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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Lessness, 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-40958-42937
Scope and Contents

This book is designed, hand set and hand printed by John Crombie. The text by Beckett was first printed in 1970. This edition was printed on Kickshaw's Golding Press in a cloverleaf presentation. Stored with Crombie publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

[Letter to David Harris] / Cobbing, Bob., 28 March 1968

 Item — Box 396: [Barcode: 31858072461605]
Identifier: CC-19986-20374
Scope and Contents

David Harris aka David UU. Letter discusses sending sound performance tapes for festival. Cobbing states that he "must try to keep better contact between what we are doing and your good selves." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 28 March 1968

Rue de la Chaumiere / The Cradle of Montparnasse, 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-42100-44101
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of a book with the same title printed letterpress in 1988. Crombie describes the history of the neighborhood and the artists and writers who lived there. He provides the history of printing by the Kickshaws Press whose shop was initially housed in Montparnasse. The Press was closed in 1994 but Crombie still retains a small shop in another location in Paris. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003