Salman Rushdie — The Moor&Apos;S Last Sigh

London, Jonathan Cape, 1995. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition, first impression copy of this novel by Salman Rushdie. The first edition, first impression stated of this work by Salman Rushdie, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 1995, and won in the same year the Whitbread Prize for Best Novel, and the Aristeion Prize in 1996.The story follows Moraes 'Moor' Zogoiby as he recollects the story of his family, stained by passion, hatred, deaths and curses. Moors is the last descendant of the dynasty of Conchinise spice merchants and crime lords, and is doomed to grow twice as fast as other, reaching towards the end of his life at twenty seven. An empathetic story written in satirical and creative style. With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's black cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally, lovely with only minor shelfwear. Inscribed by previous owner to front free endpaper "To Mutti with love, Gina and Justin," dated 10.10.95. Dustwrapper is unclipped and very smart with minor shelfwear only.Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Fine.