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MASON, R.A.K [ signed association copy] - The Beggar
Estimate:
$400 - $600
Sold
$220
Timed Auction
196 Rare Books including The John Mowbray Collection
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Description
MASON, R.A.K [ signed association copy]
The Beggar
Auckland: W & T 1924. Edition of 1000 copies. 25p, [1]p, 12.5cms, original decorative brown PCs, some foxing and rust at staples, VG.
Inscribed by Mason inside front cover “Irene from Ronald 22/5/31”. A photo of R. Mason has been tipped onto the TP and loosely enclosed is a photo of Irene inscribed on the back “Taken by R.A.K. Mason about 1928”.
This was R.A.K. Mason’s first true publication and although several of the poems in this little book have now entered the New Zealand literary canon... “so disappointed by the lack of interest locally the young poet dumped 200 copies in the Waitemata....” N.Z. Book Council.
The Beggar
Auckland: W & T 1924. Edition of 1000 copies. 25p, [1]p, 12.5cms, original decorative brown PCs, some foxing and rust at staples, VG.
Inscribed by Mason inside front cover “Irene from Ronald 22/5/31”. A photo of R. Mason has been tipped onto the TP and loosely enclosed is a photo of Irene inscribed on the back “Taken by R.A.K. Mason about 1928”.
This was R.A.K. Mason’s first true publication and although several of the poems in this little book have now entered the New Zealand literary canon... “so disappointed by the lack of interest locally the young poet dumped 200 copies in the Waitemata....” N.Z. Book Council.
Condition
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