Atlas Shrugged [First Printing] by Rand, Ayn - 1957

New York: Random House, 1957. Stated first printing. Bright green full-cloth boards, crisp gilt cover initials and spine titles on sharp black field, moderate shelf wear, rub, toning. Deckled pages near fine. Stylish vintage fountainpen-like signature inside cover: Cara E. Butte". Sharp dark green top-stain. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, chip, discoloration, fleck; unclipped 6.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Striking cover art by George Salter. Code 10/57 to front flap. Rare near very good first printing in good original wrapper. In Rand's greatest achievement - and last work of fiction - she dramatizes her unique philosophy through an intellectual story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, and sexuality. Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life. Endowed w/larger-than-life characters and charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is a revolutionary epic. 1184 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.