Jacobson (Howard) The Finkler Question, uncorrected proof given to the Booker Prize judges, 2010; and others by the same (7)

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Jacobson (Howard) The Finkler Question, final pp. lightly creased, spine slightly faded, light vertical crease to lower panel, 2010; J, edges slightly toned, very slight crease to upper cover, 2014, uncorrected proofs given to the Booker Prize judges, original wrappers; and others by the same, several with numbered stickers, 8vo (7) *** A very good collection of Jacobson's novels, including his Booker Prize-winner The Finkler Question and Booker-shortlister J. Dotti Irving is the founder of the communications agency Colman Getty which handled the Booker Prize from 1993 to 2022. During her 30 years of working on the prize, Irving got to know many of the writers involved and accumulated a library of winning books and shortlisted titles, many of which were signed by the authors. Colman Getty handled the submissions process, ensuring publishers’ books reached the judges. With around 150 titles and seven copies of each arriving annually, they devised a simple numbering system to track the books using small, numbered stickers.

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