Thomas Peter and Donna (29 results)
- Softcover
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.zenosbooks
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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. DESCRI…PTION - 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.
More imagesPublished by Columbia College 1997
Seller: Mobyville, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Mobyville
Contact seller5-star sellerNo 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.
- Softcover
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.HPB-Emerald
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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.
Goethe in the Twentieth Century:
Edited and introduced by Alexej Ugrinsky; Contributing authors: Elizabeth Bohning, Judy McInnis, Peter Christensen, William Cloonan, Donald Crosby, Thomas Freeman, R.S. Furness, Henry Hatfield, Manfred Kuxdorf, Donna Dietrich, Harry Marshall, Dieter Sevin, Wolfgang Wittkowski, Frederick Amrine, Frederick Burwick, John Fitzell, Erika Freiberger-Sheikhoeslami, Claude Gandelman, John Goethe, Mary Gies Hatch, Louis Helbig, Sigrun Leonhard, Katharina Mommsen, and Michael Platt
Language: English
Published by Greenwood Press, New York, New York / London, England 1987
- Hardcover
Seller: Andover Books and Antiquities, Andover, MA, U.S.A.Andover Books and Antiquities
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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.
Published by Peter and Donna Thomas. 1998
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
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More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Peter and Donna Thomas, Santa Cruz, California 1992
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Blank Verso Books, ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Blank Verso Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. 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 t…he 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. Donna, Tanya and Suzanne Thomas (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
Published by Santa Cruz: Peter and Donna Thomas 2006
- Softcover
Seller: Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoftcover. 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.
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: A Small Bookshop, ELMHURST, VIC, AustraliaA Small Bookshop
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Pictorial Card Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Full colour photographs throughout. 24 x 23 cm. 320 pp. Scarce.
- Softcover
Seller: Mooney's bookstore, Den Helder, NetherlandsMooney's bookstore
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More imagesPublished by Peter and Donna Thomas 2010
- Hardcover
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. The six accordion pages of images produced with vintage printerâs 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 o…n the frontcover. This is copy number 26 of only 50 copies issued. 2.9" x 2.5".
Published by Santa Cruz: Peter and Donna Thomas 2002
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.Riverby Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 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 condi…tion. 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.
Published by Santa Cruz, CA: Peter and Donna Thomas. 1995
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Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Folded Leaf, 10.5" x 7.5". Plates. VG.(this is the prospectus for a book, not the book itself).
Published by Santa Cruz, CA: Peter and Donna Thomas. 1992
- Signed
- Manuscript
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: 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.
More imagesStill Photography The Problematic Model
THOMAS, Lew; Peter d'Agostino (editors) with Cindy Sherman, Donna-Lee Phillips, Cindy Sherman, Lionell Glaze, John Gutman, Nancy Blanchard, Barbara Kruger, and Fred Lonidier (photographers)
Published by NFS Press, San Francisco 1981
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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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.
More imagesPublished by The Legacy Press, Ann Arbor, MI 2021
- Hardcover
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerhardcover, dust jacket. 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 collaborat…ion 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. Thomas, Peter and Donna (illustrator).
Published by Santa Cruz: Good Book Press 1983
- Hardcover
Seller: Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books
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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.).
Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2017
- Softcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, , United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 30 pages. 8.00x8.00x0.08 inches. This item is printed on demand.
More imagesPublished by The Legacy Press, Ann Arbor, MI 2021
- Hardcover
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerhardcover, dust jacket. 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 collaborat…ion 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. Thomas, Peter and Donna (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Santa Cruz: Peter and Donna Thomas. 1990
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.Centerbridge Books
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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.
Published by Santa Cruz: Peter and Donna Thomas 2008
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books
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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.
Published by Santa Cruz: Peter and Donna Thomas 2000
- Hardcover
Seller: Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books
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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.).
Published by Santa Cruz: Peter and Donna Thomas 2008
- Hardcover
Seller: Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books
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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.).
More imagesPublished by Santa Cruz, CA: Peter & Donna Thomas 1995
- Hardcover
Seller: Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.Philip Salmon & Co. Rare Books
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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).
More imagesPublished by Peter and Donna Thomas, [Santa Cruz, CA] 1995
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, ABAA, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.Peruse the Stacks, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerA 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 Pete…r 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.
More imagesPublished by Peter and Donna Thomas, Santa Cruz 1993
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 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 pr…ospectus and list of contributors laid in. A beautiful production: statements by the papermakers are letterpress printed onto examples of their handmade paper.
More imagesPublished by Peter & Donna Thomas, Santa Cruz 1993
- Softcover
Seller: SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS, ABA, ILAB, LONDON, , United KingdomSOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS, ABA, ILAB
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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 c…olophon. 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.
A Group of Prospectus' for books published or distributed by W. Thomas Taylor Publisher. (five items in total) The Ashendene Press by Colin Franklin, the Poet is Dead by William Everson, the Tragedie of King Lear (Illustrated by Claire Van Vliet, the First English Binding & Marbling Manuals, And, the Stone Beloved by Dante (With Illustrations by Peter Nickel)
W. Thomas Taylor Publisher / Peter and Donna Taylor / The Good Book Press
Published by W. Thomas Taylor 0, Austin, TX
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Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)
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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 bil…ingual 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).
More imagesPublished by The Good Book Press, Santa Cruz 1986
Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller
Contact seller4-star seller[MINIATURE] [LIMITED EDITION] [JUVENILE]. Donna THOMAS, illustrator. LIMITED EDITION. this is a "Delux [sic] copy," letter G of A-Z (#7 of 25 deluxe copies). Miniature (3" x 2 ¼"); [16]pp; white leather over board, gilt-stamped title on spine, 2 spine bands, brass clasp on fore edge; bookplate on front pastedown; color wreath su…rrounding title on title page; color linoleum-cut illustrations; handmade paper; fine. OCLC locates 13 copies. A miniature personal bookplate on the front pastedown from the library of Rabbi Kalman L. Levitan, co-founder of the Miniature Book Society in 1983, and a world-renowned collector. The story is one that was told to Tanya, the child of the book creators, Donna and Peter Thomas, while her sister was in the hospital. ".letterpress printed on Peter's paper with cuts by Donna. Handbound at the Good Book Press." (Publisher's website). Donna THOMAS (illustrator).
More imagesFour Views of Kealakekua Bay
Captain James Cook, Mark Twain, Johnny Noble (Quotes); Peter and Donna Thomas (Book Artists)
Published by [Donna Thomas], [Santa Cruz, CA] 1998
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerNo binding. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 75 copies, miniature book in scroll format. This lovely miniature book, by the incomparable book artists Peter and Donna Thomas, presents a single linoleum cut by Donna in a scroll format; it would become the Book Society Distinguished Award, 1999. Peter and Donna Thomas start…ed their press in 1976; in 1988 they changed the name of their press from the "Good Book Press" to their names. They are "one of very few presses where the proprietors write the text, create the art for the illustrations, make the paper, handset the type, print on a letterpress, and bind the book" (n.b., Bradbury p. 302). The "four views" in the title consist of one pictorial - Donna's linocut - and three literary. The first being partial lyrics of the Johnny Noble song "I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii"; the second a description of "Karakakooa Bay" (as it was then called) by Captain James Cook in 1779, and the third being the description of the bay by Mark Twain when he saw it in 1866. Scarce in the marketplace, as of this writing we see no copies online, our search of OCLC locates twenty-two of the seventy-five copies with institutions. ___DESCRIPTION: Scroll, case-bound in patterned paper (handmade by Peter) over boards, with one linoleum cut by Donna, a single illustration on a label on the cover, the scroll wound onto a dowel set in a handmade koa rack, with the other end of the scroll attached to a brass rod that acts as a handle for unwinding the scroll; handmade paper, printing both letterpress and polymer plate, the handset types being Canterbury and Centaur, 2.875 " by 1.75", a single scroll measuring 22 ", this no. 46 of 75 copies. ___CONDITION: Fine; the case clean and without wear, the scrolling action operable, the scroll itself clean and without wear; as new. ___CITATION: Peter and Donna Thomas Bibliography no. A92. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
