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A9. The Tale of Cara-Sou and His Magic Word

28 x 21.5 cm (11” x 8 ½”), 14 pages, 30 copies.

Binding: Quarter-bound in brown calfskin and rust-colored commercial paper. Dust jacket in rust-colored commercial paper with title and illustration by Donna Thomas on cover. End sheets white,…

A7. The Maid and Her Cat

17 x 9cm (6 5/8” x 3 5/8”), 12 pages, 25 copies.

Binding: Folder, full cloth brown marbled velveteen tied with burgundy ribbon. Etching mounted on left cover. Text mounted on right cover, or folder, full cloth red and purple marbled velveteen tied…

A6. They Say Down in Nova Scotia

11.5 x 14.5 cm (4 ½” x 5 ¾”), 36 pages, 24 copies.

Binding: Patterned velveteen over boards. End sheets grey, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: Tan commercial. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Century Schoolbook. Notes: Commissioned by…

A5. The Story of Wanda-La

7 x 10.5 cm (2 ¾” x 4 1/8”), 24 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Marbled paper made by Kate Christoon over boards. Title on cover. Paper: White, hand-made at Hayle Mill. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Hand-set Goudy Thirty; text in brown, border in…

A4. The Tale of Cara Sou and His Magic Word

28 x 21.5 cm (11” x 8 ½”), 12 pages, 9 copies.

Binding: Orange and black Guatemalan cloth over boards. End sheets plum, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Paper: White, called “Sabot” in colophon, hand-made by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress.…

A2. The Dwarf: A Short History of a Short Man

20.5 x 12.5 cm (8” x 5”), 6 pages, 50 copies.

Binding: Unbound pamphlet. Housed in a green dust jacket. Paper: White, hand-made by Peter Thomas or various colors of commercial paper. Printing: Letterpress. Illustration printed from a…

A3. The Three Cedars

Binding: Copies 1-30 are quarter-bound in brown calfskin and handspun wool cloth that was dyed and woven by Donna Millar (Thomas). Title in gold on spine. Some copies are bound in wool cloth over boards. Copies 31-150 are quarter-bound in black…