GRANTA 3: The End of the English Novel (Signed By Salman Rushdie) by Bill Buford, Pete de Bolla [Eds.] Contributors: Salman Rushdie, Angela Carter, Desmond Hogan, Alan Sillitoe, Emma Tennant, Russell Hoban, Lorna Sage et al - 1980

The First UK printing published by Granta, King's College, Cambridge University in1980. Original Wraps. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition with a little creasing at spine tips and a hint of toning to the text block.Mild creasing to the upper right corner of all pages.No Jacket as issued.Free from inscriptions and erasures.This copy contains the OUP insert at page 108.Illustrated with full-page black and white drawing cover design by John Blanche.Publisher's repriced sticker to the front cover panel.The Contents: Salman Rushdie: Midnight's Children (first part); Angela Carter: Cousins; Desmond Hogan: Southern Birds; Alan Sillitoe: A Scream of Toys; Emma Tennant: Alice fell; Russell Hoban: Riddley Walker; J.K. Klavans: God, He Was Good.With a section titled "A Symposium on the British Novel, with contributions by: Lorna Sage, Chris Bigsby, Frederick Bowers, James Gindin and Christine Brooke-Rose.A very hard to find first printing early issue Granta - containing the first publication of the first part of Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children" along with Russell Hoban's Riddley Walker.This copy is SIGNED by Salman Rushdie.Scarce to find with such attributes. Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.