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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

A30. A Tale of Life

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38 x 26 cm (15” x 10 ¼”), 8 pages, 75 copies.

Binding: Ivory paper with red and purple pulp, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Title on spine and cover. Paper: Cream with red and blue threads, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress.…

A25. Psalm 128

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73 x 44.5 mm (2 7/8” x 1 ¾”), 16 pages, 26 copies.

Binding: Full-bound in red sheepskin. Title in gold on spine. Paper: White, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress; paragraph marks in red. Typography: Handset Bernhard Modern.…

A24. The Dwarf - A Short History of a Short Man

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38 x 76 mm (1 ½” x 3”), 44 pages, 150 copies.

Binding: Full-bound in tan sheepskin. Raised bands on spine. End sheets marbled, handmade by Peter & Donna Thomas. Paper: White, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Text is letterpress. Illustrations…

A22. West Park Sonnets

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16.5 x 25 cm (6 ½” x 9 ¾”), 26 pages, 100 copies.

Binding: Some copies quarter-bound in blue leather and blue marbled paper, handmade by Peter and Donna Thomas, over boards. Title in gold on spine. End sheets light blue with grid watermark. Some…

A23. The First Christmas Story

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24 x 17.5 cm (9 ½” x 6 7/8”), 18 pages, 100 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in tan calfskin and marbled paper hand-made by Peter Thomas. Dust jacket made of tan commercial paper. Title in red on cover and in gold on spine. Paper: White, hand-made…

A21. The Story of Word Pictures

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10 x 11.5 cm (4” x 4 ½”), 14 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-25 are quarter-bound in brown calfskin and brown commercial paper. Copies 26-200 are bound in brown commercial paper over boards. Title on label on cover. Paper: Copies 1-25 are…

A20. The Night Before Christmas

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63.5 x 76 mm (2½”x3”), 26 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Red or green commercial paper over boards. Title on label on cover. Dust jacket made of red or green commercial paper. Linocut and title on front. Linocut by Donna Thomas printed in green on…

A19. An Aesop's Fable: The Miser

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80 x 66.5 mm (3 1/8” x 2 5/8”), 10 pages, 90 copies.

Binding: Speckled light blue commercial paper over boards. Title on spine. Linocut by Donna Thomas in blue on cover. Paper: Cream, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography:…

A17. The Fire of the Dragon Yudur

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25.5 x 17 cm (10” x 6 ¾”), 12 pages, 75 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in tan pigskin and marbled paper made by Peter & Donna Thomas. Title in gold on spine. Dust jacket made of rust-colored commercial paper printed with title and illustration.…

A16. The Farmer's Magic.

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70 x 47.5 mm (2 ¾” x 1 7/8”), 26 pages, 130 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in brown sheepskin and marbled paper made by Kate Christoon. Title in gold on spine. Paper: Copies 1-90 are printed on white, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Copies 91-130 are…