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A48. The Paper Making Rhyme

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70 x 44.5 mm (2 ¾” x 1 3/4”), 26 pages, 200 copies (edition not completed).
Binding: Bound in a purple paper cover handmade by Peter Thomas. Exposed stitching on spine. “PP” stamped in gold on cover. Held by a cream paper sleeve painted with…

A46. The Poet Is Dead: A Memorial for Robinson Jeffers

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34 x 24 cm (13½” x 9 ½”), 28 pages, 140 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-3 are full-bound in black Morocco leather with on-lay and tooling by Donna Thomas. Title blind-stamped on spine and cover. Housed in a clamshell box made by Peter Thomas that is…

A46. The Poet Is Dead: A Memorial for Robinson Jeffers

pd046_ThePoetIsDead.jpg
34 x 24 cm (13½” x 9 ½”), 28 pages, 140 copies.

Binding: Copies 1-3 are full-bound in black Morocco leather with on-lay and tooling by Donna Thomas. Title blind-stamped on spine and cover. Housed in a clamshell box made by Peter Thomas that is…

A45. Beater Time Tests

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14.5 x 11.5 cm (5 ¾” x 4½”), 46 pages, 48 copies.

Binding: Three-quarter bound in blue, green, or red Morocco leather and multi-colored paper, handmade by Donna Thomas. Raised bands on spine. Title blind-stamped on spine. Paper: Blue, green, and…

A43. Drop Dead

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A43.
49 x 24 mm (1 15/16” x 15/16”), 4 pages, not a limited edition.

Binding: Case-bound accordion; glued at spine. Full-bound in black sheepskin. Skull and crossbones stamped in silver on cover. Paper: Charcoal, handmade by Peter Thomas.…

A40. Start Making Paper Everyone!

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14 x 11 cm (5 5/8” x 4¼”), 16 pages, 18 copies.

Binding: Blue cloth over boards. Title on label on cover. End sheets blue. Paper: Brown speckled, handmade by Tanya Thomas (Age 3) and Suzanne Thomas (Age 1) with assistance from Peter Thomas.…

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.…

A39. Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

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73 x 25.5 mm (2 7/8” x 1”), 20-page accordion, 30 copies.

Binding: Simple accordion; covers are parquet-patterned laminated wooden boards made by William Evans. Held by sterling silver band fabricated by Joan Trembley. Housed in a brown velvet…

A38. Two Sisters

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76 x 57 mm (3” x 2¼”), 20 pages, 200 copies.

Binding: Full-bound in ivory pigskin. Raised bands on spine. Title in gold on cover. Copies 1-26 have a brass clasp on binding. Paper: Ivory, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography:…

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…