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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

$275 – $1,600 · 5 copies for sale · median asking price $699 · First edition · 1943

Half of the copies on the market sit between $294 and $1,224.

Market context

Our own fair-value estimate is $699. It is built from our full comparable-price record for this title, which includes copies and sales not listed above.

Every copy for sale

The Fountainhead (1943, first edition, unknown) — Biblio $275
The Fountainhead (1943, first edition, dust jacket, unknown) — Biblio $300
THE FOUNTAINHEAD (1943, first edition, hardcover) — Biblio $1,099
THE FOUNTAINHEAD (1943, first edition, hardcover) — Biblio $1,254
The Fountainhead (1943, first edition, hardcover) — Biblio $1,600

Grouped as first edition. Copies whose dealer did not state an edition are listed separately and may not appear here.

Copies that have left the market

Biblio delisted, 2026-07-23$200,000
Biblio delisted, 2026-07-23$75,000

None of these were confirmed as sold — they stopped being listed, which can mean a sale, a withdrawal, or a dealer changing systems. Treat them as last asking prices only.

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