Atlas Shrugged [First Printing]

New York: Random House, 1957. Stated first printing. Bright green full-cloth boards, gilt cover initials and spine titles on black field, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub, toning. Deckled pages near very good, no writing. Vinatge signature at front endpaper. Dark green top-stain, moderate sunning. Bind good; hinges intact. Original dust wrapper, some edge wear, chip, fleck, discoloration; unclipped 6.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Striking cover art by George Salter. Code 10/57 to front flap. Scarce good first printing in near good original wrapper. Stylish vintage bookplate inside cover: "Books are keys to wisdom's treasure: Books are paths that upward lead; Books are gates to lands of pleasure, Books are friends, Come, let use read. 'W. H. Garner, Jr.'" Plate in vivid hues of red and blues appear as plaque over b.g. of small village milieu. 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. Good/Good. Illus. by Salter, George (Jacket Design). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.