Trois: Charleville, Statues, Cahier [Signed]

Paris: Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain / Actes Sud, 2008. First Edition. First Impression. Three octavo volumes (20.5cm); white, grey, and dark brown card wrappers with French flaps, with titles stamped in silver on spines and front covers; all volumes housed in the publisher's gray paper sleeve, titled in silver; [8],9-93,[3]; [8],9-93,[3]; unpaged; illus.; text is in French and English. Charleville has been signed by Smith in black pen on the terminal leaf, directly above a photo of Rimbaud's calling card. Light wear to the sleeve, else about Fine.

A group of three books published on the occasion of the Patti Smith exhibition and publication of the book Land 250. Charleville encompasses Smith's work revolving around Arthur Rimbaud; Statues showcases photos of sculptures taken by Smith between 2002-08; Cahier is a notebook inspired by those belonging to Smith (the first few pages filled with facsimiles of her handwriting, with the remaining pages blank and left for the reader's use). Uncommon signed. 86048. (Inventory #: 86048)