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New York: Arista, 1975. Softcover. Near Fine. Original 12" 33 1/3 rpm vinyl album. Produced by John Cale. Light wear from playing, else near fine in a very good illustrated cardboard sleeve with a hole punched through the top right corner, rubbing, and bumping. Inscribed by Smith on the back cover, underneath the names, which are difficult to make out, she writes, "Na-ja. Nin-ja. Tongue of love.

No Place: Sooj, 2006. First Edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. One sheet of paper includes a poem by Patti Smith and a photograph by Path Soong. One of 110 copies of which this is #14. Fine condition. SIGNED by both Patti and Path. Measures 13" wide x 8 1/2" tall. Signed by Author.

Paris, France: Fondation Cartier pour l'art Contemporain. Very Good. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. This book is hard-bound in burgundy covers with a black leather spine, with light gray stamping to the upper cover and spine, with a pictorial paste-down on the upper cover. There is some very light rubbing to the edges of the spine-ends, as well as somne light wear to the very top and bottom of the joints, but with the covers in otherwise excellent condition. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with 250, black & white photo illustrations throughout. This book is signed/inscribed by the author/artist Patti Smith on the title-page. Laid-in at the front of the book is a folded booklet/pamphlet titled, "Patti Smith, A Pythagorean Traveler. An Evening of Words and Song, January 11, 2007," which is signed by Patti Smith on the inside. Also included with the book is the padded, mailing envelope which was used to ship the book between the collector and the author/artist (The envelope is torn open, but added for provenance.) - From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. ; Signed by Author .

21.5cm x 13.5cm. [16] pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial saddle-stapled wrappers. Smith's poetic tribute to illusionist Harry Houdini, dedicated to Jacques Stern. An unsigned, unnumbered copy of the first edition. Minor soiling and shelf wear. Shipped Weight: .15 kilos.

No Place: Privately Printed, No Date. First edition. Loose Sheets. Near Fine. Single sheet of blue paper measuring 8 1/3 x 13 7/8" tall. With a line drawing of the poet Rimbaud (by Patti Smith, although not attributed). Near Fine condition with faint crease. A program for an evening of poetry and music celebrating the anniversary of the death of poet Arthur Rimbaud. Includes a list of poems by Smith as well as one by Kurt Weil and one by Hank Ballard. Smith's name is not mentioned in this program, but she refers to this event in her memoir Just Kids as having taken place in 1973 in New York on the rooftop of Le Jardin in the Hotel Diplomat off Times Square. One of Patti's earliest performances.

First edition. Near fine in olive green cloth covers in near fine dust jacket. (Unpaginated) (A few faint and non-messy damp spots at bottom edge of cloth covers. Hint of muted shelf soiling on jacket. Unobtrusive spots of soiling at bottom edge of text block. ) 18 sepia-toned images tipped-in. 2000 copies printed.; 10 3/4" X 10 3/4"

New York: Ecco, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Number 349 of only 1000 specially bound copies of this National Book Award winning memoir from the singer, songwriter, poet and writer. A very fine copy in blue cloth boards with silk bookmarker in a matching cloth covered clamshell box and with laid in folded text sheet and in a fine example of the publisher's shipping carton. Signed by Smith on the limitation page.

First edition. Near fine in olive green cloth covers in near fine dust jacket. (Unpaginated) (A few faint and non-messy damp spots at bottom edge of cloth covers. Hint of muted shelf soiling on jacket. Unobtrusive spots of soiling at bottom edge of text block. ) 18 sepia-toned images tipped-in. 2000 copies printed.; 10 3/4" X 10 3/4"

First edition. Near fine in fine dust jacket. (Edges slightly foxed. ) Uncommon in the hardcover issue.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 202 pages.

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.