John Sandoe

John Sandoe (10 July 1930 – 29 December 2007) was a British bookseller, and the founder in 1957 of the bookshop in what had previously been a poodle parlour on Blacklands Terrace off King's Road, near Sloane Square.^[1]

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.^[1]^[2] He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford.^[1]^[2]

Career[]

Sandoe's main competitor was Heywood Hill in Mayfair.^[1]

Regulars included Mary Quant, Keith Richards, Lucian Freud, Chips Channon, Dirk Bogarde and Tom Stoppard.^[1]

Personal life[]

In 1962 he met the Canadian artist Paul Sinodhinos, who became his lifelong partner.^[1]^[2]

John Sandoe Books still exists in its original location.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "John Sandoe". Telegraph. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c John Sandoe: Founder of Sandoe's bookshop (19 January 2008). "John Sandoe: Founder of Sandoe's bookshop". The Independent. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

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[telegraph1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "John Sandoe". Telegraph. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[Independent1-2] John Sandoe: Founder of Sandoe's bookshop (19 January 2008). "John Sandoe: Founder of Sandoe's bookshop". The Independent. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

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