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London: Aloes Books, 1976. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. String-tied red printed wrappers. Fine. Twenty-two poems written alternately by Smith and Verlaine. This is copy number 13 of 22 hand-numbered copies with a Rimbaud piece Signed by Patti Smith bound in. The colophon indicates that there were 25 copies signed by both poets, but Verlaine signed none, and the handwritten limitation seems to indicate that there were 22 copies rather than either the 25 stated, or the 20 we've heard speculated. Rare.

Rare collection of first and limited editions, catalogs and magazines signed by American rock legend Patti Smith. Approximately twenty volumes, each signed by Smith, the collection includes a first edition of New Women in Rock (New York: Delilah/Putnam, 1982), a signed limited edition of Rimbaud (Zurich: Vasellari, 1991), a first edition of Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith (Pittsburgh: The Andy Warhol Museum, 2002), a first edition of Robert Mapplethorpe Portraits Patti Smith Dessins (Paris: Baudoin Lebon, 1998), the July/August 1996 issue of Option Music and Culture, the March 1998 issue of Time Out: New York, several copies of the November 2011 issue of Interview, a January 1998 issue of Goldmine, and a collection of photograph negatives and prints of Smith with Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Andy Warhol. Each document is in near fine to fine condition. A unique collection. Referred to as the "punk poet laureate", American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet Patti Smith became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Smith placed 47th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Artists published in December 2010 and was also a recipient of the 2011 Polar Music Prize.

New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. First edition, limited to 100 numbered copies signed and numbered by the author, in special binding. Title page illustrated by Howard Michels, 45 pp. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth with pasted on cover, photograph of Patti Smith by Robert Mapplethorpe, near fine. First edition, limited to 100 numbered copies signed and numbered by the author, in special binding. Title page illustrated by Howard Michels, 45 pp. 8vo. Inscribed to Matthew Monahan, director of the Gotham Book Mart: "To Matthew – for Taking care of my carnal desires for Trocci, Burroughs & Bowles. xxx Patti Smith / 18 June 75..." She has further inscribed the colophon: "9 – quiet foam bubbling from mouth of the dead blonde boy." Laid-in are a postcard advertising the release of the book and an exhibition of drawings by Smith, and another postcard advertising a second show of drawings by Smith.

New York: Gotham Book Mart,, 1973. A lovely copy First edition, signed limited issue, number 54 of 100 copies specially bound and signed by the author; an additional 26 lettered copies were produced for the personal use of the author and publisher, as well as a trade issue published in wrappers. Witt was Smith's fifth poetry collection. Octavo. Original black cloth, photographic onlay by Robert Mapplethorpe on front board, lettered in black. Illustrated title page by Howard Michels. Boards very slightly bowed and a little rubbed, a couple of faint marks to onlay: a near-fine copy.

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..

[New York, Paris, etc., 1975. 4to and smaller. Generally very good to fine (some wrinkles and folds). 4to and smaller. A nice clutch of material from Patti Smith’s early years in New York, written or inscribed to Faith Cross, long time employee of the Scribner Book Store, where Smith also worked. a) “Happy birthday to my New York (and very young) mother I have no present for you but real honest-to-goodness love, patti” b) “Happy birthday, Mr Palmer says your spirit will never grow up — Peter Pan salutes you and I say — only flowers in gardens and meadows for you … free spirits and a good birthday, patti” [Undated, in black felt tip pen on the verso of a Charles Scribner’s Sons billhead.] c) [caricature of a bird-headed woman, undated in black felt tip pen, wrinkled] d) “Faith, Good morning thank you for the ice cream — somehow I missed you, I stayed til 6:00 & did my work (no woofs in sight) [doodle of a person with hat] Straw hat” [Undated, in red ballpoint pen on the verso of a Charles Scribner’s Sons billhead, some tears to edges] e) “Thinking of you Christmas New Years & every day xxx I love you, Patti” (on small card) f) Dear Faith, I dropped in to say hello again. My Job around the corner is high paying but sure is lonely. Happy George Washingtons Birthday & all that stuff. I’m waiting on your birthday, Patti (without a drop of soup in my blood)” [On Scribner Book Stores notepaper] g) Printed birthday card, signed “Faith, happy birthday, love patti” h) Dear Faith, I stopped by to see you, just got in from Canada … Things are going pretty well, I’m doing a lot of freelancing Oh Faith! I’m doing a full page story on Blaise Cendrars my literary hero for a new literary magazine called Zygote …I miss you, love, patti” [On Scribner Book Stores notepaper] h) “Abercrombie is gone but I’m still here, merry Christmas, patti” i) Single sheet program for “Femme Fatale: The Three Faces of Gloria, A Religious Entertainment” by Jackie Curtis, where Patti took the role of Paula von Gunta beside Jackie Curtis as Irish “Gloria” Fairchild, and Penny Arcade, produced at La Mama, May 1970. Inscribed on the verso, “To Faith, love to the leading lady behind the scenes! The one who kept me alive to rob the hairdressers! Thank you, Patti!“ Folded. j) Postcard from Paris, postmarked 23 Spetember 1970, “Dear Faith, I found a real neat Turkish guy who feeds me almost as well as you do … Worked in the streets again, the fire eaters are sexier than ever. I miss you as much & more than my own mom, love patti” k) Smith, Patti. Early Morning Dream. [8] pp. [New York, 1972], Pictorial self wrappers, limitation statement on back wrapper: Limited edition 100 [no. 31]. OCLC 16569365. Inscribed inside front cover, “To Faith dirty little tale filled with a lotta clean love — for you! patti smith”. Provenance: Gary Oleson (Waiting for Godot Books)