Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
RAND, AYN.. Anthem. Los Angeles: Pamphleteers, Inc., 1946, 1946.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; second issue; first printing (Perrin A2c); revised from the earlier London edition, with a new foreword by the author. Publisher's wrappers; original owner's name and date on the title page; very good. This issue of this edition was intended for sale in book stores rather than by subscription. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$112.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 98. Little soiled and worn printed wraps, printed in red. Bookplate. A good clean copy of the author's scarce second book that was first issued in 1937. A Libertarian novel, the story of a man who rebels against the collective.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem. Pamphleteers, Inc., Los Angeles, 1946.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tight and clean. No interior nuthin'. Outside there is a dot of color near the title and maybe a light smude. Cover text in red, indicating a second printing. Shaded tan on the edges. Might have lived with a smoker. Pipe, I think.
Seller: ProPen, Arcata, CA, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn.. ANTHEM.. The Pamphleteers, Los Angeles, 1946.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: vii, 98 pp., stapled wrappers, 7.75 x 5.25 inches. "Book store edition" of Vol. III No. I of "The Freeman" , the Los Angeles based libertarian journal. Covers moderately toned, staple rust stains to covers, else very good
Seller: Chanticleer Books, ABAA, Fort Bragg, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$204.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 98 pp. Original gray wraps w/ sunning to spine and edges. Second issue w/ title and decorations in red. Approx. 3/4" tear to bottom of hinge of front cover. Contents very nice.
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Rand. Anthem. Pamphleteers, Inc., Los Angeles, 1946.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Anthem by Ayn Rand. The first American edition, second issue in wrappers. Publisher: Pamphleteers, Inc., Los Angeles, 1946. Second issue with the address 1151 South Broadway printed on the title page. Originally published in England in 1938, Anthem "published at last" in America was, according to the advertising brochure from Pamphleteers, "too daring for 1937". Wrappers in fine condition, slight toning with age. Contents clean. 98 pages. 5 ½ 7 ¾ inches. Very scarce. Inventory #24-017. Price: $950.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem. Pamphleteers, Inc.,, Los Angeles, 1946.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A superb copy of this First American edition issued in wraps. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A fabulous copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Ayn Rand. Anthem. Los Angeles; Pamphleteers, Inc., 1946.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American Edition of this highly elusive title by Ayn Rand. Issued here in its very earliest state (paper wraps), this rare, quite beautiful copy is in extremely collectible condition, and an important addition to an Objectivists (or anyone elses) library.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem. Pamphleteers, Los Angeles, 1946.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Issue. This edition was limited to 2000 copies with the address 725 Venice Boulevard printed on the title page. The second edition had 1500 copies and the address was changed to 725 Venice Blvd printed in Red. This First edition was published before the American Edition and includes revisions by Ayn Rand. A wonderful copy with slight wear to the edges hardly noticeable. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem [in The Freeman, Vol. III, No. I]. Pamphleteers, Inc, Los Angeles, 1946.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition, first issue; published in a complete issue of "The Freeman" Volume III, Number I. Bound in publisher's original grey wrappers printed in black. Very Good with uneven toning and light wear to wraps, "Document File" inked rubber stamp to upper margin of upper wrap. Owner name in ball point to verso of front cover and number effaced from title page, light creases throughout. One of 2,000 copies in the first American issue, which was revised from an earlier 1938 London edition.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.