Hardcover. NY, Alfred A Knopf, 1st US, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a lightly worn, unclipped (13.95) dust jacket that has fading to spine and a 2 X 3" chunk gone from bottom of spine and rear panel. Midnight's Children chronicles modern India through the lives of the one thousand and one children born within the country's first hour of independence on August 15, 1947. First edition of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel, also acclaimed as the Booker of Bookers. Stated First Edition, preceding the English edition which was made up from the American sheets. NOTE: Publisher's remainder stamp to bottom edge. Otherwise clean.