The Papermaking Rhyme

Published by The Good Book Press, Santa Cruz, CA, 1988

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Santa Cruz, CA: The Good Book Press, 1988. [36] pp. Approximately 1 7/8 x 2 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 150 copies (edition not completed), this being #4. Purple handmade paper over boards with title in black on spine, paper sample insert on cover, letterpress, photographs are digitally printed, five paper samples tipped-in, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Peter and Donna Thomas, 25; P&D Thomas Bibliography A49). Peter and Donna Thomas, well-known book artists, authors, and paper-makers, have been operating their private press since 1976. This text in this book is a play on the children's rhyme, "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." The photographs show Peter making paper.

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Title
The Papermaking Rhyme
Author
Peter Thomas
Publisher
The Good Book Press, Santa Cruz, CA
Publication year
1988
Condition
Fine
Binding
Hardcover

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