The Fortsas bibliohoax
Walter Klinefelter, Weber De Vore, George W. Van Vechten (Printer), Renier Chalon, Press of the Woolly Whale (Printer)
Recounts the famous hoax crafted by Renier Hubert Ghislain Chalon, a Belgian military veteran, in which he invited book lovers in Europe to the auction of the rare books in the collection of the fictional Count Fortsas in 1840. The interested parties actually came to Binche, Belgium for the auction only to discover that it was an elaborate hoax
Print Book, English, 1942
Press of the Woolly Whale, New York, 1942