Ballad. Water-Nymph and the Boy. Some Runes. Sue and the Bad Man. Jim's Kite.

SALISBURY Eric. NOEL Roden Berkeley Wriothesley NOEL 1834-1894. BREITMANN Hans [Charles G Leland] 1824-1903

Published by Cracked Bell Press, 51 York Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool, 1976

About this Item

5 interesting Cracked Bell press items by Eric Salisbury, including 2 detailed letters describing the production process written to a dealer friend. 1. Ballad, 1986, Cracked Bell Press by Hans Breitmann, in red paper covers, black ink title. [2] title, [4] pp, poetry with 2 illustrations, [1], [1] colophon, 50 copies printed, signed by Eric, cotton ties, 210*149 mm. 2. The Water-Nymph and the Boy by Roden Noel, printed for the 5th Exchange of the Society of Private Printers at the Cracked Bell Press, 1984, printed paper covers, cotton ties, [4] poetry, [1], [1] colophon, 2 illustrations, 125 copies printed, 160*100 mm. 3. Jim's Kite, Cracked Bell Press, 1976, brown paper illustrated covers, [2]. [5], [1] colophon 70 copies, 6 illustrations total, cotton ties, 103*64 mm. 4. Some Runes, Cracked Bell Press, 1992, brown papers covers coloured ink title, 8 leaves, 10 illustrations + title page, limitation 22 copies, ink dedication by Salisbury 1993. 5. Sue and the Bad Man, Cracked Bell Press, 1989, red paper covers, black ink titles, 8 B&W printed leaves with text in white, 17 copies, signed by Salisbury, cotton ties. Accompanied by a 2 page ms letter, 1989, to a dealer, detailing the production of Sue. Plus another detailed 2 page personal letter on buying a shop, and anecdotes on titles he had produced, dated 1985.

Seller Inventory # 008186

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ballad. Water-Nymph and the Boy. Some Runes. Sue and the Bad Man. Jim's Kite.
• Publisher: Cracked Bell Press, 51 York Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• Binding: No Binding
• Illustrator: SALISBURY Eric
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Private Presses Gregynog Cockerel etc