A20. The Night Before Christmas
Title
A20. The Night Before Christmas
Creator
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Author: Moore, Clement C.
Author: Moore, Clement C.
Description
63.5 x 76 mm (2½”x3”), 26 pages, 200 copies.
Binding: Red or green commercial paper over boards. Title on label on cover. Dust jacket made of red or green commercial paper. Linocut and title on front. Linocut by Donna Thomas printed in green on end sheets. End sheets white, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: White, hand-made at Hayle Mill. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Monotype Italian Old style. Illustration: Opening initial and eight illustrations; all are linocuts by Donna Thomas.
“We don’t really want to admit this, but as children we had copies of the St. Onge, Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Tasha Tudor, and we wanted to make our own version. But in our admiration we copied his typo and called Donder, Donner.”
Binding: Red or green commercial paper over boards. Title on label on cover. Dust jacket made of red or green commercial paper. Linocut and title on front. Linocut by Donna Thomas printed in green on end sheets. End sheets white, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: White, hand-made at Hayle Mill. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Monotype Italian Old style. Illustration: Opening initial and eight illustrations; all are linocuts by Donna Thomas.
“We don’t really want to admit this, but as children we had copies of the St. Onge, Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Tasha Tudor, and we wanted to make our own version. But in our admiration we copied his typo and called Donder, Donner.”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: The Good Book Press
Date
1982
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Author: Moore, Clement C., “A20. The Night Before Christmas,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 15, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/502.