{"product_id":"a-humument-a-treated-victorian-novel","title":"A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel","description":"The final edition of the late Tom Phillips’s ‘defining masterpiece of postmodernism’.  In 1966 the artist Tom Phillips discovered A Human Document (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.  First published in 1973, A Humument – 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 A Humument. It includes a revised Introduction by the late artist, in which he reflects on the 50-year project, and 92 new illustrated pages.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40812806045781,"sku":"9780500292891N","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/ea79fcf4-c204-46a4-ad01-c872e7df1b97.jpg?v=1712757841","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/a-humument-a-treated-victorian-novel","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}