PETER & DONNA THOMAS
260 Fifteenth Avenue Santa Cruz CA 95062 (831)
515-2757
One-of-a-kind Books: Miniature
| Donna is no longer making "miniature" one of a kind books Between 1983 and 2011 Donna made and sold more than 200 unique miniature artists' books. Some were lavish productions with original research, others, original illustrations paired with well known quotes. These books all feature her hand painted or caligraphy lettering and her watercolor paintings or illustrations. These books were often full bound in leather with exquisite leather onlays on the covers. |
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Ab ovo: From the Egg. 2-1/4" x 1-3/4". Accordion pages. $275. Click here for more images and information. |
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Squirrel (2008) 2 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches. (The slipcase measures 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches). Six illustrations of squirrels bound in squirrel vellum. $475. Click here for more images and information |
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Trout (2009). 2 x 2 3/4 inches. (The clamshell box measures 2 1/2 x 3 3/16 inches). The text is a quote by Mary Austin. sold. Click here for more images and information |
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A Drinking Song (2009). 2 1/8 x 1 ¾ inches. (The clamshell box measures 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches). The text is a poem by W.B. Yeats. Two similar but unique copies. Sold. |
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Bear Clover (2009). 3 x 2 1/8 inches. (The clamshell box measures 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 inches). The text is a quote by John Muir. One copy. $sold Click here for more images and information |
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I Have Dreamed (2009). 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 inches. (The clamshell box measures 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches). The text is a quote by Emily Bronte. Two similar but unique copies. $sold |
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Sit and Knit (2008). 3 x 2 7/8 inches. (The clamshell box is 3.5 by 3.25). The text is a short quote by William Howitt about folk art knitting in rural England. Number 1 of 2 unique copies. Sold. |
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Farmer and the Snake (2008). 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 inches. (Clamshell box is 3 1/8 by 2 5/8 inches). Dos-a-do binding. The text on one side is the fable Aesop. The text on the other side is a quote by Petronius from The Satyricon. Number 2 of 2 unique copies. Sold. |
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A Fish (2007) 1 3/16 by
1 1/2 inches. Text is a quote by John Ruskin. Sold. Click here for more images and information |
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Spring and All (2004)
William Carlos Williams. 2 x 2 7/8 inches. 6 pages. SOLD. Click here for more images and information |