Books

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. First Edition. Very Good+. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original tan cloth stamped in turquoise; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good+ with slight lean to binding, light toning to spine and light foxing to cloth, former owner inscription to front free endpaper, pages lightly toned. A rather presentable copy of the author's first book, of which only 3,000 were printed.

We the Living is the first novel published by the American author Ayn Rand. Originally completed in 1930, it was first published in 1936 by Macmillan Publishers. The novel is a depiction of life in post-revolutionary Russia and Rand’s criticism of the Soviet system. It follows the story of Kira Argounova, a young woman who struggles for her individuality in a collectivized society.

Early printings can be identified by the absence of additional printings listed, and they may contain a statement of 'First edition'.