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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.

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.

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

(New York): HarperCollins, 2010. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. 279pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Slightly cocked spine else fine in a fine dust jacket.

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.

New York: Knopf, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. M Train begins in the tiny Greenwich Village café where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, ruminates on the world as it is and the world as it was, and writes in her notebook. Through prose that shifts fluidly between dreams and reality, past and present, we travel to Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul in Mexico; to the fertile moon terrain of Iceland; to a ramshackle seaside bungalow in New York’s Far Rockaway that Smith acquires just before Hurricane Sandy hits; to the West 4th Street subway station, filled with the sounds of the Velvet Underground after the death of Lou Reed; and to the graves of Genet, Plath, Rimbaud, and Mishima. 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, Fred Sonic Smith.     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. Illustrated with her signature Polaroids.

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.

NY:: Knopf,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2019. Hardcover. 0525657681 . Third printing. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.; Signed by Author .