About John Sandoe
Lived 1930 – 2007 (aged 77). John Sandoe was a bookseller.
John Sandoe (10 July 1930 – 29 December 2007) was a British bookseller, and the founder in 1957 of the bookshop John Sandoe Books in what had previously been a poodle parlour on Blacklands Terrace off King's Road, near Sloane Square. The Times called him "one of London's leading independent booksellers".
Early life John Sandoe was born in Felixstowe on 10 July 1930, the son of a stockbroker and moneylender, and the only child of two only children. He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford.
Career Sandoe's main competitor was Heywood Hill in Mayfair.
Regulars included Mary Quant, Keith Richards, Lucian Freud, Chips Channon, Dirk Bogarde and Tom Stoppard.
Personal life In 1962 he met the Canadian artist Paul Sinodhinos, who became his lifelong partner.
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Who was John Sandoe?
British bookseller (1930–2007)
When was John Sandoe born?
John Sandoe was born on 10 July 1930.
When did John Sandoe die?
John Sandoe died on 29 December 2007.
What was John Sandoe's occupation?
John Sandoe was a bookseller.
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