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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 174pp. Duodecimo [21cm] Red paper over boards. Title stamped in silver ink on spine. "YOM" blind stamped into front board. Slight bend in top of backstrip. Deckled edged paper. In this solitary journey, Patti Smith "melds the western landscape with her own dreamscape"(From the publisher) in a mix of both fact and fiction. Including 35 of Smith's famous polaroid illustrations, she manages to start off on a simple voyage only to end up experiencing one of the most harrowing, and sorrowful years of her life. Entrancing and often humorous, Patti Smith carries her head high through it all, just as she carries the reader through her story.

Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Davis, Lynn. Unpag. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Walled Lake, MI: Creem Magazine, Inc, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tall photo-illustrated stapled wrappers. The February 1976 issue of this long-running rock and roll magazine edited and with contributions by Lester Bangs and others. This issue with cover feature on Bob Bylan plus features on Jefferson Airplane, Roxy Music, The Who and much more. and more. 74 pp. Paper lightly tanned with age. General light cover wear. A very good example.

U.S.A.: Knopf, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket, signed by Patti Smith on a special page added by the publisher, with publisher's Signed First Edition sticker on the front cover. First Edition stated on the copyright page.

U.S.A.: Ecco, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition as stated on copyright page and with numbers 10-1. Near fine book, rubbing on bottom edge of spine. Near fine dust jacket, light wearing on bottom edges of jacket.

New Directions, 2011-11-27. hardcover. Fine/Fine. 5x1x7. Signed. SIGNED IN PERSON BY PATTI SMITH directly to the title page and not personalized to anyone. A gorgeous 2nd printing in unread gift-worthy condition. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

Boston: Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. An unused copy.

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.

New York: Telegraph Books, 1972. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Softcover. Octavo, 47 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine off-white with black lettering. Price uncut on rear flap, "$2.45" Edges softened all around perimeter; corners and spine ends blunted and abraded. Minor scuffing and small nicks across lightly soiled covers. Gentle age-toning on covers and throughout textblock. Shelved Case 0. 1390391. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

San Francisco: Sun King Productions, 1977. Soft Cover. Good. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. Approximately 15 by 11 ½ inches. 46 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Perhaps the first and only issue of this fanzine, featuring articles on punk and new wave bands. Of note is an article by Lester Bangs on punk roots, taking a somewhat contemplative and philosophical look at punk and its trappings, arguing that perhaps punk was already dead. Another notable piece features Patti Smith discussing Robert Bresson. With articles on the Nuns, Richard, The Avengers, Crime, etc. Published by Edwin Craven (aka Edwin Heaven), the original manager for the San Francisco punk band the Nuns, this apparently short-lived fanzine presents well-written yet quirky interviews and essays on various punk and new wave acts. GOOD condition. Moderate browning to the paper. Moderate minor tears along the extremities, with some chipping and associated creasing. Center fold crease present. Minor soiling.