One Hundred Portraits: Engraved by Barry Moser (signed by Barry Moser)

First Trade Edition, First Printing. Limited Edition of 3,000 copies. Signed by Barry Moser; very rare thus. A fantastic book showcasing Moser's amazing artistry. "One Hundred Portraits" showcases 50 of his then best known portraits, plus 50 new ones created especially for this limited work. Includes a foreword by Ann Patchett and afterword by Moser. 125 pp. A fantastic book for the Barry Moser fan.  

In the afterword, Moser discusses the sources for his portraits, including subjects of whom no accurate depictions exist, such as Chaucer. In those cases Moser utilized death masks, old photographs, and even ancient busts. Printed on heavy matte paper, with spare titles including name, dates of birth and death, and occupation, One Hundred Portraits is a pleasure to study. The highly detailed engravings result in portraits of very expressive faces, and giving readers, according to Ann Patchett in the book's preface, "the chance to visit the people we were sure of and learn something more."

Famous figures engraved by Moser include:  William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Rembrandt van Rijn, Ben Shahn, Jim Harrison, Flannery O'Connor, Jane Austen, Walt Whitman, William Blake, Daniel Webster, Dante Alighieri, Frederic Chopin, Jean Cocteau, , Eric Carle, Kaye Gibbons, Virginia Hamilton, Nancy Willard, Patricia MacLachlan, Jane Yolen, Joyce Carol Oates, and many more.