Each of the first two titles won the Man Booker Prize making Mantel the first woman to win twice.

First editions; lge. 8vo (245 x 165 mm); some light spotting to edges of text block to the first title, with some slight encroachment to a few page extremities, otherwise fine internally; publisher's black cloth on first two, the first slightly rubbed at extremities, light blue cloth with gilt heraldic lion on spine and upper cover, illustrated endpapers, original dust-jackets, small abrasion to rear spine-fold of first, otherwise a very good-plus set.