Salman Rushdie, Signed (872 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Neu. Dust Jacket Condition: Neu. 1. Auflage. 1. Grimus - London: Gollancz, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Book is fine except for a small mark across fore edge and an ink spot on lower paste down. Dustwrapper with minimal rubbing along spine ends. Signed by the author on the title page. Laid in is a review slip. 2. Midnight's Children - London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Boards marked, slight spotting to edges and endpapers, otherwise a very good copy in a near fine dustwrapper with only the slightest hint of fading on the spine. Signed on the title page. 3. Shame - London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper, signed by the author upon publication. 4. The Jaguar Smile - London: Pan Books/Picador, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Wrappers with some minor creases and rubbing, else fine with the usual paper browning. Signed by the author on the title page. 5. The Satanic Verses - No Place: Privately Printed, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. As New. A ring-bound photocopy of the fair copy of the author s typescript showing the final but very substantial holograph revisions and corrections in the author's hand on more than 100 pages. The front board depicting an exclusive alternative proof design for the dustwrapper, which differs from the one used on the proof copies and the regular editions. Copy V (in red) of the ten copies numbered I to X. Fine as issued and much more telling than any proof copy and as close to manuscript material as we will ever get.) 6. Is Nothing Sacred? - London: Granta, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. The Herbert Read Memorial Lecture 6 February 1990. Fine in wrappers. Signed by the author on the title page on publication. 7. Haroun and the Sea of Stories - London: Granta Books, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Number 189 of 251 copies printed on Clan Book Wove and bound in calfskin leather, signed and numbered by the author. Fine as issued. 8. Imaginary Homelands - London: Granta Books, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Book and dustwrapper fine. Signed by the author on the title page upon publication. His essays and criticism 1981-1991. Contains his rare declaration "Why I Have Embraced Islam" dropped from later editions. 9. "The Bedside Guardian 35". A very good copy of the Proof, privately published in 1991. Very rare. 10. "The Wizard of Oz" - London: BFI Film Classics, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the half title upon publication. 11. East, West - London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Book and dustwrapper fine. Signed and dated ("6.10.94") by the author on the title page upon publication. 12. The Moor's Last Sigh - London: Jonathan Cape, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Proof Copy. Wrappers with a small scratch on the front, else as new. A very low No. 36 in a limited edition of 1000 and signed by the author on the title page upon publication. 12. The Moor's Last Sigh - London: Jonathan Cape, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Wrappers with a small scratch on the front, else book is as new. A low No. 36 in a limited edition of 1000 and signed by the author on the title page upon publication. 13. The Ground Beneath her Feet - London: Jonathan Cape, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Leather bound book and slipcase are as new. No. 43 in a limited edition, signed and numbered by the author on the title page. 14. The Screenplay of Midnight's Children - London: Vintage, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. There was no hardcover edition. Signed by Rushdie on the title page. As new. 15. Fury - London: Jonathan Cape, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Book and Dustwrapper fine. Signed by the author. 16. The Enchantress of Florence - London: Jonathan Cape, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Number 5 of 100 copies signed by Rushdie. Fine in fine original slip case. Please note that we will have to add additional shipping costs to this collection. Signatur des Verfassers.

A set of four items relating to one of the most controversial books of the last century. Consisting: 'Transcript of the novel - photosstat copies of typed pages - from Wylie, Aitken & Stone Literary Agents, London, 1988. Pre-publication, literary agent's US and UK details to the title page. The work is a 616 A4 page photocopy of Rushdie's original typescript, with the author's multiple manuscript revisions and corrections. Signed to the final page. The transcript is stored in a custom made black card box. 'The Satanic Verses Proof' - famous for having no title page. In very good condition with usual signs of wear. The set is completed by both the exceptionally rare first trade edition in the purple variant dust wrapper with £12.95 as the pre-publication price. The book has been signed by Rushdie, and the usual blue wrappered trade edition with Whitbread wrap-raound band and signed to the Booker shortlist label on the front endpaper. A rare set of items. The British publication of Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" in 1988 sparked a global controversy and ignited debates on freedom of expression and religious sensitivities. The novel explores themes of identity and religion through a magical realist lens. Its depiction of the Prophet Muhammad led to protests, fatwas, and death threats from some Muslim leaders. The British government supported Rushdie's right to free speech, but the bookstores faced bomb threats, and its publication triggered a heated international discourse. The "Rushdie Affair" remains a significant chapter in the ongoing discussion of religious tolerance, censorship, and artistic expression.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Signed by author on title page. ; 9.0 X 6.5 X 1.7 inches; 446 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Grimus" by Salman Rushdie - Victor Gollancz, 1975 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - book in very good condition in very good dustwrapper with minor wear at spine edges 2. "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, 1981 first UK edition third impression - signed by author on title page - book in very good condition in very good dustwrapper 3. "Midnights Children" by Salman Rushdie - Alfred A. Knopf, NY - 1981 first American edition first printing - signed by author on title page - very good copy in very good dustwrapper 4. "Shame" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, London - 1983 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - fine copy in fine dustwrapper 5 "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie - Viking, 1988 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - very good copy in very good dustwrapper 6 "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" by Salman Rushdie - Granta Books, 1990 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - condition: book in very good condition in good dustwrapper 7 "Quichotte" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, London - 2019 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page book in very good condition in very dustwrapper 8 "Luka and the fire of life" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, 2010 first UK edition first printing - signed by author - fine copy in fine dustwrapper 9 "Two Years - Eight Months & Twentyeight nights" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, London - 2015 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - fine copy in fine dustwrapper 10 "Imaginary Homelands - essays and criticism 1981-1991" by Salman Rushdie - Granta Books, 1991 first American edition first printing - signed by author - good copy in very good dustwrapper 11. "East, West" by Salman Rusdie - Jonathan Cape, 1994 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - book in very good condition in original dustwrapper with some creasings 12 "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" by Salman Rusdie - Jonathan Cape, 1999 first UK Uncorrected Proof - signed by author on title page - book in good condition 13 "The Moor's Last Sigh" by Salman Rusdie - Jonathan Cape, 1995 UK Uncorrected Proof copy, no 37 - signed by author on title page - book in good condition 14 "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" by Salman Rusdie - Jonathan Cape, 1999 limited UK edition no 56/150, signed by author on special page - fine copy in full black leather binding in original slipcase 15. "The Moor's Last Sight" by Salman Rushdie - 1995 limited edition of 91/100, signed by author on title page - very good copy in full green leather binding with minor spotting on spine, in original slipcase 16 "Shalimar The Clown" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, 2005 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - book in very good condition in very good dustwrapper 17 "The Moor's Last Sigh" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, 1995 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - condition: book in very good condition in good condition 18 "Joseph Anton - A Memoir" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, London - 2012 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - very good in very good dustwrapper 19 "The Enchantress of Florence" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, 2008 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - good in very good dustwrapper 20 "The Golden House" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, 2017 first UK edition first printing - signed by author - very good in very good dustwrapper 21 "Fury" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, 2001 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - book in good condition in good dustwrapper 22 "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" by Salman Rushdie - Jonathan Cape, 1999 first UK edition first printing - signed by author on title page - very good copy in good dustwrapper, with official ticket to 2007 event include. Signed by Author.

First British edition of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed on the title page by both Salman Rushdie and jacket deisgner Bill Botten. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the original wrap around band. Jacket design by Bill Botten. An exceptional signed example. Midnight's Children chronicles modern India through the lives of the one thousand and one children born within the country's first hour of independence on August 15, 1947. "An extraordinary novel. One of the most important to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation" (Robert Towers, The New York Times Book Review). Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century.

Softcover. Condition: Wie neu. Dust Jacket Condition: Neu. 1. Auflage. London: Viking, 1988. Pages browning, else a fine copy of the Uncorrected Advance Proof in a fine proof dustwrapper. Signed and titled by Rushdie on the title page. Though there seem to be no textual differences to the first trade edition, the proof of The Satanic Verses has some unique features. For instance, there are no ornamental devices separating the sub-chapters, and the "Acknowledgements" page (549) is missing completely. Also, the beginning of the "Ayesha" chapter provides for numerical sub-divisions, which is unnecessary as there are none. This copy had no title on the tile page, so Rushdie kindly supplied it in his own writing. We have never seen any copies with the printed title of the book on the title page. The proof dustwrapper varies from the one of the first UK edition in that it is matt (though we have also had one glossy one), uses a different and bolder typeface for the lettering of the author's name and the title, has a box at the bottom of the inner flap and mentions both the UK and the US publishers at the bottom of the lower flap. This item is part of our Catalogue 4: The Rushdie Collection, which you can download at ygrbooks. Signatur des Verfassers.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Jonathan Cape 1981). First UK Edition, first printing of the Booker Prize winning novel. DOUBLE-SIGNED COPY BY BOTH THE AUTHOR (SALMAN RUSHDIE) AND THE ARTIST (BILL BOTTEN) WITH WRAP-AROUND BAND. Publisher's light grey paper and burgundy cloth-covered boards, with titling and author's initials stamped in silver on spine and front board. Printed by Jonathan Cape using American sheets. One of 2,500 copies. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. A near fine copy. The dustwrapper is in VG condition with creasing at the head and tail of the spine and to the front flap which is NOT price clipped. The spine of the dustwrapper is partially faded - as is customarily seen with this title. This is a pretty nice copy of a rare book, especially double-signed. The book comes complete with the rare WRAP-AROUND BAND (partially sunned to the spine portion) announcing the book to be the Winner of the 1981 £10,000 Booker McConnell Prize for Fiction. Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for the same year. Awarded the "Booker of Booker's" Prize in 1993, and in 2008 voted the "Best of the Booker's" for most outstanding novel published in the last 40 years. Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century. Scarce with these attributes. Photographs/scans available upon request. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. First American Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. First American Edition Stated. Remainder mark on top text block edge. Sunned spine. Flaps previously affixed to pastedowns; aged adhesive and scuffing on both pastedowns, flaps, and FEP. "R" inked atop FEP. ; Signed by author on title page. ; 9.6 X 6.3 X 1.5 inches; 446 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. First American Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Owner printed stamp on bottom of FEP. ; Signed by author on title page. ; 9.6 X 6.3 X 1.5 inches; 446 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. First American Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Fine dust jacket. ; Signed by Salman Rushdie on title page. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. First American Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Signed by author on title page. ; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.9 inches; 547 pages; Signed by Author.

First British edition of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill Botten. A very sharp example. Midnight's Children chronicles modern India through the lives of the one thousand and one children born within the country's first hour of independence on August 15, 1947. "An extraordinary novel. One of the most important to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation" (Robert Towers, The New York Times Book Review). Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century.

First American edition of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. An exceptional example. Midnight's Children chronicles modern India through the lives of the one thousand and one children born within the country's first hour of independence on August 15, 1947. "An extraordinary novel.one of the most important to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation" (Robert Towers, The New York Times Book Review). Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century.

First British edition of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Charles- Salman Rushdie." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill Botten. A very sharp example. Midnight's Children chronicles modern India through the lives of the one thousand and one children born within the country's first hour of independence on August 15, 1947. "An extraordinary novel. One of the most important to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation" (Robert Towers, The New York Times Book Review). Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Viking. New York. 1989. 547 pages. First American Edition stated, first printing with a full numberline, including 1. Loosely laid-in is a hand-signed Salman Rushdie bookplate. Original DJ with $19.95 price intact on flap. Book, DJ and bookplate are all in fine condition. A pristine copy of the first edition, first printing; with an adhesive-backed, loosely laid-in, signed Salman Rushdie bookplate. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Wie neu. 1. Auflage. First Edition, First Printing. Boards marked and slight spotting to edges and endpapers, otherwise a very good copy in a near fine dustwrapper with only the slightest hint of fading on the spine. Signed by Rushdie on the title page. This item is part of our Catalogue 4: The Rushdie Collection, which you can download at ygrbooks. Signatur des Verfassers.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1981 New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 446 pages. first edition first printing, Stated. 1st issue DJ with 13.95 price intact on flap. SIGNED by Sir Salman Rushdie directly to the title page and dated. Signed in person in NYC on Mr. Rushdie's book tour for Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights. Book is tight and square. corners are sharp. No real flaws keeping this book from grading near fine or better. Gray panels and burgundy cloth are clean. Pages are bright and clean. DJ backstrip shows sunning. DJ has 2 tiny closed tears at edge. Minor rubbing at DJ backstrip base. Most faint ringstain outline to front DJ cover (faint). Considered one of the most important novels published in the english language. Winner of the Booker prize and subsequently, the winner of the booker prize amongst all other booker prize winners. A bright, unread copy signed and dated by Sir Salman Rushdie. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. first. First edition, with First published 1988 and number line from 1-10 on copyright page. SIGNED by author on title page. Book and dust jacket fine, very faint foxing to top edge. Very slight rubbing to corners of dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine +. First Edition. A SIGNED UK first edition, first impression - with a complete number string which includes the number 1. The Wrapper : The wrapper on this copy is very bright, is unfaded, and is complete. It is unclipped. It shows an inconsequential bruising at the head of the spine and to the upper corner tips. The spine panel is unfaded. Looks very sharp. The Book : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners sharp. There is a touch of trivial bruising to the spine ends. The pages and closed page edges are clean and bright. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. No remainder marks. This copy has been SIGNED by Salman Rushdie to the title page. An attractive copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition published by Viking, London in 1988. This is a very near fine copy. The jacket is completely unfaded, a very rare attribute with most copies having some sunning at the spine. This copy is the same deep blue tone across all of the jacket. There is tiny amounts of wear to the corner tips. The book is in excellent condition with only a very small handful of tiny flecks to the text block. The copyright page shows a full number line down to 1 as called for, for a first edition. The author Salman Rushdie has signed his name without dedication to the title page. Signed copies have become uncommon in recent times and are scarce in this very near fine condition.  Rushdie's award winning book that has been perceived as blasphemous by some. It has caused controversy and censorship in a handful of countries. Rushdie has been the target of attacks and attempted assassination over it. It was his fourth book where he continued to write within the realms of magic realism. A scarce book with the attributes described. . Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing hardcover signed by the author, with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Author signing slip laid in. Jacket edges are slightly creased and nicked. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Signed by Author. Used.

First edition, first impression, signed by the author on the title page. The furious international controversy this novel sparked has been described as "one of the most significant events in postwar literary history" (Kureishi). Rushdie, who had long been under police protection since its publication, suffered an attack over the novel in 2022. He reflects on this in Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder (2024). The New York Times spoke highly of its literary merit soon after publication: "In its entirety, it resembles only itself, but there are, in its parts, strands and shades of resemblance: to Sterne, for one, in the joys of digression; to Swift in scathingness of political satire; to the fairy and folktales of the Brothers Grimm, to Ovid's Metamorphoses, The Arabian Nights, Thomas Mann's Transposed Heads, [and more]". Hanif Kureishi, "Looking back at Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses", The Guardian, 14 Sept. 2012; A. G. Mojtabai, "Magical Mystery Pilgrimage", The New York Times, 29 Jan. 1989. Octavo. Original blue boards, spine lettered in gilt. With supplied dust jacket. Tiny puncture to front cover, splash mark to rear cover and bottom edge, foxing to edges, contents clean, inner hinge starting at title page; unclipped jacket, vertical crease to sunned spine, light rubbing to edges: a very good copy in like jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Published by Viking, 1988. UK first edition, first printing, published by Viking. Signed on the title page by Rushdie. In near fine condition. The book is tight and unread. Very minor browning common to this edition. The spine is unfaded. The price-clipped dustwrapper is bright and clean, with a little bubbling to the surface usual for this edition. This comes together with the publisher's invitation to the launch event together with the UK uncorrected proof in glossy paper wraps. Its pages show a little browning, and the cover a little creasing, a near-fine unread copy. Oak Tree Fine Press has published a limited edition of the author's work, who also generously signed a number of his books, this included, to assist in our efforts. The provenance of the signature is thus guaranteed. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Unrevised and unpublished proofs, in plain red wrappers. Signed by Rushdie on title page. Pristine, clean, tight copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. SPECIAL ORDER: PRICING & AVAILABILITY SUBJECT TO CHANGE (please inquire). Price is net to all; promotional discounts do not apply. SHIPPING NOTE: Due to size and weight, additional shipping fees apply (calculated at checkout). First edition, first printing. Special limited edition of 25 copies featuring an original gelatin silver print, numbered and signed by Chaput, and presented with a signed copy of the book in a custom clamshell box. Hardcover. Cloth-covered boards; with photographically illustrated dust jacket; contained in a custom, cloth-covered clamshell box. Photographs by Simon Chaput. Short story by Salman Rushdie. Unpaginated, with duotone plates throughout finely printed on uncoated Japanese art paper. This first edition was limited to 1200 numbered copies. New in publisher's packaging. From the publisher: "Born in France in 1952, Simon Chaput moved to New York City in the early 1980s, and quickly became immersed in the downtown art scene through close friends Christo and Jeanne-Claude. It was during this time that he met Isamu Noguchi, who inspired him to revisit his childhood passion for photography. This rekindling led him to India, and the Jantar Mantar. Over the course of a year, Chaput spent time traveling to different places, and photographing the stone observatories that were built in the 18th century for the study of astronomy. It was in these early pictures that he developed his unique, poetic, and abstract style of light playing with negative space, a style that continues in his series on New York, Waterfalls, and Nudes. While in the process of moving his studio of 30 years from Manhattan to Miami, Chaput discovered these previously unprinted images. He realized how influential they are to his whole body of work, and an intense printing session followed in his beloved darkroom. Perfectly capturing the striking combinations of geometrical forms of the Jantar Mantar, Chaput presents mysterious and romantic locations where one could spend hours in visual exploration. Indeed, he spent hours waiting for the right light and angles, and for the many visitors to have left the famous Indian sites. Limited to 1,200 hand-numbered copies, Jantar Mantar is beautifully printed in duotone on uncoated Japanese art paper and presented in a custom slipcase. The book includes an original short story by the renowned author Salman Rushdie, written specifically to accompany Chaput's dramatically beautiful photographs. Simon Chaput is represented in New York by the Howard Greenberg Gallery." Signed by Author.

S.l.n.d. [privately printed, 1988]. 1 vol. (210 x 297 mm), sous reliure à spirale. Copie originale du dactylogramme et version définitive du roman, avant publication, qui reprend les dernières corrections autographes de l'auteur. Impression unique à 13 exemplaires (n° VIII), dont trois hors commerce (A, B, C) furent signés par Rushdie. La couverture présente une illustration inédite de la couverture, dans une variante de celle qui sera utilisée pour les jaquettes de l'édition. La première édition française est celle, pirate, livrée par Jean-Edern Hallier pour un numéro spécial de L'Idiot international, diffusé le 26avril 1989. Le 26 septembre 1988, le roman de Salman Rushdie Les versets sataniques est publié à Londres. Le 14 février 1989, l'Ayatollah Khomeini proclame, sur les ondes de Radio Téhéran une fatwa à son encontre : « J'informe le fier peuple musulman du monde entier que l'auteur du livre Les Versets sataniques, qui est contraire à l'Islam, au Prophète et au Coran, ainsi que tout ceux impliqués dans sa publication et qui connaissaient son contenu sont condamnés à mort. (.) J'appelle tout musulman zélé à les exécuter rapidement, où qu'ils soient. (.) Qui serait tué dans cette voie sera considéré comme un martyr. »Cette brique complexe et extravagante de plus de 500 pages provoquera l'affaire que l'on sait ; émeutes, bombes artisanales mais surtout l'assassinat du traducteur japonais et des dizaines de morts lors d'émeute. Rushdie se cache, sous la protection de Scotland Yard. L'engouement pour le roman explosif provoque, du jour au lendemain, une pénurie de copies. En France, c'est qui Christian Bourgois qui respectera ses engagements d'éditeur, avec le soutien du Ministère de la Culture et l'appui des éditions Actes Sud, Balland, Belfond, Calmann- Levy : « J'ai publié Les Versets Sataniques parce que j'avais signé un contrat avec un auteur que je ne connaissais pas. Les menaces étaient à la fois très précises et très imprécises, très quotidiennes, et, j'ose le dire maintenant, pour moi complètement surréalistes par certains côtés. Je suis l'homme le plus agnostique du monde, je ne savais même pas ce que voulait dire le mot fatwa. Je me suis dis que si je ne publiais pas les Versets Sataniques, j'avais une bonne raison : je mettais en cause la sécurité et la vie de ma famille et de mon entourage. Sauf qu'à ce moment là, soit je publiais les Versets Sataniques, soit j'arrêtais de faire de l'édition. ». Une édition pirate, livrée par Jean-Edern Hallier pour un numéro spécial de L'Idiot international, sera diffusée le 26avril 1989.

UK: first edition, first impression; US: first edition, first printing; 8vo; both vols signed by the author on the title page; UK edition: publisher's lilac boards, titles to spine gilt, original dust jacket printed in dark blue and purple; together housed in a purple cloth slipcase and chemise. Both lovely copies in dust jacket. The author's first book in the UK and US printings. All your Grimus needs in one fell swoop.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good+; with a Very Good+ dust jacket. Weak smudge to bottom page edges. Text is clean and unmarked. First American Edition is stated. ; Signed by the author, Salman Rushdie, on the title page; 9.10 X 6.40 X 1.70 inches; 560 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Special Edition. Uncorrected Advance Proof Copy; Near Fine in wraps. SIGNED by the author on the half title page (the book has no title page as issued). A unique collectible for the Rushdie fan; the uncorrected proof is scarce in the marketplace, particularly signed. Near Fine with some mild rubbing and creasing to the edges and light soiling to the exterior text block. Not remaindered, not ex-library; in an archival bag and will ship in a sturdy box. "One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie s best-known and most galvanizing book. Set in a modern world filled with both mayhem and miracles, the story begins with a bang: the terrorist bombing of a London-bound jet in midflight. Two Indian actors of opposing sensibilities fall to earth, transformed into living symbols of what is angelic and evil. This is just the initial act in a magnificent odyssey that seamlessly merges the actual with the imagined. A book whose importance is eclipsed only by its quality, The Satanic Verses is a key work of our times.". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This very rare book has the very slightest separation at the head of the spine. There is also slight generalized rubbing to the top & bottom spine edges. The corners also have slight rubbing. the book was Signed in my presence, on the title-page, by the author at an appearance at Carlton College. There is a complete number line including "1" making it a True 1st Printing. There are NO remainder marks.The mylar protected "DJ" is price-intact ($19.95) and has very slight rubbing to the head & tail of the spine. There are NO tears. This really is a very lovely book considering it is over 20 years old. Signed by Author on Title-Page.