NMLP P-025126 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison · Random House · 1952

US Random House (1952) is the true first; the UK Gollancz edition (1953) is later. The stated 'FIRST EDITION' at the top of the copyright page is the key point.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-025126 for "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-025126, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).