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First Edition, First Printing with the words "FIRST PRINTING" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy SIGNED by Ralph Ellison on a tipped in publisher's page. This ORIGINAL sophisticated dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or tears. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Ralph Ellison First Editions.

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.