THE LINE OF BEAUTY

First edition in this form. Signed by the author and the artists. Original blue cloth with paper title inlays lettered in blue and grey to the spine and upper board. With a signed, numbered print by Gilbert and George, in a cloth chemise. The book and print are housed together in a blue cloth slipcase. Illustrated with a colour plate by Gilbert and George. An excellent fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. The print is in fine condition. Complete with the fine slipcase. A lovely copy.

Issued in a limited edition of 160 copies, this example is numbered 111 and signed by Alan Hollinghurt in black ink on the title page. The print is signed by Gilbert and George in pen along the bottom edge. A special edition of the first chapter of Hollinghurst's Booker Prize-winning novel 'The Line of Beauty',issued by the Oak Tree Press, a private press that donates its profits to organisations assisting children living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, as the seventh volume in their 'First Chapters' series.