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A first edition, 11th impression of "Wolf Hall", with the no. "11" on the printer's page - published in 2009, together with a first edition, first impression of "Bring Up the Bodies", with the no. "1" on the printer's page - published in 2012, and a first edition, first impression of "The Mirror & the Light", with the no. "1" on the printer's page - published in 2020. "Wolf Hall" with 'Winner of the 2009 MAN Booker Prize', "Bring Up the Bodies" with 'Author of Wolf Hall - Winner of the Man Booker Prize', and "The Mirror & the Light" with 'Twice Winner of the Man Booker Prize' at the top of the front panel of the dustwrappers.
***"WOLF HALL" - near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are unmarked. Head and tail of spine just slightly creased. Corners sharp. There is no reading crease to the centre of the spine - being a large quite poorly bound book, copies are often found with spine creases and sagging paper stock. This copy is near perfect, with a tightly bound paper block and no reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. The page block edges are clean. Internally also near fine with no ownership details. The pages are uncreased and clean, with the paper stock only slightly tanned. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, with the original publisher's printed price of £18.99. The dustwrapper is complete, with no discernible faults. No creases, chips or tears, and no fading, even to the spine colour. Dustwrapper bright.
***"BRING UP THE BODIES" - ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards unmarked. No reading creases to the spine. Head and tail of spine uncreased. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Edges of page block clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No internal foxing - pages clean. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, with the original publisher's printed price of £20. Edges of dustwrapper just very slightly rubbed, far less than is usually found with this book - hardly noticeable. Top edges very slightly creased. No chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright.
***"THE MIRROR & THE LIGHT" - ***Near fine in turquoise cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards unmarked. No reading creases to the spine. Head of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Edges of page block clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No internal foxing - pages clean. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, with the original publisher's printed price of £25. Edges of dustwrapper just very slightly rubbed, far less than is usually found with this large volume. No chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***1947 pages in total ("Wolf Hall" 653 pages, "Bring Up the Bodies" 411 pages, "The Mirror & The Light" 883 pages). 240mm x 160mm.
***A complete set of the trilogy, comprising "Wolf Hall", "Bring Up the Bodies", and "The Mirror & the Light" - the first volume being an 11th impression published in 2009, and the latter two true first impressions published in 2012 and 2020 respectively; each volume in the original dustwrapper, in very nice collectable condition - tight, sharp and square, and very crisp, presenting as virtually unread. Uncommon to find in this condition. "Wolf Hall" was the winner of the Booker Prize for 2009, and the first part of Hilary Mantel's trilogy on the life of Thomas Cromwell, which continued with "Bring Up the Bodies" in 2012, and concluded in 2020 with "The Mirror and the Light".
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