Anthem
de RAND, Ayn
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Librería
-
Pine Plains, New York, United States
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SIGNED by Ayn Rand, a true rarity: the first revised edition of Anthem, in publisher's rare, ORIGINAL dust jacket, from Rand's British publisher Cassell, the only publisher of the first edition of Anthem. The rarest Rand title to locate signed: Anthem in dust jacket! Cassell, London, 1953. First Printing of "Cassell Cheap Editions" copy of Anthem with an alphabetical list of other titles on back panel of jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. UNMATCHED RARE SIGNED Ayn Rand in revised text the same year she revised it for American publication. Octavo; maroon cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; Spine gilt slightly dulled, else Fine. In a bright dustjacket, absent chips or tears and still bearing the 6/- net price on the front flap. Some rubbing present to the red on the front and spine panels, a touch of dustiness at the edges of the rear panel, with a bit of minute wear at the spine ends; Near Fine. This copy -- the only jacketed copy we've seen in almost 5 decades of locating rare Rand -- has been inscribed to author, bibliophile and noted science fiction collector Jack Cordes on the front endpaper: "To Jack Cordes - Cordially - Ayn Rand. 12/4/67." Remarkably rare Ayn Rand, not listed in Perinn's thorough bibliography of Ayn Rand! Book #C2122. $8800. We carry the world's largest selection of rare, signed and manuscript Ayn Rand in private hands.
Sinopsis
The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year.Ayn Rand's classic tale of a future dark age of the great “We”-a world that deprives individuals of name, independence, and values-anticipates her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
Reseñas
El May 29 2012, Alecb dijo:
If you had no idea of the past, no freedom, no individuality, no love, It would seem appropriate to start asking questions. In the powerful story of Anthem one character begins to challenge not only his freedom, but his entire existence. I’ve never been so intrigued by a book I now understand the phrase “I couldn’t put the book down” simply from the high doses of suspense and mystery.Anthem is about a street sweeper named Equality 7-2521 analysing his hardships of living in a communist society. In this future setting all individuality has been forgotten, and the period were these beliefs are accepted were completely forgotten. These time are named the unmentionable times (modern day). For example, Equality 7-2521 discovered a light bulb but he gets shunned by the Council because the light bulb represents the unmentionable times. Also Equality 7-2521 falls in love with a young woman named Liberty 5-3000 or “The Golden One” is what he named her. But later in the book the two star-crossed lovers had no choice but to vanish into the forest because love is another aspect of the unmentionable times that has been forsaken by the Council. “We wish to write this name, we wish to speak it, but we dare not speak it above a whisper.” Equality 7-2521 wrote in his journal.One interesting choice of writing that Ayn Rand chose was when people referred to themselves they don’t use “I.” Individuality has been so looked down upon that when people speak their not only speaking for themselves but for all of their brothers as well. Words such as I, or Mine or Me don’t even exist to them.I’m rewarding this book with 4½ stars. It made me realize that if something in your life doesn’t seem justified, then you have the power to stand up and fight it. It’s human nature to question things greater than us and if we are silenced, then we will do anything to claim victory. Anthem portrayed that in such a way that I was sitting on the end of my seat, but in the end; I would sit back and contemplate what I just read for hours.
El Feb 17 2009, Bookfreak3 dijo:
I highly recommend this book to everyone that would like to read about the United States future. Socialism will, sooner or later, take over America's government.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Pen Ultimate Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- C1122
- Título
- Anthem
- Autor
- RAND, Ayn
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Cassell
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1953
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- AYN RAND;
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