May 2020 Catalogue

63 M a y 2 0 2 0 “Somewhere In America, In A Certain State Of Grace” 59. SMITH, Patti. Early Work 1970-1979. New York and London, 1994. Octavo, original half black cloth, dust jacket. $1500. Click for More Info First edition of a signal collection of Smith’s writings from the 1970s, together in book for the first time, many never before published, boldly signed by her. Early Work “is most revealing as an account of Smith’s transition from poetry into the world of rock, showing her movement from verse to prose” ( Publishers Weekly ). Featured are a number of previously unpublished works, all from the 1970s, many “chosen from transcriptions of performance pieces, notebook entries” and her personal papers. With numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations. Issued same year as a limited first edition (150 copies), no priority established. A fine signed copy. “Nothing is more precious than the life force and may the love of that force guide you as you go.”