Henry Lawson by His Mates

Henry Lawson

by His Mates

Angus and Robertson, 1973, ISBN 0207126399, lightly illustrated with black and white photographic plates, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners inscription erased on front endpaper, minor foxing to fore edges, price-clipped dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, bumping, chipping, wear, small tears and staining (see photographs)

“Some years after Henry Lawson’s death his daughter Bertha, with J. Le Gay Brereton as her adviser, collected from his mates – people who had known him intimately – their memories and impressions.  The recollections of the artist and the man that make up this book were given freely as a memorial to Lawson, and the royalties went to his daughter who gave the small sum the book earned in its only 1931 edition to writers who knew to be in distress.
A warm and wonderfully attractive portrait emerges of Henry Lawson as he was, and the testimony of the mates who had known him in his happier and his darker days is amazing in its consistency: these people all loved Henry Lawson and revered his talent, the genius with the common touch that has won him a unique place in the hearts of his countrymen.
This facsimile of the original edition will bring to those who have not seen it before an illuminating picture of the man behind the legend.”