A23. The First Christmas Story
Title
A23. The First Christmas Story
Creator
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Description
24 x 17.5 cm (9 ½” x 6 7/8”), 18 pages, 100 copies.
Binding: Quarter-bound in tan calfskin and marbled paper hand-made by Peter Thomas. Dust jacket made of tan commercial paper. Title in red on cover and in gold on spine. Paper: White, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress, initial and ornaments in red. Typography: Hand-set Centaur. Illustration: Two ornamental borders, one from previous edition and one new; two ornaments; opening initial; six new illustrations. All are linocuts by Donna Thomas.
“The first edition of this book sold out so fast that we made a second edition. The type had already been distributed so it had to be reset. Donna cut another border and six new illustrations for this edition.”
Binding: Quarter-bound in tan calfskin and marbled paper hand-made by Peter Thomas. Dust jacket made of tan commercial paper. Title in red on cover and in gold on spine. Paper: White, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress, initial and ornaments in red. Typography: Hand-set Centaur. Illustration: Two ornamental borders, one from previous edition and one new; two ornaments; opening initial; six new illustrations. All are linocuts by Donna Thomas.
“The first edition of this book sold out so fast that we made a second edition. The type had already been distributed so it had to be reset. Donna cut another border and six new illustrations for this edition.”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: The Good Book Press
Date
1982
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter and Donna, “A23. The First Christmas Story,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 15, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/504.