Measuring about 5-3/4" x 8", and 754 pages long, this hardback book is "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand. Published by Bobbs-Merrill, it has a copyright date of 1943, but no edition or publication date stated, leading me to believe it might be a Book Club edition. It appears to be an early printing, however, containing the well documented typographical errors that were corrected in later editions. I've taken pictures of three of them, namely "went" (instead of "sent) on page 236; misprint "refrred" on page 321; and mis-spelling "Domininque" on page 480.

As a footnote, I believe the true first edition of this book was published by Bobbs-Merrill (as this one is), bound in either green or red cloth (this one is red), and has the words "First Edition" printed on the copyright page (this one doesn't). Unless I'm misinformed, anyone who tries to sell you a first edition that doesn't have all three of these features probably has a different definition of the term "first edition." 

It is in mostly excellent condition, with the binding still nice and tight, but some scuffs and stains and edge wear on the cover, fading or browning at the spine, chafing at the corners and at the top and bottom of the spine, and ownership inscriptions on the front free end paper.  We do not have a dust jacket for it.

 

 

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