New York: The Objectivist Newsletter, 1962-1965. First Editions. Octavos, 7 volumes. In Very Good condition. In full black leatherette bindings with gilt titling to spines; several volumes with the gilt name of the former owner in the corner of the front cover. Boards show mild shelving wear along edges and at corners, with some small, very faint scuffs to covers. Text blocks are moderately age toned, with mild, scattered wear and soiling to edges. 'Table of Contents' pages consist of typed sheets, likely clippings, adhered to the leaf. Shelved in Room A Octavo Overflow. CONTENTS: The Objectivist Newsletter. Collects all four volumes of the monthly objectivist periodical The Objectivist Newsletter, which themselves contain each issue of the publication from its beginning in January 1962 through December 1965. The Newsletter was the first expressly objectivist periodical, and was co-published by Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Branden. Starting in January 1966, the Newsletter was replaced by The Objectivist, which changed the periodical to a 16-page magazine format, but was otherwise essentially the same. Black ink handwritten page numbers throughout. Some sparse red underlining present; interior otherwise clean. The Objectivist: 1966. Collects the 12 issues of The Objectivist issued in 1966, the first year of its operation, with original wraps preserved. Some faint penciling on front cover of January issue. Faint crease to front cover of April issue. The Objectivist: 1967. Collects the 12 issues of The Objectivist issued in 1967, with original wraps preserved. Some very sparse pencil marginalia present. Program from a piano concerto performance adhered to rear pastedown. The Objectivist: 1968. Collects the 12 issues of The Objectivist issued in 1968, with original wraps preserved. Includes the article To Whom it May Concern in the May issue, wherein Rand disavows Nathaniel Branden, who had been co-editor and co-publisher up to this point, as no longer associated with Rand, the magazine, or the objectivist philosophy. The Objectivist: 1969. Collects the 12 issues of The Objectivist issued in 1969, with original wraps preserved. Article A College President Takes a Stand on Campus Chaos from another publication is bound into the March issue, with some surrounding offsetting. The Objectivist: 1970. Collects the 12 issues of The Objectivist issued in 1970, with original wraps preserved. Piano performance program and art gallery pamphlet adhered to rear endpaper. The Objectivist: 1971. Collects the 12 issues of The Objectivist issued in 1971, with original wraps preserved. Slight slant to spine. Some offsetting to p. 16 of January issue. More