Atlas Shrugged [First Printing in Original Wrapper]

Stated first printing. Green full-cloth boards, gilt cover initials and spine titles on black field, some corner, edge wear, rub, discoloration. Deckled pages generally very good; no writing. Light crease to first few; light bleed to back few pages. Dark green top-stain. Bind square, intact. Original dust wrapper, moderate chip, edge wear, sunning, discoloration; unclipped 6.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Striking cover art by George Salter. Code 10/57 to front flap. Scarce near good first printing in same matching 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.…