Action Man Story

A$275 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Montreal : the artist, 1976. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (a hint of foxing), 40pp. with offset lithographed photographic images and text throughout. An important early experimental artist’s book created by the Australian artist while completing a master’s degree in Canada. Like much of his work, this book draws on Howard background in the military, it is a stark and relevant commentary much advanced into the genre of graphic novel. Reproduced as the frontispiece to Gary Catalano’s The Bandaged Image: A study of Australian artist’s books (Sydney: Hale Ironmonger, 1983). Scarce.

• Binding: Hardcover

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