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Rand, Ayn. For the New Intellectual The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. Random House, New York, 1961.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Printing" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy that is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Ayn Rand. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the spine. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. 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.
Price: US$2495.00 + shipping
Description: dj w/unclipped price; in mylar 242 clean, unmarked pages. 1st printing Size: 8 vo
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. For The New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. Random House, New York, 1961.
Price: US$2800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Signed by Ayn Rand in blue ink on half title. viii, 242pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, front stamped in blind, with gilt spine lettering and green ruling. Near Fine with small stain to top edge, age toning to contents, in a Near Fine dust jacket, tiny closed tear to front panel, light rubbing, front flap crased, unclipped ($3.95). A signed statement of beliefs from the originator of Objectivism and novelist who wrote Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. For The New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. Random House, New York, 1961.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Signed by Ayn Rand in blue ink on half title. viii, 242pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, front stamped in blind, with gilt spine lettering and green ruling. Near Fine with former owner's name on front free endpaper, in lightly worn Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. A signed statement of beliefs from the originator of Objectivism and novelist who wrote Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. For the New Intellectual. Random House, New York, 1961, 1961.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Ayn Rand. A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $3.95 printed price present on the front flap with slight wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy in collector's condition SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Rand, Ayn. For the New Intellectual (Presentation Copy). Random House, New York, 1961.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original black publisher's cloth binding. Small bump to top front corner. Dark blue endpapers with mild offsetting. Near Fine in a like jacket, which is unclipped and shows only slight creasing and wear to corners. Inscribed and signed by Rand on the half title in the year of publication: "To Bob -- my invaluable 'executive secretary,' assistant and lieutenant commander-- Gratefully, Ayn. April 1, 1961." Robert Hessen, to whom this copy was inscribed, was Rand's trusted personal assistant. Rand's chronicle crediting Aristotle with the rise of Western civilization and calling for the present generation of intellectuals to prevent civil destruction by continuing to value and promote abstract ideas and individuality. "In response to the practical problems of the 1960s many public figures were calling for a retreat from intellectual concerns in favor of blind tradition or range-of-the-moment pragmatism. Ayn Rand rejected this approach.For the New Intellectual is Rand's manifesto on the fundamental producers and their enemies in Western civilization, the philosophical ideas responsible for this conflict, and the philosophy necessary to lead Western civilization to new heights" (Ayn Rand Lexicon). Bonhams lot 3187 (2005). Provenance: From the private collection of Jay T. Snider. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.