SIGNED Barbara Branden THE PASSION OF AYN RAND 1st HCDJ

A scarce signed first printing of the first edition of the first major biography of Ayn Rand
• For nineteen years, author Barbara Branden was one of Ayn Rand's closest friends and professional colleagues
• Together with Rand, the author and her husband published the magazine The Objectivist

A tight and firm volume in spotless grey boards with  a blue linen spine.  Remarkably crisp and fresh with razor-sharp corners and unrubbed gilt spine titles.  The dust jacket is NOT clipped and, other than just a few tiny edge nicks and rubs, is in excellent condition.  All within is pristine: clean, white and bright pages with no tears, no creases, no dogears. No previous owner's name, no bookplate.  Other than the author's inscription and signature on the front free endpaper, there is no writing or marking whatsoever. The volume is so clean and tight it is likely the book has never been read. Truly a "must-have" for any serious Ayn Rand collector or scholar.