signed first edition Hardcover
1988 · London
by Rushdie, Salman
London: Viking, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 547 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine blue with gold and red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "£12.95." Mild rubbing to edges of dust jacket, primarily at corners and at head and tail of spine. General shelf wear to book spine and boards, with mild bumping to top corners. Foxing to edges of textblock. Age toning throughout textblock. Signed flat by Rushdie on title page. DL Consignment. Shelved in Case 7. Inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, "The Satanic Verses" incited a great deal of backlash (truncated)