Despite his immense wealth, Sir William Perkin seldom travelled abroad.
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Explains how English chemist William Perkin accidentally discovered a way to mass-produce color in a factory in 1856, and discusses how his discovery of the color mauve changed the fashion industry.
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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
May 2002, W. W. Norton & Company
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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
May 2002, W. W. Norton & Company
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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
April 2001, W. W. Norton & Company
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0393020053 9780393020052
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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
September 2001, Diane Pub Co
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0756750253 9780756750251
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Mauve: how one man invented a colour that changed the world
2001, Faber and Faber
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0571209173 9780571209170
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Mauve: how one man invented a colour that changed the world
2000, Faber and Faber
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0571201970 9780571201976
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