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South Africa
Product code
9780571209170
Bob Shop ID
620239969

An artificial dye mauve was discovered by a 19th-century chemist called William Perkin while searching for a synthetic alternative to natural quinine. This book examines how the different worlds of fashion industry business chemistry and medicine were transformed by a single colour.

TITLE: Mauve

AUTHOR: Simon Garfield

SKU: 9780571209170

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber

DATE PUBLISHED: 03/09/2001

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 240

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 125 mm x 197 mm