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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/fine. SIGNED. 253pp. Octavo [21 cm] Brown patterned paper over boards, with very minor sunning to the lower extremities. In the pictorial dust jacket, with a "Signed Copy" label on the front panel. A book described by Patti Smith as a road map to her life, detailing the locations she lived and worked. From the dust jacket- "Woven throughout are reflections on the writer's craft and on artistic creation. Here, too, are singular memories of Smith's life in Michigan and the irremediable loss of her husband. "Braiding despair with hope and consolation, illustrated with her signature Polaroids, M Train is a meditation on travel, detective shows, literature, and coffee. It is a powerful, deeply moving book by one of the most remarkable multiplatform artists at work today." Signed by Patti Smith on the tipped-in front flyleaf.

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 York: Vintage Books, 2020. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Trade paperbound book with integral printed flaps. First printing with complete number run on the copyright page. 205 pp. Includes numerous illustrations. A fine copy. SIGNED BY PATTI ON A GLUED IN BOOKPLATE on the half-title page. A memoir / travelogue.

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): Ecco, 2010. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of Smith's acclaimed, best-selling, and National Book Award-winning memoir of her intimate friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. 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. Trace rubbing, shelfwear here and there. Else bright, clean, and sharp overall.

New York: The Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, 2000. First edition. Loose Sheets. Very Good. Large single sheet of paper, folded twice, else in very good or better condition. Measures 22 x 17" wide. Each year for many years the Poetry Project at St Marks Church in NYC would hold a huge poetry reading marathon with dozens of poets in attendance. This year included Peter Straub, Anne Tardos, Kimberly Lyons, Richard Hell, Tuli Kupferberg, John Girono and dozens more. Poster artwork not identified. This example was mailed to poet Jackson Mac Low.

New York: The Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, 1999. First edition. Loose Sheets. Very Good. Large single sheet of paper, folded twice, else in very good or better condition. Measures 21 13/4 x 16 1/2" wide. Each year for many years the Poetry Project at St Marks Church in NYC would hold a huge poetry reading marathon with dozens of poets in attendance. This year included Paul Violi, Prageeta Sharma, Bruce Andrews, Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Taylor Mead, Jackson Mac Low and dozens more. Poster artwork by Madeleine Arthurs. This example was mailed to poet Jackson Mac Low.

Pittsburgh: Andy Warhol Museum, (2002). First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Patti Smith. Pictorial wraps. Essays by David Greenburg and John W. Smith. Text and color reproductions of paintings and drawings by Smith who has SIGNED the front endpaper.

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.

New York: Anchor Books, 1999. First Anchor Books Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Anchor Books Edition. Original Wraps. Lyrics and writings interfaced with iconic photos by Patti Smith, plus some drawings and facsimile images of notebook pages. Inscribed to Jenny Lens from Patti Smith: "...with appreciation for your fine work, November 1, 2001." From the Collection of Jenny Lens. Toning and shelfwear around edges, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Paperbound with French flaps. 8vo, 264pp. illus (b/w). Inscribed by author on dedication page.