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Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man. VICTOR GOLLANCZ, LTD, LONDON, 1953.
Price: US$270.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Second Impression. Cloth boards minor soil/discoloration, corner bends. Some edge bends. Gilt title on spine. Light foxing. DATE PUBLISHED: 1953 EDITION: SECOND 439
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Ellison, Ralph. INVISIBLE MAN. Victor Gollancz, London, 1953.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 439 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine yellow with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: '15/- net,' with some light chipping to the extremities, particularly head and tail of spine. Some light rubbing to the jacket. Interior clean. Shelved case 2. 1372624. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First British Edition, Second Impression.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man. VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD., LONDON, 1953.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cocked spine. Corners bumped. Book store sticker front inside cover. Previous owners writing on front endpaper, general wear, faded, age-toned pages DATE PUBLISHED: 1953 EDITION: SECOND PRINTIN 439
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man. Victor Gollancz - London, UK., 1953.
Price: US$1530.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Victor Gollancz, 1953. First Edition. 439pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Book has no marks or inscriptions; spine has a slight tilt, front board has some colour loss, and there is modest foxing on the text block. Wrapper has color loss on the spine and some toning on the reverse; else fine. A very good copy. Ralph Ellison s first novel won the National Book Award in 1953 and was named by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century and TIME Magazine's 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005, calling it "the quintessential American picaresque of the 20th century."
Seller: Bynx, LLC, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.
Ralph Ellison. Invisible Man. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1953.
Price: US$1575.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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 5½ x 1.
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man. Victor Gollancz, London, 1953.
Price: US$1603.45 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The First UK printing published by Victor Gollancz in 1953. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with light pushing at the spine tips. The gilt titling remains bright. One or two very tiny spots to the text-block. Internally clean and appears unread. The fragile WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Mild edge wear at the spine tips with a little toning to the spine but far less than usually encountered. A 3 cm. closed tear to the lower front spine fold. Some light age related markings but the wrapper is in exceptional condition for its age. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The author's scarce first novel and very scarce with such attributes. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom