Atwood (Margaret) The Testaments, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dotti Irving, 2019; and 3 others, 2019 Booker Prize winners, signed (4)

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Atwood (Margaret) The Testaments, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Dotti [Irving] - all best with and good luck for your good work!" on title, manuscript note in Irving's hand loosely inserted, 2019 Evaristo (Bernardine) Girl, Woman, Other, later impression, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Dotti. Thanks for everything you do for the Booker Prize!!", manuscript note in Irving's hand loosely inserted, 2019 original boards, dust-jacket, Booker Prize 2019 winner sticker on upper panels, near-fine copies, and a duplicate of both, signed by the authors, 8vo (4) *** An excellent signed set of the 2019 Booker Prize winners, both inscribed to Dotti Irving at Clarence House the day after Atwood and Evaristo won the prize, where they had tea with the Duchess of Cornwall. 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.

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