Richard Mason (Welsh author)
Richard Mason (c. 1816- 26 December 1881) was a printer and author. He is believed to have been 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
- ^ "MASON , RICHARD ( 1816? - 1881 ), printer and author ; Tenby ;". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Obituary". Archaeologia Cambrensis. 4. 13 (49): 75. January 1882. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Colophon". The Cambrian Journal. 1. 1854. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "A guide to the town of Tenby and its neighbourhood". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "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