A13. The First Christmas Story
Title
A13. The First Christmas Story
Creator
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Description
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. Illustration: Two small ornaments on title page, opening initial letter, and six illustrations that are set within an ornamental border; all are linocuts by Donna Thomas.
“We mounted the ornamental border on a block with a space cut out of it. This way all of the illustrations could be printed using the same border. The paper for this book was made at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Novato, CA.”
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. Illustration: Two small ornaments on title page, opening initial letter, and six illustrations that are set within an ornamental border; all are linocuts by Donna Thomas.
“We mounted the ornamental border on a block with a space cut out of it. This way all of the illustrations could be printed using the same border. The paper for this book was made at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Novato, CA.”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: The Good Book Press
Date
1980
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter and Donna, “A13. The First Christmas Story,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 24, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/495.