My father and my father's friends : original manuscript, 1935. 1935.

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My father and my father's friends : original manuscript, 1935. 1935.

The original manuscript of McCrae's childhood reminiscences, used by Angus & Robertson in the production of the book in 1935, with pencilled editorial markings and housed in a morocco slipcase bearing the bookplate of George Mackaness ; also tipped in, a letter dated 5 March 1942 from Hugh McCrae to George Mackaness presenting the manuscript, and a press cutting dated 21 January 1970 bearing a note on how the manuscript was sold in 1969 for $450.00.

1 item, 95 p. (2.5 cm.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7035333

Libraries Australia

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Mackaness, George, 1882-1968

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Dr. George Mackaness was an author, historian and book collector. See "Who's Who", 1965. From the description of Typescript volume. 1890. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225840188 Historian and bookcollector, Mackaness was an English lecturer at Sydney Teachers' College, 1924-1946. From the description of Letters. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225815634 Author, educationalist, historian and book collector. Lecturer at Teachers' Co...

McCrae, Hugh, 1876-1958

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H. McCrae, 1876-1958, was an Australian poet and artist. Beatrice Davis was general editor for Angus and Robertson from 1937 to 1973. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225773518 Poet, essayist and artist. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225765275 Hugh Raymond McCrae was an Australian poet and artist. From the description of Letters. ...

McCrae, George Gordon, 1833-1927

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Australian artist and writer. From the description of Letter, 1873 Sept. 3, Melbourne. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79305535 Worked for the Victorian government. Retired in 1893 from the position of Deputy Registrar-General. In private life a poet; member of a Melbourne literary coterie that included Adam Lindsay Gordon, Henry Kendall R.H. Horne and Marcus Clarke. In 1867 published 2 vols of verse. In 1873, published the long poem "The man in the iron mask." Father of poet...