Hilary Mantel — The Giant, O&Apos;Brien
London, Fourth Estate, 1998. First edition. Cloth. Hilary Mantel's haunting novel about the eighteenth century giant Charles Byrne, the first impression, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Giant, O'Brien' is a touching historical fiction novel about the Irish giant Charles Byrne, a real historical figure who, due to his large height, came to England to seek his fortune. Written by Booker Prize winning author, Hilary Mantel. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper. Small patch of wear and discolouration to the tail of the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.