ELLISON (RALPH) Invisible Man, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with 'A.B.' at foot of copyright pa...

ELLISON (RALPH) Invisible Man, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with 'A.B.' at foot of copyright page, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title-page, publisher's two-tone cloth (spine very slightly bumped, otherwise fine), dust-jacket with a design by E. McKnight Kauffer and a portrait of Ellison by Gordon Parks on the back, priced $3.50 on front flap (worn at edges and folds, small area at front joint rubbed, scratch to rear panel), 8vo, New York, Random House, [1952]; together with a typescript of the opening page of Chapter 2 of the book, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (2) Footnotes: SIGNED FIRST EDITION OF ELLISON'S FIRST NOVEL, winner of the 1952 National Book Award and a milestone in the history of Black American literature. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing