in the Comic Book Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) timed online sale that ended on May 29 was to be found among the large collection of US comics that were offered without reserve – albeit a British issue of the comic bearing a cover price of nine pence.
British and Irish book auctions: July 5-14, 2022
04 July 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
Tribute to a legendary dealer
27 June 2022The number of six-figure bids received reflects the quality of William S Reese collection