Description
First edition of For The New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, signed by Ayn Rand.
Octavo, [10], 242pp. Black cloth, gilt title on spine, ‘AR’ embossed on front cover. Stated “first printing” on copyright page. Top edge dyed green. Clean text throughout, appears unread. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $3.95 retail price and 3/61 notation at bottom of front flap, faint shelf wear to both covers, a near fine example. (Perrin, A5)
Signed on the half-title by Ayn Rand.
For the New Intellectual is a nonfiction anthology by Ayn Rand, drawing on speeches and essays written between 1957 and 1961, many originally published in The Objectivist Newsletter. The book includes extended excerpts from her novels Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Anthem, and We the Living.
