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The Cinderella of the arts : a short history of Sangorski & Sutcliffe a London bookbinding firm established in 1901 including the story of the Great Omar a jewelled binding of the Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam lost on the Titanic in 1912 / Rob Shepherd.
Van Pelt Library Z269.2.S26 S54 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shepherd, Rob, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
- Bookbinding--England--London--History.
- Bookbinding.
- Fine bindings--England--London--History.
- Fine bindings.
- Bookbinders--England--London--Biography.
- Bookbinders.
- Omar Khayyam. Rubāʻīyāt.
- Omar Khayyam.
- Jewelled bindings--England--London--History.
- Jewelled bindings.
- Rubāʻīyāt (Omar Khayyam).
- History.
- England--London.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 199 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Shepherds ; New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, 2015.
- Contents:
- Sangorski & Sutcliffe : the early years
- The Great Omar
- Lost on the Titanic
- The Sutcliffe years
- Stanley Bray
- Gentlemen and players
- The reason for the price.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 196) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781584563402
- 1584563400
- OCLC:
- 923665819
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