Objectivist by Ayn Rand, Signed (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED and Dated by Ayn Rand, this item turns up no previous appearance in commerce: Signed First Edition/First Printing of the bound volume of AYN RAND's FIRST PERIODICAL, The Objectivist Newsletter [TON], containing the entire contents of the Newsletter (1962-65), much of which has never appeared elsewhere in print. Issued in a single state of an estimated 5000 copies (Perinn, C6) no SIGNED first printing has ever been offered -- until now. "For me," Rand wrote in 1976, "every article has to involve some new identification, big or small, not only new to my readers but new to me." In this bound volume of TON, Rand collectors and enthusiasts will discover an avalanche of new identifications, many elsewhere unpublished, from full-length articles (including her very first article for TON, "Choose Your Issues") to several of her book reviews, to her unfavorable "Book Report" on Mickey Spillane, an author for whom she had repeatedly expressed admiration. Too, this first printing of all 48 issues of TON offers the first appearance in book form of some of Rand's legendary speeches ("Is Atlas Shrugging," "What Is Capitalism?") and groundbreaking discoveries ( Man's Rights," "The Psycho-Epistemology of Art."). Within these pages, you'll discover the historic moment when and where Rand altered her definition of "reason" -- "the primary concern of my work and the essence of Objectivism" by eliminating a single word and its required comma. Have you heard today's conservatives and liberals accuse each other of peddling "extremist" views? Reread Rand's brazenly first-hand elucidation of "Extremism or the Art of Smearing." Are you concerned with campus turmoil and violent demonstrations on university grounds? Apprehend "The Cashing-In: The Student Rebellion," which might have been written this year for its unparalleled, prescient analysis. While individual issues of TON and Rand's later periodicals have appeared on the market, here is the only signed copy of the bound volume of Rand's first periodical ever offered. No writings or markings of any kind. A few small smudges on the back cover. Book is ever so slightly cocked, else a fine, unique copy. Issued without jacket. Book #v1401. $5000. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, as well as other legends and landmarks. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Rarely encountered SIGNED by Ayn Rand! Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology (New York: The Objectivist, 1967). The human mind is able to grasp the electronic structure of a water molecule and to chart the trajectory of a planet. What explains this unparalleled cognitive emancipation, far outstripping that of any other animal? But we have been wrong before; can we ever know what is right? May we justifiably rely on our conclusions, can we ever achieve certainty of them, or are we doomed to perpetual doubt? These questions belong to the province of epistemology the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge. And the answers depend crucially on one central issue in epistemology: the nature and validity of concepts. In her Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, Ayn Rand plants her theory of knowledge by means of its central feature, a new theory of the nature, formation and validation of concepts. Along the way, she provides her fundamental answer to the crusading skepticism of the modern era, the mounting attacks on absolutes, certainty, reason itself. "What is at stake here," she emphasizes in her Foreword, "is the cognitive efficacy of man s mind." Originally published in eight consecutive issues of Rand's periodical The Objectivist (July 1966 Feb. 67), this landmark of intellectual history, a signed Presentation copy of its first appearance in book form, is a tangible link to one of the 20th century's most influential and controversial thinkers. It elaborates in detail Rand's historic and highly original solution to the problem of universals: the question of to what precisely concepts refer in reality. Rand's solution is the foundation of her distinctive account of objectivity and the source of the name she gave to her philosophy: Objectivism. Rand had certainly met inscriptee Allyn Brodsky. She inscribed this copy within a month of its publication. Further, in 1968, when Bobbs Merrill published a 25 Anniversary Edition of The Fountainhead, critic Norah Ephron wrote a plodding, concrete-bound review of the novel for The New York Times Book Review, expressing wonder at novel's lasting appeal. "I deliberately skipped over all the passages about egoism and altruism," Ephron wrote. "And I spent the next year hoping I would meet a gaunt, orange-haired architect who would rape me" (May 5, 1968). In a letter to the editor of the Times Book Review, Mr. Brodsky wrote of Ms. Ephron: "For some help, she might look to why Miss Rand' s books are so impossible to put down: the excitement and drama of a successful heroic struggle, captured in a masterfully competent and brilliantly evocative prose style" (June 9, 1968). A signed first edition of The Fountainhead (1943) and a signed first printing of the 25 Anniversary Edition (1968) are also available from Pen Ultimate Rare Books. Some minor rubbing and light soiling to covers. Lightly penciled notes on the inside back cover. Save for Rand s inscription, no other writings or markings within the book s pages. From her initial portrait of the first ideal man to her revolutionary theory of concepts, the fountainhead is Ayn Rand. Book #Bv1148. $4000. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, and other legends and landmarks. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Condition: very good with slight shelf wear Pamphlet text first published in The Objectivist July, 1966 - February, 1967. Signed by the author in an inscription: "To _ Wishing you "best premises" and success Ayn Rand 3/30/73". Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED and Inscribed to a most important associate of Ayn Rand, Dr. George Walsh, Professor of Philosophy, who attended all of the sessions of the "epistemology seminars "Rand gave privately in 1970, the year of this inscription. Dr. Walsh would write a lengthy article on Herbert Marcuse for Rand's publication "The Objectivist" shortly after she presented him with this copy. Perhaps Rand's most complex non-fiction title--and most difficult to find inscribed, this book addresses the question of the cognitive efficacy of man's mind. This is the ORIGINAL First Printing monograph publication, published by Rand herself! A true Ayn Rand rarity, presented and inscribed to a most important philosophic/personal associate. Cover bears slight evidence of handling; interior fresh with (presumably) Dr. Walsh's very light pencil marks on a few pages. Book #P1126. $7500. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, erotica, history, and science. Signed by Author(s).