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Invisible Man (Modern Library ISBN Series, Spine 17)
by ELLISON, Ralph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0679600159
- ISBN 13
- 9780679600152
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0679600159 . A Modern Library hardcover reprint edition of Ralph Ellison's landmark work which has won acclaim for its unique approach to life in America for the African-American. In this story, his unnamed narrator character is expelled from his college in the American South, moves to Harlem and becomes a leader in the "Brotherhood" movement, only to become disillusioned. With an introduction by the author. --- In Toledano spine 17 / grey cloth / blindstamped torchbearer device to cover / gilt-stamped spine titling / Bernhard endpapers / jacket style r with author black and white photographic portrait on cover and spine, verso blank. --- With prior owner's circular embossed stamp to half-title page, else a bright, clean, unmarked copy lacking obvious damages. Bright, unclipped jacket ($16.50) with mild rubbing to back panel, otherwise lacking damages and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall) ; xxix, 572, [6] pages .
Synopsis
Even though Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man is sometimes featured on banned books lists, it remains a consistent staple on many high school reading curriculums. In the novel, Ellison laments the feeling of hopelessness and invisibility that many Black men experience in the United States, and it elegantly explores the themes of racism and bigotry in ways that are both unsettling and accessible.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88082
- Title
- Invisible Man (Modern Library ISBN Series, Spine 17)
- Author
- ELLISON, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0679600159
- ISBN 13
- 9780679600152
- Publisher
- The Modern Library / Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 0679600159
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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