Published by Brand: Random House of Canada, Limite, 1997
ISBN 10: 0676970656 ISBN 13: 9780676970654
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of Indias independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with Indias 1,000 other midnights children, all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts.This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people-a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy. Midnights Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time.
Published by Random House Uk Ltd, 2008
ISBN 10: 0099529785 ISBN 13: 9780099529781
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS, third printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.8.
Published by Everyman's Library, London, 1995
ISBN 10: 1857152174 ISBN 13: 9781857152173
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1995). 589pp. NF/NF copy but for 2 small bumps to front cover, now preserved in archival jacket protector.
Published by Penguin Books, 2000
ISBN 10: 0140283390 ISBN 13: 9780140283396
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Tight square unmarked book in crisp covers with flaps. ; Penguin Great Books Of The 20Th Century; 8.4 X 5.4 X 1.4 inches; 533 pages.
Published by Knopf, 1981
ISBN 10: 039451470X ISBN 13: 9780394514703
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 1st edition 1st printing - no dust jacket - ex-library whose evidence is envelop and label inside front cover - label on title page and inside back cover - tape residue on cover - wear to cover - some staining to closed page edge - otherwise binding strong contents clean - enjoy.
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Published by Bard/Avon Books, New York, 1982
ISBN 10: 0380580993 ISBN 13: 9780380580996
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First Bard Printing stated with full number line 10-1. The first US mass market edition. Square with minimal creasing to spine, edgewear and price partially inked out in three places. Text block tanned. Binding solid. 1st Printing.
Published by Picador, 1982
ISBN 10: 0330267140 ISBN 13: 9780330267144
Seller: FARRAGO, HUDDERSFIELD, YORKS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. * AS PICTURED * FIRST EDITION Thus (i.e. First Picador edition, 20th impression, 1982) Following the immense acclaim on its first publication in 1981, the very attractive paperback edition went to multiple impressions the following year, of which this copy is one. In pleasingly well-preserved condition, tight, bright and clean within and without, very light age-toning to pages, laminated wraps with minimal wear only (a slight crease/wrinkle to upper top corner), spine uncreased. VG+ FREE P&P IN UK. Non-UK buyers quoted Shipping charge prior to commitment (25% proceeds to the Motor Neurone Disease Association).
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Published by Beogradski Izdavacko-Graficki Zavod, 1986
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Serbian edition. 1st edition. Text in Serbian. Minor wear to dust jacket, otherwise very good.
Published by Vintage Publishing, 2023
ISBN 10: 1784878650 ISBN 13: 9781784878658
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
First Edition
Condition: New. 2023. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . .
Published by Everyman's Library (Knopf) ,, NY:, 1995
ISBN 10: 0679444629 ISBN 13: 9780679444626
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Number 217 in the Everyman's Library series. Introduction by Anita Desai. First edition thus. One bumped corner, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Sewn-in ribbon bookmark.
Published by München/Zürich, Piper Verlag, 1983
ISBN 10: 3492027733 ISBN 13: 9783492027731
Seller: BOUQUINIST, München, BY, Germany
First Edition
Condition: Gut. Deutsche Erstausgabe. 612 Seiten. 22 cm. Umschlaggestaltung: Disegno. Lesetipp des Bukinisten! Guter Zustand. Eine Seite locker. Schutzumschlag am Kopf mit einem kleinen hinterlegtem Einriß. "Dieses Buch ist einzigartig, und sein Autor gehört in eine Reihe mit den Großen der Weltliteratur." New York Times. Salman Rushdie erhält den Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels 2023 »für seine Unbeugsamkeit, seine Lebensbejahung und dafür, dass er mit seiner Erzählfreude die Welt bereichert.« (Aus der Begründung der Jury). Um die Mitternacht des 15. August 1947 erlangt Indien die Unabhängigkeit. Alle 'Mitternachtskinder', die zu dieser Stunde auf die Welt kommen, sind mit wundersamen Eigenschaften begabt: mit herkulischer Kraft, der Gabe, unsichtbar zu werden oder durch die Zeit zu reisen, und überirdischer Schönheit, die buchstäblich blind macht. Die Fähigkeit, in Herz und Hirn anderer Menschen einzudringen, besitzt als einziger Saleem Sinai, der Held und Chronist dieser phantastischen Familiengeschichte vor dem bizarren, farbenprächtigen Hintergrund des indischen Subkontinents. Ein märchenhaftes Universum, in dem Realität und Fiktion untrennbar miteinander verwoben sind. Salman Rushdie, 1947 in Bombay geboren, wurde mit seinem Roman 'Mitternachstkinder' weltberühmt. Nur wenige Wochen nach der Veröffentlichung des Roman 'Satanische Verse' (1988) verhängte der iranische Revolutionsführer Khomeini eine Fatwa über ihn. Nach mehr als zehn Jahren mit unbekanntem Aufenthalt in England lebt Rushdie heute in New York. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 740 Blaues Leinen mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln und Schutzumschlag.
Published by Vintage, London, 1999
ISBN 10: 0099268493 ISBN 13: 9780099268499
Seller: Emily's Books, Brainerd, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Edition. This has a full number line. The covers and spine have light to moderate wear, there is very light soiling to the page edges and the pages are clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Granta, King's College, Cambridge University Library, 1980
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
First Edition
Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. John Blanche [Cover design] (illustrator). First Edition. First printing of the true first edition of the third Granta (New Series) - complete with the John Blanche illustration with OUP advert on the reverse inserted at page 108 - the illustration repeated on the front cover. ***Very good in mustard-yellow black printed thin card covers, with the matt surface very slightly rubbed and discoloured. Slight off-setting from a price label which appears to have been removed from the front wrapper. Edges of wrappers slightly rubbed. No tears. Light reading creases to the spine. Slight spine lean but spine tight. Internally also very good with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No creases or tears. ***216 pages including notes on contributors to rear. 210 mm x 146 mm. ******Contents: Salman Rushdie: Midnight's Children (first part); Angela Carter: Cousins; Desmond Hogan: Southern Birds; Alan Sillitoe: A Scream of Toys; Emma Tennant: Alice fell; Russell Hoban: Riddley Walker; J.K. Klavans: God, He Was Good. ***With a section titled "A Symposium on the British Novel, with contributions by: Lorna Sage, Chris Bigsby, Frederick Bowers, James Gindin and Christine Brooke-Rose. ***The first and only printing of Granta 3 (New Series) containing the two chapters "The Perforated Sheet" (p. 17-32) and "Mercurochrome" (p. 32-46) which are the earliest publication of parts of Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children" to appear in any form, along with Russell Hoban's "Riddley Walker". Copies of the first three issues of Granta are very hard to come by now, especially in collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1981
Seller: Fialta Books, St Albans, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Later Printing. Very good copy, price clipped.
Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A very presentable copy of the 1981 stated 1st American edition (which preceded the British edition) of Salman Rushdie's magnum opus. Tight and VG (2 small ink stamps {at the front free endpaper and the rear pastedown} and 1 blindstamp to the half-title) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with one 2" closed tear and light creasing along the rear panel's lower-edge. Winner of not only the Booker Prize (England's Pulitzer Prize) but was also even awarded "the Best of the Booker prize, TWICE, in 1993 and 2008 (this was an award given out by the Booker committee to celebrate the 25th and 40th anniversary of the award)".
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Bhushan, Anna (illustrator). 1st Edition Thus. First edition thus, hardcover, has a minor lean to the binding, a very shallow gap starting between the text block and case at the head of the spine, and very slight bumps to the spine ends. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, clean, Very Good+ copy in a like slipcase, which has a bump to the upper right corner of the opening, much slighter wear to the other corners and along the edges, and some rubbing to the panels.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. BCA, London. 1982. 446 pages. An early reprint by arrangement with Jonathan Cape. Blue cloth panels are bright and clean. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Book is bright and clean inside and out. Original DJ is fine. No price printed on flap, as is the case with Book Club Associates editions. A nearly pristine copy with only flaw being a couple of small faint specks on top page edges, otherwise pristine. An early reprint of Rushdie's magnum opus. Near fine/fine.
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1981
ISBN 10: 022401823X ISBN 13: 9780224018234
Seller: Bekiaris Books, Reading, BERKS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a fine copy (both book and dust jacket) of the first reprint of the first edition, issued and dated in the same year (1981) as the first printing of the first edition. The dark blue cloth-bound boards are evenly coloured and unmarked (apart from one tiny spot at the bottom of the back board). There are no scratches, dents or bumps; all edges are straight, all corners sharp. The text block is square and tightly bound and all edges (of the text block) are spotless. Internally, all pages are clean and unmarked (apart from a previous re-sale price written in pencil in the top right corner of the ffep). There are no other marks or inscriptions relating to former ownership. The dust jacket, which is identical to the one on the first edition/first print, is unmarked and retains its original gloss and crispness. There are no tears, chips or unwanted creases. The blue of the upper section of the spine panel is very slightly less strong than it is on the front and back panels. Please see five photos of this book and we would be happy to provide more if that would help.
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Published by Folio Society, London, 2009
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
First Edition
Condition: Fine. Illustrated by Anna Bhushan (illustrator). First Edition Thus; First Printing. Tight square crisp unmarked book in highly decorated navy buckram; in sturdy red slipcase; about new. ; 538 pages.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First edition. 446pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 maroon cloth over gray boards. Very good/Very good. Minor sunning to the spine of the jacket. The American edition precedes the British edition. Second published work by Rushdie and considered by many to be his finest. Midnight's Children was awarded the Booker Prize, and was also awarded the Booker of Booker Prizes in 1993 to the best of the original 25 winners of the Booker Prize.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN VERY GOOD DJ. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on laid in signature. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, USA, 1981
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. First American edition, First Printing. A true first American edition with "First American Edition" to the copyright page. A very good plus copy in a very good plus jacket which is not price clipped, $13.95 to inner front flap, Light rubbing to the bottom corners of the front tips of boards, pages clean, tight binding. Small pen mark to top of text block, not a remainder mark.
Published by Picador, 1982
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Scarce signed softcover edition from 1982 nicely signed by Rushdie on the title page. There is a crease to the front cover and the pages are toned, else a very good copy. First issue from this publisher. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1981
ISBN 10: 039451470X ISBN 13: 9780394514703
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Gray paper and maroon cloth over boards with silver lettering to spine and front cover. Red dust jacket with black and red lettering. Dated 1981 on title page. Dated 1980 on copyright page. Stated first American edition. $13.95 price on dust jacket flap. 446 pages. Good condition. Binding is tight and square. Corners and spine lightly bumped. Paper is rubbed at corners. A thin line of sunning along the head and foot of the covers. A tiny spot of white discoloration, near the spine, on the front cover. Page edges faintly foxed. Pages otherwise bright and clean throughout. No other marks or writing. Dust jacket has been wrapped in protective mylar cover. Spine is very faintly sunned. The smallest touch of rubbing to the front corners. Jacket has light overall toning. A streak of staining to the interior front flap- it is slightly darker than the page and bleeds through to the other side. Otherwise clean and free of marks. Overall good condition. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1984. First edition 3rd printing; stated. Book is crisp, bright and seemingly unread condition. DJ is equally as bright. $14.95 price intact on DJ flap. Spine area of DJ is bright reddish pink whereas most of these have noticeable sunning. Binding and hinges are strong. Tight and square with bright white pages that lay tight. Quarter bound with burgundy cloth over gray paper boards. Only thing keeping book from as-new condition is one tiny nick at lower corner fold of DJ. Considered one of the most important novels published in the English language. Winner of the Booker Prize and subsequently, the winner of the Booker of Bookers; in comparison to all other Booker Prize winners. A beautiful copy.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1981. First edition, first printing in original first issue DJ with $13.95 price intact. Book is tight and clean, inside and out. Faint sunning along edges. Rear panel shows a crease across paper-covered board and minor wear to cloth binding on rear; book's structure and integrity is strong and sound. Attractive DJ shows two small chips and a closed edge tear. Considered one of the most important novels published in the English language over the last 100 years. Winner of the Booker Prize and subsequently, the winner of the Booker of Bookers; among all other Booker Prize winners.
Published by Granta, 1980
Seller: Bekiaris Books, Reading, BERKS, United Kingdom
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very rare first edition of the third issue of the reborn Granta, champion of new writing, which grew to be one of the best known, most widely read and longest enduring of a notoriously ephemeral species, the literary magazine. Includes two chapters from Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children (the only pre-publication of any part of that book). Grantas 1,2 and 3 are now almost always seen only as reprints with a new cover, in a design which became the Granta house style for all issues subsequent to this one. Other writers who were or later became well known, contributed to Granta 3 (though none of them were as celebrated or controversial as Rushdie) included Angela Carter, Alan Sillitoe, Russell Hoban, Emma Tenant and Lorna Sage. This copy of Granta 3 is quite well preserved despite its 42 years. However, the ochre paper wrap is a little tarnished in places; there is a tiny tear at the bottom of the front cover where it meets the spine and there is a previous resale price written in pencil on the first inside page. See five photos of this magazine and do ask for more if that would help.
Published by Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1981
Seller: Von Meyenfeldt, Slaats & Sons, Breda, Netherlands
First Edition
Cloth with dust jacket. Condition: Good. First Edition - First Printing. 446 pag - Rushdie's Booker Prize winning novel - First American edition - The original price 13.95 on dust jacket. not price-clipped.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1993
First Edition Signed
Original Wraps - Single Claspe. Condition: About Fine. 1st Edition. In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Booker Prize, Cape issued softcover original reprints of the five books by Cape author's that won the prize. This copy of Midnight's Children, about fine in original wraps for this edition, with typical toning to the page edges, is SIGNED by Rushdie on the title page. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Cambridge: Cambridge Universitiy Press, Spring, 1980
Seller: Yves G. Rittener - YGRbookS, Zürich, Switzerland
Magazine / Periodical First Edition Signed
Softcover. Condition: Wie neu. Ohne Schutzumschlag. 1. Auflage. First Edition, First Printing. Wrappers very slightly rubbed on the bottom of the front wrapper, else near fine. Signed by Rushdie on the first page of his contribution. The two chapters "The Perforated Sheet" (pages 17 to 32) and "Mercurochrome" (pages 32 to 46) are the earliest and only publications of parts of his novel Midnight's Children in any form. CHF 350. This item is part of our Catalogue 4: The Rushdie Collection, which you can download at ygrbooks. Signatur des Verfassers.