First Edition/First Printing of Rand's fourth and final novel, which would secure her fame as both novelist and philosopher. "Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all" admonishes the novel's moral crusader to a collapsing country. This copy, very near fine, contains no writings, bookplates, or markings of any kind. Its price-clipped jacket is dazzlingly bright with only tiny hints of mild abrasions. A beautiful copy. Book #vP1301. $2600. From the world's largest collection of Rare, Signed, and Photographed Ayn Rand in private hands. Seller Inventory # vP1301