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Mason, R. A. K. No New Thing
Auckland The Spearhead Publishers 1934 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Signed by Author
Moderate rubbing and flecking to cloth boards and spine. A 1/4" chip to cloth in front joint. Some foxing.; A shining star in the milky way of New Zealand literature. This copy is signed by Mason on the front free endpaper "R. A. K. Mason". 30 leaves. Brown cloth boards with printed paper labels on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 227 x 145mm. An edition of 120 copies was intended by the publishers. Mason had first sought for overseas publishers for this work, including Leonard and Virginia Woolf's Hogarth Press in the United Kingdom. Spearhead Publishers, also to be known as the Unicorn Press, was set up by Mason and Bob Lowry in 1934. After Mason left in 1936, Lowry carried on the imprint with other partners. This copy is signed by Mason on the front endpaper "R. A. K. Mason". "He's a crack-brained socialist, with some literary ability [...]" - Bob Lowry discussing Mason in a letter to Denis Glover, probably not intended to be quoted in this context. This title is number 46 on The Listener's list of the best 50 New Zealand books. Quite rare. [Reference: Jones, Lawrence (2003),"Picking up the Traces: The Making of a New Zealand Literary Culture 1932-1945", p. 30; Barrowman, Rachel (2003), "Mason: The Life of R. A. K. Mason"; Braunias, Steve (2004) "The 50 Best New Zealand Books"; Bagnall M1280.] ; 8vo; Signed by Author
Price:
1410.00 NZD
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