Atlas Shrugged [Eighth Printing]

Rand, Ayn

Published by Random House, New York, 1957

About this Item

Stated eighth printing. Rare tangible. Green full cloth boards, gilt cover initials and spine titles on crisp, black field, light shelf wear. Deckled pages near fine, clean. Vintage inscription at front pastedown: "Xmas 1965. Robert- Our very best holiday wishes - Hope you enjoy this book - It's one of our favorites. Gene & Joan." Bind fine; hinges intact. Matching first edition facsimile jacket protected in new, clear sleeve. Striking cover art by George Salter. Very attractive. Near fine eighth printing in fine facsimile 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 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atlas Shrugged [Eighth Printing]
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book