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The Phoenix Book Shop : a nest of memories

Title
The Phoenix Book Shop : a nest of memories / by John Ashberry ... [et al.] ; edited by Bob Wilson, Kenneth Doubrava, John LeBow.
Publication
Candia, N.H. : John LeBow, 1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Ashbery, John, 1927-2017. .
  • Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934- .
  • Brodsky, Joseph, 1940-1996.
  • Broughton, James, 1913-1999.
  • Di Prima, Diane.
  • Doubrava, Kenneth.
  • Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
  • LeBow, John.
  • Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997.
  • McClure, Michael, 1950- .
  • Purdy, James, 1914-2009.
  • Sanders, Ed.
  • Wakoski, Diane.
  • Wieners, Jon.
  • Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016.
  • Phoenix Book Shop.
Description
42 p. : ill.; 23 cm
Summary
A tribute to Bob Wilson and his famous Phoenix Book Shop in Greenwich Village at 18 Cornelia Street, 1962- ; includes essays by many of the writers whom he supported and encouraged, including John Ashbery, Amir Baraka, Joseph Brodsky, James Broughton, Marshall Clements, Diane Di Prima, Allen Ginsberg, Denise Levertov, Michael McClure, James Purdy, Ed Sanders, Diane Wakoski, John Wieners, and Wilson himself. ; with hard cover-bound book of photographs.
Subjects
Note
  • "Published and designed by John LeBow. Printed by Mark Olson of the Inner Klang Press in an edition of two hundred and sixty-five copies. Sixty-five copies are signed by most of the contributors, numbered I-LXV, and are laid in a clamshell box with authentic photographed checks, chapbooks and vintage photos from the Phoenix, provided by Bob Wilson. Fifteen of these are intended for friends of the press and are not for sale. Two hundred copies are signed by Bob Wilson, Amiri Baraka, Diane Di Prima, and Michael McClure, numbered 1-200"--Colophon.
  • Edited by Bob Wilson, Kenneth Doubrava, and John LeBow.
  • Printed by Mark Olson of Innerer Klang Press.
With (note)
  • Phoenix Photographs [hard-cover bound album of photographs with cover title]
  • Bob Wilson. Michael and the Lions. New York: Christmas, 1980 [original chapbook]
  • Catalogue 150. [New York: Phoenix Bookshop], October, 1978.
  • Ace of Pentacles : a new book of poems by John Wieners [promotional broadside]
  • Original cancelled checks to Ted Berrigan, Diane Di Prima and Tom Clark.
Bibliography (note)
  • "Publications of the Phoenix Bookshop: " p. 19-21.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Binding (note)
  • Pamphlet in sewn binding, front wrapper bearing title in slate-blue letters above gray foliate device within black-filleted panel.
  • Photograph album in full black cloth stamped with silver letters on front cover.
  • Laid in full red cloth clamshell box with paper lettering pieces on front cover and spine.
Contents
Introduction / by John LeBow -- Tributes to Bob & the Phoenix / James Broughton ... [et al.] -- Phoenix rising / Bob Wilson -- The Phoenix is a black bird / Amiri Baraka -- From photography to Stein / Marshall Clements -- Phoenix memories / Diane Di Prima -- For Robert Wilson / Ed Sanders -- The Phoenix Bookshop : a nest of memories / Michael McClure.
Call Number
Berg Coll Phoenix B66 1997
OCLC
38133759
Title
The Phoenix Book Shop : a nest of memories / by John Ashberry ... [et al.] ; edited by Bob Wilson, Kenneth Doubrava, John LeBow.
Imprint
Candia, N.H. : John LeBow, 1997.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
"Publications of the Phoenix Bookshop: " p. 19-21.
Binding
Pamphlet in sewn binding, front wrapper bearing title in slate-blue letters above gray foliate device within black-filleted panel.
With:
Phoenix Photographs [hard-cover bound album of photographs with cover title]
Binding
Photograph album in full black cloth stamped with silver letters on front cover.
With:
Bob Wilson. Michael and the Lions. New York: Christmas, 1980 [original chapbook]
Catalogue 150. [New York: Phoenix Bookshop], October, 1978.
Ace of Pentacles : a new book of poems by John Wieners [promotional broadside]
Original cancelled checks to Ted Berrigan, Diane Di Prima and Tom Clark.
Binding
Laid in full red cloth clamshell box with paper lettering pieces on front cover and spine.
Access
Restricted access; request permission in holding division.
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Added Author
Ashbery, John, 1927-2017. . Contributor
Ashbery, John, 1927-2017. . Inscriber
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934- . Contributor
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934- . Inscriber
Brodsky, Joseph, 1940-1996. Contributor
Broughton, James, 1913-1999. Contributor
Broughton, James, 1913-1999. Inscriber
Di Prima, Diane. Contributor
Di Prima, Diane. Inscriber
Doubrava, Kenneth. Editor
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Contributor
LeBow, John. Editor
Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997. Contributor
Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997. Inscriber
McClure, Michael, 1950- . Contributor
McClure, Michael, 1950- . Inscriber
Purdy, James, 1914-2009. Contributor
Sanders, Ed. Contributor
Sanders, Ed. Inscriber
Wakoski, Diane. Contributor
Wakoski, Diane. Inscriber
Wieners, Jon.
Wieners, Jon. Inscriber
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016. Contributor
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016. Editor
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016. Inscriber
Phoenix Book Shop.
Research Call Number
Berg Coll Phoenix B66 1997
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