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New York: Random House, 2022. First edition. First printing (with full number line including 1). Hardbound. Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A pristine unread copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($28.99). SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page (name only). This is not a tipped in copy; she has signed on the half-title page because the title page is dark-hued. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free.

Signed by Patti Smith on bookplate affixed to half-title page. Canadian 1st Edition, 1st Printing.

A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback in a fine dustjacket (protected by a removable, clear thin mylar sleeve)-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED, DATED & LOCATED BY THE AUTHOR-Pictures of the book are available upon request.

2018. Amsterdam: Nexus Institute.2018. Tall 8vo. Original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine; white dust wrapper with writing in black and red; pp. [xii], 76; fine. First edition, signed by the author to title page.The New Jerusalem is a long prose poem inspired by the poetry of William Blake and composed using the same linguistic ceremony as John's Revelation, (In John's Revelation, The Revelation of Jesus Christ is communicated to John through prophetic visions). The introduction by philosopher and founder of The Nexus Institute, Rob Riemen, delves deep into the relationship between art and spirituality in The New Jerusalem.Published in this bilingual edition (English and Dutch), all colour illustrations and photographic contributions come from Patti Smith herself, showcasing her eclectic creative talent.

Size: 6x1x9; signed by Patti Smith on title page-no inscription, 1st edition, 17th printing, Fine-/Fine-DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has very mild shelfwear, in new Mylar with price intact, remainder mark on top edge of textblock, no other markings found, sound binding & firm corners.

Hanuman Publishing, 1994. 1. Softcover. Very Good. ** Signed by Patti Smith on the first endpaper **; Very Good in a Good++ dust jacket; Softcover; Second Printing, 1994; Dust jacket is lightly shelfworn and edgeworn with one small edge-tear; Light wear to the blue paper covers; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Small Format (less than 6" tall); 0.1 lbs; Very small (4.25" x 3.75"); Red and blue dust jacket with image of clouds, and title in gold lettering; 1994, Hanuman Publishing; 80 pages; "Wool Gathering," by Patti Smith.

New York: New Directions, 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing with full number line starting at "1". Signed by Patti Smith [in her distinctive signature] on the front endpaper. Small octavo. xii, 80 pages. 16 photos. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a mylar protector. All books shipped in boxes.

New York: HarperCollins, 2010 First edition, first printing. Signed by Smith on title page. Publisher's purple cloth, with Smith and Mapplethorpe's initials in blind to front board, spine lettered in silver foil, and black endpapers; in its original purple pictorial dust jacket designed by Allison Saltzman, with a 1969 photo of Smith and Mapplethorpe to front panel, lettered in gray. Touch of wear to head of spine, else fine book; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with a few faint creases to head of spine and top edge of jacket, and light toning to top and bottom edges of front and rear flaps. Overall, an excellent signed copy of Smith's universally acclaimed memoir. Just Kids documents the relationship between singer-songwriter Patti Smith and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who together played a major role in shaping the underground art and punk rock movements in New York City in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to being Smith's roommate and lover, Mapplethorpe photographed her and those iconic images later became the covers to her music albums. The memoir chronicles their childhoods, first encounters in New York, romantic relationship, tenure at the Chelsea Hotel, and their artistic endeavors that stemmed from their mutual inspiration. According to Janet Maslin's New York Times review, the title Just Kids refers to a moment in Washington Square Park in 1967 when a couple saw Smith and Mapplethorpe. While the woman thought that they "looked like artists," her husband brushed the comment off, saying that they were "just kids.". Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

New York: Ecco Press, 2010. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); purple paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine, and author's initials in blind on front cover; dustjacket; xii,278,[14]pp; illus. Signed by the author on the title page. Trivial dustiness to rear cover, else very Near Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $27.00). Smith's memoir of making her way as an artist, poet, and musician in New York during the 1960's, where she met her lifelong friend Robert Mapplethorpe. Smith spent several years scraping by, doing all manner of jobs while trying to develop her artistic voice. Winner of the 2010 National Book Award for Non-Fiction. 8232.

2015. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2015. 8vo. Original publisher's brown boards with gilt lettering to spine and an 'M' in blind with beige endpapers, Photographic front wrapper in sepia tones; pp. [xv], 253, [7]; very minimal bumping to head of spine; otherwise a fine copy. Signed first US edition of Smith's second memoir, named by Smith as ""a roadmap to my life"".""Without a doubt we sometimes eclipse our own dreams with reality"".The title of M Train is in reference to Patti Smiths ""mind train"", described as a tangential motor vehicle which ""goes to any station it wants"". Succeeding the National Book Award-winning and bestselling Just Kids, it begins in Greenwich Village, New York in the place Smith frequents for coffee each morning. The book digresses and traverses between time from a meeting of an Arctic explorers' society in Berlin to a visit to Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul to the recounting of personal losses; the tragic death of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in 1989 of Aids and of Smith's husband, the guitarist Frend ""Sonic"" Smith in 1944 at age 45 and the passing of her brother Todd a mere month after.Joan Didion would write of M Train, ""a book so honest and pure that has to count as a rapture"".Smith's audio book recording of M Train earned a Grammy award nomination for Best Spoken Word Album.