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London: Aloes Books, 1976. Near Fine. London: Aloes Books, 1976. First UK Edition. Octavo. [20] pp. Red printed card wraps. Light rubbing to edges. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Near Fine. Jointly-authored chapbook of poetry from then-lovers Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine, with Smith contributing the odd numbered verse and Verlaine the even.

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 .

San Francisco: Sun King, 1977. Softcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Magazine. Folio. 47pp. Newsprint wrappers. Near fine with some light toning and wear. A first wave punk zine that includes the Lester Bangs article, "The Roots of Punk"; Richard Meltzer's column, Bebop on Your Mama; a Patti Smith penned piece on Robert Bresson; a full-page comic by Spain Rodriguez; articles on The Nuns, The Dils, The Avengers, Richard Hell, and Cheap Trick, along with heap of coverage of the San Francisco music scene.

New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. First edition. Title page illustrated by Howard Michels, 45 pp. 8vo. Publisher's printed wrappers with photograph of Patti Smith by Robert Mapplethorpe, some toning and superficial scratches to cover, fine. First edition. Title page illustrated by Howard Michels, 45 pp. 8vo. Signed on the cover by Smith in black ink.

No Place: Privately Printed, 1978. No edition. Loose Sheets. Near Fine. Single sheet of 8 1/2 x 11" paper with a grainy photographic image of punk rocker Patti Smith standing with her right hand in salue near fer forehead. She is identified at the bottom of the sheet as r.e.f.m and as Patti Smith Group on the left-hand edge of the paper. SIGNED in blue ink by Patti. Scarce handbill / flyer.

New York: Sire Records, Inc, 1977. Reprint. Very Good. 45 rpm record in original photo-illustrated paper sleeve. This is the Special Collectors Edition re-issue from 1977 on Sire Records (SRE 1009). Contains Patti's Hey Joe (Version) on the A Side and Piss Factory on the B Side of the record. Record is in clean very good condition. The sleeve is somewhat worn and toned, but in overall good to very good condition. The sleeve is boldly SIGNED by Patti on the front and also SIGNED by Lenny Kaye on the back panel of the sleeve. The record was produced by Lenny Kaye for Robert Mapplethorpe and was originally recorded on June 5, 1974 on Mer Records 601.

No Place: Path Soong, 2005. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Single sheet broadside with a poem by Patti Smith and illustrations by Path Soong. #2 of 25 artist proof copies SIGNED BY BOTH WRITER AND ARTIST (there were also 30 other signed copies). Fine condition. Broadside measures 8 1/2 x 13" tall.

New York: Warner Bros, 1977. 101, [3] pp. 4to. Pictorial wrappers with a couple of chips to bottom edge and one near head of spine, general scuffing, good. 101, [3] pp. 4to. Sheet music for Patti Smith's first two albums, signed on the half-title.

New York: Norton, 1994. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Number 50 from an edition of 150 copies. A collection of Smith's poems, essays and some of her lyrics. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket and in a very near fine illustrated slipcase. Signed by Smith on the limitation page.

[New York]: n.p. [Gotham Book Mart?], 1973. First edition. Near fine.. Scarce original program from one of Smith's earliest gigs, predating her first album by almost two years. This, the first of three performances in honor of the anniversary of Arthur Rimbaud's death (also known as "Rock-N-Rimbaud"), took place on the roof of Le Jardin, a gay disco, in the Hotel Diplomat on November 4th, 1973. Smith sung and recited her own works, as well as songs by Kurt Weil and Hank Ballard. She was backed by Bill Elliot on piano and future Patti Smith Group member Lenny Kaye (both listed in program) on guitar. This would be only the second time Smith and Kaye performed together (the first being when the two opened for a Gerald Malanga reading at the Poetry Project almost two years earlier) and the first time Smith headlined a show with Kaye at her side. The program also thanks both Robert Mapplethorpe (just a few months after his first solo exhibition) and Sam Wagstaff, certainly one of their earliest links in print. A landmark event, one which sowed the seeds of not only of Smith's band and the burgeoning New York punk scene, but inspired by Smith's most important influence. 14'' x 8.5''. Single pale blue leaf, printed recto only. Xerographically reproduced. Line drawing of Rimbaud by Smith to top of sheet above text, which lists of the program of events, and a quote from Rimbaud (in part: "The Poet makes himself a seer by long, gigantic, and rational derangement of the senses..."). Also mentions "special appreciation to The Wartoke Concern, Robert Mapplethorpe, Dennis Florio, Sharon Ensko, Sam Wagstaff and Gotham Book Mart." Two faint shallow creases. Else bright, sharp, clean.