Anthem by RAND, Ayn - 1953

We carry the largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand on the planet. The rarest title to locate signed: Anthem in dust jacket! Cassell, London, 1953. First Printing of "Cassell Cheap Editions" copy of Anthem with an alphabetical list of other titles on back panel of jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. UNMATCHED RARE SIGNED Ayn Rand in Original, UNrevised Text before she revised it for American publication the same year! 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 #P1125. $8800. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.