New York: Random House, 2022. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing. Paper-covered boards; spine titles gilt. xi, 386 pages. Photographs and captions artfully composed. Glimpses of genius, really. Condition: Near Fine in a Fine jacket. Small remainder dot to bottom edge.
New York: Ecco/An Imprint of HarperCollins, Publishers, Inc., 2008. Ecco Paperback Edition/1st Printing . Soft Cover with Attached Dust Jacket . Like New/Like New. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Alison Saltzman (Cover Design); Patti Smith (Cover Photo); Edward Mapplethorpe (Author Photo). 63 pp. Clean, fresh copy and attached dust jacjet with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text.
Paperback. Through the linked pieces of The Coral Sea, Patti Smith honors her comrade-in-arms Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). She tells the story of a man on an ocean journey to see the Southern Cross, who is reflecting on his life and fighting the illness that is consuming him. Metaphoric and dreamy, this tale of transformation arises from Smith's knowledge of Mapplethorpe from a young man to a mature artist; his close relationship with patron and friend, Sam Wagstaff; his years surviving AIDS; and his ascent into death. The Coral Sea is Smith's lyrically compelling recasting of her grief to recapture Mapplethorpe's life in the past and his future in his art. Rich in evocative details, it shows the man beneath the persona. This edition features a new introduction and new material by Smith. Before the National Book Award-winning Just Kids, Patti Smith addressed the life and passing of her intimate friend, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Dustwrapper, pp.259. Illustrated. Ruminations on life, travel, coffee.Wrapper has some light creasing to top edge in places, and a minor bump to rear top corner. Very near fine in near fine dustwrapper.
Patti Smith: A Pythagorean Traveler, 2006 Exhibition Announcement Card
Smith, Patti
Patti Smith: A Pythagorean Traveler, 2006 Exhibition Announcement Card
Smith, Patti
Publisher: Robert Miller Gallery
Date published: 2006
New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 2006. Exhibition Announcement Cards. This is not a book. The original announcement card for an exhibition of work by Patti Smith titled "A Pythagorean Traveler" and held at Robert Miller Gallery, NYC, December 1, 2006 - January 13, 2007. Stiff card, printed both sides; 5.75 x 8 inches. Condition: Fine. Laid-in is the gallery press release. Will be sandwiched securely between stiff layers of cardboard and shipped the next business day. International postage may be less than quoted.
First edition, stated. The book is unmarked; spine slant; corners sharp, tail of spine bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $24.95); Brodart protected.
Random House, 2022 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Number line complete, photographs throughout, Smith's suggested reading list. Light pushing at the spine ends, the jacket is mildly edge worn along the edges..
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