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Damien Hirst (b 1965) For The Love God, Diamond Encrusted Skull, Hardback, 1st Ed, 2008, Sold Out

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Damien Hirst (b 1965) For the Love God, Diamond Encrusted skull, hardback, 1st Edition, 2008, SOLD OUT.

Description – Private Edition Book. Gallery edition. Limited to a run of 1,000 copies. Size 250 X 170 X 21 mm. Filled with pictures and text of Hirsts artistic creative journey. Condition is Excellent.

A3 size Centre Gatefold Skull. (also selling the Ist edition Gallery 'skull' poster in this auction).

For the Love God, Diamond Encrusted skull. Hirsts seminal recreation of a platinum replica of a real human skull covered and enclosed with over 1000 diamonds.

Black and white with colour images. Original Dust cover, Picture Hardback cover. Thread Sewn with 77 pages of text and photo images. One large pop-up skull feature, 40 images of the making of the diamond encrusted skull. Hard board Black and silver Outer Sleeve.

Book Title: For the Love God, Diamond Encrusted skull

Type: Hardback, Thread Sewn with white Edge and binding. Hardback Book in cream with detail image in black and white. Black and white text, photos in sepia, black and white and Colour

Special Attributes: 1st Edition, with original dust cover and pop up diamond encrusted skull image.

Limited Edition: 1st edition, second impression, from a press run of 1000

Binding: Hard Cover

Date of Publication: 2007

Artist: Damien Hurst

Size: 250 X 170 X 21 mm.

Number of Pages: 77 Pages

Language: English

Narrative: Rudi Fuchs

Publisher: The Whitecube Gallery

Condition: Book, Book Cover, In Excellent for age condition, Shows minimal wear to pop up

Postage and Packing – Due to geographical location Postage and insurance varies if requested.

Within this auction, Items Can be combined for best value postage.
Please contact for details. UK mainland signed for. Worldwide

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