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A132. In the San Joaquin Valley
41 x 74.5 mm (1 5/8” x 2 15/16”), 12-page accordion, 51 copies.
Binding: Simple accordion; covers are floral-printed cloth over boards. Title and illustration on label inset on cover. Paper: Peach, handmade by Peter Thomas from cotton rag with…
Binding: Simple accordion; covers are floral-printed cloth over boards. Title and illustration on label inset on cover. Paper: Peach, handmade by Peter Thomas from cotton rag with…
A136. Beauty
73 x 64 mm (2 7/8” x 2 ½”), 18-page accordion, 100 copies.
Binding: Case-bound accordion; quarter-bound in red leather and cream paper, handmade by Peter Thomas. Title and illustration by Donna Thomas on cover. End sheets red. Paper: Cream,…
Binding: Case-bound accordion; quarter-bound in red leather and cream paper, handmade by Peter Thomas. Title and illustration by Donna Thomas on cover. End sheets red. Paper: Cream,…
A137. Wilderness
76 x 76 mm (3” x 3”), 13-page accordion, 50 copies.
Binding: Case-bound accordion; half-bound in black leather and marbled paper. End sheets blue. Paper: White, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Digital. Typography: Reproduction of text…
Binding: Case-bound accordion; half-bound in black leather and marbled paper. End sheets blue. Paper: White, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Digital. Typography: Reproduction of text…
A6. They Say Down in Nova Scotia
11.5 x 14.5 cm (4 ½” x 5 ¾”), 36 pages, 24 copies.
Binding: Patterned velveteen over boards. End sheets grey, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: Tan commercial. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Century Schoolbook. Notes: Commissioned by…
Binding: Patterned velveteen over boards. End sheets grey, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: Tan commercial. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Century Schoolbook. Notes: Commissioned by…
A10. Melba
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,…
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,…
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…
A87. Pandora's Box
63.5 x 25.5 mm (2½” x 1”), scroll (16 ½") 42 cm, 130 copies.
Binding: Scroll, housed in a handmade box covered in marbled paper and set between two wooden blocks. Scroll is attached to a dowel on one end and a board covered in marbled paper on the…
Binding: Scroll, housed in a handmade box covered in marbled paper and set between two wooden blocks. Scroll is attached to a dowel on one end and a board covered in marbled paper on the…
A100. If It Were up to Me
47.5 x 76 mm (1 7/8” x 3”), scroll, 75 copies.
Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in dark grey paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Scroll is wound between two brass machine screws set in a wooden frame that is affixed to the inside spine of the…
Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in dark grey paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Scroll is wound between two brass machine screws set in a wooden frame that is affixed to the inside spine of the…
A51. Papermaking With Kids
76 x 60.5 mm (3” x 2 3/8”), 14 pages, 50 copies.
Binding: Quarter-bound in green sheepskin and blue paper, handmade by Peter Thomas and marbled by the authors. Title in gold on spine. End sheets cream with inclusions, handmade by the authors.…
Binding: Quarter-bound in green sheepskin and blue paper, handmade by Peter Thomas and marbled by the authors. Title in gold on spine. End sheets cream with inclusions, handmade by the authors.…
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…
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Gaylord Schanilec illustrations and interview with Elaine Miller (rural Oakland, Minnesota--June, 1988) ; Herman Schanilec, Jr. (rural Minto, North…