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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

A77. A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf

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A77.
30.5 x 24 cm (12” x 9 ½”), 31 pages, 195 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in leather and light brown paper. Raised relief decoration on cover. "Paper" blind-stamped on spine and cover. Raised bands on spine. End sheets, cover paper, and…

A79. Holt Mill Papers

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38 x 29 cm (15” x 11 ½”), 11 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Hand-stitched Coptic binding. Covers are multicolored paper boards, handmade by John Babcock. Copies 1-10 are housed in a wooden picture frame slipcase. Paper: Blue or green, handmade using…

A83. Handmade Paper

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A83.
19.5 x 14 cm (7¾” x 5½”), 10 sheets, 75 unnumbered copies.

Binding: A single sheet of grey paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, is folded to form a portfolio. Adage and linocut printed on cover. Publisher information on back cover. Paper: Nine…

E1. DBIJEP

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76 x 76 mm (3” x 3”), 7 Pages, 20 copies.

Binding: Coptic bound with black paper dust jacket. End sheets red. Held by a red paper sleeve. Paper: White, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset type. Each page set in a…

A88. The View From Mount Dana

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A88.
66.5 x 51 mm (2 5/8” x 2”), 9-page accordion, 97 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; piano-hinge binding. The dowels that form the spine are woven through slits in both the cover paper and accordion text block. Covers are paper,…

A98. A Brief History of the Ukulele

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73 x 54 mm (2 7/8” x 2 1/8”), 26-page accordion, 300 copies.

Binding: Simple accordion; covers are mahogany or koa boards. Accordion is printed on both sides. Held by a leatherette paper sleeve. Title and illustration on label on cover. End…

A97. Paper From Plants

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29.5 x 22 cm (11 5/8” x 8 ¾”), 100 pages, 150 copies.

Binding: Some copies full-bound in green Morocco leather over boards. Raised geometric design on cover. Title on pampas grass paper label on cover. Title stamped in black on spine. Housed in a…

A99. Half Dome

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76 x 57 mm (3” x 2 ¼”), 32 pages, 130 copies.

Binding: Coptic binding. Covers are redwood boards. Title in silver on cover. Paper: White, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Monotype Gill Sans. Illustration: Seven linocuts…

A101. John Muir Trail

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66.5 x 54 mm (2 5/8” x 2 1/8”), 62-page accordion, 40 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; full-bound in grey speckled paper over boards. Paper: Ivory, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Digital. Typography: Reproduction of text…

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.…