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Size: 6x1x9; First edition stated; full number line. Inscribed by Smith to former owner on half title page, in metallic gold felt pen: "To Janet" (see photo). Medium bumping to tail of spine, light bump to head, mild softening to leading edge corners of boards, with corresponding wear to dust jacket. Lower leading edges of dust jacket on verso show approx. 1" x 0.25" area of light color transfer from purple boards. Boards otherwise clean. Pages are clean, crisp, securely bound.

2010. Bloomsbury. 2010. 8vo. Original cloth and wrapper; pp. 300, illustrations throughout; fine. First edition signed by Patti Smith to title page. Smith's beautiful account of her relationship with the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

Nantucket, Massachusetts: Unpublished, 1976. Photograph of rock and roll Hall of Fame member Patti Smith with her youngest sister, Kimberly.  The photo was taken by Lynn Goldsmith (her stamp on the verso) when Kimberly was a roadie for her big sister.  One of the songs on Patti's album "Horses" is titled "Kimberly" and is about her young sister. The photo is signed by both Patti and Kimberly without inscription.  The image is in excellent condition, though there are a couple of tiny dings in the white margin.  Provenance: from the collection of Kimberly Smith, from her home in Richmond, Virginia.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Near Fine. Illus. by Lynn Goldsmith. 8" X 10". Photo.

First edition, first prnt. Signed by Smith on the front endpage with the typewriter photograph. Black and white photographs by Annie Liebovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Linda McCartney, Michael Stipe, et al. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.

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 .

New York: Ecco Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 006621131X . First edition. SIGNED by Patti Smith on title page. Fine in fine dust jacket. (279pp. ) (6 1/2" X 91/4") Superb copy of this acclaimed memoir. ; 6 1/2" x 9 1/4"; 279 pages .

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. Signed on the cover by Smith in black ink.

282 pages. Illustrations. [SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR] Signed in black ink on the title page. A touch of soiling to the foredge. Some minor crimping to the last few pages, top, right-hand corner. First Edition / First Printing of the book about Patti Smith's life with Robert Mapplethorpe. List of Photographs and Illustrations. Signed by the author at an event at the Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston on April 19, 2010. Includes the brochure from the event.

First edition. SIGNED by Patti Smith on front end-paper. Fine in fine dust jacket. (80pp. ) (5" X 7 1/4") Fine in fine dust jacket.; 5" x 7 1/4"; 80 pages.

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.