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Random House. New York. 1952. 439 pages. Stated First edition; 1st printing. Binding and hinges are strong. Pages lay tight and undisturbed; seemingly unread. Darkened topstain sunned; rubbing to backstrip titles. An original first state DJ with $3.50 price intact on DJ flap. An incredible association copy presented to Paul Kellogg; social reformer and journalist; as well as founding member of the ACLU; American Civil Liberties Union. A former publisher's copy with a publisher's card addressed to Kellogg that reads 'With the Compliments of the author and publisher.' The formerly paper-clipped publisher's card is now loosely laid in; after having removed the paper clip; which left a trace of rust to the publisher's/author's gift card as well as the endpaper where it was attached. First edition, 1st printing association copy belonging to a founding member of the ACLU. An incredibly unique copy.

A novel by Ralph Ellison, published in 1952, Invisible Man addresses many of the social and intellectual issues facing African-Americans in the early twentieth century, including black nationalism, the relationship between black identity and Marxism, and the reformist racial policies of Booker T. Washington, as well as issues of individuality and personal identity.