Corrected Page Proofs for "Something Nothing"; Hone Tuwhare's fourth collection of poetry.

Dunedin: Caveman Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1974). First Edition. Hardcover. Corrected page proofs for Hone Tuwhare's fourth collection of poetry, "Something Nothing". This title was published in Dunedin by the Caveman Press in 1974. Loose long leaves, dimensions: 456 x 152mm. The leaves are printed on one side only, with 2 pages printed on one side of the leaf. The leaves are held loosely within cloth boards with ties and a printed paper label on the front board: "page proofs (1974) 'SOMETHING NOTHING' / BY / HONE TUWHARE". The manuscript corrections consist of the removal of the comma from "Something, Nothing" at each occurrence, and changes to the page numbering. There are also a few handwritten notes (presumably made by Caveman Press publisher Trevor Reeves) on the first leaf. The proofs do not have the contents page or the copyright page, but there is a note that the contents page is to be made in the same style as that used in "Sapwood and Milk". The illustrations by Robin White, which appear in the final published book, are not included. There are a few stains to the first few leaves, and some rubbing and wear to the corners of some leaves. "Something Nothing" has some of Tuwhare's best poems, including "Ron Mason", written after the death of New Zealand poet R.A.K. Mason. Several poems from "Something Nothing" were used in later anthologies of Tuwhare's poems: "Selected Poems" (1980) had seven poems from "Something Nothing," along with 20 from "No Ordinary Sun", 5 from "Come Rain Hail", 5 from "Sapwood and Milk", and 2 from "Making a Fist of It". In "Year of the Dog, Poems New and Selected" (1982), 12 of the 32 poems were from "Something Nothing". In "Was Wirklicher ist als Sterben" (1985), 5 of the 33 poems were from "Something Nothing". [Provenance: This was purchased at the 2008 Otago Community Hospice Gala Auction.] .