Wolf Hall – Hilary Mantel
NF/NF First Print

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. First US Edition unstated, 2009 Henry Holt. First Printing with full number line, 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean , bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface wear and edge wear. First state jacket with $27.00 price on front flap looks great in a Brodart archival wrap.

Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize. England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.