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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

A10. Melba

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20.5 x 26 cm (8” x 10 ¼”), 24 pages, 10 copies.

Binding: Red velvet over boards. Paper: Ivory, Strathmore Pastelle. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Goudy Old Style. Illustration: Seven photographs, three color and four black & white,…

A100. If It Were up to Me

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47.5 x 76 mm (1 7/8” x 3”), scroll, 75 copies.

Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in dark grey paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Scroll is wound between two brass machine screws set in a wooden frame that is affixed to the inside spine of the…

A101. John Muir Trail

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66.5 x 54 mm (2 5/8” x 2 1/8”), 62-page accordion, 40 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; full-bound in grey speckled paper over boards. Paper: Ivory, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Digital. Typography: Reproduction of text…

A102. Ergonomics of Hand Papermaking

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Several iterations of this title were produced over the course of ten years and appear as follows:

A. 18 x 11 cm (7 ¼" x 4 ¼"), 12 pages.

Binding: Pamphlet, stapled. Title and illustration on cover. Paper: White, commercial. Printing: Digital.…

A103. Home on the Range

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63.5 x 44.5 mm (2 ½” x 1 ¾”), 26-page accordion, 30 copies.

Binding: Case-bound accordion; full-bound in tooled brown calfskin with a fringed flap. Secured with a leather strap on fringed flap. Paper: Off-white, handmade by Peter Thomas.…

A107. The Wizard of Oz in Pictures

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79.5 x 22 mm (3 1/8” x 7/8”), 8-page accordion, 101 copies.

Binding: Nested accordion; covers are blue and white gingham cloth over boards. Title on label on cover. Housed in a slipcase covered in yellow paper and blue and white gingham cloth.…

A108. Good Luck

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A108.
33.5 x 24 mm (1 5/16” x 15/16”), 3 pages, not a limited edition.

Binding: Case-bound accordion; glued at spine. Full-bound in light green paper over boards. Shamrock stamped in gold on cover. Paper: Green, handmade by Peter Thomas.…

A109. Wildflowers of the John Muir Trail

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A109.
66.5 x 54 mm (2 5/8” x 2 1/8”), 40-page accordion, 150 copies.

Binding: Simple accordion; covers are green painted paper over boards. Title and illustration on label on cover. Held by a green painted paper sleeve with blue paper lining.…

A11. Yotan's Vision

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89 x 73 mm (3 ½” x 2 7/8”), 32 pages, 150 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in blue sheepskin and marbled paper made by Kate Christoon. Title in gold on spine. Paper: White, hand-made at Hayle Mill. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set…

A111. Accordion to Zither

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A111.
60.5 x 47.5 mm (2 3/8” x 1 7/8”), 30-page accordion, 100 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; full-bound in illustrated paper over boards. Title on label on cover. Paper: Cream, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Digital.…