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The Fountainhead

by Rand, Ayn

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  • Hardcover
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About This Item

Indianopolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943. Early reprint of first edition in gilt lettered green cloth. 2nd issue Dust jacket (with photo of author on rear panel with 3 book reviews) has small closed tear near front edge and shallow chip along top of spine. $3 price intact on bottom of front jacket flap. Red portion of jacket spine lightly sunned but red on front panel still bright. 1/3" chip at bottom of front panel on jacket. Former owners brief gift inscription on fep dated Christmas 1947. Nice tight attractive book. No statement of printing, In mylar. Nearly 8 1/4" tall at spine.. Early Printing. Green Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Synopsis

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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Details

Bookseller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
000261
Title
The Fountainhead
Author
Rand, Ayn
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good Plus
Edition
Early Printing
Publisher
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Place of Publication
Indianopolis
Date Published
1943
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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Timothy Norlen Bookseller

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About Timothy Norlen Bookseller

I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.

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Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Jacket
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First Edition
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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....

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