Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, Signed (26 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing with complete number line. A cut signature of the author has been affixed to the book at the first title page. A very nice copy. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 547pp. No number line. Signed on half-title page by author. Top front corner bumped. No indications of having been read (no spine creases, etc.). Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Bound in black coth over black boards, stamped in gold. A stunning copy of the first U.S. edition of this controversial book which has plagued the author ever since its publication and added to his popularity and following (among most readers). . Certainly a book that has had far more publicity than most. The book has a signed bookplate neatly affixed to the half title page. 547 pp. AUTHOR-SIGNED Bookplate.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. signed by Rushdie; note: book was withdrawn after the Fatwa so a number of publishers got together and published as a consortium under a cloak of anonymity to prevent violence against any one publisher. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. THE SATANIC VERSES, Viking, 1989, first American edition, near fine in fine dust-wrapper. Rushdie's most controversial title. SIGNED by the author on a laid in pictorial bookplate.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First American paperback edition. SIGNED by Salman Rushdie on title page. Fine in trade size printed wrappers.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. An excellent copy of Rushdie's notorious fourth novel, signed by the author on the title page. A Near Fine copy in like dust jacket. Book with a bit of foxing on the closed text block, otherwise clean and appearing unread. Jacket with just minimal signs of wear, removed sticker from lower front flap. Rushdie's complex, magical-realism novel in which the lives of two Indian immigrants become entangled, highlighting the purgatory experienced by many who leave one culture, but fail to gain acceptance in another. Perceived criticism of the Islamic faith resulted in a fatwa being called against Rushdie and violence against others associated with the book. Despite this, or perhaps party because of it, the book has been overwhelmingly successful. "Salman Rushdie is a storyteller of prodigious powers, able to conjure up whole geographies, causalities, climates, creatures, customs, out of thin air." (A. G. Mojtabai for the New York Times). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

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: Fine. 1st Edition. Pre-publication, bound together with plain white covers, 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 all reproduced. Signed by author to front end paper: 'With very best wishes to Alistair Rolfe' and signed again on the last page next to the date 17th February1988. Some handling marks to the white covers otherwise a Fine tight clean copy which appears to be unread. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression (Viking, 1988). Signed by the author to the title page. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Very slight dustiness to top edge with a little marking to boards and a couple of very light creases to bottom of page 20. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a soft crease running along most of the spine panel and a touch of the usual fading with a couple of minor instances of wear to top edge. An excellent example of one of the author's most famous works. Signed by Author(s).

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).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition published by Viking 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. 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.

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

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: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 2 Vols. : 'The Satanic Verses : The First UK printing, published by Viking, London in 1988. Both the BOOK and the WRAPPER are in near Fine condition with the wrapper unfaded. The Wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. Along with In Good Faith , a small 22 page booklet published by Granta, UK in 1990. The book is in Fine condition and has been signed again (without dedication) by the author to the title page. In this title, Salman Rushdie details the controversy surrounding the publication of The Satanic Verses and his defence of the novel. Given the recent circumstances, The Satanic Verses is likely to remain very elusive as a signed title, as it is highly unlikely that the author will undertake any more public signing events. A sharp copy of one of the author's key titles. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Signed by Author(s).

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition/First Printing. Limited Edition Hardcover. Number 26 of 100 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine book in quarter blue morocco in the original, near fine plain paper dust jacket with toning and some trivial nicks and creasing. Housed in custom slipcase. Signed by Author(s).

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. 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.