A12. A Tale of Life
Title
A12. A Tale of Life
Creator
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Description
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: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set and linotype; initial in blue. Illustration: Opening initial is a woodcut by Donna Thomas.
“This book was printed while demonstrating at the Festival of the American West in Utah. They provided me with a rusty table top C&P and a stray case of type. The rollers had been chewed by mice so each pull had to be hand inked with a brayer. I needed a smaller type for the colophon and a local printer volunteered to help out, bringing me some linotype slugs the next day. He just dropped them off and I never found out what type face was used.”
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: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set and linotype; initial in blue. Illustration: Opening initial is a woodcut by Donna Thomas.
“This book was printed while demonstrating at the Festival of the American West in Utah. They provided me with a rusty table top C&P and a stray case of type. The rollers had been chewed by mice so each pull had to be hand inked with a brayer. I needed a smaller type for the colophon and a local printer volunteered to help out, bringing me some linotype slugs the next day. He just dropped them off and I never found out what type face was used.”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: The Good Book Press
Date
1980
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter and Donna, “A12. A Tale of Life,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 14, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/494.