Rushdie, Salman — Shalimar the Clown

New York, Random House, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, and protected in Mylar. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" in "number" line present. Bound handsomely in black embossed cloth boards and featuring cream-colored endpapers. 398 pp. The author's own web-site summarizes Shalimar the Clown as the story of Maximilian Ophuls, "America's counterterrorism chief, one of the makers of the modern world; his Kashmiri Muslim driver and subsequent killer, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the clown; Max's illegitimate daughter India; and a woman who links them, whose revelation finally explains them all." All in, a big, fat, juicy, rewarding read.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,