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Invisible Man - Original first UK edition
by Ellison, Ralph
- Used
- First
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Item Price:
US$630.18
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About This Item
London: Gollancz, 1953. A first edition, first printing published by Gollancz in 1953. A very good+ book with one name to the front pastedown and to the corner of the ffep. Some browning to spine ends. A very solid copy without marks, stains or inscriptions. In a dust wrapper which is unclipped and has benefitted from some restoration to the spine and corners. Creasing to the top edge has also been smoothed and repaired. Currently the only copy of the first UK edition for sale – a very rare book which was reprinted by the bucket load by Gollancz in the following years.
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
- John Atkinson Books
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 10422
- Title
- Invisible Man - Original first UK edition
- Author
- Ellison, Ralph
- Book condition
- Used
- Quantity available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John Atkinson Books
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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]
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...[more]
- ffep
- A common abbreviation for Front Free EndPaper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...[more]
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