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New York: Random House, 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A bit of the usual light rubbing on the white spine lettering, one corner a tiny bit bumped else near fine in near fine dust jacket with small tears and tiny nicks at the spine ends, and much less than the usual rubbing to the predominantly black panels. Winner of the National Book Award, and also a *Burgess 99* title. A nice copy of this classic novel.

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.