I'd Rather Be a Phoenix!
by Hiemstra, Marvin R
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Juniper Von Phitzer Press, 1976. Hardcover. iii, 32 loose leaves sandwiched between wood-patterned boards, tied together with a thin black rope. Minor foxing in one quadrant of the exterior boards, interior pages clean and crisp. Numbered 168 of 200 examples, signed by Hiemstra. Cover design depicting a phoenix chick hatching from an egg is added in pen by hand. "Leaves are forming everywhere, even while we talk." Hiemstra and his partner Lloyd L. Nielson founded the Juniper Von Phitzer Press (named after three cats) in 1976; this was their first production. The press later became known for its miniature books.
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- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 314072
- Title
- I'd Rather Be a Phoenix!
- Author
- Hiemstra, Marvin R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Juniper Von Phitzer Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1976
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gay Studies; San Francisco; 1970S; California; Fine Printing, Fine Press;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
All books subject to prior sale Major Institutions can be billed. ALL BOOKS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION OR BETTER UNLESS NOTED. All books returnable for any reason within thirty days of receipt.
About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Established in 1981 in San Francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, especially from East Asia, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock. You can sign up for free email lists in our subject areas at www.bolerium.com. We are located in San Francisco at 2141 Mission, Suite 300 (between 17th & 18th St.). We're open by appointment only..
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...