Atlas Shrugged
New York: Random House, (1957). First Edition, First Printing. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 1168, [3] pages.
A nice copy of Rand's most important book, in the original dust jacket. The plot features a dystopian United States which has become a welfare state. The most productive and creative scientists, industrialists, and artists withdraw themselves to a mountain hideaway to establish their own society based upon a free economy. Rand used this novel to lay out the core tenets of her philosophy of objectivism.
True first printing of the first edition, with correct jacket price intact, correct date code at lower fore corner of front flap of dust jacket, and publisher's name and address at bottom of rear jacket flap.
Ref. PERINN A4.
Bound in green cloth over boards with beige endpapers and dark blue topstain. Shallow bumps at spine ends, one tiny bump to top fore corner of upper board. Jacket has a hint of toning to spine, a few shallow extremity rubs and chips, a faint stain to rear panel at lower inner margin, a couple of small stains to front panel in 'ED' of the title, a few closed edge tears--one of which was neatly taped from behind by prior owner--and a brown stain to underside of jacket at heel of spine which is barely visible externally. Overall, a very bright and attractive copy.
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