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The Fountainhead
by RAND, Ayn
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good-/Fair
- Seller
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Pine Plains, New York, United States
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About This Item
SIGNED, magnificently Inscribed by Ayn Rand only months after publication: "To--One of the few readers I am proud to have--Ayn Rand--September 8, 1943."First Edition/First Issue in that highly prized First Issue dust jacket. Original red cloth, gilt title on cover, repaired and reinforced spine. Original first-issue dust jacket with 6" half-moon shaped chip to spine. Wear to edges of boards, damp staining to front cover and front endpaper. Exposure to moist conditions evident throughout. Housed in a custom clamshell box, red cloth, gilt title over morocco on spine. Signed by Rand on the front endpaper, NOT a "Tipped-in" or "Laid-in" signature. A unique Rand inscription, the likes of which we've never seen in 45 years of hunting her down at the best prices on the market: "One of the few readers I am proud to have--Ayn Rand." Accompanying the book is a very good copy of the rare pamphlet, "A Letter from Ayn Rand. Author of The Fountainhead," issued by Bobbs Merrill in response to the deluge of requests for information about the novel and its author. Pamphlet is very difficult to obtain. Book #C1117. $16,800. *****From the world's largest collection of rare, signed, manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands! *****All our books are sanitized for your protection before mailing.
Synopsis
When The Fountainhead was first published, Ayn Rand 's daringly original literary vision and her groundbreaking philosophy, Objectivism, won immediate worldwide interest and acclaim. This instant classic is the story of an intransigent young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him. This edition contains a special Afterword by Rand's literary executor, Leonard Peikoff which includes excerpts from Ayn Rand's own notes on the making of The Fountainhead . As fresh today as it was then, here is a novel about a hero—and about those who try to destroy him.
Reviews
On Jun 14 2022, a reader said:
One of the most influential books I have ever read yeah she can talk a yes I just need to listen
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pen Ultimate Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C1117
- Title
- The Fountainhead
- Author
- RAND, Ayn
- Format/Binding
- SLIPCASE
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Bobbs Merrill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AYN RAND. ATLAS SHRUGGED. THE fOUNTAINHEAD. OBJECTIVISM. CAPITALISM.
- Bookseller catalogs
- AYN RAND;
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Pen Ultimate Rare Books
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About Pen Ultimate Rare Books
Pen Ultimate Rare Books carries the largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand on the planet! We also carry landmark works of History and Science. And we LOVE English Grammar. Split an infinitive with us!
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Morocco
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- Gilt
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