Christopher Sandford

Christopher Sandford (1902-1983) of Eye Manor, Herefordshire, was a book designer, proprietor of the Golden Cockerel Press, a founding director of the Folio Society, and husband of the wood engraver and pioneer Corn dolly revivalist, Lettice Sandford, née Mackintosh Rate.

Biography

He was born in Cork, Ireland, son of Professor Arthur Wellesley Sandford and Mary Carbery, the Irish author. He was the father of the playwright and musician, Jeremy Sandford.

References

• Printing for Love, Christopher Sandford, in Books and Printing, ed. Paul A. Bennet, World Publishing Co, Cleveland, Ohio, 1963
• A History of the Golden Cockerel Press, R. Cave & S.Manson, The British Library and The Oak Knoll Press, 2002
• Obituary, Christopher Sandford, The Times, 21 March 1983

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