Rare Book of the Day – Oak Mot, Crispin Hellion Glover (yes, that Crispin Glover!). Signed Edition.
This is a curious little volume. We all know Crispin Glover as Marty McFly's father in Back to the Future, but he's an equally talented, and bizarre, artist who has worked in acting, directing, music, publishing, and literature. Oak Mot is his third book, published by his own Volcanic Eruptions company in 1988. It's as much visual art as written art, and Glover has cleverly reconstructed an 1868 religious text of the same name through collage, painting, and the insertion of his own prose.
This is the second printing, signed by Glover:
Here's a taste of the inside:
And in case you're curious what his music sounds like, get a load of this:
Oh, and of course no post about Crispin Glover would be complete without his strange, Andy Kaufman-esque appearance on Late Night with David Letterman in 1987:
Looks like a very unusual book!
I've got this!
I love this kind of performance art. He managed to pull two ways at once with it. It was undeniably funny but also tragic. You share some great stuff, Rare:)
@prydefoltz He's a fascinating guy for sure!