Atlas Shrugged [Signed & Inscribed]

Rand, Ayn

Published by Random House, New York, 1957

About this Item

Beautifully signed and inscribed by Ayn Rand at half-title page: "To John W. Wheeler - - Cordially - 12/12/72, Ayn Rand". Rare signed trade edition from this unique period. Stated Thirteenth Printing at copyright. 1957 also at copyright page; no other dates. Circa 1972 printing matching the first in design, quality and dimensions. Dark red or burgundy full-cloth boards, crisp gilt cover initials and spine titles on black field, light cover, corner wear; moderate spine concavity. Deckled pages near fine, bright; no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Presented in beautiful and complete matching wrapper, slight shelf wear, toning; unclipped 15.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Features the original first edition jacket design with cover painting by George Salter and Ayn Rand NYC office portrait at back panel. Rare sharp signed early printing in same wrapper. Likely inscribed to John W. Wheeler, A.C.E. He was the editor of many and several prominent films and series beginning in the 1960s including, but not limited to: "The Parallax View"; "The Onion Field"; "Rocky IV"; "Star Trek: First Contact"; "The Challenge"; "Serial"; "Roots: The Next Generations"; "The Sterile Cuckoo"; additionally, four episodes of the acclaimed series "Search" in 1972-73. Wheeler received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Editing for "Separate But Equal" featuring Burt Lancaster and Sidney Poitier. In Ayn 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 sex. 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 with 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 [Signed & Inscribed]
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Salter, George (Cover Art)
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Book Type: Book