Great Omar (The).- Shepherd (Rob) Lost on the Titanic , one of 250 copies in sheets for binding, from an edition limited to 1000, loose sheets with envelope of colour plates, 2001 § Bray (Stanley) The Final Story of the Titanic Omar, number 7 of 100 copies signed by the author, original wrappers, uncut, Esher, Penmiel Press, 1990, 4to (2) ⁂ The extraordinary story of the "Great Omar" bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe using elaborate inlays, gold tooling and many precious stones and which, having been sold for £405 to an American collector, sank while in transit to America on the Titanic . Stanley Bray, nephew of George Sutcliffe and apprentice to the firm, then recreated the binding during the 1930s but this was destroyed in 1941 in a World War II air raid, having been stored in a vault in the City for safe-keeping. On his retirement in 1978 Bray started on Omar No.3 which was completed in 1989 after an estimated 3000 to 4000 hours of work.
Great Omar (The).- Shepherd (Rob) Lost on the Titanic , one of 250 copies in sheets for binding, from an edition limited to 1000, loose sheets with envelope of colour plates, 2001 § Bray (Stanley) The Final Story of the Titanic Omar, number 7 of 100 copies signed by the author, original wrappers, uncut, Esher, Penmiel Press, 1990, 4to (2) ⁂ The extraordinary story of the "Great Omar" bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe using elaborate inlays, gold tooling and many precious stones and which, having been sold for £405 to an American collector, sank while in transit to America on the Titanic . Stanley Bray, nephew of George Sutcliffe and apprentice to the firm, then recreated the binding during the 1930s but this was destroyed in 1941 in a World War II air raid, having been stored in a vault in the City for safe-keeping. On his retirement in 1978 Bray started on Omar No.3 which was completed in 1989 after an estimated 3000 to 4000 hours of work.
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