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

Viking Penguin London 1988 (First Edition, First Printing). 8vo, IX, 547pp. Hardcover in blue cloth with gilt titling on the spine that is firm and tight with no scuffing or corner bruising anywhere and is in excellent 'as-new' condition as is the original first edition non price-clipped d/w in mottled dark blue with red and gold titles and the classic two feuding religious figures in centre of the front cover, now protected by clear archival covering, the text is in a fine state devoid of any foxing or extraneous markings o/t the bona fide scrawled signature of Rushdie dedicated 'to Tolerance' in fine black ink on the title page, making this book a fine or near-fine copy. One of the most famous books of the twentieth century by arguably the world's most famous living author, Sir Salman Rushdie (born 19/6/1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist and after this his fourth novel, he famously became the subject of several assassination attempts and death threats, including a 'fatwah' calling… Read More

First American Edition, First Printing. Signed. Unclipped, Fine dust jacket. Very minor bumping on upper front board tip. Provenance includes program from a lecture at Eastern Connecticut University in 2011. Tight and square, a stunning copy of Rushdie's most controversial work, for which he received death threats and a Fatwah post-publication. Rushdie: "Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true."

London: Viking,, 1988. A canonical title of magical realism, signed 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]". Octavo. Original blue boards, spine lettered in gilt. With supplied dust jacket. Tiny puncture to front… Read More

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

London: Viking Press Inc, 1988. 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. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

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 .

Viking, 1988. first. hardcover. fine/fine. 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.

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 .

London: Viking Press, 1988. First British edition, early printing of Rushdie's classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author "to Simon and Sheila, best wishes, Salman Rushdie 22nd Nov '89." A fascinating Rushdie association item. After the Fatwah against Rushdie for the publication of The Satanic Verses was issued, the writer was forced into hiding in 1990. Within two weeks Rushdie was forced into hiding with the London Metropolitan Police Special Branch protection for a decade. In the first few months of the Protection Detail, due to the high grade and imminent nature of the Intelligence threats received against him, it had been required to relocate the author and his wife once every 3-4 days. A number of safe houses, some friends, but other officially rented premises were utilized for the purpose. The person to whom this book signature is inscribed was the Metropolitan Police Special Branch Detective responsible for the Subject's Close Protection detail on… Read More

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

1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . In Very Good Dustwrapper. 8vo. - Author's Signed dedication to title page - First Edition, First Impression - 1cm vertical gash to spine beneath gilt title - Edges of text block lightly toned w/ a couple of small marks - Dustwrapper a little chipped to corners and spine slightly faded - Book ow/ solid, clean and bright - In lovely condition despite the mark to spine and in an unclipped and untorn dustwrapper - 547 pages

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.

Viking. London. 1988. Viking. 1988. First edition, first issue with correct number line. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM AUTHOR, "To Linda, Salman Rushdie." Endpapers browned and foxed as are outer edges of pages. Head of spine very slightly crumpled otherwise a sound copy in wrapper with very slight shelfwear that is faded to spine.

s.l.: Viking press, 1989. Fine. Viking press, s.l. 1989, 16,5x23,5cm, reliure de l'éditeur. - Nouvelle édition postérieure d'un an à l'originale. Agréable exemplaire complet de sa jaquette illustrée dont le dos est légèrement éclairci et qui comporte de petites déchirures marginales. Envoi autographe daté et signé de Salman Rushdie à Franklin Rist. Un autocollant aux armes de l'Angleterre collé sur la page de faux-titre séparant l'envoi autographe. Signature manuscrite de Salman Rushdie sur la page de titre. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]

London, 1988. First Edition. Unbound. Near Fine. Folio. 616 pp. No publisher. Xeroxed, unbound galleys with hand-written corrections. Title-page has addresses of New York and London literary agents (Wylie, Aitken & Stone and Aitken & Stone) and last page is dated London, Wednesday, 17th February, 1988 with facsimile of Rushdie's signature at bottom . First page is creased along one side with one inch tear. Scarce facsimile of typescript of this important book.

New York: Viking Press, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Signed by the Author on the half- title page without personalization. A Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A New Giftable Book. Unclipped Dust Jacket. First American Edition.. Rushdie's most controversial work, for which he received death threats and a Fatwah post-publication. 'Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.' Rushdie The book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.

New York: Viking, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo. First American edition. Quarter black cloth over black paper boards, with titles in gold to the spine. Bottom of boards a little rubbed, cocked, with a small splash to the front cover and a small splash to the rear cover touching on the black cloth, both faint, little brown streak to the front endpaper, clean otherwise and only a good copy overall, the dust jacket not price clipped, with little creases to a few edges. Signed by Salman Rushdie on the title-page.

In the original dust jacket. Navy cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. UK True First Edition Book is in fine condition with NO Writing, NO Marks
The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel of the British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters. The title refers to the Satanic Verses, a group of Quranic verses about three pagan Meccan goddesses: Allāt, Al-Uzza, and Manāt. The part of the story that deals with the satanic verses was based on accounts from the historians al-Waqidi and al-Tabari.
The book was a 1988 Booker Prize finalist (losing to Peter Carey's Oscar and Lucinda), and won the 1988 Whitbread Award for novel of the year. Timothy Brennan called the work "the most ambitious novel yet published to… Read More

Slight wear to boards, lightly bumped to upper front corner, minor soiling and dampstaining to boards and verso of dust jacket, faint foxing to endleaves. Very good. KWH-424. [SIGNED] Salman Rushdie. The Satanic Verses. New York: Viking, 1988. First American edition. Signed by Salman Rushdie.  Octavo. [547]pp. Publisher's black quarter cloth over hardcover paper boards, stamped in gilt to spine, original unclipped dust jacket listing retail price of $19.95. .