The Mirror and the Light with 2 x promotional bookmarks and ‘The World of Wolf Hall’
MANTEL, Hilary
The Mirror and the Light with 2 x promotional bookmarks and ‘The World of Wolf Hall’
London: Fourth Estate, 2020
Large thick 8vo., bright blue publisher’s boards, typographically lettered in gilt to spine, with large lion emblem and publisher’s device to foot; together in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrapper (£25); featuring a black and white photograph of the author by George Miles to the rear flap; decorative black and white endpapers by Ben Miles; black ribbon marker; pp. [x], ix-xiv, [v], 3-883, [xi]; a near-fine copy, light bruising to spine tips and corners; small scratch to p. [i], otherwise unmarked; in near-fine jacket, with only minimal creasing to edges and minor shelfwear to the flaps.
First limited edition, signed by Mantel in black ink to a special tipped-in page, with circular ‘signed by the author’ sticker to the front panel. This copy together with two original 4th estate bookmarks, and ‘The World of Wolf Hall’, a reading guide to the first two books, Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies, which provides an introduction to the story so far, highlights key themes within the books, and includes key dates, a family tree, and bookclub questions.
When Wolf Hall was published in 2009, it was to great critical acclaim. Following the life of Thomas Cromwell from humble beginnings through his rise to the court of King Henry VIII, the novel won the Booker Prize in the year of publication and was followed three years later by a sequel, Bring up the Bodies, which won the prize once again. In 2020 The Mirror and the Light concluded the series, covering the last years of Cromwell’s life, including his death by execution in 1540.
The Mirror and the Light was the last work published by Mantel in her lifetime, and she passed away just two years after the culmination of the trilogy. In July 2024, filming was completed for the adaptation of the same name, which is due to be released in early 2025.
“Beneath every history, another history”.
MANTEL, Hilary
The Mirror and the Light with 2 x promotional bookmarks and ‘The World of Wolf Hall’
London: Fourth Estate, 2020
Large thick 8vo., bright blue publisher’s boards, typographically lettered in gilt to spine, with large lion emblem and publisher’s device to foot; together in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrapper (£25); featuring a black and white photograph of the author by George Miles to the rear flap; decorative black and white endpapers by Ben Miles; black ribbon marker; pp. [x], ix-xiv, [v], 3-883, [xi]; a near-fine copy, light bruising to spine tips and corners; small scratch to p. [i], otherwise unmarked; in near-fine jacket, with only minimal creasing to edges and minor shelfwear to the flaps.
First limited edition, signed by Mantel in black ink to a special tipped-in page, with circular ‘signed by the author’ sticker to the front panel. This copy together with two original 4th estate bookmarks, and ‘The World of Wolf Hall’, a reading guide to the first two books, Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies, which provides an introduction to the story so far, highlights key themes within the books, and includes key dates, a family tree, and bookclub questions.
When Wolf Hall was published in 2009, it was to great critical acclaim. Following the life of Thomas Cromwell from humble beginnings through his rise to the court of King Henry VIII, the novel won the Booker Prize in the year of publication and was followed three years later by a sequel, Bring up the Bodies, which won the prize once again. In 2020 The Mirror and the Light concluded the series, covering the last years of Cromwell’s life, including his death by execution in 1540.
The Mirror and the Light was the last work published by Mantel in her lifetime, and she passed away just two years after the culmination of the trilogy. In July 2024, filming was completed for the adaptation of the same name, which is due to be released in early 2025.
“Beneath every history, another history”.
MANTEL, Hilary
The Mirror and the Light with 2 x promotional bookmarks and ‘The World of Wolf Hall’
London: Fourth Estate, 2020
Large thick 8vo., bright blue publisher’s boards, typographically lettered in gilt to spine, with large lion emblem and publisher’s device to foot; together in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrapper (£25); featuring a black and white photograph of the author by George Miles to the rear flap; decorative black and white endpapers by Ben Miles; black ribbon marker; pp. [x], ix-xiv, [v], 3-883, [xi]; a near-fine copy, light bruising to spine tips and corners; small scratch to p. [i], otherwise unmarked; in near-fine jacket, with only minimal creasing to edges and minor shelfwear to the flaps.
First limited edition, signed by Mantel in black ink to a special tipped-in page, with circular ‘signed by the author’ sticker to the front panel. This copy together with two original 4th estate bookmarks, and ‘The World of Wolf Hall’, a reading guide to the first two books, Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies, which provides an introduction to the story so far, highlights key themes within the books, and includes key dates, a family tree, and bookclub questions.
When Wolf Hall was published in 2009, it was to great critical acclaim. Following the life of Thomas Cromwell from humble beginnings through his rise to the court of King Henry VIII, the novel won the Booker Prize in the year of publication and was followed three years later by a sequel, Bring up the Bodies, which won the prize once again. In 2020 The Mirror and the Light concluded the series, covering the last years of Cromwell’s life, including his death by execution in 1540.
The Mirror and the Light was the last work published by Mantel in her lifetime, and she passed away just two years after the culmination of the trilogy. In July 2024, filming was completed for the adaptation of the same name, which is due to be released in early 2025.
“Beneath every history, another history”.