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A131. Glen Dawson

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41 x 75 mm (1 5/8” x 2 15/16”), 14-page accordion, 60 copies.

Binding: Simple accordion; covers are blue “skiver” leather over boards. Title stamped in gold on cover. Held by a patterned sleeve made of green and purple paste paper made by Claire…

A130. The Mystical Quality of Handiwork

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69 x 47 mm (2 ¾” x 1 7/8”), scroll, 21 copies.

Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in black leather. Scroll is wound between brass dowels with cranks set in a wooden frame affixed to the spine of the binding. Paper: White, handmade by Peter Thomas.…

A13. The First Christmas Story

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25.5 x 17 cm (10” x 6 ¾”), 18 pages, 40 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in tan pigskin and German ochre paper. Title in red on cover. Paper: White, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Centaur; initial in red.…

A129. The Grand Canyon

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76 x 54 mm (3” x 2 1/8”), 12-page accordion, 50 copies.

Binding: Simple accordion; covers are brown and red paper over boards. Title on label on cover. Accordion is printed on both sides. Paper: Duplex sheet, off-white with umber pigmented pulp…

A127. Spring Wildflower ABC

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73 x 56 mm (2 7/8” x 2 3/16”), 26 page-accordion, 150 copies.

Binding: Case-bound fold out accordion; full-bound in green stenciled paper over boards. Title and illustration by Donna Thomas on label on cover. Paper: White, handmade by Peter…

A126. Miniature Leaf Books

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73 x 57 mm (2 7/8” x 2 ¼”), 30 pages, 127 copies.

Binding: 120 copies are full-bound in brown paper, handmade by Peter Thomas and tinted with a raw umber wash, over boards. Title is printed on a label and attached to a sample of paper from Keble’s…

A123. The Train Comes to Wichita

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18 x 7.5 x 7 cm (7” x 3” x 2 ¾”), five scrolls, all measure 38.5 x 2 cm (15 1/6" x ¾"), 20 copies.

Binding: The book consists of five scrolls which are rolled onto a single spool in the rear compartment of a model train engine. The spool is…

A122. No Form of Love

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54 x 41 mm (2 1/8” x 1 5/8”), scroll 80 cm (31 5/8”), 47 copies.

Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in pink paper over boards. Label featuring linocut of violets and the initials "E.R." printed on white paper label on cover. End sheets white with…

A121. Time I$

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63.5 x 51 mm (2 ½” x 2”), 10 pages, 100 copies.

Binding: Flap book; full-bound in printed white paper over boards. Five dowels with flaps that flip to display text are set in a wooden frame affixed to the back inside cover of the binding. Dowels…

A12. A Tale of Life

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76 x 66.5mm (3” x 2 5/8”), 20 pages, 40 copies.

Binding: Marbled paper, hand-made by Peter and Donna Thomas, over boards. Title in gold on cover. End sheets green, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: White, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing:…