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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.

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.