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New York, 1936. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. MATCHLESS Value! Rand's first novel, one of only 3000 copies, "as near an autobiography as I will ever write" (Rand, 1959). A very good copy with the ORIGINAL, UNrevised text, stripped of Nietzsche's influence. PO's name on front pastedown and toning to back panel. But a highly collectible example of Rand's first novel at the best price on the market. Book #N6232. $1895. We carry the largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand on the planet!

Of We the Living, Ayn Rand wrote to H L Mencken, "I do not know of a better way to make my entrance into the battle. I believe that man will always be an individualist, whether he knows it or not, and I want to make it my duty to make him know it." First Edition copy of the 60th Anniversary Edition of Rand's first novel, a stunning pre-publication copy with publisher's sheet laid it. Unread and just about in As new condition. Book #C3127. $60. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Boldly SIGNED, warmly inscribed, and dated in 1951 by Ayn Rand! Rare, ORIGINAL (unrevised) text of We The Living! London: Cassell & Co., Ltd., 1947.PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed and dated on the front blank endleaf by Rand: "To Eugene D. Williams - - with sincere admiration - Ayn Rand July 21, 1951". Bound in the publisher's original blue/gray cloth, head and foot of spine ever so slightly rubbed, inner and outer hinges fine, some light offsetting to front blank otherwise VERY GOOD. The man to whom Rand inscribed this copy "with sincere admiration," Eugene D Williams, was associated with the legal firm Freston and Files, who were the regular studio lawyers for Warner Brothers and who also provided services to Ayn Rand apart from her Warner Brothers business with "The Fountainhead (1949) movie. Rarely does one find an inscription beyond her customary "Cordially." "We the Living," Ayn Rand's first novel, originally published in 1936, is set in Soviet Russia, from which Rand had fled to America… Read More

"To Linda -- with love and admiration -- Ayn -- November 3, 1942" Incomparably rare Association Copy, early printing of We the Living with original text, presented to a lifelong friend of Ayn Rand, whom Rand had earlier called "the nicest woman I've ever met." Linda Lynneberg is mentioned several times in Ayn Rand's letters to Isabel Paterson and others. Linda is the only one who lasted from We the Living to Atlas and beyond! Octavo, publisher's blue cloth, with red lettering on lightly sunned spine, corners bumped. Publisher's Original pictorial dust jacket: spine panel darkened with large chip to bottom portion, more chips along top edges, several punctures, flap folds with tears, dust soiling. Seventh English edition, published by Cassell, London, 1940, inscribed by Rand on the front flyleaf only four months before the publication of The Fountainhead. 553 pages, 8 1/4" H x 6" W x 1 5/8" D. Unique Rand inscription with incomparable association with the Original (unrevised) text. Book #Pv1326. $6000.… Read More

"as near to an autobiography as I will ever write" (Forward). Random House edition of Rand's first novel, We the Living, which Rand revised to support her mature philosophy two years after the publication of Atlas Shrugged. A tough-find signed in any edition, signed first editions command double this price and higher. Book #Cv2303. $8800. From the world's largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands.

SIGNED by author Martin Anderson to Ray Watt, a prolific builder who did much to define the look of modern Los Angeles, on front flyleaf. The policies of the current administration -- with its ever-widening "infrastructure" proposals, its handouts, its frantic searches for new recipients who demand still more handouts -- speak to the timelessness and timeliness of Anderson's Welfare. Mr. Anderson, later an economic advisor to President Reagan, earned the first PhD in industrial management ever granted by a college or university from the MIT Sloan School of Management. His first book, The Federal Bulldozer, critiqued Johnson's "urban renewal" policies; upon publication MIT Press sent copies to urban renewal agencies and developers across the nation, creating nationwide interest in Anderson's tome. Very likely, young real estate developer Ray watt was among them. Ray Watt, a pioneer and innovator in California real estate, was widely credited as the first in the West to popularize condominiums, strip… Read More

SIGNED/Inscribed by Cline on half-title. What has a body found floating in Hong Kong's harbor to do with the world tungsten metal market? Independent American entrepreneur, Merritt Fury, investigates -- only to learn that his business partnership is in fact part of a criminal conspiracy, the woman he loves is a deadly undercover, and he himself is the conspirator's unsuspecting agent. Au currant on Communist China's espionage. A very fine copy in a jacket with minor shelf wear. Unusual signed by Cline. No other writing or markings in this unread, splendid copy. Book #v5165. $55. We specialize in Rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand including photographs. Do please inquire.

We offer the largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands. First Edition of Who Is Ayn Rand; Save for previous owner's discreet signature on front flyleaf, Fine in a jacket with some creases and minor soiling on rear panel. Protected in mylar. Three essays by Nathaniel Branden, then co-publisher and co-editor with Ayn Rand of The Objectivist Newsletter (1962-65), on Rand's ethics, psychology, and literary method + a biographical sketch by Barbara Branden, the basis for her later bio The Passion of Ayn Rand.Book #P3302. $48. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

"Man the rational being has found his spokesman and his defender. That is the imperishable achievement of Ayn Rand." Only we can offer this Advance Review pre-publication copy (released mid-May, 1962) of Randabilia at this unbeatable price! First Edition First Printing in magnificent, near Library-Quality condition in bright UNclipped jacket. No writings or markings of any kind. No foxing and still tight, likely unread. Publisher's Review copy slip laid in, with title, author, publication date, and price. Plus: "Random House would appreciate two copies of your review." Book #Pv5a311. $129. We carry the world's largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands!

"It is by experiencing happiness that one lives one's life, in any hour, year or the whole of it (Atlas Shrugged). "That," and much more as Who Is Ayn Rand unravels, "is the imperishable achievement of Ayn Rand." A beautiful First Printing, appears unread, in a price-clipped dust jacket with only tiny edgewear. No writings or markings of any kind. Challenging to locate in this condition. Book #Cv2205n. $88. Yes, Nick Gaetano's commemorative Ayn Rand US postage stamp accompanies the book! We carry the largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands. Do please inquire.

"His works prepared the ground for action as well as thought." LOCKE, John. The Works of John Locke. London: Edmund Parker, et al., 1740. Three volumes. Folio (14"H x 9"W). Antique-style gilt-and blind-tooled paneled calf, raised bands, gilt-decorated spines, red morocco labels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Fourth edition of John Locke's collected works, formally attaching Locke's name to important works which he had published anonymously. His influence on world leaders and thinkers undeniable, his works are hailed as groundbreaking in their elucidation of empiricism, revolutionary in their influence on 18th-century world affairs. With frontispiece portrait and memorial plate. A very handsome set. In his oft-quoted tribute to Locke, "The Father of British Empiricism," Voltaire writes, "Many a philosopher has written the tale of the soul's adventures, but now a sage has appeared who has, more modestly, written its history. Locke has developed human reason before men, as an excellent anatomist… Read More

SIGNED by von Mises, soft cover as issued, an invaluable contribution to Misesian scholarship, this bibliography was originally presented to von Mises on the occasion of his 80 birthday. "But as soon as it went to print, I was dissatisfied with it because I had found some omissions" (Bien). Bien, von Mises' student, assistant, and friend, revised it to include "not only Mises's published works in all languages, but crucial passages from contemporary reviews of Mises's works, including reviews in German, French, and Spanish. I had help with the Italian, and the Czech I left only in titles, but the rest I did myself" (Bien). Prepared with the assistance of von Mises himself, this is the first revised edition of his works from his earliest until Dec. 1969. "However," Bien writes in her Introduction, "even Dr. Mises cannot say for sure whether or not there are omissions." Essential for any von Mises collector and RARE signed by him. A splendid example. Book #Pv2102. $3900. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand,… Read More

SIGNED directly to title page "Regards" without personalization, an UNread, First Edition of Panetta's controversial memoir. "If we don't prevent these Sunni extremists from taking over large swaths of territory in the Middle East, it will be only a matter of time before they turn their sights on us." First Edition, First Printing of Panetta's memoirs of his decades-long career in politics, where he's filled roles as "a Republican, a congressman, and White House chief of staff, and a defense secretary". Signed on title page, Not on a tipped-in page. A lovely, unread copy, opened only by Panetta to sign. Book #Pv3351. $58. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.