(I hope this is the right place to post this).
Recently, I found a copy of the fountainhead in a local library with a cover that I haven't seen before. The cover was a picture of Roark with a picture of a woman(presumably Domanique) on the spine. I believe the book indicated that the cover was illustrated by Frank O'Connor. I can gather more details such as the copyright date listed if this is of possible use.
Thanks in advance for any help; I'm just curious if the book has meaningful historical value that would make it worth my time to try and acquire it through some sort of book trade with the library.
Weird copy of the fountainhead, wondering about value.
Started by mmmcannibalism, May 02 2012 06:09 PM
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 06:33 PM
I've seen a copy of the cover of a paperback edition from the 1950s that fits this description. In good condition it might have collector value.
The 1968 hardbound had a painting by O'Connor on its jacket cover. It shows a cityscape, with the frame of a highrise, against the rising sun.
The 1968 hardbound had a painting by O'Connor on its jacket cover. It shows a cityscape, with the frame of a highrise, against the rising sun.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 06:46 PM
Google Images for "fountainhead cover" should bring up a set of images. If you spot the one you've seen, that should give you a link to find out more.
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 09:56 AM
I think this one fits your description:
http://www.amazon.co...ASIN=B000E8DBWW
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It's a 1968 Hardcover with Frank O'Connor illustrator. You can find some on eBay, one I saw with Buy It Now is going for about $50.00
http://www.amazon.co...ASIN=B000E8DBWW
It's a 1968 Hardcover with Frank O'Connor illustrator. You can find some on eBay, one I saw with Buy It Now is going for about $50.00
Edited by intellectualammo, 06 May 2012 - 09:59 AM.
"Intellectually and morally, i.e, as a human being, she has to be his equal; then the object of her worship is specifically his masculinity"
- Ayn Rand
"he glanced at a woman his eyes told her that he was a man and she was a woman and he remembered it."
- Ayn Rand's We The Living
- Ayn Rand
"he glanced at a woman his eyes told her that he was a man and she was a woman and he remembered it."
- Ayn Rand's We The Living
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 11:56 AM
This is not the edition that O'Connor illustrated. His painting is the third of the four customer images below the photo in the Amazon link above. If you click to see all six, it's the second: http://www.amazon.co...ie=UTF8&index=1.
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 02:59 PM
Oh. Yeah I new of that of his, but I assumed the cover was, too. Wonder who did then?
"Intellectually and morally, i.e, as a human being, she has to be his equal; then the object of her worship is specifically his masculinity"
- Ayn Rand
"he glanced at a woman his eyes told her that he was a man and she was a woman and he remembered it."
- Ayn Rand's We The Living
- Ayn Rand
"he glanced at a woman his eyes told her that he was a man and she was a woman and he remembered it."
- Ayn Rand's We The Living
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