New York: Library of America, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Afterword by Malcolm Wright. Fine, lacking the jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The first publication of one of Wright's lost novels about a man who escapes from police brutality and observes society from the city's sewers.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9489
Title: The Man Who Lived Underground
Author: Wright, Richard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 1598536761
ISBN 13: 9781598536768
Publisher: Library of America
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2021
Keywords: American Literature, 20th Century Literature, Black Literature, African American Literature, Race, Invisible Man, Police, Criminal Justice

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