(LITERATURE AND POETRY.) ELLISON, RALPH. Invisible Man. Small 8vo, original cloth in a dust jacket showing some light wear and rubbing. New York: Modern Library, (1952)
first modern library edition, inscribed by ellison to his second wife, "For Fanny Mae, this first one, Ralph." Ellison's second wife Fanny typed and helped edit the manuscript of Invisible Man. With Native Son, one of the two mid twentieth century African American novels that have entered the mainstream as acknowledged American classics. WEinner of the National Book Award, as well as a Burgess 99 title. Blockson 101, #86.
