Atlas Shrugged by Rand, Ayn - 1957

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at first end page - "Dr. Roy D. McClure, To recall a day when he operated on me - and cured me ! H.L. Mencken 1943". With bookplate of Roy Donaldson McClure. Dr McClure completed his surgical residency under Dr. William S. Halsted, who is considered the father of American surgery, and then became the first Surgeon-in-Chief at the Henry Ford Hospital, serving there from 1916 until he retired in 1951. During that time he became internationally recognized for his skills as a surgeon. A great Association Copy, Very Good, lacking the dust jacket, two 1943 newspaper clipping reviews laid in. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

London: John Hamilton Ltd., 1927. Limited Edition, one of 1500 unnumbered copies, 1450 of which were for sale. Prefaced by Life of Rabelais by Henri Clouzot, illustrated by 525 vignettes by Joseph Hemard, xxvii, 808 pp. In signed Sangorski & Sutcliffe full calf binding, covers with blind rule between double gilt rules, back with five raised bands extending onto covers to terminate in trefoils. gilt lettering and double gilt rules, wide gilt ruled dentelles, decorative floral end papers, all edges gilt. Very Good, two bumps to fore edge resulting in small marginal edge tears pp. 63-104 and 535-578. light rubbing to calf at tips, front joint starting to show wear, nautical-themed bookplate of Ralph Starkweather front end page. A quite handsome copy. . Limited Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Thick 8vo. Limited Edition.

London: John Murray, 1837. xxiii,(1), 515 pp, vii, (1), 586 pp. Frontispiece engraving of Goldsmith's Monument in Westminster Abbey facing title page Vol. !, facsimile letter facing t.p. Vol. II In contemporary fine binding of full polished calf, the backs ornately gilt, with red and brown morocco labels lettered in gilt, the covers with double gilt rules, top edges gilt, marbled end papers, from the collection of noted American book collector M.D. Thatcher, his bookplates front paste downs and his signatures in pencil verso front end pages. A Fine and lovely set with notable provenance, a few tiny rubs to calf. . First Edition. Polished Calf. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1887. First Edition, published 1887-1895. Complete 11 volume set, from the collection of Melville Best Anderson, distinguished American scholar noted for authoring the first complete translation into English and in triple rime of Dante's "Divine Comedy". His ownership signature in most of the volumes, and a two stanza, eight line dedication to Anderson front end page of Vol. I, dated May 12, 1887, signed F.F.B. ( author unknown) that reads : " As one in city streets, amidst the noise, The din and tumult of the discordant scene, Viewing a lovely flower yearns for the joys Of roaming free o'er fields of living green. So in my dusty ways of toil and care, This book, O friend, brings to my fancy's flights Longing for larger strolls amidst these fair And splendid fields thick blossoming with delights." Eleven volumes bound in original dark green cloth, gilt lettering, top edges gilt, dark brown end papers. Near Fine, small rubs… Read More

New York: Dodd Mead, 1912. Belgian born author who wrote in French and winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize for literature, known primarily for these philosophical essays. Eight volumes of the 10 volume series published by Dodd, Mead between 1912-1914. Uniformly bound in contemporary half red morocco over light red buckram boards, matching buckram end papers, the tops gilt, backs decorated in gilt. Very Good Plus, light wear to covers, Lacking the volumes "Death" and "Life of the Bee". Titles included are "Treasure of the Humble", "Wisdom and Destiny", "The Buried Temple", "The Double Garden", "Measure of the Hours", "Our Eternity", "The Unknown Guest", and "On Emerson, Etc.". Translated from the French by Alfred Sutro, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos and Montrose J. Moses. Uncommon as a set and in lovely binding. **This set will require additional charges for priority and international mail. Please inquire… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at first end page - "Dr. Roy D. McClure, To recall a day when he operated on me - and cured me ! H.L. Mencken 1943". With bookplate of Roy Donaldson McClure. Dr McClure completed his surgical residency under Dr. William S. Halsted, who is considered the father of American surgery, and then became the first Surgeon-in-Chief at the Henry Ford Hospital, serving there from 1916 until he retired in 1951. During that time he became internationally recognized for his skills as a surgeon. A great Association Copy, Very Good, lacking the dust jacket, two 1943 newspaper clipping reviews laid in. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

London: John Murray, 1837. xxiii,(1), 515 pp, vii, (1), 586 pp. Frontispiece engraving of Goldsmith's Monument in Westminster Abbey facing title page Vol. !, facsimile letter facing t.p. Vol. II In contemporary fine binding of full polished calf, the backs ornately gilt, with red and brown morocco labels lettered in gilt, the covers with double gilt rules, top edges gilt, marbled end papers, from the collection of noted American book collector M.D. Thatcher, his bookplates front paste downs and his signatures in pencil verso front end pages. A Fine and lovely set with notable provenance, a few tiny rubs to calf. . First Edition. Polished Calf. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1849. 8vo, pp. [4], iii, [1], 327; [4], 346; [4], 308. Three volumes bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, marbled end papers and edges, the armorial bookplates of J.Q. Loring. Very Good Plus, the end papers evenly browned, light rubbing to boards, internally clean, a handsome set, without half-titles or ads at end of Vol. III. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1887. First Edition, published 1887-1895. Complete 11 volume set, from the collection of Melville Best Anderson, distinguished American scholar noted for authoring the first complete translation into English and in triple rime of Dante's "Divine Comedy". His ownership signature in most of the volumes, and a two stanza, eight line dedication to Anderson front end page of Vol. I, dated May 12, 1887, signed F.F.B. ( author unknown) that reads : " As one in city streets, amidst the noise, The din and tumult of the discordant scene, Viewing a lovely flower yearns for the joys Of roaming free o'er fields of living green. So in my dusty ways of toil and care, This book, O friend, brings to my fancy's flights Longing for larger strolls amidst these fair And splendid fields thick blossoming with delights." Eleven volumes bound in original dark green cloth, gilt lettering, top edges gilt, dark brown end papers. Near Fine, small rubs… Read More

London: William Pickering, 1831. Two volumes in fine stamp-signed bindings by Hayday of full polished calf, gilt backs, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Very Good, title labels mostly lost, hinges showing some wear, scattered spotting to end papers only, corners rubbed, small stamp of Tilden Library dated 1895 verso of title pages. Interiors clean and lovely. A rather uncommon Pickering publication with a quite interestin New York City provenance. Samuel Jones Tilden (1814-1886) was a former New York governor who had run for U.S. president in 1876. He went down in history as the first man to win the popular vote, but lose the electoral vote. His personal book collection comprising some 20,000 volumes, along with a good portion of his estate became the driving force behind the foundation of the New York Public Library. . First Collected Edition. Polished Calf. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.