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THE INVISIBLE MAN
by ELLISON, Ralph:
- Used
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire
Item Price:
US$910.26
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz. 1953. First UK edition, first printing. First UK edition, first printing. The publisher's file copy. Original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding clean and firm with light bumping at the extremities. The contents, with the publisher's 'file copy' stamp to the front pastedown, 'archive copy' stamp to the half title and small catalogue number in manuscript to the front endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the original rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which has several short closed tears and the publisher's 'file copy' stamp to the upper panel. Not price-clipped (15/- net to the front flap). The author's first book, this example with excellent provenance. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Synopsis
Even though Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man is sometimes featured on banned books lists, it remains a consistent staple on many high school reading curriculums. In the novel, Ellison laments the feeling of hopelessness and invisibility that many Black men experience in the United States, and it elegantly explores the themes of racism and bigotry in ways that are both unsettling and accessible.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 14278
- Title
- THE INVISIBLE MAN
- Author
- ELLISON, Ralph:
- Book condition
- Used
- Edition
- First UK edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Victor Gollancz. 1953
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
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About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...[more]
- half title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...[more]
- dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...[more]
- spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....[more]
- gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...[more]
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