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SIGNED. First edition/first printing. Unread. Signed by Patti Smith on the title page in blue ink. No inscription. Tight square spine, clean crisp pages, no writing or marks, no folded page corners. Dust jacket clean with no rips or creases, a signed copy sticker on the front. Not a remainder.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. First edition. Hardcover octavo, red cloth boards, embossed title initials to cover, gilt spine titles, pictorial dust jacket, black endpapers, 172 pp. Near fine book and dust jacket.. Patti Smith's reflections on 2016, a year spent traveling the U.S., Europe, Japan, and a continuation of her metaphysical journey into piecing together the people, landscapes and artifacts to help understand what makes a person who they are and how they ended up at their present place. Accompanied by black and white photographs, mostly polaroid images Patti captured. Jacket photograph by Barre (skills) Duryea; jacket design by Kelly Blair. Signature to half-title and title page. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. Signed by Patti Smith on a special page added by the publisher. First edition / First printing. Special Signed Edition. Brown spine, brown boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Legendary Poet, Artist and Punk Rock Icon. Inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2007. Smith was Robert Mapplethorpe's roommate. She befriended Writers Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, had an affair and co-wrote a play with Sam Shepard. She contributed to albums by Door's Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and Blue Oyster Cult, before forming her own band. The Patti Smith Group was one of the earliest Punk Rock groups and was a huge influence of countless later acts. Her first memoir, Just Kids, won the 2010 National Book Award.

First edition. Hard cover. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London (2022) New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. SIGNED FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING Hardcover: new. Dust jacket: new. Signed by the author on publisher s book specific bookplate. First edition, first printing, full number line. Dust jacket is wrapped in protective archival grade mylar. Pictures available upon request.

U.S.A.: Knopf Canada, 2015. Signed by author on title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. New/New.

New York: Random House, 2022. Book. Illus. by Author. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.. 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 2022, Hardcover with the dust jacket, 400 page book.Illustrated with black & white photo images taken by Ms. Smith in over a one year period.This is a signed copy by her on the title page at a New York City book signing . Condition : NEW Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

New Directions, 2011. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Second Printing. Fine condition. Brodart protected, ships in a box.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Knopf, 2015. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The book is signed by Patti Smith pen on the title page. The jacket has some scuffing on the back bottom corner edges. .

First edition. Hardcover Signed First. Hard cover. New Directions Publishing Corporation, New York, NY (2011) New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Brand new, never read. SIGNED FIRST EDITION, second printing. Personally flat signed directly to the full title page. Not a tip in. Not a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for years of worry free reading/collecting! Photos available upon request. This book is pristine. Opened only for Ms. Smith to sign. The National Book Award winner Patti Smith presents a treasure box of a childhood memoir about clear unspeakable joy and just the wish to know. A great book about becoming an artist, Woolgathering tells of a youngster finding herself as she learns the noble vocation of woolgathering, a worthy calling that seemed a good job for me. She discovers― often at night, often in nature― the pleasures of rescuing a fleeting thought. Deeply moving, Wool-gathering calls up our own memories, as the child glimpses and gleans, piecing together a crazy quilt of truths. Smith introduces us to her tribe, a race of cloud dwellers, and to the fierce, vital pleasures of cloud watching and stargazing and wandering. A radiant new autobiographical piece, Two Worlds (which was not in the original 1992 Hanuman edition of Woolgathering), and the author s photographs and illustrations are also included. Woolgathering celebrates the sacred nature of creation with Smith s beautiful style, acclaimed as glorious (NPR), spellbinding (Booklist), rare and ferocious (Salon), and shockingly beautiful (New York Magazine). Black-and-white illustrations

Ecco, 2005-10-10. First Edition, first printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x0x8. Signed by Author. Signed by Smith on the title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 61pp.

New Directions, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd printing. Signed by the author. "Signed" sticker from bookstore on front of duct jacket.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The book is signed by Patti Smith in pen on the first white page. The jacket has the sticker SIGNED COPY on the front. .

Ecco, 2005-10-11T00:00:01Z. hardcover. Like New. Signed by Author. Flat Signed by Patti Smith on title page. First Edition, first printing. Hardcover with fine dust jacket. Book is in Excellent condition, pages are clean and tight.

New York: Ecco, 2005-10-11. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed. Flat-signed by Smith on title page in black ink, 1st print (full # line), Near Fine/Fine condition, dust jacket in protective brodart cover, NOT price-clipped, tight clean and unmarked, very minor bump top tip front board, gift quality.

Ecco. Collectible - Very Good. SIGNED! NY: Ecco, 2010. 11th printing. Hardcover 8vo 279 pgs. B/w frontis and photos. Signed by Smith on title pg, no inscription. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Slight spine slant. (Rock Musicians, Autobiography) Inquire if you need further information.

Random House, 2022. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on Publishers tipped in page. First Edition/First Printing. Fine condition. Brodart protected, ships in a box.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Ecco, New York, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 6x1x9. Signed. First Edition as stated. SIGNED IN PERSON BY PATTI SMITH directly to the half-title page. Not inscribed to anyone. Gift-worthy condition, unread by anyone. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Expedited and international shipping are welcome.

(New York): Ecco, (2005). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. A collection of poems by Smith who has SIGNED the front endpaper.

(New York): Ecco, (2005). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. A collection of poems by Smith who has SIGNED the front endpaper.

London: Bloomsbury Publishing. 10th printing (2010). 291pp. SIGNED by Patti Smith on publisher's bookplate mounted on title page. Near Fine/Near Fine copy, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2010.

New Haven CT: Yale University Press. Signed on title page. NEW Unopened. Fresh tight clean strong jacket boards text. No markings. Yale lecture given "Why I Write Series" in 2016 Gift worthy. . New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2017.

New York: Rizzoli.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0847832082 . First edition. SIGNED by Patti Smith & Steven Sebring on title page (433pp. ) (8" X 10") ( Close to near fine in bulky pictorial laminated boards, without dust jacket as issued. (Mild 5"-inch crease at bottom portion of front cover, with a bumped area at base. Not messy, but noticeable. ) Heavily illustrated. (B); 8" - 10" tall; 433 pages .

New Directions, November 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible (VG)/Very Good. Signed. First. VG/VG. first printing. signed in black ink to the full title page with no inscription. Unclipped jacket in brodart sleeve.

Ecco, 2010-01-19. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. signed by Patti Smith on title page - no inscription, 1st edition, 17th printing, Fine-/Fine- DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has very mild shelfwear, in new Mylar with price intact, remainder mark on top edge of textblock, no other markings found, sound binding & firm corners.

Ecco, 2010-01-19. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. First edition stated; full number line. Inscribed by Smith to former owner on half title page, in metallic gold felt pen: "To Janet" (see photo). Medium bumping to tail of spine, light bump to head, mild softening to leading edge corners of boards, with corresponding wear to dust jacket. Lower leading edges of dust jacket on verso show approx. 1" x 0.25" area of light color transfer from purple boards. Boards otherwise clean. Pages are clean, crisp, securely bound.

New York: Ecco Press, 2018. Book. Illus. by Author. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.. 1st. Edition , 1st. Printing 2018 Illustrated hardcover boards, 384 page book. This is the hardcover edition and is signed by Patti Smith on the title page . Illustrated with black & white with some color images. Condition : Near Fine with a very small corner bump at the bottom corner. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: W.W. Norton, 1996. 71pp. White cloth spine, cream boards. Red titles on spine and red initials on front board. Dust jacket has a single small, closed tear at top edge on back. Jacket presents well in mylar. Signed by Smith on the title page in black ink and inscribed to Robert & Ursula. Smith's poetic elegy for her great friend, the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. In 2008, Smith released an album sharing the book's title, with musical accompaniment by Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, which was recorded during two live performances of the material. An uncommon title signed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

NY: Doubleday, 1998. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Smith on the front endpage with the typewriter photograph. Black and white photographs by Annie Liebovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Linda McCartney, Michael Stipe, et al. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

First Edition with 10-1 number line. In fine condition, in a fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Patti Smith

New York: Rizzoli, 2008. The book is beautifully signed by both Patti Smith and Steven Sebring in black sharpie on the title page. The book was signed in person at an event here in Los Angeles. A photo of the signing will be available to the buyer. . Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/No Jacket (As Issued).

New York: Harper Collins, 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This First Edition - First Printing of the book about Patti Smith's life with Robert Mapplethorpe is beautifully signed by the legendary performer in black pen on the title page. The book was signed at Book Soup in Hollywood on January 28, 2010. The jacket has SIGNED @ BOOK SOUP sticker on the front. .

Ecco / Harper Collins Publishers, New York, 2010. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 282 pages. Illustrations. [SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR] Signed in black ink on the title page. A touch of soiling to the foredge. Some minor crimping to the last few pages, top, right-hand corner. First Edition / First Printing of the book about Patti Smith's life with Robert Mapplethorpe. List of Photographs and Illustrations. Signed by the author at an event at the Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston on April 19, 2010. Includes the brochure from the event. .

New York: New Directions. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0811219445 . First edition. SIGNED by Patti Smith on front end-paper. Fine in fine dust jacket. (80pp. ) (5" X 7 1/4") Fine in fine dust jacket. ; 5" x 7 1/4"; 80 pages .

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1996. hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8x0x8. signed by author. Includes a ticket stub for the Shepherds Bush Empire 1996 gig with Patti Smith. Carefully wrapped on a protective acetate cover to prevent further damage. Please contact us if you need further information or scans.

A deluxe limited hardcover edition, signed by Patti Smith, Just Kids, Smith's New York Times bestsellingfirst book of prose, offers a never-before-seen glimpse of the iconic American musician's remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. Limited to a numbered 1,000 copy print run, Just Kids Limited Edition (No. 817) is a beautiful keepsake that tells through words and pictures an honest and moving story of youth and friendship."[Just Kids] reminds us that innocence, utopian ideals, beauty and revolt are enlightenment's guiding stars in the human journey. Her book recalls, without blinking or faltering, a collective memory — one that guides us through the present and into the future." — Michael Stipe, Time magazine"Reading rocker Smith's account of her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, it's hard not to believe in fate. How else to explain the chance encounter that threw them together, allowing both to blossom? Quirky and spellbinding." — People, Top 10 Books of 2010"The most enchantingly evocative memoir of funky-but-chic New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s that any alumnus has yet committed to print." — Janet Maslin's top 10 books of 2010, New York Times"Composed of incandescent sentences more revelatory than anything from Patti Smith's poems or songs, her romantic memoir also reveals what blunt narrative instruments the earlier career bios of her and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe have been." — Village Voice, Best Books of 2010 Round-Up"Smith's beautifully crafted love letter to her friend Robert Mapplethorpe functions as a memento mori of a relationship fueled by passion for art and writing. Her elegant eulogy lays bare the chaos and the creativity so embedded in that earlier time and in Mapplethorpe's life and work." — Publishers Weekly, Top Ten Books of the Year"Poetically written and vividly remembered. [Smith] reminded me of the idealism of art." — Matthew Weiner, creator of MAD MEN, in New York magazine"A spellbinding portrait of bohemian New York in the late 1960s and early '70s." — New York Times Book Review, Paperback Row"One of the best things I've ever read in my life." — Don Imus"Sometimes there is justice in the world. That was my first thought when I heard that Patti Smith had won the National Book Award this fall for her glorious memoir, Just Kids." — Maureen Corrigan's favorite books of 2010, NPR's Fresh Air"[JUST KIDS] offers a revealing account of the fears and insecurities harbored by even the most incendiary artists, as well as their capacity for reverence and tenderness." — USA Today"Smith's writing about her early days with Mapplethorpe is fervid and incantatory but never falls into incoherence." — The Oregonian (Portland)"A heartbreakingly sweet recollection of just that sort of vanished Bohemian life...Just as [Smith] stands out as an artiste in a movement based on collectivism, her singular voice gleams among rock memoirs as a work of literature." — Boston Globe"Just Kids shows how Smith integrated the romance of her twenty-year friendship with Mapplethorpe with her historical preoccupations, elevating them to an almost sacred status. The past, for Smith, has always driven her life forward. If only we could all be so free-spirited." — The Rumpus"Patti Smith's telling of the years she spent with Robert Mapplethorpe is full of optimism sprinkled with humor...JUST KIDS...is sorely lacking in irony or cynicism; Smith's worldview is infectious. She's a jumble of influences, but that's part of her charm." — Austin American-Statesman"A moving portrait of the artist as a young woman, and a vibrant profile of Smith's onetime boyfriend and lifelong muse, Robert Mapplethorpe, who died of AIDS in 1989...JUST KIDS is ultimately a wonderful portal into the dawn of Smith's art." — Los Angeles Times"A remarkable book --sweet and charming and many other words you wouldn't expect to apply to a punk-rock icon." — Newsday" A story of art, identity, devotion, discovery, and love, the book is [Smith's] first prose work...[it] conjures up the passionate collaboration--as lovers, friends, soul mates, and creators--that she and Mapplethorpe embarked on from the summer they met in Brooklyn in 1967." — Elle"Deeply affecting...a vivid portrayal of a bygone New York that could support a countercultural artistic firmament...the power of this book comes from [Smith's] ability to recall lucid memories in straightforward prose." — BookForum"Funny, fascinating, oddly tender." — O, The Oprah Magazine"Patti Smith's memoir of her youth with Robert Mapplethorpe testifies to a rare and ferocious innocence...'Just Kids' is a book utterly lacking in irony or sophisticated cynicism." — Salon.com"A shockingly beautiful book...a classic, a romance about becoming an artist in the city, written in a spare, simple style of boyhood memoirs like Frank Conroy's 'Stop Time.'" — New York Magazine"[A] beautifully crafted love letter to [Robert Mapplethorpe]...Smith transports readers to what seemed like halcyon days for art and artists in New York...[a] tender and tough memoir...[an] elegant eulogy." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Riveting and exquisitely crafted." — Kirkus Reviews(starred review)"Captivating....a poignant requiem...and a radiant celebration of life. Grade: A." — Entertainment Weekly"More than 30 years after its release, Horses still has the power to shock and inspire young musicians to express themselves with unbridled passion. Now she brings the same raw, lyrical quality to her first book of prose." — Clive Davis, Vanity Fair"In the end, [JUST KIDS is] not just an ode to Mapplethorpe, but a love letter to New York City's '70s art scene itself." — Time Out New York"The most compelling memoir by a rock artist since Bob Dylan's 'Chronicles: Volume One,' written with intimacy and grace...." — Chicago Tribune"Astonishing on many levels, most notably for Smith's lapidary prose....[JUST KIDS] is simply one of the best memoirs to be published in recent years: inspiring, sad, wise and beautifully written." — San Francisco Chronicle"[JUST KIDS] is funny and sad but always exhilarating." — Tampa Tribune"Terrifically evocative and splendidly titled...the most spellbinding and diverting portrait of funky-but-chic New York in the late '60s and early '70s that any alumnus has committed to print....This enchanting book is a reminder that not all youthful vainglory is silly; sometimes it's preparation." — New York Times Book Review"A touching tale of love and devotion." — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers"JUST KIDS describes [Smith and Mapplethorpe's] ascent with a forthright sweetness that will ring true to anyone who knows her work." — Bloomberg.com"To read JUST KIDS is to be struck by how powerfully the two, especially Smith, believed in the power of art....Despite her music's angry clamor, despite his sometimes revolting images, Smith and Mapplethorpe retain, in her telling, a primal, childlike innocence." — Dallas Morning News"One of the best books ever written on becoming an artist...Jesus may have died for somebody's sins, but Patti Smith lives and writes and sings for all of us." — Washington Post"Remarkable, evocative... JUST KIDS is more than just a gift to [Smith's] ex-lover; it's a gift to everyone who has ever been touched by their art, and to everyone who's ever been in love. Like the best of Smith's music and Mapplethorpe's art, this book is haunting and unforgettable." — NPR Boston"A revelation. In a spellbinding memoir as notable for its restraint as for its lucidity, its wit as well as its grace, Smith tells the story of how she and Robert Mapplethorpe found each other... beautifully crafted, vivid, and indelible." — Booklist"An utterly charming, captivating, intimate portrait of a late 1960s and early 1970s period of intense artistic ferment in downtown Manhattan significantly shaped and keenly observed by rock firebrand Smith." — Philadelphia Inquirer"Smith lovingly depicts the denizens of the Chelsea Hotel - is that Janis Joplin at the bar? - and the >[more...]

New York:: Ecco Press,, 2010.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket.. This copy is signed Patti Smith. It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. It serves as a salute to New York City during the late sixties and seventies and to its rich and poor, its hustlers and hellions. A true fable, it is a portrait of two young artists' ascent, a prelude to fame.

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 .

New York: Ecco Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 006621131X . 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 .

Ecco, 2010-11-09T00:00:01Z. hardcover. Like New. Signed by Author. Signed Limited Edition, this being #195. Brand New. Blue cloth with matching clamshell case. Comes in original shipping box with complete with pamphlet.

Brooklyn: Powerhouse Books,, 2016. First edition, first printing. Signed by Mapplethorpe on the title page, Smith beneath her poem, Boardman beneath her introduction, Solomon and Orlean beneath their essays. The culmination of a twenty year project by one of today's top commissioned and internationally recognized photographers of baby portraits, each photograph taken on the child's first birthday. Quarto. Original grey cloth boards, phototographic image to front cover, lettering to spine in grey. No dust jacket issued. 60 full page photographs by Mapplethorpe. A fine copy.

Ecco, Harper Collins, 2010. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. A fine copy of the signed limited edition, this is number 3 of 1,000 numbered and signed by Patti Smith. Some wear to the publisher's clamshell case.

W W Norton & Co Inc. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Copy # XXI of a stated edition of 150 numbered copies - this is the only Roman-numeralled copy we have seen (the others all have Arabic numerals). This copy came from the library of a Norton staffer from this era, so the Roman-numeraled copies may have been for presentation. Signed By Author Patti Smith on limitation page at front. A fine copy in 'as new' condition, never read in original jacket and a fine example of publisher's pictorial slipcase.

Los Angeles: The Getty Research Institute,, 2016. First edition, first printing. Signed by three of the contributors, Terpak, Brunnick and Smith. Quarto. Original illustrated boards, lettering to front cover and spine in white. No dust jacket issued. Illustrated throughout A fine copy.

Pasadena: Twelvetree Press,, 1985. Signed by Patti Smith Second edition, limited to 5,000 copies. Signed by the singer Patti Smith below her image that was used for the cover of her album Horses. Quarto. Original blue cloth, lettering to front and back cover in black. With dust jacket. Illustrated throughout with full page sheet fed gravures. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Collector's Edition (No. 201–1,500) No. 605; numbered and signed by Patti Smith and Lynn Goldsmith.This book includes hundreds of unseen photographs by Lynn Goldsmith and exclusive texts by the unparalleled Patti Smith. This signed edition documents a transformative moment in the artist's career and celebrates two greats.Hardcover in clamshell box.Book is NEW and in AS NEW condition. Clamshell box is NEW and in AS NEW condition. Has been on display in our bookshop with minimal hands-on interactions. Comes in original packing box.

New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company,, 1994. First edition, limited issue, number 5 of 150 copies signed by the author. "All of the works gathered for this volume were written in the seventies", writes Smith, a time "which we assaulted - blurring and expanding the perimeters of love, consciousness and remorse" (preface). Many of the works appear here for the first time, including previously unpublished pieces from journals, performances, and Smith's personal papers. Octavo. Original black cloth, outer edges paper-covered, spine lettered in silver, facsimile signature on front cover in silver. With dust jacket and slipcase as issued. Illustrated with photographs by Judy Linn, Robert Mapplethorpe, Edward Maxey, and others. Fine.

New York: New Directions, 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; Signed by author on title page. ; Signed by Author.

New York: Gotham Book Mart,, 1973. A lovely copy First edition, signed limited issue, number 54 of 100 copies specially bound and signed by the author; an additional 26 lettered copies were produced for the personal use of the author and publisher, as well as a trade issue published in wrappers. Witt was Smith's fifth poetry collection. Octavo. Original black cloth, photographic onlay by Robert Mapplethorpe on front board, lettered in black. Illustrated title page by Howard Michels. Boards very slightly bowed and a little rubbed, a couple of faint marks to onlay, contents clean; a near-fine copy.

New York: Harper Collins, 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This First Edition - First Printing of the book about Patti Smith's life with Robert Mapplethorpe is beautifully signed by the legendary performer in black pen on the title page. The book was signed in person at the Skylight Books here in Los Angeles on Jan 19, 2010. A photo of the signing will be included with the purchase. Also included .is a combine painting of a womans face done on a cloth head form by Robert Maplethorpe . This piece is from Robert Mapplethorpe's estate and is visible in the documentary "Chelsea Hotel 1970" at 8 minutes 47 seconds (available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wtfo9OJAuE ) and in the HBO Documentary "Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures" at 17 minutes and 47 seconds. In the late 1960's Robert Mapplethorpe studied the Rauschenberg technique of combine painting at the Pratt Institute in New York. As he had this in his apartment with his iconic hat on it in 1970 that fits with it having been a project of his for school. I obtained the piece from Art Director / Production Designer William Doig (https://www.showstudio.com/contributors/bill_doig). In October 1989 he was working as the manager in an antique collectable shop in the Soho district in Manhattan. An associate of Dimitri Levas brought a number of items into the store that were not going to be part of the Mapplethorpe Auction at Christies. This item was one of the pieces brought in for them to sell. William Doig purchased this for himself. A letter from William Doig will be included with the purchase..