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W W Norton & Co Inc. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Copy # XXI of a stated edition of 150 numbered copies - this is the only Roman-numeralled copy we have seen (the others all have Arabic numerals). This copy came from the library of a Norton staffer from this era, so the Roman-numeraled copies may have been for presentation. Signed By Author Patti Smith on limitation page at front. A fine copy in 'as new' condition, never read in original jacket and a fine example of publisher's pictorial slipcase.

New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company,, 1994. First edition, limited issue, number 5 of 150 copies signed by the author. "All of the works gathered for this volume were written in the seventies", writes Smith, a time "which we assaulted - blurring and expanding the perimeters of love, consciousness and remorse" (preface). Many of the works appear here for the first time, including previously unpublished pieces from journals, performances, and Smith's personal papers. Octavo. Original black cloth, outer edges paper-covered, spine lettered in silver, facsimile signature on front cover in silver. With dust jacket and slipcase as issued. Illustrated with photographs by Judy Linn, Robert Mapplethorpe, Edward Maxey, and others. Fine.

New York: Harper Collins, 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This First Edition - First Printing of the book about Patti Smith's life with Robert Mapplethorpe is beautifully signed by the legendary performer in black pen on the title page. The book was signed in person at the Skylight Books here in Los Angeles on Jan 19, 2010. A photo of the signing will be included with the purchase. Also included .is a combine painting of a womans face done on a cloth head form by Robert Maplethorpe . This piece is from Robert Mapplethorpe's estate and is visible in the documentary "Chelsea Hotel 1970" at 8 minutes 47 seconds (available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wtfo9OJAuE ) and in the HBO Documentary "Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures" at 17 minutes and 47 seconds. In the late 1960's Robert Mapplethorpe studied the Rauschenberg technique of combine painting at the Pratt Institute in New York. As he had this in his apartment with his iconic hat on it in 1970 that fits with it having been a project of his for school. I obtained the piece from Art Director / Production Designer William Doig (https://www.showstudio.com/contributors/bill_doig). In October 1989 he was working as the manager in an antique collectable shop in the Soho district in Manhattan. An associate of Dimitri Levas brought a number of items into the store that were not going to be part of the Mapplethorpe Auction at Christies. This item was one of the pieces brought in for them to sell. William Doig purchased this for himself. A letter from William Doig will be included with the purchase..