1894 Kelmscott edition of Swinburne’s Atalanta in Calydon
UK: IN A richly gilt and inlaid green morocco binding by Bayntun Rivière, a copy of the 1894 Kelmscott edition of Swinburne’s Atalanta in Calydon – an ex-Beeleigh Abbey lot with William Foyle’s red morocco bookplate – was sold at £1700 (Shapero).
Christie’s South Kensington, London,
February 16
Buyer’s premium: 17.5/10 per cent