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Ellison (Ralph) Invisible Man, sig.

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first edition, first impression, cut signature of the author loosely inserted, original cloth, lettering on spine faded, light stain visible towards fore-corners, lower corner tips slightly rubbed, dust-jacket, subtle restoration to inside spine ends and corners, in effect a very attractive copy, 8vo, New York, 1952.

***The author's only novel to be published during his lifetime, winning him the National Book Award in 1953. The work was developed from a short story of Ellison, and revolves around the protagonist's sense of social invisibilty in New York, against a backdrop of Marxism and racism..

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