Death by water : the Great Omar. R. Gekoski.
In: Lost, stolen or shredded. Stories of missing works of art and literature. Rick Gekoski. London, Profile Books, 2013. pp. 161-180.
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This gem-studded book is the top-notch of the binder’s art
This gem-studded book is the top-notch of the binder’s art. Anon.
In: New York Times, April 7, 1912.
“Copy of Omar Khayyam bought at auction in London for over $ 2,000 will raise an interesting customs-question when brought here.”
The final story of the Titanic Omar
The final story of the Titanic Omar. Stanley Bray. Esher, Penmiel Press, 1990.
Lost on the Titanic
Lost on the Titanic. Rob Shepherd. London : Shepherds Sangorski & Sutcliffe and Zaehnsdorf, 2001. ix, 60 p. ISBN: 9780954107208.
Summary:
Book focusing on the unique binding that the firm had produced for a copy of Omar Khayam’s Rubáʻí̄yát which had been on the Titanic when it sunk in 1912.
“Published in 2001 to celebrate the centenary of Sangorski and Sutcliffe in a limited edition of 750 copies”.
The Cinderella of the Arts
The Cinderella of the Arts. Rob Shepherd. London and New Castle, DE: Shepherds and Oak Knoll Press, 2015. 200 pp. ISBN: 9781584563402.
Sumary:
Shepherds bookbinders, in co-operation with Oak Knoll Press, recently published The Cinderella of the Arts. A short history of Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a London bookbinding firm established in 1901. It is a successor to Bob Shepherds book Lost on the Titanic (2001), and this new edition draws a wider perspective of the firm’s history, including the dramatic story of the second ‘Great Omar’. The history also highlights the Sutcliffe years and the years that Stanley Bray was in command. It is illustrated with colourfull images of some of the finest bindings, and with photographs of the people of the firm.