Richard Mason (Welsh author)

Richard Mason (c.1816- 26 December 1881) was a printer and author. He is believed to be a native of Herefordshire, but settled in Tenby, Wales.[1]

In 1850 he took on the publishing and printing of Archaeologia Cambrensis at his sole risk for a share of the fees from subscribers who at that time numbered only 130. In 1855 the Cambrian Archaeological Association assumed the role of publisher but retained Mason as their printer.[2] In 1884 he was also involved with the Cambrian Journal, the journal of the Cambrian Institute, which he printed in Tenby and published in conjunction with Longmans & Co, J.Russell Smith and J.Peterham, all of London.[3]

Works

  • A guide to the town of Tenby and its neighbourhood (1852)[4]
  • Tales and Traditions of Tenby (1858)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "MASON , RICHARD ( 1816? - 1881 ), printer and author ; Tenby ;". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Obituary". Archaeologia Cambrensis. 4. 13 (49): 75. January 1882. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Colophon". The Cambrian Journal. 1. 1854. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "A guide to the town of Tenby and its neighbourhood". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tales and Traditions of Tenby". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  • Notable Welshmen (1700–1900),1908
  • E. Laws and E. H. Edwards, Church book of St. Mary the Virgin, Tenby, Tenby, 1907
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