For the New Intellectual [Ayn Rand's Personal Copy]
Rand, Ayn
Sold by The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 30 November 2006
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketThis rare example hails from Ayn Rand's personal library with written provenance following her passing in 1982. Includes typed and signed statement of authenticity from original collector that this was Ayn's personal copy. This volume is housed in a custom clamshell with royal blue cloth and gilt titles with Rand's classic facsimile signature below: "From Ayn Rand's Library, For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand." Case with moderate shelf, corner wear. Includes original typed and hand signed letter from the manager of Palo Alto Book Service - Books By Mail Worldwide then located at 200 California Avenue. This letter or Certificate of Authenticity states: "In December 1984, we obtained from the Executor of Ayn Rand's Estate a number of her books which she personally had owned. One of them was this copy of FOR THE NEW INTELLECTUAL, 5th printing which we sold to Bob Peterson in November, 1985. 'Jan Austin, Manager.'" Stated Fifth Printing at copyright page. Black full-cloth boards, stylized blind-stamped cover initials, gilt spine titles with light blue accents, light shelf wear, bump. Pages near fine, clean and without writing. Subtle light green top-stain, near fine; rarely noticed or remaining - occasionally appears as yellow after sunning. Dark green matte endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper moderate shelf wear, rub, discoloration; unclipped 3.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic portrait at back panel of Ayn Rand by Dan Greene with her stylish facsimile signature below. Very attractive. Date code 3/61 at front flap. Near fine fifth printing in near very good original wrapper protected in custom clamshell with the most amazing and apropos provenance possible. Contents: "Preface by Ayn Rand; For the New Intellectual; We the Living; Anthem; The Fountainhead: The Nature of the Second Hander; The Soul of a Collectivist; The Soul of an Individualist; Atlas Shrugged: The Meaning of Money; The Martyrdom of the Industrialists; The Moral Meaning of Capitalism; The Meaning of Sex; 'From Each According to His Ability, To Each According to His Need'; The Forgotten Man of Socialized Medicine; The Nature of an Artist; 'This is John Galt Speaking.'" The author of Anthem, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged presents the essentials of her philosophy. Rand's first non-fiction volume shortly following her magnum opus - Atlas Shrugged. Ayn Rand authoritatively challenges the prevalent philosophical doctrines of our time - and the guilt, panic and despair they create. Rand proposes a new moral philosophy - an ethic of rational self-interest - that stands in sharp opposition to the ethics of self-sacrifice. The fundamentals of this morality are set forth. She categorizes various participants in human history, who have been a force for evil, as being an Attila or a Witch Doctor. An Attila is one who uses physical or brute force to accomplish goals. A Witch Doctor (a philosopher, religious person, or type of intellectual) utilizes the written or spoken word to persuade or intimidate individuals to counter their rational minds, often to the advantage of an Attila. She concludes the title essay by explaining the necessity for a type of new intellectual obtaining prominence. The new intellectual promotes the use of reason to persuade his or her fellow men and women; as opposed to the threat of force in order to persuade by fear. Manufactured in the United States of America by H. Wolff. 242 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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