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Viking. New York. 1989. 547 pages. First American Edition stated, first printing with a full numberline, including 1. Loosely laid-in is a hand-signed Salman Rushdie bookplate. Original DJ with $19.95 price intact on flap. Book, DJ and bookplate are all in fine condition. A pristine copy of the first edition, first printing; with an adhesive-backed, loosely laid-in, signed Salman Rushdie bookplate. Fine/Fine.

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.