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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,…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

1 World

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Madison, 2016

Cistern in the “Spiral Garden”

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Imagine from the Drift series

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2014-2016
wood (reclaimed lumber)
36 x 24 inches (approximate dimensions)
Temporarily installed in the Spiral Garden.