Books

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.

The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of Muhammad. It was met with significant controversy due to its portrayal of Islamic themes which led Rushdie to face death threats and a fatwa calling for his assassination.