A Very Small Book of Etiquette by Fred Brian and Others

No Place No Publisher [c. 1970]. Small folio, 268 x 168 mms., unbound (loose stiff wrappers enclosing two bifolia of extremely thick high-quality art paper, the first bifolium bearing the title-page on its first recto; the second bifolium bearing the main text on its first recto and first verso, and its second recto bearing a rather elaborate colophon, with variant title at the head of the first page of text, "Conduct in an Artist's Studio." Colophon on p. [3]: "Rives BFK paper / Garamond type / a Washington hand press; / all handled by Fred Brian of the / Pilot Rock Press --- / add up to: // A Very Small Book of Etiquette." The writer, artist, and printer Fred Brian (1924 - ) manages the Pilot Rock Press, which is among the more celebrated private presses of the United States. The textsconsists of suggestions on how to conduct oneself when visiting an artist's studio. The narrative is featured on the WEN (Wood Engravers Network) website (accessible here, <http://thewenblog.tumblr.com/post/63646215540/a-visit-to-an-artists-studio-by-fred-brian-for>), but in a wholly different version, one illustrated with woodcuts, whilst ours -- presumably earlier -- is simply text finely-printed. Brian was born in Normal, Illinois in 1924; his interest in printing started just after World War II, and he studied printing at the University of Iowa. I have not located any other copy of this ephemeral and slightly satirical guide to visiting an artist's studio. Uncommon.