A52. The First Christmas Story
Title
A52. The First Christmas Story
Creator
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Description
66.5 x 49 mm (2 5/8” x 1 15/16”), 32 pages, 200 copies.
Binding: Copies 1-25 are full-bound in red Morocco leather. Illustration by Donna Thomas inset on cover. Title in gold below inset. End sheets peach. Copies 26-200 are bound in red paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Illustration by Donna Thomas on label inset on cover. Title below inset. End sheets red. Some copies are quarter-bound in red Morocco leather and red paper, handmade by Peter Thomas. Illustration by Donna Thomas on label inset on cover. End sheets peach. Paper: Cream with red fibers. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset Centaur. Illustration: Six linocuts by Donna Thomas and eight initials handwritten by Donna Thomas. Illustrations in copies 1-25 hand-colored by Donna Thomas. Notes: Illustration on cover is a letterpress reduction linocut printed on paper handmade by Peter Thomas.
“This was inspired by Valenti Angelo’s Book of Esther.”
Binding: Copies 1-25 are full-bound in red Morocco leather. Illustration by Donna Thomas inset on cover. Title in gold below inset. End sheets peach. Copies 26-200 are bound in red paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Illustration by Donna Thomas on label inset on cover. Title below inset. End sheets red. Some copies are quarter-bound in red Morocco leather and red paper, handmade by Peter Thomas. Illustration by Donna Thomas on label inset on cover. End sheets peach. Paper: Cream with red fibers. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset Centaur. Illustration: Six linocuts by Donna Thomas and eight initials handwritten by Donna Thomas. Illustrations in copies 1-25 hand-colored by Donna Thomas. Notes: Illustration on cover is a letterpress reduction linocut printed on paper handmade by Peter Thomas.
“This was inspired by Valenti Angelo’s Book of Esther.”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: The Good Book Press
Date
1988
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter and Donna, “A52. The First Christmas Story,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 16, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/522.