New York: Bobbs-Merrill. Fair with no dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth covers. Page 9 number 9 looks like o. Page 321 Line 5 "refrred." Page381 Line 4 short G in GW. Page 480 Line 2 Domininque. Covers have heavy foxing and wear around edges. Corners rounded with boards showing. Bottom 1/4" of spine missing with a tear 4" up the spine on back. Top spine end heavily frayed. Title on front cover and spine faded. Bottom of back cover torn and repaired with scotch tape. Both hinges broken but held by mull. FFEP has had bookplate partially removed and shows moisture damage (possibly from bookplate removal). FFEP also has former owner's name in pencil. Page 323 has been repaired with tape. Text has scattered page folding and signs of repeated reading. Book is askew. .

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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.

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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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Bookseller: Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 339
Title: The Fountainhead
Author: Rand, Ayn
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1943

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