PETER & DONNA THOMAS
260 Fifteenth Avenue Santa Cruz CA 95062 (831) 475-1455

Believe in the Beauty. (2007) Text by Eleanor Roosevelt. 5 1/8 x 5.25 inches. A pop-up "explosion" book with text and a nude painting. Full leather binding. Clamshell box, $495

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When this book is opened, a painting of a reclining nude is revealed. Text overlays the image: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." The cover of the book is bound in a creamy tan calf leather, and has a painting inset in the cover. Handmade paste paper and gold bands decorate both the clamshell box and book.