[TheForge] Peter Schiffer obituary

[PlumDon at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/2/2009 1:15:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
gblacksmith at alamedanet.net writes:
This is a real loss....the passing of  someone who made a big
difference with the quality of his efforts.  The  fine craftsmanship of the
books themselves, separate from the beautiful  contents, was a joy to behold.
 
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Interesting  to note that he finally had to take a lot of his operation to 
China. Not because  of the economics but because he could not get the 
printmaking and formatting  quality he wanted here in the states. As you noted, he was 
very particular about  quality...more so, I think, than profit. 

Don Plummer
 
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