The Fountainhead Ayn Rand 1943 1st Ed Bobbs-Merrill Red Cloth HC Facsimile DJ
$ 58.08
Description
The Fountainhead Ayn Rand 1943 1st Ed Bobbs-Merrill Red Cloth HC Facsimile DJ. Ayn Rand's breakthrough novel and one of the defining works of her early career. The Fountainhead. Publisher's original red cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt. Housed in a facsimile dust jacket, protected in a clear archival cover. The FountainheadThe Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1943 First edition, early printing (no later printings stated on copyright page). Publisher's original red cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt. Housed in a facsimile dust jacket, protected in a clear archival cover. CONDITION Good to very good. Binding intact and holding, though with notable wear to the spine ends, including chipping and fraying at the head of the spine. Corners bumped. Cloth shows rubbing and some discoloration. Gilt lettering remains legible on both spine and front board. Interior generally clean, with light toning and no writing or ownership marks observed. The dust jacket is a modern facsimile, in fine condition, included for display purposes. NOTES Ayn Rand's breakthrough novel and one of the defining works of her early career. First editions of The Fountainhead remain in steady demand, though condition is a key determinant of value. This example, while showing wear to the binding, remains a sound and complete early printing, and presents well with the supplied facsimile jacket. SUMMARY A solid, unrestored early printing of a major 20th-century novel, priced appropriately for its condition and enhanced by a facsimile jacket for display.
