Atlas Shrugged (1957) Ayn Rand, Signed, Sharp 1st Edition In Rare Clean Wrapper

ATLAS SHRUGGED A NOVEL BY AYN RAND. RANDOM HOUSE NEW YORK 1957. Beautifully signed by Ayn Rand on signature cut adhered at title page: "Ayn Rand". Rare signature near contemporaneous with publication of this title.

Bright green full-cloth boards, crisp gilt cover initials and spine titles on sharp black field, slight shelf wear. Deckled pages near fine, no writing. Original dust wrapper, light shelf wear, toning; unclipped 6.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Striking cover art by George Salter. Cod 10/57 at front flap.

Rare near fine first printing in same wrapper. In Rand's greatest achievement - and last work of fiction - she dramatizes her unique philosophy through an intellectual story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, and sexuality. Set in a near-future U. Whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life.

Endowed w/larger-than-life characters and charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is a revolutionary epic. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The item "ATLAS SHRUGGED (1957) AYN RAND, SIGNED, SHARP 1ST EDITION IN RARE CLEAN WRAPPER" is in sale since Saturday, September 21, 2019. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "mediumisthemessagemedia" and is located in Gladstone, Michigan.

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• Printing Year: 1957
• Origin: American
• Topic: Classics
• Binding: Hardcover w/Jacket
• Subject: Literature & Fiction
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Special Attributes: Signed