The first edition of this classic Ralph Ellison book was published by Random House in 1952. It was 439 pages long, and the original retail price was $3.50 . First edition points are: FIRST PRINTING is stated on the copyright page. Book has publisher's black and buff cloth illustrated and lettered on the spine and black stain to the tops of the pages. The dust jacket has $3.50 price and the author's picture on the back.
Invisible Man won the National Book Award. This book is also one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Novels.
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 | Picture of the 1952 first edition dust jacket for Invisible Man. |
 | Picture of the first edition copyright page for Invisible Man. |
 | The first edition dust jacket of Invisible Man has a price of $3.50 and a blurb that begins with "It is a strange story, in which many extraordinary things happen, some of them shocking and brutal, some of them pitiful and touching - yet always with elements of comedy and irony and burlesque that appear in unexpected places. It is a book that has a great deal to say and which is destined to have a great deal said about it." |
 | Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Invisible Man. |
 | Picture of the first edition Random House boards for Invisible Man. |
 | The presence of "A.B." on the bottom of the copyright page is sometimes thought to be a first issue point. We do not believe that it is a first edition point because we have found "A.B." on the bottom of second printing copyright pages. |
