First proof of Cartier roman & italic
Subtitle: the first Canadian type for text composition = Première épreuve de Cartier
By: designed by Carl Dair to mark the centenary of Canadian Confederation.
Contributors: Dair, Carl (autograph); Jarvis, Alan Hepburn, 1915-1972 (bookplate); Lochhead, Douglas.
Publisher: Cape
Published: 1966
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Subjects: Printing -- Specimens.; Type and type-founding -- Canada; Cartier type.
Other titles: Première épreuve de Cartier
Notes: Printed on double leaves in black and red, in various sizes of Cartier type.

Text in English and French.

With a preface by Douglas Lochhead.

Limited ed. of 250 copies.

Gift; John Farquharson.

ROM copy: no. 44.

MASS copy: Unnumbered.

RBSC copy 1: "Printed in a limited edition of 250 copies."  No. 205.

RBSC copy 2: No. 3 of the limited edition.  Author's presentation copy to Alan Jarvis; with the bookplate of Alan Jarvis.