"Donna Thomas painted these watercolors while backpacking the John Muir Trail in the summer of 2012."--Colophon., "From the Sierra Club Bulletin, January 1911.", Artist book with original watercolor illustrations., Copy 26., and One of 200 numbered copies.
Subject (Geographic):
California--John Muir Trail and John Muir Trail (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Peter & Donna Thomas (Firm), printer, Thomas, Donna (Donna Sue), artist, and Thomas, Peter (Peter R.), papermaker
Subject (Topic):
Artists' books, Artists' books--Specimens, Backpacking, Backpacking--California--John Muir Trail, and Mountains in art
"The biography and footnotes to the text were written by Peter Thomas. The illustrations were cut by Donna Thomas. The brown paper sample was made by Ray Tomasso. The book was letterpress printed on paper trimmed from the margins of an incomplete copy of Keble's Reports (which was printed in England in 1685)"--Colophon. and No. 180.
Publisher:
Peter & Donna Thomas,
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Peter & Donna Thomas (Firm), Thomas, Donna (Donna Sue), Thomas, Peter (Peter R.), and Tomasso, Ray, 1949-
Subject (Topic):
Miniature books--Specimens, Papermaking, and Papermaking--Great Britain--History
"Paintings from the N. Yosemite region, calligraphy & binding: Donna Thomas. Handmade paper: Peter Thomas ... edition of 50 copies"--Colophon., Contains 4 double-spread watercolors of Sierra scenes: Tower Peak, Matterhorn Canyon, High Emigrant Lake, and Otter Lake., Copy 6., and Printed watercolors on one side of an accordion-folded sheet. First and last folded pages mounted on wood covers with a leather spine. Col. ill. paper label mounted on front cover.
Publisher:
P. & D. Thomas,
Subject (Geographic):
California--Yosemite Valley and Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Thomas, Donna (Donna Sue) and Thomas, Peter (Peter R.)
Consists of accordion-bound reproductions of Donna Thomas's paintings made along the John Muir Trail., Copy 6., Limited edition of 40 copies., and Peter Thomas made the paper on which the book is printed.
Publisher:
Peter & Donna Thomas,
Subject (Geographic):
California--John Muir Trail and John Muir Trail (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Peter & Donna Thomas (Firm) and Thomas, Peter (Peter R.)
"Limited edition book, 18 copies. I've finished the first copies of my new edition 'Wanderlust,' a tribute to my Father. I made prints from drawings he made when he was a soldier in the 50's (the map of Europe and the Panama Canal). The other pages are drawn using silverpoint, ink and gold leaf. I made a paper copy of a farthing, a coin in his collection that I have alwasy loved. It sits in the box made by Erin Fletcher of Herringbone Bindery. The prints were done by Rob Charlton at Goosefish Press"--Artist's website, viewed 31 March 2017., "Panama Canal and map of Europe by George Davidson, circa 1950"--Colophon., Artist's book., Artist's father was age 86 at time of book creation. See page 5., Number 2 of 18, signed by the artist. In custom box, as issued. Accompanied by paper farthing, as issued., and Pages are individual discs of card stock in the shape of a compass, joined together with ribbon in an accordion-fold format.
Subject (Name):
Davidson, George, 1929 or 1930-, Davidson, George, 1929 or 1930- illustrator, and Davidson, Laura--Autograph
Subject (Topic):
Artists' books--United States, Miniature books--Specimens, and Travel
