Atlas Shrugged – Ayn Rand – 1957 | First Edition, First Printing

This copy of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is a first edition, first printing of the best-selling dystopian novel that Rand considered to be her magnus opus. Utilizing a futuristic setting marked by economic and political disfunction where productive and innovative individuals in business, science, and the arts begin mysteriously disappearing, Rand showcases her philosophy of Objectivism through a discussion of individual rights and what it means to pursue happiness in a free market society. Atlas Shrugged was the last fiction novel Rand published during her lifetime, produced in 1957 by Random House in New York.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atlas Shrugged
• Author: Ayn Rand
• Publisher: New York: Random House
• Edition: First edition, first printing; 1957
  • First printing stated on copyright page
• Binding: Original green publisher’s cloth
  • Later state dust jacket
• Format: Octavo (8vo), single volume
• Size: ~ 8.75in x 6in (22cm x 15cm)
• Collation: [8], 1168, [4]
• Contents Include:
  • Full text of Atlas Shrugged

Condition:

Good. The binding is secure, with mild wear at the corners and foot of the spine, and showing noticeable discoloration and staining. The hinges are intact and secure, and the text block is tight. Half title is torn. Pages are clean and free of foxing. Includes a later state dust jacket, price-clipped, with some small rips and creases but generally in Very Good condition.

Why Collect This?

• First edition with “First Printing” stated
• Last of Rand’s novels published during her lifetime
• Philosophical 20^th-century American fiction

Item Number: #31307