Chris Odgers — Mule

Cornwall, Sawhorse, 2005. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of Chris Odgers" Mule, a darkly comic illustrated fable told in rhyme, with an original ink drawing by the author to the half-title. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial hardback, with Mule toe tag attached.First edition. Signed and dated by the author and illustrator, Chris Odgers, to the half-title, with a charming original ink drawing.Illustrated through out A strikingly dark fable in which two old men, caught in a flood, cling to a coffin for survival, only to be swallowed by a giant catfish and forced to blast their way out, all told in darkly comic rhyme.Chris Odgers is a British illustrator, author, and founder of Sawhorse Books, known for his atmospheric visual storytelling and hand-printed small press editions. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Externally, lovely, with just one or two of the slightest trace handling marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Chris Odgers. Fine .