Random House edition of Ayn Rand’s debut novel about life in post-revoluti

New York: Random House, 1959. First Random House edition. Eighth. Original green cloth decorated in black with a black emblem with gold letters and dust jacket (no price cut). Crease the edges of the board with a little rubbing on the fabric; minor edge wear and scratches to dust jacket. Almost fine. Article

Brilliant first Random House edition of Ayn Rand's (1905-1982) first novel about life in post-revolutionary Russia. First published by Random House in 1959 following the commercial success of Rand's 1957 best-seller, Atlas Shrugged, We the Living tells the story of Kira Argounova, a fierce, independent spirit who fought against the collectivism of Soviet Russia through The novel was first completed in 1934 but, despite the support of H. L. Mencken, it failed to attract a publisher until 1935, when Macmillan agreed to publish the work. Macmillan's agreement to publish Rand's novel reportedly sparked debate within the publisher's editorial ranks, and certain communist-sympathizing m