
WILTON, CONN. — Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Photographs were on the menu for University Archives’ 428-lot sale on June 17. The auction’s top lot was an original manuscript page with corrections from Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, containing 79 words in the author’s hand. Marked as page “409” — the last paragraph of Part III, Chapter II, titled “The Utopia of Greed” — the scene described the main character, Dagny Taggart, watching John Galt’s plane take off, and was dated March 28, 1952. The page was auctioned by Bonham’s in 2017 and sold with University Archives this time for $40,625, including buyer’s premium. Additional highlights from the sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.