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  • Collection: Peter and Donna Thomas Books

A3. The Three Cedars

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Binding: Copies 1-30 are quarter-bound in brown calfskin and handspun wool cloth that was dyed and woven by Donna Millar (Thomas). Title in gold on spine. Some copies are bound in wool cloth over boards. Copies 31-150 are quarter-bound in black…

A2. The Dwarf: A Short History of a Short Man

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20.5 x 12.5 cm (8” x 5”), 6 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Unbound pamphlet. Housed in a green dust jacket. Paper: White, hand-made by Peter Thomas or various colors of commercial paper. Printing: Letterpress. Illustration printed from a…

A4. The Tale of Cara Sou and His Magic Word

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28 x 21.5 cm (11” x 8 ½”), 12 pages, 9 copies.

Binding: Orange and black Guatemalan cloth over boards. End sheets plum, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: White, called “Sabot” in colophon, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress.…

A5. The Story of Wanda-La

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7 x 10.5 cm (2 ¾” x 4 1/8”), 24 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Marbled paper made by Kate Christoon over boards. Title on cover. Paper: White, hand-made at Hayle Mill. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Goudy Thirty; text in brown, border in…

A6. They Say Down in Nova Scotia

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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…

A7. The Maid and Her Cat

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17 x 9cm (6 5/8” x 3 5/8”), 12 pages, 25 copies.

Binding: Folder, full cloth brown marbled velveteen tied with burgundy ribbon. Etching mounted on left cover. Text mounted on right cover, or folder, full cloth red and purple marbled velveteen tied…

A9. The Tale of Cara-Sou and His Magic Word

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28 x 21.5 cm (11” x 8 ½”), 14 pages, 30 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in brown calfskin and rust-colored commercial paper. Dust jacket in rust-colored commercial paper with title and illustration by Donna Thomas on cover. End sheets white,…

A8. The Dwarf a Short History of a Short Man

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11 x 7 cm (4 ¼” x 2 ¾”), 6 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in brown sheepskin and French marbled paper. Title on label on cover. End sheets brown, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: Ivory, commercial. Printing: Offset. Illustration: One…

A10. Melba

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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,…

A11. Yotan's Vision

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89 x 73 mm (3 ½” x 2 7/8”), 32 pages, 150 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in blue sheepskin and marbled paper made by Kate Christoon. Title in gold on spine. Paper: White, hand-made at Hayle Mill. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set…