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A82. The Tarantella Rose

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27 x 19 cm (10 5/8” x 7 5/8”), 15 pages, 82 copies.

Binding: Modified limp vellum binding using paper handmade by Peter Thomas. Printed pages are sewn onto paper laces that are threaded into slits in the covers. Title on label on cover. Housed in…

A14. Lou’s Little Lousy Lyrics

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21 x 14.5 cm (8 ¼” x 5 ¾”), 21 pages, 7 copies.

Binding: Full-bound in marbled velveteen cloth. Title in gold on spine. End sheets tan. Hand-bound by Peter and Donna Thomas. Paper: White, Arches Text. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set…

A37. An Aesop's Fable the Old Man and Death

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74.5 x 66.5 mm (2 15/16” x 2 5/8”), 12 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-25 are full-bound in parchment. Title in gold on spine. Housed in a slipcase covered in grey paper. Linocut by Donna Thomas on front. Copies 26-200 are bound in grey…

A19. An Aesop's Fable: The Miser

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80 x 66.5 mm (3 1/8” x 2 5/8”), 10 pages, 90 copies.

Binding: Speckled light blue commercial paper over boards. Title on spine. Linocut by Donna Thomas in blue on cover. Paper: Cream, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography:…

A18. An Aesop's Fable: The Man and the Lion

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79 x 66.5 mm (3 1/8” x 2 5/8”), 8 pages, 70 copies.

Binding: Tan commercial paper over boards. Title on spine. Linocut by Donna Thomas on cover. Paper: Cream, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Lydian. Initial…

A86. Nature's Heart

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45.5 x 58 cm (17 7/8”x 23”), 13 pages, 12 copies.

Binding: Each copy bound differently. Coptic binding. Covers are leather over boards with raised design on the cover. Title in gold on cover. End sheets grey. Paper: White, handmade by Peter and…

The Wandering Book Artists' Collaborative Broadsides

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13 broadsides by various artists, along with a pamphlet by Peter and Donna Thomas

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The Alder

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A homage to poet and book artist William Everson

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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…

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.…