For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand.

First edition of this work in which Rand gives an overview of her philosophy. Octavo, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Deems- Affectionately Ayn 4/7/61." The recipient, Deems Taylor was an American composer and music critic and a close personal friend of Ayn Rand. The author Nat Benchley, referred to him as “the dean of American music.” He was also a member of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of writers, actors and critics that met almost daily from at Manhattan’s Algonquin Hotel. Other friendships included composers George Gershwin and Jerome Kern and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.Jacket design Janet Halverson. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional association copy.