{"product_id":"9780500292891-humument","title":"A Humument","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Treated Victorian Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe final edition of the late Tom Phillips’s ‘defining masterpiece of postmodernism’.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1966 the artist Tom Phillips discovered \u003ci\u003eA Human Document\u003c\/i\u003e (1892), an obscure Victorian romance by W.H. Mallock, and set himself the task of altering every page, by painting, collage or cut-up techniques, to create an entirely new version. Some of Mallock’s original text remains intact and through the illustrated pages the character of Bill Toge, Phillips’s anti-hero, and his romantic plight emerges.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e First published in 1973, \u003ci\u003eA Humument\u003c\/i\u003e – as Phillips titled his altered book – quickly established itself as a cult classic. From that point, the artist worked towards a complete revision of his original, adding new pages in successive editions. That process is now finished. This final edition presents an entirely new and complete version of \u003ci\u003eA Humument\u003c\/i\u003e. It includes a revised Introduction by the late artist, in which he reflects on the 50-year project, and 92 new illustrated pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40645420384353,"sku":"9780500292891","price":14.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27271398.jpg?v=1721637925","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780500292891-humument","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}