Latest News Articles by Richard Fattorini
The appeal of association copies: a unique link to people and place
12 May 2025Inscriptions and annotations can make a massive difference to value
Bible from a remarkable charity consignment leads an eclectic selection
21 April 2025Oxfam discoveries from a pile of donations include Chinese religious rarity, Communist manifesto and Dickens
Leicester letter shows his serious side after earlier flirtations with Elizabeth I
31 March 2025Letter to Queen Elizabeth I written after Robert Dudley’s marriage lacks the earlier flirtatious tone
Series of Wilde results for the collection of comedy legend
03 March 2025Famed for his range of characters, Barry Humphries was also a bibliophile of great taste
Martin Luther 1534 Bible answers saleroom’s prayers in first auction appearance for over a century
17 February 2025A 16th century bible in German was the most expensive book sold at auction in the UK in December.
Science fiction and fantasy debut sale attracts stellar prices
27 January 2025Original cover artwork, antiquarian books and more modern novels made up a sci-fi and fantasy selection at a London saleroom
The Ottoman world opened up thanks to historical and illustrated books
09 December 2024Single-owner collection offered in south London reveals costumes and culture of the empire
Ghent gains an Elizabeth I letter thanks to auction purchase
11 November 2024Belgian city’s council was successful with pre-sale deal to buy queen’s plea on behalf of political prisoners
Record bidding in the Cotswolds for a feminist first and a ‘horrid novel’
21 October 2024Results from the Ombersley Court library reflect historical significance of the largely unseen works
Manuscript copy of Leonardo da Vinci treatise tops third Brooker sale
19 August 2024Treatise about painting was a unique version among pre-publication copies thanks to the drawings
Schøyen sale: oldest known book in private hands finds new owner
05 August 2024Codex stands out as some of the world’s most important manuscripts come to auction in London
Second editions: Worth having second thoughts
13 May 2024First editions are not always the be-all and end-all for collecting
Colour plate books: Around the world with Norman Bobins
13 May 2024ATG takes a whistlestop tour of the globe via the greatest recent collection of colour plate travel and costume books
Picture postcards from Polar explorers delight at Lays
13 May 2024Letters and postcard written by Antarctic expedition members were sent to New Zealand host family
Record-breaking medical book returns home
25 March 2024Second edition of Vesalius landmark anatomical work sets a new high as part of science and medicine library
Dazzling results for de Beaumont library at Bonhams
26 February 2024Impressive library of renowned collector and expert includes sought-after designs by women binders
Slave trader who repented his sins tells his own story
12 February 2024John Newton (1725-1807) is today perhaps best remembered as the writer of the hymn Amazing Grace. However, before his religious conversion he spent his early life as a slave trader.
Bible bidders spot a King James sleeper
12 February 2024An ‘18th century’ bible turned out to be far more valuable as a first issue King James “He” version
Original watercolour for Little Prince makes top price among an array of manuscripts and letters
29 January 2024An original watercolour of the 'Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry fetched nearly 10 times its low estimate, selling for a record £240,000 hammer.
Health tips from the Middle Ages: Ibn Butlan’s Tacuini sanitatis
15 January 2024First printing of a guide first written in the 11th century achieves second-highest auction price