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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shepherd, Rob, 1952- (Author)
Language:English
Published: London : New Castle, Delaware : Shepherds ; Oak Knoll Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
Omar Khayyam. > Rubāʻīyāt.
Rubāʻīyāt (Omar Khayyam)
Bookbinding > England > London > History.
Fine bindings > England > London > History.
Bookbinders > England > London > Biography.
Jewelled bindings > England > London > History.
Bookbinders.
Bookbinding.
Fine bindings.
Jewelled bindings.
England > London.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
History.
Physical Description:199 pages : color illustrations, color photographs ; 28 cm
Format: Book
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.