Search Results: the satanic verses by salman rushdie

London: Viking, 1988. 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… Read More

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.

Viking. 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… Read More

New York: Viking. 1988. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Fine dust jacket. ; Signed by Salman Rushdie on title page. ; Signed by Author .

New York: Viking. 1989. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670825379 . 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 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 the 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.

New York: The Viking Press, 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 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.

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… Read More

New York: Viking Press, 1988. First edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. 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).… Read More

DOVER: THE CONSORTIUM.. Fine with no dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0963270702 . First American paperback edition. SIGNED by Salman Rushdie on title page. Fine in trade size printed wrappers. .

New York: The Viking Press, 1989. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Viking Press, 1989. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition/Ninth Printing. Signed and dated by the author in my presence at an event in Southern California. Browning on text block edges and moving into text block about 2 inches. Text block interior clean and tight. Jacket is not price clipped with one tiny tear on top of back cover and is now spiffied up in a clear plastic cover. Packing suitable for wrapping..

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. 

1st American edition of Rushdie's controversial novel. Very light scattered foxing to the top edge of the text block, else the book is about fine in a fine p/c dw. SIGNED by Rushdie on the front end page.

The Viking Press. VG+. 1989. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.9 inches. 560 pages. First printing of the first American edition. Signed by Salman Rushdie on bookplate pasted onto half title page. Diagonal wrinkle in rear board most likely caused during printing and publishing process; slight smudge to lower page block corner. Not price clipped and no fading or tears to dust jacket. Text is clean and book is solid. Corners and spine ends still relatively sharp. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

NY: Viking, 1988. 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. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.