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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

E6. Problems With the Story

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57 x 83mm (2 ¼” x 3 ¼”) 30 copies.

A3. The Three Cedars

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Binding: Copies 1-30 are quarter-bound in brown calfskin and handspun wool cloth that was dyed and woven by Donna Millar (Thomas). Title in gold on spine. Some copies are bound in wool cloth over boards. Copies 31-150 are quarter-bound in black…

A2. The Dwarf: A Short History of a Short Man

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20.5 x 12.5 cm (8” x 5”), 6 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Unbound pamphlet. Housed in a green dust jacket. Paper: White, hand-made by Peter Thomas or various colors of commercial paper. Printing: Letterpress. Illustration printed from a…

A4. The Tale of Cara Sou and His Magic Word

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28 x 21.5 cm (11” x 8 ½”), 12 pages, 9 copies.

Binding: Orange and black Guatemalan cloth over boards. End sheets plum, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: White, called “Sabot” in colophon, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress.…

A5. The Story of Wanda-La

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7 x 10.5 cm (2 ¾” x 4 1/8”), 24 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Marbled paper made by Kate Christoon over boards. Title on cover. Paper: White, hand-made at Hayle Mill. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Goudy Thirty; text in brown, border in…

A86. Nature's Heart

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45.5 x 58 cm (17 7/8”x 23”), 13 pages, 12 copies.

Binding: Each copy bound differently. Coptic binding. Covers are leather over boards with raised design on the cover. Title in gold on cover. End sheets grey. Paper: White, handmade by Peter and…

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…

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:…

A37. An Aesop's Fable the Old Man and Death

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74.5 x 66.5 mm (2 15/16” x 2 5/8”), 12 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-25 are full-bound in parchment. Title in gold on spine. Housed in a slipcase covered in grey paper. Linocut by Donna Thomas on front. Copies 26-200 are bound in grey…

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…