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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

A18. An Aesop's Fable: The Man and the Lion

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79 x 66.5 mm (3 1/8” x 2 5/8”), 8 pages, 70 copies.

Binding: Tan commercial paper over boards. Title on spine. Linocut by Donna Thomas on cover. Paper: Cream, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Lydian. Initial…

A15. A Fairy's Story-The Ring Eth

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76 x 63.5 mm (3” x 2 ½”), 14 pages, 24 copies.

Binding: Full-bound in brown calfskin. Two pages are accordion-style fold-outs. Blind tooling on cover. Paper: White, hand-made at Hayle Mill. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Goudy Modern…

A14. Lou’s Little Lousy Lyrics

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21 x 14.5 cm (8 ¼” x 5 ¾”), 21 pages, 7 copies.

Binding: Full-bound in marbled velveteen cloth. Title in gold on spine. End sheets tan. Hand-bound by Peter and Donna Thomas. Paper: White, Arches Text. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set…

A13. The First Christmas Story

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25.5 x 17 cm (10” x 6 ¾”), 18 pages, 40 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in tan pigskin and German ochre paper. Title in red on cover. Paper: White, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Centaur; initial in red.…

A12. A Tale of Life

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76 x 66.5mm (3” x 2 5/8”), 20 pages, 40 copies.

Binding: Marbled paper, hand-made by Peter and Donna Thomas, over boards. Title in gold on cover. End sheets green, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: White, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing:…

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…

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,…

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…

A9. The Tale of Cara-Sou and His Magic Word

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28 x 21.5 cm (11” x 8 ½”), 14 pages, 30 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in brown calfskin and rust-colored commercial paper. Dust jacket in rust-colored commercial paper with title and illustration by Donna Thomas on cover. End sheets white,…

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…