L'Affaire Farrier.
(NY): The Typophiles, 1963. 16 bifolia, + 1f. and 8pp. booklet. One of 125 copies. Contributions to this tribute to paper distributor Herbert Farrier include a watermark design by Heidi and Fridolf Johnson of the Mermaid Press; a woodcut by John De Pol; a real metal horseshoe nail shaped into a ring and affixed to a printed sheet of paper; a small folded broadside designed by Jack Stauffacher; a wood-engraved portrait of Farrier by Bernard Brussel-Smith; and a print from an original block of Bewick's "Fallow Deer" from Katherine and Robert Middleton. A wide variety of papers are represented, as one would expect to honor a great "paper peddler." Two invitations to attend the accompanying dinner laid in, one with an RSVP card and the other with an information sheet on contributing to the keepsake. Card portfolio holding the individual contributions printed at the Press of the Iron Horse. Portfolio toned, with light edgewear, else near fine. Item #31730
(Not listed in Rathé).
Price: $150.00