Edition : 1st American Edition., contemporary full paperback, title in red embossed on the upper cover, title in red on the flat spine., Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of Muhammad. Octavo.Ĭondition: In very good condition. Note: 1.5 kg parcel, extra postage may be required. The "satanic verses" are part of the history of the text of the Quran, not something Rushdie made up out of whole cloth.
The novel which put Rushie under a death threat from a major portion of the "religion of peace". The Canadian jacket is totally different from the UK jacket, following the American design, and is a tad shorter than the book. There was a Canadian printing, in black boards, made from plates of the 7th UK printing, issued (I think) Jan. Some copies were issued in Canada like this, though this might have occured in the spring of 1989. Jacket has minute rubbing to spine tips light rubbing to black rear panel and bookstore sticker to rear panel dated Maelse fine. Bookplate to front free endpaper dated 21 April, 1989 small bruise to lower outer corner of front cover else fine. Issue for Canada in the Canadian dust jacket.
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