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First edition. SIGNED by Patti Smith on title page. Fine in fine dust jacket. (279pp. ) (6 1/2" X 91/4") Superb copy of this acclaimed memoir.; 6 1/2" x 9 1/4"; 279 pages.

New York: Norton, 1994. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Number 50 from an edition of 150 copies. A collection of Smith's poems, essays and some of her lyrics. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket and in a very near fine illustrated slipcase. Signed by Smith on the limitation page.

First edition. First Printing. Very fine/very fine in all respects. A pristine unread copy, brand new. SIGNED BY PATTI SMITH & Judy Linn on title page. Comes with protective mylar dust jacket cover. Smoke-free shop. Shipped in well padded box. Authors have signed their names only, without any inscriptions. You cannot find a better copy.

[New York]: n.p. [Gotham Book Mart?], 1973. First edition. Near fine.. Scarce original program from one of Smith's earliest gigs, predating her first album by almost two years. This, the first of three performances in honor of the anniversary of Arthur Rimbaud's death (also known as "Rock-N-Rimbaud"), took place on the roof of Le Jardin, a gay disco, in the Hotel Diplomat on November 4th, 1973. Smith sung and recited her own works, as well as songs by Kurt Weil and Hank Ballard. She was backed by Bill Elliot on piano and future Patti Smith Group member Lenny Kaye (both listed in program) on guitar. This would be only the second time Smith and Kaye performed together (the first being when the two opened for a Gerald Malanga reading at the Poetry Project almost two years earlier) and the first time Smith headlined a show with Kaye at her side. The program also thanks both Robert Mapplethorpe (just a few months after his first solo exhibition) and Sam Wagstaff, certainly one of their earliest links in print. A landmark event, one which sowed the seeds of not only of Smith's band and the burgeoning New York punk scene, but inspired by Smith's most important influence. 14'' x 8.5''. Single pale blue leaf, printed recto only. Xerographically reproduced. Line drawing of Rimbaud by Smith to top of sheet above text, which lists of the program of events, and a quote from Rimbaud (in part: "The Poet makes himself a seer by long, gigantic, and rational derangement of the senses..."). Also mentions "special appreciation to The Wartoke Concern, Robert Mapplethorpe, Dennis Florio, Sharon Ensko, Sam Wagstaff and Gotham Book Mart." Two faint shallow creases. Else bright, sharp, clean.

New York: Ecco [2011]. Deluxe Limited Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. NEW, a pristine unread copy. Issued in clamshell box, with Broadside by Patti Smith. Signed on special limitations page, this is one of 1, 000 numbered copies. Issued without jacket. SIGNED and numbered by AUTHOR on limitations page. Smoke-free shop. Shipped in well padded box. Purchased new and never opened.

Paris: Edition Fear Press, 1976. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1976 1st French edition, SIGNED BY BOTH PATTI SMITH AND TOM VERLAINE at the rear (across the photo --the negative-- taken of them by M. Esteban). Crisp and very presentable in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light wear along the spine and a touch of light rubbing to the front panel. A dual text, with the English version at each verso and the French counterpart to each facing recto. A tall, thin quarto, containing 22 poems all told.

New York, Ecco, 2010. First edition. First printing (with full number line including 1). Hardbound. Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A pristine unread copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($27.00). SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page (name only). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. A memoir of Smith's relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in bohemian New York in the late 1960s and early '70s. Winner of the 2010 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Octavo.

New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1977. First Edition, Limited Issue. Near Fine. First edition, limited issue. One of 100 numbered copies [and 26 lettered copies] signed at rear by Patti Smith; this copy marked "O/S," perhaps out of series, though there is no hole-punch at the fore edge margin, and no lock and key set present. Bound in publisher's illustrated stapled wraps. Near Fine with shelf wear.

No Place: Patti Smith Fan Club, 1976. First edition. Loose Sheets. Very Good. Interesting batch of printed, mimeographed and handwritten materials from the library of a member of the Patti Smith Fan Club including numerous announcement of Patti events, discussions of her music and records and much more. Highlights include a HANDWRITTEN POSTCARD SIGNED by Patti to the fan (dated in 1977), a handwritten letter from Patti's mom who helped spearhead the early days of the fan club, several original candid photographs of Patti and more. All materials in very good condition. All told, fifteen separate items.

(New York): Ecco, 2010. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first edition, review copy, of Smith's National Book Award-winning memoir of her intimate friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe — inscribed to the longtime Strand Bookstore rare book room manager Craig Anderson. During the time covered by this acclaimed and best-selling memoir, Smith did all manner of jobs to make ends meet while working to develop her artistic voice. And she found steady work at bookshops, including Scribner's, the Gotham Book Mart, and at The Strand — additionally supplementing her income by scouting rare books. Her relationship with Anderson began in the late 1960s, and her relationship to The Strand in particular was important. It was there she gave a rooftop reading to celebrate the release of her first collection of poems, SEVENTH HEAVEN. An evocative association, tying together to her creative life and the book world of NYC. The first genuine and significant association copy of this finely-crafted portrait of 1970s bohemian New York we've encountered. 9'' x 5.75''. Original publisher's blindstamped purple cloth, silver-lettered spine. Original unclipped ($27.00) photographic dust jacket designed by Allison Saltzman. Photos of Smith and Mapplethorpe in text and at rear. XII, 279, [1], [12] pages. Inscribed by Smith on title page: "March, 2011 / To Craig / Patti Smith." Ecco press release and promotional materials loosely laid in. Spine ends gently nudged, tiny spot of dust-soil to lower edge of textblock. Else bright, clean, and sharp.