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Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged, Limited Edition, SIGNED. Random House, 1957.
Price: US$3250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, Limited Edition 1967, SIGNED. Condition: Very Good to Near Fine. Clean. Spine slightly loose.
Seller: JayLin Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
RAND, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. Random House, 1957.
Price: US$3295.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED and Numbered by Ayn Rand, presented is copy #1920, one of 2000 Tenth Anniversary Signed Limited Edition copies. Atlas Shrugged, Rand's magnum opus, her celebration of the value of individual life and productive achievement, is the one novel which, she once announced with unblinking immodesty, is "completely my sense of life, without reservations." (Robert Mayhew, Essays on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged). "Man's life is not the life of a mindless brute, of a looting thug or a mooching mystic--not life by means of force or fraud, but life by means of achievement" (Atlas Shrugged). Octavo, original blue cloth, original slipcase. Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt lettering, measuring 6" x 8.75". Very good copy, hinges a tad tender but holding, in the original slipcase with evidence of wear, toning and handling. Some Rand collectors acquire only her two Signed Limited Editions because of their self-guaranteed authenticity. (Rand's other Signed Limited Edition title is Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, also available.) Book #vP1136. $3295. From the world's largest collection of Rare, Signed, and Manuscript, and Photographed Ayn Rand in private hands.
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged (Signed Presentation Copy). Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Description: Bound in finely woven burgundy cloth stamped brightly in gold on the front boards and on the spine. Very clean, crisp and tight throughout. With dark blue topstaining. The stated "Thirteenth Printing" in the complete, colorful George Salter dust jacket with the price of $15.00 at the top of the inside front flap. The crisp dust jacket shows light wear at the corners and tiny nicks at the top of the spine ends. This copy has been personally inscribed by Ayn Rand: "To John W. Wheeler--Cordially-- Ayn Rand 12/12/72" on the half title page. A very handsome copy of this dystopian novel, signed and inscribed by Rand. Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's fourth and last novel; it was also her longest, and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. Atlas Shrugged includes elements of science fiction, mystery, and romance, and it contains Rand's most extensive statement of Objectivism in any of her works of fiction.The book explores a dystopian, increasingly socialist, post-economic collapse United States where many of society's most prominent and successful industrialists begin to disappear, abandoning their empires in response to aggressive new regulations. Without their support, many of the country's vital industries begin to collapse. The title is a reference to Atlas, a Titan of Ancient Greek mythology, described in the novel as "the giant who holds the world on his shoulders," although in Greek mythology he holds up the sky, not the earth. (Wikipedia) Later Printing (Thirteenth Printing stated)
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged [First Printing]. Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$3850.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated first printing. Beautifully signed by Ayn Rand on signature cut adhered at title page: "Ayn Rand." Very attractive. Rare signature appears near contemporaneous with publication of this title. Bright green full-cloth boards, gilt cover initials and spine titles on crisp black field, light shelf wear. Deckled pages near fine, clean; no writing. Dark green top-stain. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original dust wrapper, light edge wear, rub, toning; unclipped 5.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Striking cover art by George Salter. Code 10/57 at front flap. Rare near fine first printing in same wrapper. Set into volume, as page marker or novel reference, is a First Day of Issue commemorative envelope for the classic 33 cent stamp honoring Ayn Rand's vision. Stylish with Rand image by Nicholas Gaetano used for this stamp as 22k gold replica. Very attractive raised metallic sheen. Also includes associated card with concise informative biography of her life and legacy. 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.S.A. 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. 1184 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
RAND, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. Random House, 1957.
Price: US$4400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: We carry the largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands. Unbeatable value! Signed. inscribed, and dated beautiful early printing of Atlas Shrugged. Red cloth gilt in dazzling pictorial price clipped dust jacket. This copy inscribed by the author "To --Cordially--Ayn Rand 6/25/70" on the front flyleaf. Library-Quality copy with very minor jacket edhgewear and a closed tear to back panel of dj. Book #P1202. $4400. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged [Signed Fourteenth Printing]. Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$4750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Beautifully signed by Ayn Rand at half-title page: "Ayn Rand, 10/21/73." Rare flat signed trade edition from this unique period. Stated Fourteenth Printing at copyright. 1957 also at copyright page; no other dates. Circa 1973 printing matching the first in design, quality and dimensions. Fine burgundy full-cloth boards, bright gilt cover initials and spine titles on crisp black field, moderate shelf wear. Deckled pages near fine, no writing. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Moderate offset to front endpaper and half-title page; first fifty somewhat protruding at deckled edge. Beautiful pictorial dust wrapper, light shelf wear; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Features the original first edition jacket design with cover painting by George Salter. Rare near very good signed early printing in near fine 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 sex. Set in a near-future U.S.A. 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 with larger-than-life characters, and charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is a revolutionary epic. 1184 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
RAND, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. Random House, 1957.
Price: US$4800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED and Numbered by Ayn Rand, presented is copy #1963, one of 2000 Tenth Anniversary Signed Limited Edition copies. Atlas Shrugged, Rand's magnum opus, her celebration of the value of individual life and productive achievement, is the one novel which is "completely my sense of life, without reservations." (Robert Mayhew, Essays on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged). "Man's life is not the life of a mindless brute, of a looting thug or a mooching mystic--not life by means of force or fraud, but life by means of achievement" (Atlas Shrugged). Octavo, original sumptuous blue cloth, original slipcase. Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt lettering, measuring 6" x 8.75". Fine in the original slipcase, with the original acetate in fine condition. An exceptionally well-preserved example, this is a Bibliophile's Copy in Every Way. Book #vP1221. $4800. (One photo shows the original advertisement for the book in Rand's periodical, The Objectivist. Available separately.) From the world's largest collection of Rare, Signed, and Manuscript, and Photographed Ayn Rand in private hands
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Ayn Rand on a typed letter by the author laid into the book. This First Issue dustjacket has light wear to the spine and edges. The book is bound in the publisher's green cloth and is in great shape with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
RAND, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged (+ Typed Letter Signed and enclosure). Random House, 1957.
Price: US$17500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: UNMATCHED AYN RAND Collectible! A beautiful First Edition copy of Atlas Shrugged in a dazzling jacket with only minor chipping at edges. Accompanying the book is a Typed Letter Signed by Ayn Rand, (November 23, 1957, the month following publication) to theatrical producer Ralph Roseman, thanking him for his appreciative letter to her about Atlas and for liking it "for the right reasons." In the second paragraph, Rand explains that she encloses a "circular about a course of lectures by Nathaniel Branden," which she is sending "to all those who have expressed themselves as friends of Atlas Shrugged." A jaw-dropping Ayn Rand acquisition! Book#P1440. $17,500. 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. Atlas Shrugged.. Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$17500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter. An exceptional example. âFrom 1943 until its publication in 1957, [Rand] worked on the book that many say is her masterpiece, Atlas Shrugged. This novel describes how a genius named John Galt grows weary of supporting a society of ungrateful parasites and one day simply shrugs and walks away. He becomes an inspiration to like-minded men and women, all of whom eventually follow his example, until society, in its agony, calls them back to responsibility and respect. Again [as with Randâs novel The Fountainhead in 1943] reviews were unsympathetic, and again people bought the bookâ (ANB). The theme of Atlas Shrugged, as Rand described it, is "the role of man's mind in existence." The book explores a number of philosophical themes that Rand would subsequently develop into the philosophy of Objectivism. By 1984 more than five million copies of Atlas Shrugged had been sold, and in a 1991 Library of Congress survey Americans named it second only to the Bible as the book that had most influenced their lives. It is the basis for the trilogy of film adaptations subtitled Part I (2011), Part II (2012), and Part III (2014).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged.. Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$22000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Lillian Davison- with my best wishes- Cordially, Ayn Rand December 19, 1960." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. Jacket design by George Salter. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box with inlay to the front panel. A superior example. âFrom 1943 until its publication in 1957, [Rand] worked on the book that many say is her masterpiece, Atlas Shrugged. This novel describes how a genius named John Galt grows weary of supporting a society of ungrateful parasites and one day simply shrugs and walks away. He becomes an inspiration to like-minded men and women, all of whom eventually follow his example, until society, in its agony, calls them back to responsibility and respect. Again [as with Randâs novel The Fountainhead in 1943] reviews were unsympathetic, and again people bought the bookâ (ANB). The theme of Atlas Shrugged, as Rand described it, is "the role of man's mind in existence." The book explores a number of philosophical themes that Rand would subsequently develop into the philosophy of Objectivism. By 1984 more than five million copies of Atlas Shrugged had been sold, and in a 1991 Library of Congress survey Americans named it second only to the Bible as the book that had most influenced their lives. It is the basis for the trilogy of film adaptations subtitled Part I (2011), Part II (2012), and Part III (2014).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
RAND, AYN. Atlas Shrugged. Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$145000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of Rand's masterpiece; INSCRIBED BY RAND TO LUDWIG VON MISES: "To Dr. and Mrs. Ludwig von Mieses- / -Cordially- / Ayn Rand / 8/22/57". A spectacular association copy linking two of the most influential economic figures of the twentieth century. In August 1957 -nearly two months before the book was available to the public - Rand presented this copy of the first edition of Atlas Shrugged to Ludwig von Mises (sometimes spelled "von Mieses"), the Austrian-American economist and philosopher who was one of the leading figures of the modern libertarian movement, and immediately found a sympathetic ear. After reading Atlas Shrugged, von Mises wrote to Rand, offering strong praise for the book. In a letter to Rand dated January 23, 1958, he wrote:â â ". I enjoyed very much reading Atlas Shrugged and. I am full of admiration for your masterful construction of the plot. But 'Atlas Shrugged' is not merely a novel. It is also-or may I say firstof all-a cogent analysis of the evils that plague our society, a substantiated rejection of the ideology of our self-styled 'intellectuals' and a pitiless unmasking of the insincerity of the policies adopted by governments and political parties. It is a devastating exposure of the 'moral cannibals,' the 'gigolos of science' and of the 'academic prattle' of the makers of the 'anti-industrial revolution.' You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them:you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the effort of men who are better than you. â â "If this be arrogance, as some of your critics observed, it still is the truth that had to be said in this age of the Welfare State.â â "I warmly congratulate you and I am looking forward with great expectations to your future work." The intellectual and philosophical bond between Rand and von Mises remained strong and the Ludwig von Mises Institue notes that "it was largely as a result of Ayn's efforts that the work of von Mises began to reach its potential audience" (Roderick Long).â â Ayn Rand inscribed this copy on August 22, 1957, while the book was not available to the public until October 10, 1957, making this one of the earliest known inscribed copies. (We've located two other copies - inscribed to Cecil B. DeMille and Liln E. Rogers, the mother of Ginger Rogers, - inscribed on the same day.) A remarkable association linking two of the most important defenders of classic liberalism of the 20th century. New York: Random House, 1957. Thick octavo, original green cloth, original dust jacket; custom box. Only the most trivial wear. â â A beautiful copy, and one of the most significant copies, of one of the most influential books of the century. Original cloth, original dust jacket
Seller: Manhattan Rare Book Company, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.