Woolgathering SIGNED SECOND PRINTING
New York: New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2011.
2nd Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author in ink at title page. 7 1/4" X 4 3/4". xii, 80pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Gentle bumps to corners of gray cloth over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
The National Book Award–winner Patti Smith presents a treasure box of a childhood memoir about “clear unspeakable joy” and “just the wish to know.”
A great book about becoming an artist, Woolgathering tells of a youngster finding herself as she learns the noble vocation of woolgathering, “a worthy calling that seemed a good job for me.” She discovers often at night, often in nature the pleasures of rescuing “a fleeting thought.” Deeply moving, Wool- gathering calls up our own memories, as the child “glimpses and gleans, piecing together a crazy quilt of truths.” Smith introduces us to her tribe, “a race of cloud dwellers,” and to the fierce, vital pleasures of cloud watching and stargazing and wandering.(Publisher). Very good / Good +. Item #12725
ISBN: 9780811219440
Price: $35.00