Skip to content

No image available

Atlas Shrugged

No image available

Atlas Shrugged

by Rand, Ayn

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
See description
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Cape Coral, Florida, United States
Item Price
A$3,108.20
Or just A$3,077.12 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
A$6.22 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

New York: Random House, 1957 First edition - "First Printing" so stated on copyright page. First issue dust jacket with $6.95 price and "10/57" at bottom of front dustwrapper flap and publisher's name and address bottom of back flap. 8vo. Green cloth stamped in black and gilt. Top page edges stained blue gray. Tiny hole in cloth in gutter of front board. Tape removal mark near center of rear free endpaper. Jacket was formerly in an acetate jacket cover with black tape at top and bottom edges then jacket cover was clear taped to cover so book has a few small tape stains at edges because of this otherwise bright and clean. Binding is tight. Nice dust jacket not faded. Jacket has a little wear at top of spine corners. Jacket has remained free of the black tape residue except for two tiny spots. Jacket in new acetate cover. Very good or better/near Very Good..

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

Read More: Identifying first editions of Atlas Shrugged

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.

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Cultural Connection US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
17783
Title
Atlas Shrugged
Author
Rand, Ayn
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1957
Bookseller catalogs
General #1;

Terms of Sale

Cultural Connection

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

About the Seller

Cultural Connection

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2016
Cape Coral, Florida

About Cultural Connection

Home to collectible and scarce or rare hard to find books and quality collectible fine art including wood sculpture, limited edition cast marble sculpture, paintings and wood block prints. Our book inventory has a large number of first editions, books autographed by the author, maps, limited editions and books with engravings. We have many scarce and collectible books. Our book specialties are art, archaeology, history, natural history, and fiction. Our art collection includes African tribal art, American, antiques, Asian, Eskimo, European, Far Eastern, Indian, Mid Eastern, 17th, 18th and 19th century, 20th century, contemporary, and Precolumbian art.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Copyright page
The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gutter
The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Dustwrapper
Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

Frequently asked questions

This Book’s Categories

tracking-