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

  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. ^ Richard Mason (of Tenby) (1873). "A guide to the town of Tenby and its neighbourhood". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ^ Scott, George Philip W. (1858). "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