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A113. West to East
21 x 16 cm (8 ¼” x 6 ¼”), 10-page accordion, 15 copies.
Binding: Simple accordion; covers are tan cloth over boards. Illustration on label on cover. End sheets green. Accordion pages are held together by interwoven paper tapes, handmade by Peter…
Binding: Simple accordion; covers are tan cloth over boards. Illustration on label on cover. End sheets green. Accordion pages are held together by interwoven paper tapes, handmade by Peter…
A116. Cannery Row
82.5 x 51 mm (3 ¼” x 2”), 14-page accordion, 100 copies.
Binding: Simple accordion; covers are galvanized iron. Covers and pages are circular. Title on label on cover. Book is sealed inside a tin can packed with shredded paper. Title and…
Binding: Simple accordion; covers are galvanized iron. Covers and pages are circular. Title on label on cover. Book is sealed inside a tin can packed with shredded paper. Title and…
A118. Covering Ground: A Chronicle of the John Muir
11.5 x 19 cm (4 ½” x 7 ½”), 40 pages, 25 copies.
Binding: Coptic binding. Covers are redwood with a carving of a landscape by Donna Thomas on cover. Paper: Blue, handmade by Peter Thomas with inclusions of shirts worn on the trail. Printing: Text…
Binding: Coptic binding. Covers are redwood with a carving of a landscape by Donna Thomas on cover. Paper: Blue, handmade by Peter Thomas with inclusions of shirts worn on the trail. Printing: Text…
A119. Silver Sierra
8.5 x 10.5 cm (3 3/8” x 4 1/8”), 12-page accordion, 10 copies.
Binding: Simple accordion; covers are blue painted paper over boards. Illustration on label on cover. End sheets green. Paper: Peach with visible fibers, handmade by Peter Thomas.…
Binding: Simple accordion; covers are blue painted paper over boards. Illustration on label on cover. End sheets green. Paper: Peach with visible fibers, handmade by Peter Thomas.…
A12. A Tale of Life
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:…
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:…
A121. Time I$
63.5 x 51 mm (2 ½” x 2”), 10 pages, 100 copies.
Binding: Flap book; full-bound in printed white paper over boards. Five dowels with flaps that flip to display text are set in a wooden frame affixed to the back inside cover of the binding. Dowels…
Binding: Flap book; full-bound in printed white paper over boards. Five dowels with flaps that flip to display text are set in a wooden frame affixed to the back inside cover of the binding. Dowels…
A122. No Form of Love
A122.
54 x 41 mm (2 1/8” x 1 5/8”), scroll 80 cm (31 5/8”), 47 copies.
Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in pink paper over boards. Label featuring linocut of violets and the initials "E.R." printed on white paper label on cover. End sheets white with…
54 x 41 mm (2 1/8” x 1 5/8”), scroll 80 cm (31 5/8”), 47 copies.
Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in pink paper over boards. Label featuring linocut of violets and the initials "E.R." printed on white paper label on cover. End sheets white with…
A123. The Train Comes to Wichita
18 x 7.5 x 7 cm (7” x 3” x 2 ¾”), five scrolls, all measure 38.5 x 2 cm (15 1/6" x ¾"), 20 copies.
Binding: The book consists of five scrolls which are rolled onto a single spool in the rear compartment of a model train engine. The spool is…
Binding: The book consists of five scrolls which are rolled onto a single spool in the rear compartment of a model train engine. The spool is…
A126. Miniature Leaf Books
73 x 57 mm (2 7/8” x 2 ¼”), 30 pages, 127 copies.
Binding: 120 copies are full-bound in brown paper, handmade by Peter Thomas and tinted with a raw umber wash, over boards. Title is printed on a label and attached to a sample of paper from Keble’s…
Binding: 120 copies are full-bound in brown paper, handmade by Peter Thomas and tinted with a raw umber wash, over boards. Title is printed on a label and attached to a sample of paper from Keble’s…
A127. Spring Wildflower ABC
A127.
73 x 56 mm (2 7/8” x 2 3/16”), 26 page-accordion, 150 copies.
Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; full-bound in green stenciled paper over boards. Title and illustration by Donna Thomas on label on cover. Paper: White, handmade by Peter…
73 x 56 mm (2 7/8” x 2 3/16”), 26 page-accordion, 150 copies.
Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; full-bound in green stenciled paper over boards. Title and illustration by Donna Thomas on label on cover. Paper: White, handmade by Peter…
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