James Stuart and his influential Neo-Classical Bindings

The set seen at Bonhams had the first two of the three vols. of 1787-94 in this special binding centred by a medallion of Athene within a wreath of myrtle and laurel, the third being in recent morocco backed boards. It brought a trade bid of £36,000.

Also seen in this part of the Bonhams sale were the two Sangorski & Sutcliffe exercises in gilt excess one seen bottom right - an 1876 edition of William Morris' translation of Virgil's The Aeneids that went to a collector at £13,000 and the 1843, Mulready-illustrated edition of Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield which saw a trade bid of £11,000.