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Ayn Rand. Anthem. 12Th Media Services, 1938.
Price: US$17.68 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in the United Kingdom. The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research. When his activity is discovered, he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves. Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism.Rand originally conceived of the story as a play, then decided to write for magazine publication. At her agent's suggestion, she submitted it to book publishers. The novella was first published by Cassell in England. It was published in the United States only after Rand's next novel, The Fountainhead, became a best seller. Rand revised the text for the US edition, which was published in 1946. Source: Wikipedia 36 pp. Englisch
Seller: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germany
RAND, Ayn. Anthem. Cassell, 1938.
Price: US$2995.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Unbeatable Price! The authentic ORIGINAL First Edition/First Printing issue of Anthem, published by Cassell of London after its rejection by twelve US publishers. Your chance to read Ayn Rands original text, which differs from her later, revised editions. Both front and back panels evidence some soiling; spine edges show some fraying. The binding is strong, a bit tender in the middle of the book, but still holding. No writings, bookplates or markings in the text of any kind. Closer to a novelette than a novel, closer to poetry than prose, and written as a diary, Anthem unwraps the heros struggle to identify this word for which he felt torn. Rands immortal dystopian novel was published well more than a decade before Orwells 1984. As relevant today as it was during its publication in Americas Red Decade, Anthem is here offered as ORIGINALLY written by Rand at an unmatched price! Discover the differences between Rand's ORIGINAL WRITING and her edited version, published 8 years later, after the success of her breakthrough novel, The Fountainhead. Book #Pv1252. $2995. From the worlds largest collection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands.
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.
RAND, Ayn. Anthem A "Poem". Cassell, 1938.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "If you are really wondering about it, Anthem is a poem" (Rand to Rose Wilder Lane, 1946. First Edition, one of only 3500 copies of Ayn Rand's only poem. Anthem was submitted to Rand's American publisher, who rejected it on that grounds that she "did not understand socialism." Rand's British publisher earned the distinct honour of publishing the first, unrevised edition of the poem. A very good, slightly cocked copy, lacking the rare dust jacket, with no writings or markings save for "Printed in England" on the second fly leaf in pencil. Book #P1102. $3500. From the world's largest collection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands. Just ask!
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$4168.69 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing of the true first edition, published in the UK by Cassell in 1938. Ayn Rand's American publisher Macmillan refused to publish the work, and it remained unpublished in the USA until 1946. ***Very good in brick-red cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine. This is a variant to the standard Cassell first edition binding of mottled dark red cloth. The boards are faded, mainly at the spine and margin of the rear board near to the spine. There is also a light streak on the back board, and some marks to the spine. The gilt has oxidised somewhat over time and is dulled but still present. There is a small stain to the fore-edge of the page block, which just affects the outer margin of a few pages, but not affecting any text. [Please see scans] Internally, the book is near fine, with no inscriptions, and no tears or creases. The paper used is quite thick, almost like thin card and is of god quality, although slightly tanned with age. There is a small indentation affecting just a few pages right at the very top of the page, which is only noticeable if you look at the top edge of the page block. Without the very scarce dustwrapper. ***188 mm x 125 mm. 147 pages. ***'Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in the United Kingdom. The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research. When his activity is discovered, he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves. Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism. ***Rand originally conceived of the story as a play, then decided to write for magazine publication. At her agent's suggestion, she submitted it to book publishers. The novella was first published by Cassell in England. It was published in the United States only after Rand's next novel, The Fountainhead, became a best seller. Rand revised the text for the US edition published in 1946. [Wiki] ***A true first edition, which was only published in the UK at the time, in very good original condition. ***A unique copy, in a variant Cassell binding, of a very scarce book. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Rand, Ayn. Anthem. Cassell and Company, London, 1938.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published 1938" printed on the copyright page. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's Red and Black cloth. The binding is tight with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this scarce First Edition with a beautiful facsimile dustjacket from the original.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem. Cassell and Company, London, 1938.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 147pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] in original mottled red cloth. Recased. Major restoration to jacket; label removed from front board; ink stamps washed from free endpaper, foxing to front matter and rear endpapers. In custom red cloth clamshell case. A first edition of Ayn Rand's dystopian fiction novella, one of her earliest works.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. ANTHEM. Cassell, London, 1938.
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "I AM, I THINK, I WILL. What must I say besides?" A lovely, rare first edition copy of Anthem in highly collectible condition. Preceding the first American publication by eight years, this ORIGINAL FIRST PRINTING of Anthem is missing from most Rand collections. Contains Rand's original text before she revised it for American publication 8 years later. Book #P1345 $6500. The largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand on the planet!
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem. Cassell and Company, London, 1938.
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original red marble-affect cloth, lacking the dust jacket. Very Good+ with lean to spine, bookseller rubber stamp to verso of front free endpaper and owner bookplate to following blank, Time Book Club stamp to recto of rear free endpaper and hinge exposed there as well. Pages toned. A nice copy of the author's scarce second book.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem. Cassell, London, 1938.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published 1938" printed on the copyright page. This presentation copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Ayn Rand on the front free fly leaf. The book is in great shape and is bound in the publisher's original cloth with minor repair. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem (Presentation Copy). Cassell, London, 1938.
Price: US$17500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher's binding with red marbled boards and gilt to spine. Spine slightly cocked with rubbing to corners and base of boards. Black topstain and black endpapers. Scarce original jacket Fair only with significant paper loss to the spine and chips at the corners. Playfully inscribed "To George with love -- and more than that! Ayn. Jan 18, 1940." This copy last sold at Bonhams 2005 for almost $11,750. "In the summer of 1937, Rand took a break from working on The Fountainhead to write the novelette Anthem, a short, highly stylized tale of a future dystopia so saturated in collectivism that the word 'I' has disappeared from the language.Anthem is Rand's 'hymn to man's ego.' It is the story of one man's rebellion against a totalitarian society. Equality 7-2521 is a young man who yearns to understand 'the Science of Things,' but he lives in a bleak, dystopian future where independent thought is a crime, and where science and technology have regressed to primitive levels.In pursuit of knowledge, Equality 7-2521 struggles to answer the questions that burn within him -- questions that ultimately lead him to uncover the mystery behind his society's downfall and to find the key to a future of freedom and progress" (Rand Institute). Bonhams lot 3169 (2005). Provenance: From the private collection of Jay T. Snider. Very Good + in Fair dust jacket.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem. Cassell and Company, London, 1938.
Price: US$22500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published 1938" printed on the copyright page. A wonderful copy. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket has NO chips or tears with minor repair. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION bound in the original red/black cloth from the publisher. We buy Rand First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Anthem. Cassell, London, 1938.
Price: US$27500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Ayn Rand on a laid in signature. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has some wear to the spine and edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Rand First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.