RAND, AYN. 1905-1982. RAND, AYN. 1905-1982. The Fountainhead. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, [1943]. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, top edge stained red, publisher's printed dust jacket. Spine sunned, spine ends and corners somewhat bumped, crease in cloth along front cover, very faint water stains to rear cover. Dust jacket a bit sunned, approx. 4 cm closed tear along rear inside flap fold, a couple of other short closed tears along edges, light soiling, price clipped. FIRST EDITION, in second issue dust jacket with Rand's portrait on rear panel. Rand's novel served as the vehicle for her Objectivist philosophy, 'written [as] a hymn in praise of the individual' (Lorine Pruette, in The New York Times). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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