A3. The Three Cedars
Title
A3. The Three Cedars
Creator
Thomas, Peter
Description
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 leather and green commercial paper. Title and ornaments printed on cover. Some copies are quarter-bound in teal green or grey book cloth. Paper: Copies 1-30 are printed on white paper hand-made by Peter Thomas. Copies 31-150 are printed on ivory Wausau Exact Vellum paper. Printing: Letterpress. Illustration printed from a photoengraving. Typography: Hand-set Goudy Handtooled; ornaments in red. Illustration: One reproduction of an etching by Donna Millar (Thomas); printer’s ornaments.
“This was our first book. The handmade paper was all made at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. I had planned to print it in brown ink and I can still hear Sherwood Grover saying, ‘Don’t do that. The type is bad enough as it is.’”
“This was our first book. The handmade paper was all made at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. I had planned to print it in brown ink and I can still hear Sherwood Grover saying, ‘Don’t do that. The type is bad enough as it is.’”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: Peter Thomas
Date
1978
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter , “A3. The Three Cedars,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 13, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/484.