Leaf by Juniper Von Phitzer [pseudonym for Lloyd L. Neilson] - 1994

San Francisco, CA: Juniper Von Phitzer Press,, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. Grace S. Smith. Signed. Oblong Miniature Book. 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches. Unpaginated. 108 pp. Double-page frontispiece illustration, title-page lettered and with a vignette in green foil, illustrated throughout mostly with typographic ornaments and many of these are hand-tinted, numerous cutouts with illustrations behind; text clean, unmarked. Full green leather, front cover with a gilt wooden leaf, gilt wood-surfaced end-papers, all edges gilt; binding square and tight. SIGNED by Juniper Von Phitzer on the colophon. BOB320-001. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 101 copies, this is number 51, designed, handset, and printed letterpress by Juniper Von Phitzer, who SIGNED the colophon, and bound at La Reliure d'Art du Centre. Lloyd Neilson's extended play on the word "leaf." A typical playful production from the Juniper Von Phitzer Press with a drawing "Miner's Lettuce" by Grace S. Smith and an "L" and a "T" designed by Marvin R. Hiemstra. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Cent. US Miniature Books, No. 2196.