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The Fountainhead
by Rand, Ayn
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Boise, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
Full red cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on front board and spine (still sharp). Head and heel of spine no longer crisp, tips of three boards lightly bumped, light age toning to outside edges of text block. Early reprint lacking First Edition statement on copyright page, but has first edition points on pages 9, 321 and 480. Dust jacket has $3.00 price on front flap, photo of Rand and three reviews on rear panel. Dust jacket has chipping and wear along top and bottom edges, spine lightly sunned, some age toning to rear panel, age toning and creasing to flaps.
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.
Reviews
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
- Last Word Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1494
- Title
- The Fountainhead
- Author
- Rand, Ayn
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis & New York,
- Date Published
- 1943
- Pages
- 753
- Size
- 8.25" X 5.75”
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Philosophy— Objectivism
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Last Word Books LLC
Biblio member since 2021
Boise, Idaho
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- Gilt
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- Heel
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- Copyright page
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
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- First Edition
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