Fascinating autobiography by celebrated American poet and musician, including her close friendship with the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. 365 pages, illustrations (some col.). First UK edition of the illustrated edition, first printing. White cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
NY: Vintage, 2020. Bound in black, gray and white self-wraps, illustrated by photos by Ms. Smith. Signed by the author (signature only) on the title page. 207 pp. Damp stain to rear panel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published.
Stated first edition. Binding is solid. Pages unmarked and barely aged. Black cloth/paper cover has minimal wear. Dustjacket has a little wear to edges, but otherwise okay.
Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 1892041073 . Toned b&w photos; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 144 pages; 1999 Arena Editions. Oversize HC/DJ 1st trade edition. Tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Lavishly and beautifully printed on heavy paper. Just trace shelf/handling evidence to jacket edges and a superficial shelf tap bottom front corners. Handsome copy. NF/NF ... Oversize book likely to require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .
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.
Camera - September 1977 (International Magazine of Photography and Cinematography)
PORTER, Allan (editor) Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, Joel Meyerowitz, and Mary Ellen Mark
Camera - September 1977 (International Magazine of Photography and Cinematography)
PORTER, Allan (editor) Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, Joel Meyerowitz, and Mary Ellen Mark
Publisher: C. J. Bucher Ltd
Date published: 1977
Lucerne, Switzerland: C. J. Bucher Ltd, 1977. First edition. Softcover. 48 pages. September 1977. An early look at the work of Robert Mapplethorpe with text by his long time friend and collaborator Patti Smith and includes 8 of his black and white images. Also features 8 interior color works by Joel Meyerowitz along with the striking cover image as well. Mary Ellen Mark has 14 black and white image as well. Finally, there is a 5 page interview of Brett Weston by Paul Hill and Tom Cooper. A clean near fine copy in wrappers with a crease to the bottom corner of the front cover and first page. Still a very nice copy of one of the better issues of this long running magazine.
US: Bulfinch , 1990-10-01. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 50 plates in color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. A collection of the acclaimed photographer's flower images features pieces from his final years. Record # 350849
Pell, Derek (ed.), Patti Smith, Ed Sanders, Tuli Kupferberg, Opal Louis Nations, Tom Weigel, Arthur Winfield Knight, Jay Kinney, Guy R. Beining, Llewellyn Powys, et al
Not Guilty! 3 (Number Three, February 1978)
Pell, Derek (ed.), Patti Smith, Ed Sanders, Tuli Kupferberg, Opal Louis Nations, Tom Weigel, Arthur Winfield Knight, Jay Kinney, Guy R. Beining, Llewellyn Powys, et al
Publisher: New York: Not Guilty Press
Date published: 1978
New York: Not Guilty Press, 1978. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 80pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of the uncommon third issue of this interesting seventies underground magazine of experimental writing, includes work by Patti Smith, Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg of The Fugs, Opal Louis Nations, other noteworthy notables. Unmarked copy, light wear and small stain and patch of removed-label shadowing to cover.
New Haven: Yale University Press. 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Wraps, advance reading copy from uncorrected page proofs, fine copy, a Windham-Campbell Lectures prize winner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pp .
Arena Editions, Santa Fe NM, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Unpaginated (136 pages) with 60 four-color plates. A small previous gift inscription written in pen to the top of the front free endpaper. Hardcover. Tight binding, sharp edges and corners on the boards, bright dustjacket, now encased in a Mylar cover, and, aside from the aforementioned, a clean, unmarked interior. Edited by David Whitney. .
This is a near fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Would be fine but for a tiny dent in the cloth at the bottom of the spine. Completely clean. Stated first edition. Illustrated in color and black & white. 7" high X 5" wide, 386 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.
Stated First Edition, first printing with full number line in fine / like new condition. Pages are clean. Boards are solid, and spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has a tiny bit of shelf wear. Still a very attractive book with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 26. Slim paperback. Original printed pale pink wraps. Illustrations. Contains eight song lyrics / poems including Piss Factory, Birdland, My Blakean Year and Memento Mori and a three page review by Robin Denselow from the Observer 1976. Very good indeed.
First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 26. Slim paperback. Original printed pale pink wraps. Illustrations. Contains eight song lyrics / poems including Piss Factory, Birdland, My Blakean Year and Memento Mori and a three page review by Robin Denselow from the Observer 1976. Very good indeed.
Genesis Publications. New. 2023. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1905662823 . New unused first edition in original shrinkwrap. Unmarked ; DD1123 ST3-3; 225 X 26 X 315 millimeters .
(USA) 1st printing. No markings, there are some barely noticeable faint small spots to the top edge of pages, otherwise Fine (-) in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket with a small chip to the flap fold of the back panel of the Dj. Hardcover, 671pp, colour and B&W photos. Intro by Patti Smith. All the Songs delves deep into the history and origins of the Beatles and their music. This first-of-its-kind book draws upon decades of research, as music historians Margotin and Guesdon recount the circumstances that led to the composition of every song, the recording process, and the instruments used. A heavy book. (8.0 JM LVR 201/b3.
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