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Rushdie, Salman.
Joseph Anton: A Memoir. [First edition, signed by the author]
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London;
Date of Publication: 2012
Stock Code: 9910
Octavo, pp. x, 636. Publishers’ rich purple boards, with titles in silver to spine and in blind to upper board, in unclipped printed purple dust-jacket with “Signed Copy” label to front. Purple endpapers. Purple place-mark ribbon. Original Waterstones receipt laid-in. A near fine copy in like dust-jacket. Boldly signed by Rushdie without dedication to title page. The story of the award-winning author’s experiences living under a fatwa sentencing him to death for the publication of his novel “The Satanic Verses”, which was accused of being against Islam. Joseph Anton was the alias he adopted for communications with the police, chosen from the names of favourite authors Joseph Conrad and Anton Chekhov. Heavyweight, so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £50.00