My Mask: For What Little I Know of the Man Behind It

Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dustjacket, A & R Classics reprint edition, 374gms, 245 pages. This is Norman Lindsay's autobiography. An unpretentious, down-to-earth, high-spirited and often amusing book, it covers Lindsay's childhood in Creswick, Victoria; his hilarious student days in Melbourne; his early love affairs; his Sydney days with the giants of the old Bulletin; London; New York; and back to the beautiful home he and Rose Lindsay made for themselves in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. The book is profusely illustrated with 29 pages of black and white photographs. Book is in good condition with general age-related wear and tear and minor page discolouration throughout. Dust jacket is in good condition with moderate shelf wear, discolouration and only a few small nicks and tears, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.