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(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien, Iwona Blazwick, Charles Hall & Sophie Calle. London: Institute of Contemporary Art & Jay Jopling, 1991. First Edition 1/250 Deluxe. Small 4to. Debossed Leather Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Form, London. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue issued on the occasion of Damien Hirst's tour-de-force 1991 Institute of Contemporary Art London exhibition - the enfant terrible of the New British Art scene's very first one-man museum presentation. The first monographic publication on his work, this elegant document reproduces each of the exhibited butterfly paintings, dot paintings and glass vitrine pieces, and includes a transcribed interview between Hirst and Sophie Calle. A brand new, most handsome example from the exceedingly uncommon deluxe edition bound in full dark blue leather-over-boards debossed with yellow lettering limited to two hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (114/250) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Damien Hirst" additionally WITH A DRAWING of a smoldering cigarette in black ink on the verso of the last page. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-905263-53-7 Inventory Number: 021554