The Most Expensive Bookbinding Ever Produced
6th January 12
is The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, bound by famous London bookbinder Francis Sangorski in 1912.
The book took more than two years work to produce, bound in full leather with inlays of silver satinwood and mahogany. The Rubáiyát featured more than 1,050 precious and semi-precious stones – rubies, topaz, garnet and turquoise.
Watch the video for the full, tragic story, and a history of Sangorski & Sutcliffe on Shepherds Falkiners site.
