Notes Java Head by Smith Patti, First Edition (2 results)

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. [New York]: [Gotham Book Mart], 1973. Offset photo duplicate, single leaf. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Lettered Issue, one of 26 copies signed by Patti Smith, this being copy 'K'. Stream-of-consciousness poem with facsimile annotations by Smith, musing on yoga, discipline, peace, death, William Burroughs, drugs, coffee and more. Fine. An excellent example without folds or creasing.

First Edition. Lettered Issue, one of 26 copies signed by the author, this being copy 'P.' Broadside, with text offset printed in black on off-white stock, measuring 13.75cm x 21.5cm (5 6/16" x 8.5"). A Fine copy. Attractive copy of this early Smith "A" item, printed and distributed by the Gotham Book Mart in an edition of 125 copies, and an additional 26 lettered copies. A stream-of-consciousness poem dealing with performance, heroin use, William Burroughs, Allen Lanier, coffee, Mick Jagger, and Paul Bowles. An elusive and ephemeral item; OCLC notes 5 holdings (Emory, Brown, Northwestern, NYU, U.Delaware).