The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1943. First Edition, with second state printing errors noted by Perinn on pages 9, 321, 381 and 430. (No later printing stated on copyright page.)
Howard Roark, an architect who refuses to compromise his creative vision, embodies the Russian-American Rand’s belief that individualism is superior to collectivism. The novel became a bestseller and has exerted a lasting influence on American conservatives and libertarians. It was adapted into a 1949 film starring Gary Cooper.
754 pages. Original blue cloth binding stamped in gilt on front and spine. Light rubbing to cloth. In a lovely dust jacket with careful restoration along the top edge. Original $3.00 price intact on the lower front flap.
