Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, Signed (39 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Soft cover trade edition from 2008 in about very good condition with tanned pages and a crease to the cover at the bottom corner. This copy inscribed and signed by Rushdie. 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).

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: 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 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.

[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. . 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.

Attractively bound in black cloth spine and gray paper-covered boards.Very clean and tight throughout. Signed "Salman Rushdie"on the title page. In a complete and striking dust jacket with the original price of $19.95. Overall, an attractive copy, signed. Laid in is 4-page pamphlet in an envelope from the Rushdie Defense Committee championing Rushdie's spirit and discussing the global impact of The Satanic Verses. 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: All t, Al-Uzza, and Man t.[1] The part of the story that deals with the satanic verses was based on accounts from the historians al-Waqidi and al-Tabari.[1]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.[2] Timothy Brennan called the work "the most ambitious novel yet published to deal with the immigrant experience in Britain".The book and its perceived blasphemy motivated Islamic extremist bombings, killings, and riots and sparked a debate about censorship and religiously motivated violence. Fearing unrest, the Rajiv Gandhi government banned the importation of the book into India.[3][4] In 1989, Supreme Leader of Iran Ruhollah Khomeini declared a fatwa against Rushdie, resulting in several failed assassination attempts on the author, who was granted police protection by the UK government,[5] and attacks on connected individuals, including the Japanese translator Hitoshi Igarashi who was stabbed to death in 1991. Assassination attempts against Rushdie continued, including an attempt on his life in August 2022. (Wikipedia) First Edition with "First American Edition" stated on the copyright page and the complete number line as well.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. 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.

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].

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.

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' Some handling marks to the white covers otherwise a Fine tight clean copy which appears to be unread. Signed by Author(s).

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.

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 RushdieÂassociation item. After the Fatwah againstÂRushdieÂfor the publication of TheÂSatanic 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 occasions during the period August to November 1989. The book, signed and inscribed to Simon and his wife Sheila, was presented to Simon in a London safe house that we were occupying on Wednesday, November 22, 1989. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdieâs 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. "A staggering achievement, brilliantly enjoyable" (Nadine Gordimer).

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: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition published by Viking, London 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).

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]". Hanif Kureishi, "Looking back at Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses", The Guardian, 14 Sept. 2012; A. G. Mojtabai, "Magical Mystery Pilgrimage", The New York Times, 29 Jan. 1989. Octavo. Original blue boards, spine lettered in gilt. With supplied dust jacket. Tiny puncture to front cover, splash mark to rear cover and bottom edge, foxing to edges, contents clean, inner hinge starting at title page; unclipped jacket, vertical crease to sunned spine, light rubbing to edges: a very good copy in like jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. 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. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. RUSHDIE, Salman. The Satanic Verses (Signed) [together with] In Good Faith. London: Viking, 1988/ Granta, 1990 8vo., blue publisher's boards lettered in gilt to backstrip; together in the unclipped pictorial dustwrapper (£12.95 net); featuring an image from 'Rustam Killing the White Demon' from the Victoria and Albert Museum; black and white photograph of the author to the lower panel; pp. [xii], 3-546, [iv]; a near-fine copy, the backstrip unfaded, unlike in many copies; one small scratch to upper panel of DJ, with very minor scuffing to the edges. [together with] 'In Good Faith': publisher's green card covers, stapled; printed in black; pp. [ii], 3-22, [ii]; a few small marks to lower cover, else fine. First edition, first impression, with full number line 1-10. This copy signed by Rushdie in black biro to the title page. An infamous novel, The Satanic Verses was Rushdie's fourth book, and was based on a group of Quranic verses about three pagan Meccan goddesses; Allāt, Al-Uzza, and Manāt. As with his other works, the style relies on a combination of magical realism and real-life events, with the central plot prolifically studded with a series of sub-plots narrated as visions from dreams. In the main narrative, the two protagonists board a plane hijacked by Sikh separatists, but when the bomb is detonated over the English channel, both survive, magically transformed into the archangel Gabriel and the devil, respectively. Perhaps the most striking of the subplots is that of Ayesha, who claims to be receiving revelations from the Archangel Gabriel and leads her village on a pilgrimage to the Arabian Sea. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Satanic Verses also won the Whitbread Award for novel of the year, although it was quickly overshadowed by its controversy. In 1989, Supreme Leader of Iran Ruhollah Khomeini declared a fatwa against Rushdie, and the resulting assassination attempts led to the author being granted police protection by the UK government. In 1991, Japanese translator Hitoshi Igarashi was stabbed to death as a result of his association with the work, and assassination attempts continue today, with an attempt on Rushdie's life in August 2022 leading to him losing sight in one eye, as well as the use of one hand. The pamphlet included here, issued two years after the outrage, seeks to justify and defend The Satanic Verses. "I feel as if I have been plunged, like Alice, into the world beyond the looking-glass", Rushdie writes, "where nonsense is the only available sense. And I wonder if I'll ever be able to climb back through the mirror". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine +. First Edition. A SIGNED UK first edition, first impression - with a complete number string which includes the number 1. The Wrapper : The wrapper on this copy is very bright, is unfaded, and is complete. It is unclipped. It shows an inconsequential bruising at the head of the spine and to the upper corner tips. The spine panel is unfaded. Looks very sharp. The Book : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners sharp. There is a touch of trivial bruising to the spine ends. The pages and closed page edges are clean and bright. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. No remainder marks. This copy has been SIGNED by Salman Rushdie to the title page. An attractive copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. first. 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.

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. 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.

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.