Gilbert & George: Dark Shadow (1974) and Side by Side (1971/2012)

(1) Dark Shadow: Gilbert & George the sculptors. London, Nigel Greenwood, 1976. First edition of 2000, numbered 805 and signed in red ink by the artists. Hardcover, red and black marbled cloth boards, 19.5 x 13.5 cm, 278 pp. with b/w illustrations.

(2) Side by Side: Gilbert & George the sculptors. London/Cologne, Enitharmon Editions Ltd/Walther König, 2012. Second edition of 2000, numbered 1985 and signed in purple ink by the artists. Hardcover, marbled cloth, 20 x 13.5 cm, 176 pp. with b/w illustrations. First published in 1971 in a limited edition of 600 copies, this was the very first artists' book by this British conceptual duo. Both books feature unique marbled linen covers hand made by the artists, mint copies. (total 2)