New York: Random House, Date: 1957. First edition, first printing. 1168 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Recent full green morocco, spine tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, t.e.g. Fine. First edition, first printing. 1168 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Ayn Rand, Finely Bound. Handsome copy of Rand's best-selling, controversial, and influential novel. It was the last work of fiction she published during her lifetime, and it was her magnum opus, comprising her most ambitious story - what happens when the prime movers of the world go on strike - and clearly illustrating the principles of her Objectivist philosophy through an iconic speech by the hero of the novel, John Galt. 1957. Random House US

New York: Random House, Date: 1957. First. hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition (stated First Printing on copyright page) in a fine dust jacket, with original price on front flap. 1957. Random House US

[publisher: Random House, New York] First Edition First Printing (stated) in a stunning, first issue dust jacket, with $6.95 on front flap and 10/57 printed on the lower front flap and the Random House name and address on the lower rear flap; short closed tear at foot of rear jacket fold. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Atlas Shrugged is Ms. Rand's most important work and embodies her philosophy of objectivism. In a 1991 Library of Congress survey, a majority of Americans polled, named Atlas Shrugged as the book that had influenced their lives the most next to the Bible. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. A beautiful copy.
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New York: Random House, Date: 1957. First Edition. Fine/Fine. First Printing (stated) in a stunning, first issue dust jacket, with $6.95 on front flap and 10/57 printed on the lower front flap and the Random House name and address on the lower rear flap; short closed tear at foot of rear jacket fold. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Atlas Shrugged is Ms. Rand's most important work and embodies her philosophy of objectivism. In a 1991 Library of Congress survey, a majority of Americans polled, named Atlas Shrugged as the book that had influenced their lives the most next to the Bible. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. A beautiful copy. 1957. Random House US

New York: Random House, Date: 1967. Tenth Anniversary Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Signed limited tenth anniversary edition. Number 1,454 of a limited 2,000 copies signed by Ayn Rand. Bound in publisher's original coarse blue cloth lettered in gilt with spine blocked in royal blue. Fine in Near Fine lightly rubbed and lightly clouded original acetate jacket, in original blue card slipcase which is toned, lightly bumped, lightly soiled, worn through at the joints and with a superficial tear to the paper covering on the top panel. A beautiful copy, signed by Ayn Rand. 1967. Random House US

New York: Random House, Date: 1957. First edition. hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition (so stated on copyright page) in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. 1957. Random House US

Washington DC: Institute of Inter-American Transportation, Date: 1947. First edition. Original pictorial paper wraps stapled at spine. 199 pages with multiple illustrations and charts. Gently toned, but overall a tight, pleasing copy. With provenance from Ayn Rand's library, and including 45 pages annotated in pencil by Ayn Rand as she conducted research for what would become her most influential work, Atlas Shrugged. Atlas Shrugged, Rand's fourth, final, and longest novel, depicts a dystopian America where reason, individualism, and capitalism have been set aside in favor of government control and coercion. At the book's center are railroad heiress Dagny Taggart, her steel magnate lover Hank Rearden, and Rand's unforgettable non-conformist hero John Galt. Railroads and trains become more than a backdrop for the action, functioning as a symbol of all that Objectivism can bring to a crumbling collectivist U.S. For this reason, Rand's research into the rail industry was crucial -- and The United States Railway Mission to Mexico provided her with in depth information about the industry. Documenting American efforts to restore and repair railway lines through Mexico, the report contains background on the project's mission and organization, cost and investment numbers, and details on the work done and its results. Throughout in pencil, Rand scores key areas of interest, at times leaving exclamation and question marks for particularly important sections. Of note are sections ...