One of three pulls of this block, this one inked the heaviest of the three.
One of three pulls on fine paper of this large block, this one inked showing more subtle variations. All are 8" by 10."
One of three pulls on fine paper of this large block, this one inked more the lightest among the three, and showing more detail on the left side but less of the fence post under the tail. All are 8" by 10."
One of three pulls on fine paper of this large block, this one inked in the middle and with more detail of the fence post, but perhaps less on the left. All are 8" by 10."
This is a standard envelope for holding unfolded standard stationery, with a flap at one end, here in the right. In pencil Middleton has written on it at he top in large letters, "Prints for Mrs. Paepcke." Below this, centered at the addressee location it reads "R. H. Middleton / 4722 Dover St. Chicago."
Printed in red at the bottom of the sheet is Print Number 46, on the right, with Bewick: Cherryburn Edition 1970" on the left.
This block is shown and identified ("Heron taking an eel..."), related to its first appearance, in Ian Bain's 1981 edition of Bewick's My Life. Four pages are copied: 9, 95, 96, and the title-page with the Folio Society imprint.
A copy of v. 6, no. 10 (October 1998) of the Caxtonian, with "The Professional Bookman: Middleton at Ludlow," 1, 6, by Paul Gehl, and "Beck's Turtle Press Emerged from Bob Middleton's Cherryburn Press," 7, by Bruce Beck.
"Remembering Bruce Beck..." article (photocopy) from Caxtonian, v. 17, no. 11 (Nov. 2009), 1-5.