Just Kids
by Smith, Patti
Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert MapplethorpeA prelude to fame, Just Kids recounts the friendship of two young artists - Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe - whose passion fueled their lifelong pursuit of art.In 1967, a chance meeting between two young people led to a romance and a lifelong friendship that would carry each to international success never dreamed of. The backdrop is Brooklyn, Chelsea Hotel, Max's Kansas City, Scribner's Bookstore, Coney Island, Warhol's Factory and the whole city resplendent. Among their friends, literary lights, musicians and artists such as Harry Smith, Bobby Neuwirth, Allen Ginsberg, Sandy Daley, Sam Shepherd, William Burroughs, etc. It was a heightened time politically and culturally; the art and music worlds exploding and colliding. In the midst of all this two kids made a pact to always care for one another. Scrappy, romantic, committed to making art, they prodded and provided each other with faith and confidence during the hungry years - the days of cous-cous and lettuce soup.Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. Beautifully written, this is a profound portrait of two young artists, often hungry, sated only by art and experience. And an unforgettable portrait of New York, her rich and poor, hustlers and hellions, those who made it and those whose memory lingers near.
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On Sep 1, 2011, billyminersbooks said
Sometimes it's about being in the right place at the right time and Patti Smith certainly was.Now, all these years later, we get to hear the stories too, and great ones they are.'Just Kids' is chock-full of wonderful anecdotes about the greats and the unknowns who shaped the New York music and art scene in the 60s, and 70's and who's influences on outsider culture in those days reverberate today in the mainstream.Unflinchingly honest, and recalled with crystal clarity, Smith's remarkable memoir of this pivotal period in American art is a well-deserved award winner.Once again, as we move further into the 21st Century, our minds and hearts are stirred by Patti Smith.
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New York: Ecco Press, 2010. First edition / First printing. Maroon paper-covered spine, maroon paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the 2010 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Patti Smith is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Item Price
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New York: Ecco Press, 2018. Book. Illus. by Author. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.. 1st. Edition , 1st. Printing 2018 Illustrated hardcover boards, 384 page book. This is the hardcover edition and is signed by Patti Smith on the title page . Illustrated with black & white with some color images. Condition : Near Fine with a… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Bloomsbury, 2010. Paperback. Very Good +. A neat tight copy in illustrated stiff wrapper, black & white photographic illustrations, 278 pages. Very slight crease to one corner, light crease to spine. A salute to New York City during the late sixties and seventies and a portrait of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe and their ascent to fame.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: HarperCollins, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Patti Smith on the title page. Poignant memoir of Smith's relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, as well as a spellbinding portrait of bohemian New York in the late 1960s and early '70s. Winner of the 2010 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Octavo. Light bumping… Read more about this item Item Price
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(New York): Ecco, 2010. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first edition, review copy, of Smith's National Book Award-winning memoir of her intimate friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe - inscribed to the longtime Strand Bookstore rare book room manager Craig Anderson. During the time covered by this acclaimed and best-selling memoir, Smith did all manner… Read more about this item Item Price
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(New York): Ecco, 2010. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of Smith's acclaimed, best-selling, and National Book Award-winning memoir of her intimate friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. 9'' x 5.75''. Original publisher's blindstamped purple cloth, silver-lettered spine. Original unclipped ($27.00) photographic dust jacket designed by Allison Saltzman. Photos of Smith and Mapplethorpe in text… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: ECCO, 2018. Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Near Fine, bound in paper-covered boards with photograph on front panel. Minimal edge wear. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout. Large 8vo, 9 1/2"h x 7 3/4"w. Signed by Patti Smith on the title page. Item Price
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Ecco, 2010-01-19. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. First edition stated; full number line. Inscribed by Smith to former owner on half title page, in metallic gold felt pen: "To Janet" (see photo). Medium bumping to tail of spine, light bump to head, mild softening to leading edge corners of boards, with corresponding… Read more about this item Item Price
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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 at Book Soup in Hollywood on… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York:: Ecco Press,, 2010.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket.. This copy is signed Patti Smith. It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ecco, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($27.00 price intact). Published by Ecco, 2010. Octavo. Purple boards over purple boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ecco, 2010. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Deluxe Limited Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. NEW, a pristine unread copy. Issued in clamshell box, with Broadside by Patti Smith. Signed on special limitations page, this is one of 1,000 numbered copies. Issued without jacket. SIGNED and numbered by AUTHOR on limitations page. Shipped in well padded box. Purchased… Read more about this item Item Price
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