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The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel’s protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation. Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man, and his struggle reflects Rand’s belief that individualism is superior to collectivism.
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Ayn Rand Fountainhead 1943 1st Edition Printing in Dust Jacket. Sold for nearly $40,000.
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Ayn Rand first edition, signed copy of “Anthem.”
Hardcover with dustjacket. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, LTD.: 1953. Copy given to Nathaniel Branden, her purported protege and lover. Signed and inscribed by Rand in blue ink, “To Barbara and Nathan – – who are now fully my children – to mark your first six-months wedding anniversary – Ayn / July 14, 1953.” Book, which measures 6″x 8.5″, runs 105pp. Thinly-veiled sci-fi-ish allegory supports Rand’s classic Objectivist thesis regarding the subjugation of the ego for the greater whole of society. Dust jacket in near fine condition with minor chips at top. Slight cloth board spotting and very mild toning to interior. A near-perfect signed Ayn Rand first edition copy. Our most expensive Ayn Rand first edition that we have handled. Sold for $22,500.
Signed and inscribed copy of Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead.”
Bobbs-Merrill Company: New York: 1943. Ayn Rand first edition, later printing. Signed in ink to front free endpaper, “To David Weisbart / Thank you for your brilliant job of film editing – and for your philosophical interest – Ayn Rand.” First edition points present as follows: page 9: the “9” looks like an “o” at the bottom; page 321, line 5: “refrred”; page 381, line 4: “G.W. the ‘G’ is shorter; page 480 line 2: Dominique misspelled “Domininque.” Along with “Anthem” and “Atlas Shrugged,” “The Fountainhead” placed Rand in rarified company among the great authors of her generation. Volume shows only minor wear to edges and ends, else excellent condition. An exceptional copy of this literary masterwork by one of the twentieth century’s greatest intellectuals. Nice Ayn Rand first edition. Sold for $3,475.
True Ayn Rand first edition, first printing copy of “We the Living” signed and inscribed by the acclaimed author.
Macmillan: New York: 1936. Rand inscribes the front free endpaper: “To Mary Virginia Inholes [?] — with the very best wishes of the author / Ayn Rand / June 17, 1936” with an excellent, clear signature. One of only 3,000 copies printed, “We the Living” is Rand’s first published book, and considered one of her earliest public statements against Communism. The book is Rand’s closest attempt at autobiography as she mentions in the foreword, and tells the story of life in post-revolutionary Russia. With all first edition points present, including “Published, April 1936″ on copyright page. Bound in beige cloth boards with turquoise lettering. Pages are clean and binding is tight, with only toning to edges and endpapers. Lacking a dustjacket, book measures 5.5″ x 8” and is in near fine condition. Rare Ayn Rand first edition. Sold for $3,800.
Ayn Rand first edition signed, 16th printing of “Atlas Shrugged”, published by Random House: New York: 1957.
Rand signs her name along with the date of 4/10/77 to the title page of this book, which has its original price-clipped dustjacket. Ex-libris copy has stamps to front and rear pastedowns, and pouch to rear free endpaper, as well as stamp to top edge. Runs 1168pp., bound in green cloth boards with “AR” in gold lettering to front. Measures 6.25″ x 8.75″. Aside from library marks, very good to near fine. Excellent Ayn Rand first edition. With PSA/DNA COA. Sold for $2,917.
Signed limited edition of Ayn Rand’s ”Atlas Shrugged.” Random House: New York: 1957. Rand signs the tenth anniversary edition number 1,888 of 2,000 upon the limitation page, ”Ayn Rand”. Considered a definitive novel of the 20th century, ”Atlas Shrugged” is Rand’s skillful fictional vehicle for her philosophy of individualism. She states in the novel’s appendix, ”My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.” Book measures 6” x 8.75” in original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and blue top edges. Housed in the original 6.5” x 9” cardboard slipcase. Fine condition. Sold for $2,129.
Ayn Rand Signed First Edition of ”The Fountainhead”
Ayn Rand’s signed first edition of her most famous work, ”The Fountainhead”. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1943. Rand signs upon the front free endpaper, ”To Allan Briney, M.D. – Cordially – Ayn Rand / 10/9/63”. First edition, later printing with the errors present: page 9 looks like page 0; page 321, line 5 contains misspelling of the word ”referred”; page 480, line 2 has Dominique misspelled as ”Domininque”. Bound in green cloth boards with gilt lettering, measuring 6” x 8”. Discreet abrasions to signature page, somewhat loose binding and sunning to spine. Overall a very good copy.
Sold for $2,000.
Ayn Rand Signed First Edition of ”Anthem” in Beautiful Condition
Ayn Rand signed first edition from a later printing of her novella ”Anthem”, Caxton Printers: Caldwell: 1964. Rand inscribes the front free endpaper in blue ink: ”To Stephen R. Eber / – Cordially – / Ayn Rand / 10/9/67”. Measures 5.75” x 8.5” and runs 105pp. Bound in lime green cloth boards with black lettering. Very minor wear to exterior edges. Near fine. Wear to dustjacket edges and hinges, else near fine. Sold for $1,250.
Ayn Rand’s ”Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal” Signed Limited Edition
Ayn Rand signed ”Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal,” New American Library: New York: 1966. Rand signs the limitation page ”Ayn Rand” in blue ink. This is No. 41 of 700 in its original slipcase. An excerpt from her introduction reads: ”This book is not a treatise on economics. It is a collection of essays on the moral aspects of capitalism…” Runs 305pp. Bound in green cloth boards, with black cloth spine printed in silver lettering. Measures 5.75” x 8.5”. Staining to about one fifth of the rear board, else near fine. Handwritten number 41 is present to the slipcase spine near the base. Staining to upper portion of slipcase, else very good. Sold for $468.
Rare first edition, first printing of one of the most desired books in the history of literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ”The Great Gatsby,” published by Charles Scribner’s Sons: New York: 1925, with the nearly impossible to find first printing dustjacket. Every point is present: 1925 is printed on title page; Charles Scribner’s Sons logo appears on the copyright page with no subsequent printing statements; ”chatter” appears on page 60; ”northern” appears on page 119; ”it’s” is printed on line 16 of page 165; ”sick in tired” is found on page 205; ”Union Street station” is mistyped on line 7-8 of page 211. Bound in dark green cloth boards with title and author’s name blind-stamped to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Francis Cugat’s scarce original unrestored first printing dustjacket has the lowercase ”j” in ”jay Gatsby” on the back panel hand-corrected in ink. Sold for $50,000.
Very rare ”Gone With the Wind” novel signed by the cast. New York: The MacMillan Co., 1938, later edition. Novel is signed on the front endpapers by the leading cast members: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Hattie McDaniel, Ona Munson, Evelyn Keyes, Ann Rutherford, Thomas Mitchell, Carroll Nye, Oscar Polk, and unit manager William J. Scully. Underneath their signatures are the names of their ”Gone With the Wind” characters, written in another hand. Housed in a custom leather clamshell box with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, ”Gone With the Wind / Autographed by Twelve Members of Cast”. Book measures 6” x 9”. Toning to signature page, otherwise very good. With PSA/DNA for all actor’s signatures. Sold for $15,000.
First Edition Set of Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” — “Fellowship of the Ring” & “Return of the King” Are First Printings; “Two Towers” Is Second Printing — All Three Are Near Fine
Very rare first edition, early printing set of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954 & 1955. All three are in extraordinarily near fine condition for both the books and their original dust jackets. “The Fellowship of the Ring” is a first edition, first printing (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954) with map attached to rear flyleaf. Publisher’s red cloth with gilt spine titles. With signature mark “4” at the bottom of page 49. Original dust jacket priced “21s net”. “The Two Towers” is a first edition, second printing (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954) with map attached to rear flyleaf. Publisher’s red cloth with gilt spine titles. Original dust jacket priced “21s net”. “The Return of the King” is a first edition, first printing (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1955) with map attached to rear flyleaf. Signature mark “4” present on page 49, and all lines of type sag in the middle. Publisher’s red cloth with gilt spine titles. Original dust jacket priced “21s net”. All measure 5.75″ x 9″ with top edges red. A beautiful set with only minor edge wear, toning to endpapers and very light wear to jackets. One of the nicest “Lord of the Rings” sets available. Sold for $14,588.
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