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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.

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.