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A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel by Tom Phillips (Hardcover, 2016)
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In 1966 the artist Tom Phillips set himself a task: to find a second-hand book for threepence and alter every page, by painting, collage or cut-up techniques, to create an entirely new version. He found his threepenny novel in a junk shop on Peckham Rye, south London. It was A Human Document (1892), an obscure Victorian romance by W.H. Mallock. 'I took a forgotten novel found by chance. I mined, and undermined its text to make it yield alternative stories, erotic incidents and surreal catastrophes, which lurked within its wall of words. I replaced with visual images the text I'd stripped away. 'A Humument' began to tell, amongst other memories, dreams and reflections, the sad story of Bill Toge, one of love's casualties.' First published in 1973, A Humument - as Phillips titled his altered book - quickly established itself as a cult classic. Since then, the artist has been working towards a complete revision of his original, adding new pages in successive editions. That process is now finished. This 50th anniversary edition presents, for the first time, an entirely new and complete version of A Humument. It also brings this half-century-long endeavour to a close.Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson LTD
ISBN-139780500519035
eBay Product ID (ePID)225572920
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Humument: a Treated Victorian Novel
AuthorTom Phillips
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
Number of Pages392 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height175mm
Item Width125mm
Item Weight690g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorTom Phillips
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 27 Sep, 2017
The final edition of a masterwork
If you love art and you haven't seen this book, you're in for a treat. Tom Phillips has been adding to and refining this artistically altered novel for decades. I have every edition, and I had to have the final one – though a tear slid down my cheek when I realised this was the end: he's finished the artwork! Dazzling.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 15 Dec, 2018
Great book
Fantastic book!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
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