A149. Tree

A149. John Muir. Tree. Santa Cruz, California: Peter & Donna Thomas, 2012.

63.5 x 38 mm (2 ½” x 1 ½”), 13 pages, 100 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; bound in a leather wrapper with wood boards attached to front and back covers. Printed label on cover. Wrapper secured by a small stick that passes through slits in flaps that extend past the cover boards. Individually printed pages are attached to a green handmade paper accordion “spine.” Paper: White, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Digital. Typography: Reproduction of text handwritten by Donna Thomas. Illustration: Reproductions of watercolor paintings by Donna Thomas. Notes: Watercolor paintings done on site by Donna Thomas. Miniature Book Society Distinguished Book of the Year, 2013.

“The text is a quote about trees by John Muir. The book Trees [A142], which we made in 2010, sold out almost immediately, so Donna made a new one with new illustrations, new text, and a new binding.”