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2024. 1st Edition. hardcover......We ship daily from our Bookshop.

EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE SIGNED! ORIGINALLY ONLY OFFERED AT $1,000. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Book is brand new and unread. Opened only for signing. Personally hand signed by National Book Award winner and living legend, Patti Smith, and ALSO legendary photographer Lynn Goldsmith, directly to full title page! Book was signed at an event for release at Rizzoli flagship store in NYC. NOT inscribed to anyone. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! Oversized and heavy book which will require additional shipping costs.A new trade publication of Before Easter After, originally published in a limited edition at $1,000.Hundreds of rarely seen images by legendary photographer Lynn Goldsmith offer an intimate portrait of rock 'n' roll icon Patti Smith during a transformative moment in her career. Images of Smith performing on stage combine with candid behind-the-scenes photographs and striking studio shoots to create a deeply personal look at the singer during her rise to fame. The photographs include Smith's life-changing accident while on tour in 1977 and the aftermath, as well as closeup, empathetic portraits that reveal Smith's self-assurance, her defiance of cultural norms, and her effortless poise. This poignant visual narrative is punctuated throughout by Smith's original poetry and song lyrics.This book is both a glimpse into a fabled time in music history, documenting a young artist creating what turned out to be a revolutionary work, as well as a celebration of an enduring partnership between two close friends who continue to be creative collaborators to this day.