Peter and Donna Thomas (32 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: good.

paperback. Condition: Very Good in Wrappers. No Jacket. Madera. 2010. Poetic Matrix Press. 2nd Revised Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780982427668. 6 x 9, full color cover, 51 black & white photographs, 13 drawings, 10 maps, references, index. 198 pages. paperback. keywords: Nature Hiking California John Muir. DESCRIPTION - A Guide for hiking from San Francisco to Yosemite. With an account of the original 1868 trip by John Muir. This fascinating book really includes three books in this single volume. It's a guidebook for a walking/cycling route across California that follows John Muir's footsteps from San Francisco to Yosemite via the Pacheco Pass. It's an adventure book that tells the story of Peter and Donna Thomas' 2006 ramble across California to discover that route. And finally it is a history book, presenting in its entirety and for the first time, the complete story of John Muir's first trip to Yosemite. Muir took that trip in 1868, the year before Muir's First Summer in the Sierra, and it has never been published before, existing in obscurity in Muir's various writings, until it was reconstructed by Peter and Donna in preparation for their walk to Yosemite in his footsteps. The Thomases' Muir Ramble Route covers 305 miles divided into seven sections. Each section contains both directions for through hiking and a recommended trip that can be completed over a long weekend. The Thomas' offer several options for various sections: day hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, even canoeing. They suggest lodging options where available, and camping options wherever they are available along the route. They discuss advantages of walking versus cycling, how to plan vehicle shuttles, public transportation where available, and clothes and equipment suggestions, maps too. The Thomases have crafted a thoughtful and thought-provoking book that provides abundant information for the task at hand. inventory #46537.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Announcement of a lecture at the Center for Book and Paper Arts of a lecture by Peter and Donna Thomas on the making of a specially bound edition of their book Paper, a collection of samples from the best American papermills. Never mailed, excellent condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. viii, 197 pp. Prepared under the auspices of Hofstra University. Contributions to the Study of World Literature. Number 17. LCC: 8627118.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: Good. 8vo. [18] pp., illus. Very good in stapled paper wraps.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Donna, Tanya and Suzanne Thomas (illustrator). 1st Edition. GOOD BOOKS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS MADE BY PETER & DONNA THOMAS: 1978-1991. A Miniature Book. Published by Peter and Donna Thomas, Santa Cruz, 1992. Handmade Book on handmade paper, #157 of only 200 copies. Though not called for, this copy is SIGNED by both PETER and DONNA THOMAS on the Colophon page (the last page). Miniature Book, hardcovers, leather spine with gilt titling and marbled paper covered boards, 2 x 2 3/4 inches, printed on handmade paper, xvi, 97, [3] pages. Illustrated by Donna, Tanya and Suzanne Thomas. FINE condition, a tight, bright, clean and clear, miniature book. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Fine. 48mo. (6)pp, unfurling to show an illustrated map of the Thomas's "Trans-California Ramble" which is a natural match for the booklet's quotes drawn from John Muir's "Rambles of a Botanist." Included throughout are reproductions of Donna Thomas's watercolor illustrations of some of the plant life found in Yosemite. Bound in self-wrappers, with illustrated belly-band. Stray rubs, else fine.

Pictorial Card Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Full colour photographs throughout. 24 x 23 cm. 320 pp. Scarce.

Condition: Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. The six accordion pages of images produced with vintage printer's cuts from an old print shop in Butte, Montana. They are of various cowboy scenes . The front and back covers are thin milled slices of Ponderosa Pine with a piece of saddle leather, blind stamped with a vintage horse and rider mounted on the frontcover. This is copy number 26 of only 50 copies issued. 2.9" x 2.5".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2 x 2.75. Miniature (and limited) edition -- 42 of 45 copies. Paper, illustrated with pencils, covers the boards. Information about What a Pencil Is and when Graphite was invented are letterpress printed on two raised panels. Some wear to the sharp corners of the case, but otherwise in very good condition. This volume is from a small collection of very small books -- please send us an inquiry if you'd like to see the full list or request pictures.

Condition: Good. Folded Leaf, 10.5" x 7.5". Plates. VG.(this is the prospectus for a book, not the book itself).

Condition: Good. Four page printed announcement 8.5 x 11. Very Good. Dated 4/4/94. B&W photography on inside front cover. Handwritten note to Herb Yellin, signed "Peter".From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.

Stiff illustrated wrappers. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 4to. Pp. 120. Illustrated with black & white photo reproductions and document facsimiles. First printing of 1000. Stiff paper photo illustrated wraps. Cover corners bumped, light scuffs, spine creased. Please see photos. Text and photos including work by Donna-Lee Phillips, Cindy Sherman, Lionell Glaze, John Gutman, Nancy Blanchard, Barbara Kruger, Fred Lonidier. A scarce title from the publishers of conceptual photography.

hardcover, dust jacket. Thomas, Peter and Donna (illustrator). 4to. hardcover, dust jacket. 446 pages. In 2020, Peter and Donna marked the forty-sixth year of their remarkable collaboration. This Bibliography features more than 163 editioned books by them, 374 one-of-a-kind books by Donna, and 63 unique books made by Peter, as well as books made by them in collaboration with other artists and during workshops, all illustrated in full color. This compendium of the output of their press includes not only bibliographic entries and production notes, but also personal commentaries for many of the entries, transforming a straightforward bibliography into a kind of memoir. These annotations provide a distinctive window into the lives of these two working artists, enriching our understanding of their works in ways that go far beyond the descriptive. This Bibliography not only offers the scale and scope of their production and their evolution as distinctive American book artists, but also insight into the development of their lives as a couple, as parents, and as colleagues and professional partners. Max Yela Special Collections Librarian o Golda Meir Library University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. One of twenty-three copies. (16)pp. Printed on handmade paper for Christmas 1983. Bound in brown leather over boards. Stray rubbing to periphery, else near fine. (2 1/2 by 1 3/4 in.).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 30 pages. 8.00x8.00x0.08 inches. This item is printed on demand.

hardcover, dust jacket. Thomas, Peter and Donna (illustrator). 4to. hardcover, dust jacket. 446 pages. In 2020, Peter and Donna marked the forty-sixth year of their remarkable collaboration. This Bibliography features more than 163 editioned books by them, 374 one-of-a-kind books by Donna, and 63 unique books made by Peter, as well as books made by them in collaboration with other artists and during workshops, all illustrated in full color. This compendium of the output of their press includes not only bibliographic entries and production notes, but also personal commentaries for many of the entries, transforming a straightforward bibliography into a kind of memoir. These annotations provide a distinctive window into the lives of these two working artists, enriching our understanding of their works in ways that go far beyond the descriptive. This Bibliography not only offers the scale and scope of their production and their evolution as distinctive American book artists, but also insight into the development of their lives as a couple, as parents, and as colleagues and professional partners. Max Yela Special Collections Librarian o Golda Meir Library University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Full green suede. Small octavo. 18 leaves. Slipcase. Copy #32 of 50 copies printed. Printed on handmade paper and bound by the Thomas's. Illustrated by Donna Thomas. A scarce work by this noted press. A very good copy in a lightly faded slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. (14)pp, accordionfold, vertically oriented. A summary biography of Dawson, with each panel denoting a decade of his achievements printed in black overlaying the date printed in blue-green-yellow gradient. Fine in black leather over boards with paste-paper sleeve. (1 1/2 by 2 1/2 in.) One of 60 copies, signed by the Thomases.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. One of 150 copies. (29)pp. Linocuts throughout by Donna Thomas, most in color, depict the massive, and famously difficult to climb, icon of the Yosemite. Printed on handmade paper and bound in cherry wood boards stamped in silver. Fine. (3 by 2 1/4 in.).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. One of 85 copies. (42)pp. A celebration of the history of train depots and their architecture, and a lament for those lost. Representatives include those from New York, St. Louis, Kansas City, and San Diego. Bound in pebbled black leather over boards with blue-painted wood stamped in red onlaid. Fine. (2 1/8 by 3 in.).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. One of 100 copies. 54pp. Each chapter opens with an enlarged initial, which has been decorated with elements from the Thomas's travels in Africa. In boards covered with handmade brown paper that has been printed with a zebra pattern. When opened, the front cover folds down to reveal a decorative, stab-bound binding. Printed on one side only on handmade paper that has a subtle brown and white zebra stripe design on the verso. Carefully tucked into a pocket in the front cover are two samples of handmade paper from Zimbabwe and South Africa. This fascinating account describes a trip the Thomas family took to the two countries in order to meet with local artisans and teach workshops on papermaking, printing, and book binding. Extremely fine. (Bradbury, p. 307). (3 by 2 3/16; 75x56mm).

A selection of six poems by Everson, finely published the year following his death by Peter and Donna Thomas on handmade paper by Peter and with breathtaking linocuts by Donna. A nice presentation in a unique binding. Small 4to, unpaginated. Linocuts by Donna Thomas, title page hand colored, section titles in red. Signed by Peter and Donna Thomas at the colophon. Bound in stiff, cream parchment over paper rose paper boards, with cut-outs revealing the stitched signatures and rose-colored paper slips, including a printed title, on front cover. Housed in a two-color Solander box with spine label. Lightly bumped at head of spine else a fine copy in near fine slip case with a few faint marks to the oatmeal cloth First edition, number 25 of 75 signed copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Introduction by Peter Thomas. Small quarto. Measuring approximately 9½" x 11¾". Leatherbacked blindstamped handmade paper (by the Thomases) over boards. A trifle cocked else fine. Copy 45 of 195 copies letterpress printed and handbound by Donna and Peter Thomas. With a prospectus and list of contributors laid in. A beautiful production: statements by the papermakers are letterpress printed onto examples of their handmade paper.

No. 157 of 195 copies. Designed and letterpress printed by Peter and Donna Thomas. Linocut by Donna Thomas. 28 samples of handmade paper all folio size and folded with the paper name and each with a statement by the papermaker printed onto it. Title page with linocut by Donna Thomas, one page foreward and list of contents plus colophon. 4to., in a special design binding by Laura Wait of full handmade paste paper covered boards by the binder stamped in gilt, sewn onto exterior white pigskin thongs, spine stained pink, endpapers made by Ray Tomasso. Housed in the original black cloth clamshell box with printed paper label. 27 papermakers are represented with samples each of which has a statement of their process and/or philosophy printed on a specific sample of their paper and some other samples bound in after the statement. These include Madeleine Pestiaux from Los Angeles, Amanda Degener from Minneapolis, Robbin Ami Silverberg from Brooklyn, John Stahl from California, Exeter Press and Paper in New York, Claire Lissance in Cambridge Mass, Langdell Paperworks in Vermont, Macgregor & Vinzani in Maine, Magnolia Editions in Oakland and the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendal. Peter Thomas writes that the vast majority of America's premier papermakers have provided examples of their work and that the first requirement for inclusion was a demonstrated history of excellence. He adds that this "collection of papers represents the current state-of-the-art in this vital and exciting medium. It will serve as a valuable resource for future paper historians, and is offered as an inspiration to the modern printmaker". A Collection of Paper Samples Handmade in the USA was featured by the Guild of Bookworkers as the set book for a national traveling show titled Paper Bound during 1997-98, which is why Laura Wait made this binding.

Ephemera. Condition: Very Good+. Circa 1985-1987. Five sheets. Five prospectus' for books published or distributed by the W. Thomas Taylor Publishing Company, including: The Ashendene Press (by Colin Franklin) , The First English Binding & Marbling Manuals and et le premier manuel de reliure imprime separement en francais (a bilingual reprint of this historic text) , The Tragedie of King Lear, illustrated by Claire Van Vliet (distributed by W. Thomas Taylor) , and, The Poet is Dead: A Centenary of William Everson's Elegy for Robinson Jeffers (under the imprint of the Good Book Press, Peter and Donna Thomas). Most sheets are in Near Fine condition. The Ashendene Press has bumping and creasing to the corners. The Poet is Dead has a crease down the center of the sheet where it has been folded in half by a previous owner. All prospecti (us) are in clean bright condition. Unusual ephemeral items having to do with Peter & Donna Thomas and their private press. "In 1976 they established a private press. At that time their goal was to create books in the tradition of the great private presses: limited editions, made of the finest materials and produced with the highest standards of quality. They printed their first book in 1978, and spent the next ten years producing "fine press" books in both full size and miniature format. To assure that the books they made reflected their intent, they always made the paper, print and bound the books completely by themselves. In the late 1980's, concurrent with the infusion of new energy which spread through the book arts community when it was introduced to the personal computer, the Thomas' vision of the book they wanted to create expanded beyond simply "fine press". They began to work in new formats, exploring non-traditional book structures and shaped book objects, as both limited editions and one-of-a-kind books. In 1992 they printed Good Books, a bibliography of their work. This lists over fifty titles, representing many authors and a wide range of subjects, but the Thomases are not just publishers: they are artists who work in the medium of the book." (from their website).