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F-/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (slightly rubbed & bumped, faint paperstock toning) in dustwrapper priced £20 (a trifle rubbed); pp. [xviii (last blank)], 412 (last blank), with pictorial endpapers. A near fine copy.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean, red+ gilt pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edge generally clean,fore-edges lightly marked but also generally clean,contents bright,tight and clean also.One dog-ear crease to pp65/6.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a b/w headband,and immaculate colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ixpp-xiiipp+3-411pp [paginated] includes cast of characters,Pts 1+2 comprising 6 chapters,author's Note,Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a quotation,a Contents list/table,2 family trees,a quotation,and Pts separator pages.By 1535 Thomas Cromwell,the blacksmith's son,is far from his humble origins.Chief Minister to Henry VIII,his fortunes have risen with those of Anne Boleyn,Henry's second wife, for whose sake Henry has broken with Rome and created his own church.But Henry's actions have forced England into dangerous isolation,and Anne has failed to do what she promised: bear a son to secure the Tudor line.When Henry visits Wolf Hall,Cromwell watches as he falls in love with the silent, plain Jane Seymour.The minister sees what is at stake: not just the king's pleasure,but the safety of the nation.As he eases a way through the sexual politics of the court,its miasma of gossip,he must negotiate a 'Truth' that will satisfy Henry and secure his own career.But neither minister nor king will emerge undamaged from the bloody theatre of Anne's final days.In 'Bring Up the Bodies',sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning 'Wolf Hall',Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes if English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn.This new novel is a speaking picture,an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world.It is the work of one of our great writers at the height of her powers. Hilary Mantel is the only double Booker Prize winning author.Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases, cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Slight lean to spine. Follows Thomas Cromwell as he navigates the deadly court of Henry VIII and his wife Anne Boleyn. Signed copy.

LONDON: FOURTH ESTATE. BOUND IN CLEAN BLACK CLOTH WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 2012 FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING, IS SIGNED BY HILARY MANTEL IN BOLD AND DISTINKTIVE BLACK FOUNTAIN PEN ON TITLE PAGE; WITHOUT INSCRIPTION. X111/411pp WITH COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS TO ENDPAPERS, CAST OF CHARACTERS, FAMILY TREES, SIX CHAPTERS IN TWO PARTS, PLUS AUTHOR'S NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CONDITION VG/VG . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2012.

Original cloth clean and bright, corners sharp, binding sound but canted very slightly forward. Pictorial end-papers and text throughout clean with no inscriptions. Signed by the author in black felt-tip pen on title page where gutter has loosened slightly. This is the first printing of the first general edition with '1' on the copyright page. Unclipped (£20) dust-jacket very slightly bruised along edges. A collectable copy. The second volume in the author's Tudor trilogy that follows the Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall.Note: As this is a relatively heavy volume, the standard postage charge for your area of residence will likely need to be adjusted. Any revised costing will be forwarded first for your approval. (Probably only economic in NZ and Australia).

London: Fourth Estate. SIGNED by author on title page, without dedication, in her calligraphic style. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2012.