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Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Orange Park, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1957. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First edition, with "First Printing" stated on the copyright page. First-issue dust jacket with publisher's $6.95 price and 10/57 date printed on front flap. Green cloth binding with gold lettering on black title block on the spine. Blue top edge. Peach endpapers. Untrimmed page edges. 1,168 text pages. NEAR FINE book in VERY GOOD + dust jacket. Book is bright and clean with just a few very slight touches of wear, some light creasing in the cloth at the spine ends, a slight touch of sunning to the spine and a moderately sun-faded blue top edge. Tightly bound, straight and square, with no bumping to the edges and no cracking to the hinges. Excellent interior with flawless pages except for a light bottom corner crease on the dedication page and the following contents page. No previous owner markings. Dust jacket is very bright and very clean with no sun-fading. Light wear at the spine ends and folds. Very slight touch of wear on spine surface. Front panel has a 3/4" closed tear at top edge of front panel along spine fold and a 1/2" one at bottom front corner. Small pinprick hole on front flap at fold and bottom edge. Otherwise unworn with no creasing or stains. Jacket is protected in a new archival mylar cover..
Synopsis
Ayn Rand in her most controversial book yet, depicts a dystopian United State. A world of private businesses that are increasingly penalized and weighted through laws and regulations, stepping over the people who carry out that labor. As a mysterious figure, John Gault appears on the scene; the country’s top banker, an oil producer, a professor, a composer, and a distinguished judge disappear without a trace, abandoning their professions and loved ones. In turn a revolution begins, creating a new society based on the ‘philosophy of selfishness’ in efforts to be dismissed from the exploitation of those with authority and power. Atlas Shrugged “is a mystery story, not about the murder of a man’s body, but about the murder — and rebirth — of man’s spirit.” -Ayn Rand
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Reviews
On Jun 7 2017, a reader said:
Atlas Shrugged is perhaps the greatest, most revealing novel ever written. It is larger than life, and a truly philosophical, dramatic, exalting, and suspenseful read.
On Feb 6 2017, a reader said:
A life changimg read.
On Dec 7 2004, Pazzo Books said:
If you liked The Fountainhead but thought the philosophy took a back seat to character development and plot, Atlas Shrugged is great - not concerning itself with such outmoded details like characters who might exist and avoiding exposition, Atlas Shrugged is the most pedantic, two-dimensional book ever. Huzzah.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Odysseus Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3956
- Title
- Atlas Shrugged
- Author
- Ayn Rand
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- collectible, 1st edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; First Printings;
Terms of Sale
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