THE SATANIC VERSES BY SALMAN RUSHDIE 1988 SIGNED FIRST EDITION

[RUSHDIE, SALMAN]. The Satanic Verses. London: Viking, 1988.

FIRST U.K. EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. Signed by the author; hardcover with dust jacket; octavo (24 x 15.5 x 5 cm); pp. [10], 547, [1]. English text. Bound in publisher's covers; supplied with the original unclipped dust jacket with '£12.95 net' intact. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay. Nicely flat signed by Salman Rushdie in black ink to the title-page. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight, secure and square. Covers and contents well-preserved. A little spotting to page edges. Dust jacket lightly spine faded. Bookplate of Michael Matthews to front pastedown. Scarce.