Anthem

SIGNED by Ayn Rand: Anthem in dust jacket! Second Edition, Cassell, London, 1953. First Printing of Revised Anthem, the only copy we've ever seen with its ORIGINAL dust jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. UNMATCHED RARE SIGNED Ayn Rand in the revised, text the same year as its American publication. Octavo; maroon cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; Spine gilt slightly dulled, else Fine. In a bright dustjacket, absent chips or tears and still bearing the 6/- net price on the front flap. Some rubbing present to the red on the front and spine panels, a touch of dustiness at the edges of the rear panel, with a bit of minute wear at the spine ends; Near Fine. This copy -- the only one of its kind we've seen in almost 5 decades of locating rare Rand -- has been inscribed to author, bibliophile and noted science fiction collector Jack Cordes on the front endpaper: "To Jack Cordes - Cordially - Ayn Rand. 12/4/67." Remarkably rare Ayn Rand, not listed in Perinn's thorough bibliography of Ayn Rand! Book #C1222. $8800. We offer the world's largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands.…