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Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
2009 First Edition
Hardcover
Signed
USD$3,643

Description

The First UK printings published by Fourth Estate, London in 2009-2020. An exceptional set of the Wolf Hall trilogy. The BOOKS are all in near Fine condition and appear unread. Some commonly encountered light toning to the text-block of Vol.1 . The books are clean internally and appear unread. The WRAPPERS are in near Fine condition and protected in removable Brodart archival covers. The first 2 books in the series, 'Wolf Hall ' and 'Bring Up The Bodies' both won the Booker Prize, in 2009 and 2012 respectively, making Hilary Mantel the first woman to win the prize twice, and only the 4th author to have done so (now 5 authors after Margaret Atwood's shared win in 2019). All three volumes have been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. 'Wolf Hall' has also been additionally dated by the author : 30th April 2009 , the day the book was published. 'The Mirror and the Light' is the first Trade edition (Waterstones). The book has been signed by Hilary Mantel to the…

About Wolf Hall

Winner of the Man Booker Prize, 'Wolf Hall' explores the complex personality of Thomas Cromwell and his rise to power in the court of Henry VIII.

Identifying the First Edition of Wolf Hall

First edition should say 'First published by Fourth Estate in 2009' on the copyright page.