ncredible, sensitive and empathetic portraits of one of American Outsider Art's self made myths, Jon Serl. The narrative reveals the humanity of the sitter as well as his uncompromising personality which leaves us spiritually richer, if uncomfortably aware of our mortality.
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ncredible, sensitive and empathetic portraits of one of American Outsider Art's self made myths, Jon Serl. The narrative reveals the humanity of the sitter as well as his uncompromising personality which leaves us spiritually richer, if uncomfortably aware of our mortality.
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Add this copy of One Man By Himself (Profile Series) to cart. $68.00, good condition, Sold by Housing Works Online Bookstore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Hard Press.
Add this copy of One Man By Himself (Profile Series) to cart. $172.93, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Hard Press Editions.
Add this copy of One Man By Himself: Portraits of Jon Serl By Sam Messer to cart. $200.00, very good condition, Sold by Exquisite Corpse Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Hard Press Editions, West Stockbridge MA.
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Very Good in Near Fine jacket. Book. Inscribed by the Artist, with an Additional Sketch Slim, unpaginated book with approximately 30 illustrations of one artist's portraits of another artist as he neared and crossed over into death. Hardcover general trade edition, bound in red cloth covered boards with gold stamping to the cover and spine, wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. A warm inscription signed by the artist and accompanied by an ink sketch of a rooster on the copyright page. The corners of the book are bumped--the lower corners a bit more so than the upper ones--and the dustjacket has a bit of wear, although now encased in a Mylar protective sleeve.
Add this copy of One Man By Himself: Portraits of Jon Serl By Sam Messer to cart. $370.00, like new condition, Sold by art longwood books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Hard Press.
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Sam Messer. Fine in Near Fine jacket. Private Press. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Signed By Authors Red cloth with large gilt illustration on front board, in dust jacket., the dj has two very small, closed edge-tears to back panel and very small bits of wear to certain corners, spine edges. the book itself is flawless.; printed in an unnumbered first edition of 2, 000 copies. 100 were signed by authors and messer, and 50 were signed and included an original messer monoprint. this copy was apparently one of the first edition, yet, is signed by johnson and inscribed by messer with a large original drawing of a crowing rooster (like the one which appears on the dedication page) by messer, dated 7/1/98, all on the first white, blank endpaper. a unique copy.; unpaginated., 32 illustrations in color, b/w., essays by denis johnson and eleanor e. "red lips" gaver.; jon serl was a nonagenarian, california outsider artist when sam messer met and befriended him. this book contains numerous paintings and drawings of serl by messer.; (if there is an image of the cover with this listing, it is not of my doing, and is very likely incorrect., ed.).
