Atlas Shrugged [Twenty-second Printing] Tapa dura - 1957

New York: Random House, 1957. Stated Twenty-second printing. Circa 1975 printing; 1957 at copyright, no other dates. Matches first edition in design, dimensions. Green boards, black cloth spine wrap, blind-stamped cover initials and sharp gilt spine titles, light shelf, spine wear. Deckled pages, near fine; no writing. Front blank endpaper removed. Bind fine; hinges intact. Original dust wrapper matching first edition in design, light shelf wear, toning; unclipped 17.95, protected in clear sleeve. Front panel and spine features the iconic painting by George Salter; back panel with the similarly iconic portrait of Rand in her study. Near fine attractive early printing in same wrapper. In Rand's greatest achievement - and last work of fiction - she dramatizes her unique philosophy through an intellectual story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, and sexuality. Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life. Endowed w/larger-than-life characters and charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is a revolutionary epic. Rare investment. 1168 pages and a two-page note About the Author. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Salter, George (Cover Art). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.