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RUSHDIE**, SALMAN: : The GOLDEN HOUSE

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2017.

ISBN 9781787330153.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE-/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around matt,black background with an illustrated gilt cage/house(?) with a pair of white floating feathers in the background,colour illustration to front of dw/dj with author's capitalised, blocked gilt-lettered name and capitalised,white-lettered title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name+title as front's and publisher’s b/w illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with white-lettered prose extract and a single floating white feather illustration.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - but a pair of indents to rear gutter's fold/crease with minimal impressions to board beneath,and book has a slight lean. Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/ backstrip,a gold coloured headband,and immaculate plain burnt orange(?) endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4- 370pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3 comprising 14,25 and 7 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,3 epigrammed page (Pliny, D. H. Lawrence - Lady Chatterley's Lover and Francois Truffaut), individual Pts separator pages and to the rear,6pp blanks.     Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable  and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation. It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that it is still is an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults.                                                                       When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious circumstances, he and his three adult children assume new identities, taking 'Roman' names, and move into a grand mansion in downtown Manhattan. Arriving shortly after the inauguration of Barack Obama, he and his sons, each extraordinary in his own right, quickly establish themselves at the apex of New York society.                                              The story of the Golden family is told from the point of view of their Manhattanite neighbour and confidant, Rene, an aspiring filmmaker who finds in the Goldens the perfect subject. Rene chronicles the undoing of the house of Golden: the high life of money, of art and fashion, a sibling quarrel, an unexpected metamorphosis, the arrival of a beautiful woman, betrayal and murder, and far away, in their abandoned homeland, some decent intelligence work.                                                                                          Invoking literature, pop culture, and the cinema, Rushdie spins the story of the American zeitgeist over the last eight years, hitting every beat: the rise of the birther movement, the Tea Party, Gamergate and identity politics; the backlash against political correctness; the ascendency of the superhero movie, and, of course, the insurgence of a ruthlessly ambitious, narcissistic, media-savvy villain wearing make-up and with coloured hair.                                 In a new world order of alternative truths, Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity, truth, terror and lies. A brilliant, heartbreaking realist novel that is not only uncannily prescient but shows one of the world's greatest storytellers working at the height of his powers.                                                                                    Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!                                                          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.                ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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