Shalimar The Clown Salman Rushdie 1st/1st 2005 Signed Hardback

Bexhill Books Limited specialises in rare, collectible first editions of modern literature and non-fiction, primarily from the 20th century. All our books are handled with the utmost care and are described as accurately as possible. All book dust-jackets, where applicable, are protected in archival-quality cellophane, are are kept out of sunlight. A near fine First Edition, First Impression of Rushdie's classic.

DJ not price clipped, very fine condition, extremely minor bump to front corner but hardly noticeable. Book fine condition overall, one patch of spotting to bottom page-edge just by spine, does not affect pages themselves.

Pages tight and clean, spine perfect. Signed by Salman Rushdie to title page. Full publication number line denoting true first. As new means that the book is in the state that it should have been in when it left the publisher. Fine (F or FN) is "as new" but allowing for the normal effects of time on an unused book that has been protected. A fine book shows no damage. Very good (VG) describes a book that is worn but untorn.

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• Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Signed
• Year Printed: 2005
• Region: Europe
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Binding: Hardback
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Place of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English
• Author: Salman Rushdie
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Fiction Subject: General & Literary Fiction
• Original/Reproduction: Original

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