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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

A118. Covering Ground: A Chronicle of the John Muir

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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…

A116. Cannery Row

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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…

A113. West to East

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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…

A111. Accordion to Zither

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A111.
60.5 x 47.5 mm (2 3/8” x 1 7/8”), 30-page accordion, 100 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; full-bound in illustrated paper over boards. Title on label on cover. Paper: Cream, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Digital.…

A109. Wildflowers of the John Muir Trail

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A109.
66.5 x 54 mm (2 5/8” x 2 1/8”), 40-page accordion, 150 copies.

Binding: Simple accordion; covers are green painted paper over boards. Title and illustration on label on cover. Held by a green painted paper sleeve with blue paper lining.…

A108. Good Luck

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A108.
33.5 x 24 mm (1 5/16” x 15/16”), 3 pages, not a limited edition.

Binding: Case-bound accordion; glued at spine. Full-bound in light green paper over boards. Shamrock stamped in gold on cover. Paper: Green, handmade by Peter Thomas.…

A107. The Wizard of Oz in Pictures

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79.5 x 22 mm (3 1/8” x 7/8”), 8-page accordion, 101 copies.

Binding: Nested accordion; covers are blue and white gingham cloth over boards. Title on label on cover. Housed in a slipcase covered in yellow paper and blue and white gingham cloth.…

E6. Problems With the Story

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E6.
57 x 83mm (2 ¼” x 3 ¼”) 30 copies.

A103. Home on the Range

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A103.
63.5 x 44.5 mm (2 ½” x 1 ¾”), 26-page accordion, 30 copies.

Binding: Case-bound accordion; full-bound in tooled brown calfskin with a fringed flap. Secured with a leather strap on fringed flap. Paper: Off-white, handmade by Peter Thomas.…

A102. Ergonomics of Hand Papermaking

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Several iterations of this title were produced over the course of ten years and appear as follows:

A. 18 x 11 cm (7 ¼" x 4 ¼"), 12 pages.

Binding: Pamphlet, stapled. Title and illustration on cover. Paper: White, commercial. Printing: Digital.…