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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

A69. Bikupan

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26.5 x 19 cm (10 ½” x 7 ½”), 31 pages, 119 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in leather and blue marbled paper. Title in gold on spine. End sheets dark blue. Paper: Blue, handmade by Peter Thomas in 1983 using white and black rags and blue pigment.…

A7. The Maid and Her Cat

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17 x 9cm (6 5/8” x 3 5/8”), 12 pages, 25 copies.

Binding: Folder, full cloth brown marbled velveteen tied with burgundy ribbon. Etching mounted on left cover. Text mounted on right cover, or folder, full cloth red and purple marbled velveteen tied…

A73. Good Books

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70 x 51 mm (2 ¾” x 2”), 114 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in brown leather and green, blue, and brown marbled paper over boards. Title in gold on spine. End sheets lavender. Paper: White with colored fibers, handmade by Peter Thomas.…

A76. A Collection of Paper Samples

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30.5 x 24 cm (12” x 9 ½”), 31 pages, 195 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in leather and light brown paper. Raised relief decoration on cover. "Paper" blind-stamped on spine and cover. Raised bands on spine. End sheets, cover paper, and introductory…

A77. A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf

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30.5 x 24 cm (12” x 9 ½”), 31 pages, 195 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in leather and light brown paper. Raised relief decoration on cover. "Paper" blind-stamped on spine and cover. Raised bands on spine. End sheets, cover paper, and…

A79. Holt Mill Papers

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38 x 29 cm (15” x 11 ½”), 11 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Hand-stitched Coptic binding. Covers are multicolored paper boards, handmade by John Babcock. Copies 1-10 are housed in a wooden picture frame slipcase. Paper: Blue or green, handmade using…

A8. The Dwarf a Short History of a Short Man

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11 x 7 cm (4 ¼” x 2 ¾”), 6 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in brown sheepskin and French marbled paper. Title on label on cover. End sheets brown, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: Ivory, commercial. Printing: Offset. Illustration: One…

A81. Climb the Mountains

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66.5 x 51 mm (2 5/8” x 2”), 17-page accordion, 100 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; full-bound in handmade paper over boards. Sierra wood panels on covers and spine. “John Muir” printed on label on spine. End of accordion slipped in…

A82. The Tarantella Rose

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27 x 19 cm (10 5/8” x 7 5/8”), 15 pages, 82 copies.

Binding: Modified limp vellum binding using paper handmade by Peter Thomas. Printed pages are sewn onto paper laces that are threaded into slits in the covers. Title on label on cover. Housed in…

A83. Handmade Paper

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19.5 x 14 cm (7¾” x 5½”), 10 sheets, 75 unnumbered copies.

Binding: A single sheet of grey paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, is folded to form a portfolio. Adage and linocut printed on cover. Publisher information on back cover. Paper: Nine…