Digger's Mate Tapa dura - 1991

Digger's Mate is based on the true story of an orphaned Wombat being raised in the same household as a dog.
Sadly, this turned out to be Clifton Pugh's last work .......for art and for conservation.
This copy is in excellent condition.

Australia: Aird Books, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clifton Pugh. Hardback: dj, short tear at spine top, jacket and cover edges slightly rubbed, colour pictorial boards (as dj), colour drawings by CLIFTON PUGH, vg. 4to, 29pp. An orphaned baby wombat is reared by Joyce, but her dog Digger is not impressed.

Flemington, Victoria: Aird Books, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pugh, Clifton. There is a gift inscription on the front end paper and some of the pages have been turned "with brio". No serious damage, just light creasing. Story of Myrtle, the baby wombat , and other natives of the bush. "Clifton Pugh (17 December 1924 - 14 October 1990) was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia's Archibald Prize.He was strongly influenced by German Expressionism, and was known for his landscapes and portraiture." (Wikipedia)

Aird Books, Flemington, Victoria, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Illustrator: Clifton Pugh. By Author on Reverse of Free Front End Paper. 390 g.; II, 30 pages. Pale blue coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous full-colour drawings by Clifton Pugh. Some illustrations are vignettes, quarter page, half page and the occasional full-page drawing. Colour illustrated front cover, with red and black titles to the front panel and back titles to the backstrip. A little bumping to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying board, with red and black titles to the front panel and black titles to the backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges and a few marks to the laminate of the dustwrapper. There is a 2 inch tear to the top right-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel. Colour photographs of author and illustrator to the rear fold over panel. The story of a dog, Digger, and… Leer más