Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, Signed (31 results)

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).

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).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Signed by Rushdie in felt pen on title page, no inscription. Upper corners of boards lightly bumped. Very light soiling to text block fore edge. Superficial scuffing to dust jacket panels; in mylar protector.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The author signed this 547 page 6 1/4 by 9 inch soft cover on the 1/2 title page. The covers have some creases, light color loss at the joints, wear at the edges and an area to the front cover where the coating seems to be missing. The edges are also lightly soiled. However, there are no creases to the spine, the interior is clean, bright and without rips, tears, highlighting or underling. Please look at the pictures provided carefully and ask questions about this item prior to making a purchase, thank you. This is a First Edition Thus, as the book was originally published in 1988 by Viking. 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.

Couverture rigide. - 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].

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Special Edition. 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 Satanic Verses is a key work of our times.". Signed by Author(s).

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).

S.l.n.d. [privately printed, 1988]. 1 vol. (210 x 297 mm), sous reliure à spirale. Copie originale du dactylogramme et version définitive du roman, avant publication, qui reprend les dernières corrections autographes de l'auteur. Impression unique à 13 exemplaires (n° VIII), dont trois hors commerce (A, B, C) furent signés par Rushdie. La couverture présente une illustration inédite de la couverture, dans une variante de celle qui sera utilisée pour les jaquettes de l'édition. La première édition française est celle, pirate, livrée par Jean-Edern Hallier pour un numéro spécial de L'Idiot international, diffusé le 26avril 1989. Le 26 septembre 1988, le roman de Salman Rushdie Les versets sataniques est publié à Londres. Le 14 février 1989, l'Ayatollah Khomeini proclame, sur les ondes de Radio Téhéran une fatwa à son encontre : « J'informe le fier peuple musulman du monde entier que l'auteur du livre Les Versets sataniques, qui est contraire à l'Islam, au Prophète et au Coran, ainsi que tout ceux impliqués dans sa publication et qui connaissaient son contenu sont condamnés à mort. (.) J'appelle tout musulman zélé à les exécuter rapidement, où qu'ils soient. (.) Qui serait tué dans cette voie sera considéré comme un martyr. »Cette brique complexe et extravagante de plus de 500 pages provoquera l'affaire que l'on sait ; émeutes, bombes artisanales mais surtout l'assassinat du traducteur japonais et des dizaines de morts lors d'émeute. Rushdie se cache, sous la protection de Scotland Yard. L'engouement pour le roman explosif provoque, du jour au lendemain, une pénurie de copies. En France, c'est qui Christian Bourgois qui respectera ses engagements d'éditeur, avec le soutien du Ministère de la Culture et l'appui des éditions Actes Sud, Balland, Belfond, Calmann- Levy : « J'ai publié Les Versets Sataniques parce que j'avais signé un contrat avec un auteur que je ne connaissais pas. Les menaces étaient à la fois très précises et très imprécises, très quotidiennes, et, j'ose le dire maintenant, pour moi complètement surréalistes par certains côtés. Je suis l'homme le plus agnostique du monde, je ne savais même pas ce que voulait dire le mot fatwa. Je me suis dis que si je ne publiais pas les Versets Sataniques, j'avais une bonne raison : je mettais en cause la sécurité et la vie de ma famille et de mon entourage. Sauf qu'à ce moment là, soit je publiais les Versets Sataniques, soit j'arrêtais de faire de l'édition. ». Une édition pirate, livrée par Jean-Edern Hallier pour un numéro spécial de L'Idiot international, sera diffusée le 26avril 1989.

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. 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: 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. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. UK True First Edition First Printing with number line starting with 1. SIGNED on title page. Unclipped Dj. Book is in near fine condition with NO Writing, NO Marks, tiny bump at top front corner very tiny spot at page block. Dj sligtly faded. A nice collectable copy. Signed by Author(s).

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.