The Sportsman and the Squirrel (2009). 2 1/8 x 1 ¾ inches. (The clamshell box measures 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches). The text is a fable by Ambrose Bierce. Two similar but unique copies. $395.

This book has a fable written in 1899 by San Francisco journalist Ambrose Bierce. The fable is written in the style of Aesop, but has a non-Aesop twist. There are 4 watercolor illustrations, two of squirrels. The book is full bound in brown goatskin and the cover features an inset panel with squirrel fur that Donna tanned herself.

Peter and Donna Thomas

Since 1976 Peter and Donna Thomas have worked collaboratively and individually, making paper, letterpress printing and book binding, to create books. Under the previous imprint of The Good Book Press, and the current imprint, Peter and Donna Thomas: Santa Cruz, their books have been shown in individual and group exhibitions in the USA and abroad, and have been purchased for collections around the world.