The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel — 1st Edition

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The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel — 1st Edition

Name: The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4886
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Publication: London, Fourth Estate, 2020

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [x], 883.

Condition Report: Very Good. The book earns this grade primarily due to a discreet black remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block, which precludes a higher classification despite its otherwise excellent state. The blue cloth binding is exceptionally tight and square, featuring sharp corners and bright, unoxidised gilt tooling to the spine that demonstrates careful storage. Internally, the text block is securely bound and largely pristine, exhibiting only minor, uniform age-toning to the page margins typical of this paper stock. The unclipped dust jacket is remarkably well-preserved, suffering only negligible shelf-wear to the extremities, and it retains the original publisher's "SIGNED" belly band and promotional sticker, an intriguing addition given the text block itself remains unsigned.

Catalogue Note: This is a true UK first edition, first impression of the final instalment in the acclaimed Thomas Cromwell trilogy. The volume features the blue cloth binding characteristic of the primary trade issue, complete with the gold-blocked lion motif to the spine. While the dust jacket retains the promotional wrap-around band and sticker typically issued for independent bookshop signed copies, the book itself is decidedly unsigned, suggesting either an unfulfilled publisher stock error or a "married" jacket paired with a remaindered text block.

Due to massive initial print runs, standard unsigned first editions are highly accessible on the open market, though examples retaining the complete promotional belly band offer a slight curiosity for completists.

England, May 1536. Following the execution of Anne Boleyn, Thomas Cromwell emerges from the bloodshed to continue his ascent to unparalleled power and wealth. As Henry VIII settles into short-lived happiness with Jane Seymour, Cromwell must rely on his razor-sharp wits alone to navigate a treacherous court devoid of familial backing or a private army. Facing rebellions at home, traitors plotting abroad, and the constant threat of invasion, Cromwell's sweeping vision for a new nation is tested to its absolute limit. In this triumphant conclusion to the Man Booker Prize-winning trilogy, Hilary Mantel offers a defining portrait of a fiercely ambitious predator navigating a ferocious contest between past and present, exploring the harrowing personal costs of proximity to absolute royal power.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Hilary Mantel

Book Publisher: Fourth Estate

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 883

Book Publication Year: 2020

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: The Wolf Hall Trilogy

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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