Atlas Shrugged.

Tenth Anniversary edition; one of 2000 numbered and signed copies. Octavo, original blue cloth. From the library of Barbara Branden. Signed by Ayn Rand and additionally signed by Barbara and Nathaniel Branden. While living in New York during the early 1950s, Barbara and her future husband, Nathaniel Branden, befriended Rand and her husband Frank O'Connor. Not only would the couple go on to become major proponents of Objectivism, establishing the Nathaniel Branden Institute in 1958, with Barbara serving as Rand's assistant, but their personal lives would be dramatically intertwined with Rands. Begrudgingly sanctioned by both Barbara and Frank, Nathaniel began an affair with Ayn in 1954. The secret couple had a very public break in 1968, almost certainly due to Branden's affair with actress Scott. Included is an original photograph from the Branden estate of their wedding showing Ayn Rand as the maid of honor. Fine in the original slipcase, with the original acetate. An exceptional association copy.