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Random House. F/F. 2022. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. First edition fine in fine DJ signed by the author on a tipped in page. ; 5.48 X 1.49 X 7.34 inches; 400 pages; Signed by Author .

[Memoir] Smith, Patti. Year of the Monkey. New York: Knopf, 2019. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Near Fine copy with a couple of pages roughly handled in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. in this memoir, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland, in which she debates intellectual grifters and spars with the likes of a postmodern Cheshire Cat. Then, in February 2016, a surreal lunar year begins, bringing unexpected turns, heightened mischief, and inescapable sorrow. For Smith—inveterately curious, always exploring, always writing—this becomes a year of reckoning with the changes in life's gyre: with loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the political landscape of America. Taking us from California to the Arizona desert, from a Kentucky farm to the hospital room of a valued mentor, Smith melds the western landscape with her own dreamscape in a haunting, poetic blend of fact and fiction.

New York: Knopf, 2019. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland with no design, yet heeding signs-including a talking sign that looms above her, prodding and sparring like the Cheshire Cat. In February, a surreal lunar year begins, bringing with it unexpected turns, heightened mischief, and inescapable sorrow. In a stranger's words, "Anything is possible: after all, it's the Year of the Monkey." For Smith-inveterately curious, always exploring, tracking thoughts, writing-the year evolves as one of reckoning with the changes in life's gyre: with loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the political landscape of America. Smith melds the western landscape with her own dreamscape. Taking us from California to the Arizona desert; to a Kentucky farm as the amanuensis of a friend in crisis; to the hospital room of a valued mentor; and by turns to remembered and imagined places, this haunting memoir blends fact and fiction with poetic mastery. The unexpected happens; grief and disillusionment set in. But as Smith heads toward a new decade in her own life, she offers this balm to the reader: her wisdom, wit, gimlet eye, and above all, a rugged hope for a better world. Riveting, elegant, often humorous, illustrated by Smith's signature Polaroids, Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times. Illustrated from photographs.

Color and black and white photographs by the author throughout. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Size: 5x0x8; Signed by Patti Smith on bookplate attached to half title page. 1st edition, 2nd printing. A fine copy, new condition. Satisfaction guaranteed!

Size: 5x0x8; Knopf, 2015. Hard cover, first edition; signed by Patti Smith on title page. Fine condition in Fine dust jacket.

New York / London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996. Paean/elegy for Smith's longtime friend and collaborator Robert Mapplethorpe, an imagined journey reflecting his life and early death. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the first edition (first printing) with full number string. Light wear to book, faint creasing to a few pages; jacket shows a little edgewear, minor creasing, faded spine. Text clean, no names or marks; [72] pages; b/w photos, mostly by Mapplethorpe.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Robert Mapplethorpe. 8½" by 8¼".

Size: 9x6x1; First edition, first printing Brand new gift quality hardcover in jacket Please email for photos.

This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (1st printing). It is Signed by Patti Smith. On a page tipped in by the publisher.

Stated first edition. Binding is solid. Pages unmarked and only slightly aged. Cover has a mild diagonal crease (both front and back), and is worn at edges.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 202 pages.