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First U.K. edition in original, unclipped (15/- net), jacket in protective sheet. Weakening at front turn in corners and spotting to covers, remains brightly yellow. Red cloth over boards with gilded lettering on the spine. Slight lean, scuff to front, some dulling to gilding. Top edge and long edge with some spotting. In frequent marginal toning inside, otherwise clean and clear with no inscritptions, booksplates, or other markings. Pages:(8) 439 Dimensions:8 x 5� x 1.

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.