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Hamilton-Paterson, James.
Gerontius [from the library of David Lodge].
Publisher: Macmillan London, London;
Date of Publication: 1989
Stock Code: 15230
First Edition. Octavo, pp., vi, 264. Publisher’s dark blue cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped, pictorial dust-jacket. Unobtrusive rubbing to lower edge and lower spine tip and a 6.5cm tear to front of dust-jacket. A re-imagining of composer Sir Edward Elgar’s journey along the Amazon River. This copy is from the library of David Lodge (there is no ownership signature but we bought Lodge’s library) and contains his marginal annotations. Lodge thought highly of the novel, mentioning in his autobiography his opinion that it was a contender for the Booker Prize. £85.00