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John Mansfield Thomson: Notes towards a Biography ed Margaret Clark with Jim Collinge and Martin Lodge Steele Roberts, $39.95, ISBN 1877228923 Those of us who crossed paths with John Mansfield Thomson, and there are legions, inevitably came away from any…
Tagged with: Issue 66, Jim Collinge, John Mansfield Thomson, Margaret Clark, Martin Lodge, Steele Roberts, Winter 2004
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Obituary – John Mansfield Thomson
John Mansfield Thomson (1926-1999) John Mansfield Thomson, founding editor of New Zealand Books, died in Wellington Hospital on September 11, 1999. From the very first issue he gave this journal its authority and character, bringing to it his great skills…
Exhibiting ourselves, Margaret Clark
Farewell Colonialism: The New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-07 John Mansfield Thomson (ed) Dunmore Press, $39.95 ISBN 0 86469318 4 This is a gem of a book. It looks and feels beautiful, it tells a fascinating story, and it stimulates…
Tagged with: Dunmore Press, Issue 34, John Mansfield Thomson, Margaret Clark
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Editorial – Issue 6
John Mansfield Thomson, who resigned from the Peppercorn Press in June, was the founding editor of New Zealand Books. The journal began as an idea of his; in making its first impact, and throughout the first 18 months of publication,…
Eileen Mayo, Painter/ Designer, J M Thomson
Eileen Mayo, Painter/ Designer National Library of New Zealand, PO Box 1467, Wellington, $29.70 The inspiriting exhibition of Eileen Mayo’s work in the National Library Gallery is matched by this impeccably produced and stylish catalogue, which faithful to its subject…
Tagged with: Eileen Mayo, Issue 5, J M Thomson, John Mansfield Thomson, Winter 1992
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
Editorial – Issue 4
This issue reflects the intense activity of women as writers, publishers, painters and participants in every conceivable activity from those presented in The Book of New Zealand Women to a lively figure of an earlier age, Lady Barker, whose classic…
Editorial – Issue 3
J M Thomson: Looking forward As we near the end of our first year we have a better sense of our purpose and direction and are able to make adjustments and changes. First, the Peppercorn Press is a registered charity…
Music as a cultural force: the lineaments of a tradition, John Roberts
The Oxford History of New Zealand Music John Mansfield Thomson Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1991, $69.95 This eagerly awaited book will take a high place in the company of recent reference works. The only cause for regret is that the…
Tagged with: Issue 2, John Mansfield Thomson, John Roberts, Oxford University Press, Winter 1991
Posted in History, Music, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Music, Non-fiction, Review
Editorial – Issue 2
Filling a gap Response to our first issue has crystallised in an appreciative awareness of the gap we are attempting to fill and of the role that lies ahead. Once minor technical faults had been corrected, our format proved the…
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