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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A53. I Corinthians 13

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20.5 x 24 mm (13/16” x 15/16”), 12 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-32 are quarter-bound in antique brown calfskin and parquet-patterned laminated wooden boards made by William Evans. "Love" stamped in gold on spine. End sheets tan. Copies…

A52. The First Christmas Story

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66.5 x 49 mm (2 5/8” x 1 15/16”), 32 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-25 are full-bound in red Morocco leather. Illustration by Donna Thomas inset on cover. Title in gold below inset. End sheets peach. Copies 26-200 are bound in red paper,…

A51. Papermaking With Kids

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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.…

A50. Shakespeare on Papermills

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49 x 39.5 mm (1 15/16” x 1 9/16”), 64 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in black sheepskin and cream paper from Digestum Novum (1576) printed with text in black and red. Title in gold on spine. End sheets are from Digestum Novum. Paper:…

A48. The Paper Making Rhyme

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70 x 44.5 mm (2 ¾” x 1 3/4”), 26 pages, 200 copies (edition not completed).
Binding: Bound in a purple paper cover handmade by Peter Thomas. Exposed stitching on spine. “PP” stamped in gold on cover. Held by a cream paper sleeve painted with…