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A92. Four Views of Kealakekua Bay

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A92.
70 x 63.5 mm (2¾”x 2½”), scroll 56 cm (22"), 75 copies.

Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in patterned paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Illlustration on label on cover. The scroll is wound onto a dowel set in a handmade Koa wood rack.…

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,…

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…

A85. Meditations at the Edge

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A. 28.5 x 11.5 cm (11 ¼” x 4 ½”), 20 pages, 86 copies.

Binding: Text block sewn into boards covered in red cloth. Bhutanese paper sample with gold leaf detail on raised panel on cover. Paper: Text printed on off-white, handmade by Peter Thomas…

A87. Pandora's Box

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63.5 x 25.5 mm (2½” x 1”), scroll (16 ½") 42 cm, 130 copies.

Binding: Scroll, housed in a handmade box covered in marbled paper and set between two wooden blocks. Scroll is attached to a dowel on one end and a board covered in marbled paper on the…

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…

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…

A81. Climb the Mountains

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66.5 x 51 mm (2 5/8” x 2”), 17-page accordion, 100 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; full-bound in handmade paper over boards. Sierra wood panels on covers and spine. “John Muir” printed on label on spine. End of accordion slipped in…

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…

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…