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Condition: Fine. Signed By James Baldwin, tipped-in leaf, original tissue guard, red silk end papers. Full leather binding with guilt elaboration. Tight and square, a beautiful copy by one of America's most relevant authors. Baldwin's semi-autobiographical novel details the relational life of a teenage protagonist in Harlem. One of Time Magazine's 100 most important novels of the 20th century. More photos, or video, available on request.

Condition: Very Good+, Very Good dust jacket. First Edition, fourth printing, price-clipped. Hardcover, cloth covered boards. Negligible bumping and rubbing. Tiny red and black seal on front paste down end paper that reads "A. E. Esch & Co Ltd. Booksellers, Edmonton Alberta" with slight red stain opposite. The iconic dust jacket, designed by Avant Garde artist E. McKnight Kauffer, really pops. A wonderful copy, scarce with dust jacket in this condition. Presents beautifully. More photos, or video, available on request.
Ellison's only novel published during his lifetime, Invisible Man touches on the social, philosophical, and political experiences of African-Americans in the early 20th century, notable for its use of absurdism and Black existentialism. It won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction in 1953.