Special Edition of The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa by Murray Waldren, published by Harper Collins Australia 2009.

Includes a first edition, first printing of the hardcover book with dust jacket, together with a 24-month Reg Mombassa calendar for 2011 and 2012, housed together in an illustrated slipcase.

Like new condition, no inscriptions, clean and bright throughout, tiny corner rubs.

Illustrated with almost 300 original artworks and packed with photographs, posters and band memorabilia, this special edition is a true collector's item.

"Christopher O'Doherty, aka Reg Mombassa, has infiltrated our culture for more than thirty years with a unique, laconic view of our world ... and of his. His wit, sense of mischief and larrikin energy resonated in the songs and performances of one of Australia's most beloved bands, Mental As Anything, whose music became the soundtrack to a generation's misbegotten youth.

"His eye for the absurd and his unapologetic idealism captured another generation or three with his irreverent, frequently macabre and always distinctive designs for the original Mambo label.

"Yet long before he became a Mental or transformed shirts into collector's items, Mombassa was first and foremost an artist. From his idiosyncratic pop art to the delicately realised fine art landscapes and images that celebrate and elevate the suburban, his artworks are sought by collectors around the world.

"And while he hates to be called a renaissance man, who else could have the Sydney Olympics showcase his iconic figures and stage sets in a closing ceremony beamed to billions and billed as the biggest one-man art show in history? Or have Elvis Costello producing his records? Or have the likes of Johnny Rotten and Crowded House seeking his record cover designs?

"But there is much more to Reg Mombassa, as fellow New Zealand-born writer and painter Murray Waldren shows in this illuminated journey with a little help from Reg, his family, friends-and fellow musicians and artists who have shared his life on and off the road.

"Not just a biography and much more than an illustrated book, this is a celebration of a mind and times that is as bold, entertaining and unique as the man himself."