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New York and London: William Morrow and Company; Macmillan, 1989-2023. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavos, five volumes. In Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jackets. Tan, brown, and blue spines, with red, gold, blue, black, and white lettering. Dust jackets housed in protective mylar covering. CONTENTS: PILLARS OF THE EARTH (973 pages), New York: William Morrow and Co., 1989. Small white numbered sticker to lower right corner of front mylar protector; very light shelf wear to tail of text block. Signed flat by Follett on title page in blue ink. -- WORLD WITHOUT END (1111 pages), London: Macmillan, 2007. Very light shelf wear to tail of text block. Signed flat by Follett on title page in blue ink. -- A COLUMN OF FIRE (766 pages), London: Macmillan, 2017. Inscribed to "Jim" and signed flat by Follett on title page in black ink. -- THE EVENING AND THE MORNING (817 pages), London" Macmillan, 2020. With bookplate signed by Follett affixed to half title. --…

The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. It is set in the middle of the 12th century, primarily during the time of The Anarchy, between the time of the sinking of the White Ship and the murder of Thomas Becket. The book was highly successful and led to the Kingsbridge series.

One method to determine if a copy of 'The Pillars of the Earth' is a first edition is to look for the full number line on the copyright page, which should include '1', and to verify the first edition's publisher and publication date.