Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections
Search using this query type:

Search only these record types:



Advanced Search (Items only)

Browse Items (713 total)

A81. Climb the Mountains

pd083_ClimbTheMountains.jpg
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…

A96. Song of Creation

pd101_SongOfCreation.jpg
70 x 54 mm (2¾” x 2 1/8”), 12-page accordion, 500 copies.

Binding: Nested accordion; covers are cream paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Paper: Green paper with plant fiber inclusions, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Digital.…

A132. In the San Joaquin Valley

pd142_InTheSanJoaquinValley.jpg
41 x 74.5 mm (1 5/8” x 2 15/16”), 12-page accordion, 51 copies.

Binding: Simple accordion; covers are floral-printed cloth over boards. Title and illustration on label inset on cover. Paper: Peach, handmade by Peter Thomas from cotton rag with…

A136. Beauty

pd147_Beauty.jpg
73 x 64 mm (2 7/8” x 2 ½”), 18-page accordion, 100 copies.

Binding: Case-bound accordion; quarter-bound in red leather and cream paper, handmade by Peter Thomas. Title and illustration by Donna Thomas on cover. End sheets red. Paper: Cream,…

A137. Wilderness

pd148_Wilderness.jpg
76 x 76 mm (3” x 3”), 13-page accordion, 50 copies.

Binding: Case-bound accordion; half-bound in black leather and marbled paper. End sheets blue. Paper: White, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Digital. Typography: Reproduction of text…

A6. They Say Down in Nova Scotia

pd005_TheSayDownInNovaScotia.jpg
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…

A10. Melba

pd009_Melba.jpg
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,…

A116. Cannery Row

pd125_CanneryRow.jpg
82.5 x 51 mm (3 ¼” x 2”), 14-page accordion, 100 copies.

Binding: Simple accordion; covers are galvanized iron. Covers and pages are circular. Title on label on cover. Book is sealed inside a tin can packed with shredded paper. Title and…

A87. Pandora's Box

pd088_PandorasBox.jpg
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…

A100. If It Were up to Me

pd107_IfItWereUpToMe.jpg
47.5 x 76 mm (1 7/8” x 3”), scroll, 75 copies.

Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in dark grey paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Scroll is wound between two brass machine screws set in a wooden frame that is affixed to the inside spine of the…