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Seller: Barry's Books, Comfort, TX, U.S.A.Barry's Books
AbeBooks seller since September 30, 2004
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 1,490.61
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VERY RARE - SCARCE EDITION, RARE FIRST EDITION-FIRST STATE, With FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET, ATLAS SHRUGGED by AYN RAND, NEW YORK: Random House. 1957. [published date: 1957]. Rare First Edition, first printing. Thick 8vo. 8.75" x 6.0" inches. (LxB). Pp. viii, 1168 pages. Top edges tinted blue. Original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover & spine still bright. RARE FIRST EDITION-FIRST STATE IN THE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET. DJ priced $6.95 & dated 10/57 on the front flap. DJ safe in an archival acetate protector. A classic work. A rare book in the original publisher's green cloth binding, in a very good to a near fine condition, very minor wear to spine ends & corners, pages are unusually clean & bright. Minor edgeware to DJ, small-tiny bleed from DJ to front cover at the bottom corner, hardly visible. Atlas Shrugged From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States. It was Rand's fourth, longest, and last novel, and she considered it her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing.[1] As indicated by its working title The Strike, the book explores a dystopian United States where leading industrialists and businessmen refuse to allow the government to exploit their labor for the "general good." The protagonist, Dagny Taggart, sees society collapse around her as the government increasingly asserts control over all industry, while society's most productive citizens, led by the mysterious John Galt, progressively disappear. Galt describes the strike as "stopping the motor of the world" by withdrawing the "minds" that drive society's growth and productivity; with their strike these creative minds hope to demonstrate that the economy and society would collapse without the profit motive and the efforts of the rational and productive. The novel's title is a reference to the mythical Titan Atlas, who in the novel is said to hold the weight of the world on his shoulders.[2] The novel includes elements of mystery and science fiction,[3] and contains Rand's most extensive statement of Objectivism in any of her works of fiction, a lengthy monologue delivered by the strike's leader, John Galt.[4] The theme of Atlas Shrugged is the morality of rational self-interest. It advocates the core tenets of Rand's philosophy of Objectivism and expresses her concept of human achievement. The book explores a number of philosophical themes that Rand would subsequently develop into the philosophy of Objectivism.[5][6] It centers on the decline of Western civilization, and Rand described it as demonstrating the theme of "the role of man's mind in existence." In doing so it expresses many facets of Rand's philosophy, such as the advocacy of reason, individualism, the market economy and the failure of government. Atlas Shrugged received largely negative reviews after its 1957 publication,[7] but achieved enduring popularity and consistent sales in the following decades. In the wake of the late 2000s recession sales of Atlas Shrugged have sharply increased, according to The Economist magazine and The New York Times. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- ATLAS SHRUGGED
- Author
- AYN RAND
- Publisher
- Random House, New York
- Publication year
- 1957
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Cloth
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item weight
- 2.13 pounds
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Barry's Books
Comfort, TX, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since September 30, 2004
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Barry's Books has been in existence for approximately 40 years. I have bought and sold various books of a general nature in over 35 states and 15 countries. My inventory, although small by most standards is unique in that I have collected some of the most unusual and hard to find titles in the best condition possible. Many of the books are signed, limited editions, first editions, or unusual illustrated editions. I am slowly liquidating my personal collection of books which have never before been offered.…
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Barry's Books
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