Moon and Rainbow: The Autobiography of an Aboriginal

Dick Roughsey was an Australian Aboriginal artist from the Lardil language group on Mornington Island in the south-eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Queensland. His tribal name was Goobalathaldin meaning ‘the ocean dancing’ describing a ‘rough sea’. He was an active and prominent figure involved in reviving and preserving the cultural life of the Lardil people. His best known works are a series of children’s picture books that retell traditional Aboriginal stories including “The Rainbow Serpent”.

Publisher: A. H. & A. W. Reed
Date Published: 1971
Book Condition: Very good hardcover with minor shelf wear and slight surface moisture marks to boards. The dust jacket has minor edge wear and minor moisture mark to the bottom of the front edge, with small corners clipped from inside flaps.. There is some tan marking to the front pastedowns and endpapers, with maps still in good condition. Minor tanning to edges of the text block. Otherwise, an unmarked copy internally.