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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

A54. Dard Hunter

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73 x 54 mm (2 7/8” x 2 1/8”), 8 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Case-bound accordion; pages glued at spine. Some copies bound in blue paper with green clouds, handmade by Peter, over boards. Linocut by Donna Thomas based on one of Dard Hunter’s…

A56. Alphabet People

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60.5 x 47.5 mm (2 3/8” x 1 7/8”), 64 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-25 full-bound in peach pigskin. Title on label on cover. Copies 26-200 full-bound in peach paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Title on label on cover. Cover…

A57. The Dragon

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70 x 51 mm (2 ¾” x 2”), 17 pages, 4 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in green leather and green, blue, and pink paper, handmade by Peter Thomas. Title in gold on spine. Paper: Cream with blue, pink, and purple pigment, handmade by Peter…

A61. Celia Fiennes

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65 x 51 mm (2 9/16” x 2”), 22 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-25 are full-bound in brown goatskin. Title in gold on spine. Copies 26-200 are bound in paper from text of Keble’s Reports over boards. Title and illustration on cover. Title…

A62. Bayad

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76 x 51 mm (3” x 2”), 32 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-10 are housed in a Hako Chitsu box covered in handmade Philippine suminagashi paper made at the Duntog Paper Mill. Text and illustrations held by a white silk ribbon. Copies 11-50 are…

A63. Aesop's Frog Fables

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20.5 x 14 cm (8” x 5 ½”), 24 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Full-bound in green suede. Title in green on cover. End sheets green. Housed in green paper slipcase. Title in green or gold on cover. Paper: Green or turquoise, handmade by Peter Thomas.…

A55. Papermaking in 17th Century England

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17 x 12.5 cm (6 ¾” x 5”), 42 pages, 200 copies.
Binding: Full-bound in brown goatskin. Title in gold on cover. Housed in a brown cloth slipcase made by A1 Bindery. Paper: Ivory, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset…

A62. Beer Will Help Your Shake

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19.5 x 16 cm (7¾” x 6¼”), 18 pages, 114 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-100 are full-bound in blue paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Pages are sewn over parchment tapes with manuscript indentures laced into binding. Title on label on…

A64. A Single Day

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76 x 57 mm (3” x 2 ¼”), 2 pages and an 11 page accordion fold-out, 68 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion. Copies 1-34 are full-bound in eggplant Morocco leather. Sterling silver plate, with etching by M. Taylor, mounted on cover.…

D3. Patterns from Chaos

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75 x 75 mm (2 15/16”x 2 15/16”) 56 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Non-adhesive Coptic style binding, paper with Rococo patterned paper over boards. Housed in metallic blue cloth covered clamshell box. Paper: White, handmade Torinoko (Japan).…