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Philadelphia & New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960. Four years after the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee remarked, "I never expected any sort of success with Mockingbird. I was hoping for a quick and merciful death at the hands of the reviewers, but at the same time I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement. Public encouragement. I hoped for a little, as I said, but I got rather a whole lot, and in some ways this was just about as frightening as the quick, merciful death I'd expected." Based on Lee's experiences growing up in the Deep South, the primary themes of the novel involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence with Atticus Finch, the narrator's father, serving as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. The story, told by the six-year-old Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, takes place between 1933 and 35 and follows the story of a local black man, Tom Robinson, who has been… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1960. To Kill a Mockingbird became an immediate bestseller and won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The New Yorker declared it "skilled, unpretentious, and totally ingenious". It has gone on to become of the best-loved classics of all time and has been translated into more than forty languages selling more than forty million copies worldwide. Made into the Academy Award-winning film, directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Gregory Peck. It went on to win three Oscars: Best Actor for Gregory Peck, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, and Best Screenplay for Horton Foote. It was nominated for five more Oscars including Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Mary Badham, the actress who played Scout. In 1995, the film was listed in the National Film Registry. In 2003, the American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. In 2007 the film ranked twenty-fifth on the AFI's 10th anniversary list of the greatest American… Read More

Philadelphia & New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960. First Edition. The author's first published book, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961 and basis for Robert Mulligan's Oscar-winning 1962 film starring Gregory Peck. First Printing, one of ca.5,000 copies. Octavo (20.75cm); brown paper over light green cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in brown on spine; dustjacket; [8],9-296pp. Pictorial bookplate of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. (1909-1988) mounted to front pastedown. Two tiny foxed spots to upper front board edge along the backstrip, else a fresh, Fine copy. In the correct first printing dustjacket, priced $3.95, with 4-line Truman Capote quote on the front flap and Jonathan Daniels quote on the rear flap; mild wear to spine ends, and to a lesser degree, along the joints and front flap fold, with a few pinpoint rubbed spots to front panel; a bright, Near Fine example, rich in color, and entirely unrestored. Housed in a custom half-morocco clamshell case.

Barnstable, MA, 1960. Rare advance reading copy of the first edition of Harper Lee's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel signed by three actors from the 1962 film and with a two page autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of Harper Lee declining the invitation to participate in a documentary film about her novel. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by three actors from the film on the pastedown and front free endpaper, "Bonnie Great Weekend My Best Wishes Phillip Alford 'Jem'", "To Bonnie Sincere regards Brock Peters 'Tom Robinson'", and "Bonnie, Thank you so much for all your help this week. Please stay in touch. You are now a member of our family. Sincerely Mary Badham 'Scout.'" With an autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of Harper Lee which reads in full, "3 September '97 NYC but on the way South! Dear Ms. Lafave: I am sorry to be so long in writing you, but Claudia Johnson sent your letter to my NY address where I signed for it on my way out of town.… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1960. First British Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition, first printing. Signed by Harper Lee on the front free end paper. Bound in publisher's original maroon cloth-affect boards with spine lettered in silver. Near Fine with foxing to textblock edge, light offsetting to endsheets. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear, browning, light foxing and light fading to the spine. A lovely copy, signed by the author.

1960. First Edition . LEE, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott, (1960). Octavo, original half green cloth, brown paper boards, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $28,000.First edition, first printing, of Harper Lee's masterpiece, in rare first-issue dust jacket.Harper Lee's portrayal of life in a small Alabama town captured the essence of the South at one of its most trying times. To Kill a Mockingbird became an immediate bestseller and won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It is ""an authentic and nostalgic story which in rare fashion at once puts together the tenderness and the tragedy of the South. They are the inseparable ingredients of a region much reported but seldom so well understood"" (Jonathan Daniels). First printing, without listing of subsequent impressions, in first-issue dust jacket with photo of Lee by Truman Capote on back panel. Book with mild toning to spine; dust jacket with light wear to… Read More

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company,, 1960. A superb copy First edition, first printing, in the first issue jacket. Lee's debut novel became an immediate best-seller and won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It is "an authentic and nostalgic story which in rare fashion at once puts together the tenderness and the tragedy of the South. They are the inseparable ingredients of a region much reported but seldom so well understood" (jacket). The first issue jackets have, as here, the Truman Capote blurb printed in green on the front flap and the Jonathan Daniels blurb on the rear flap, and do not have any mention of a second or later printing at the bottom of the front flap. Octavo. Original green cloth-backed brown boards, spine lettered in brown. With dust jacket. Spine cocked, ends faintly sunned and rubbed; a near-fine copy in very good jacket indeed, price-clipped, extremities lightly creased, edges a little nicked with a few short closed tears to head, rear panel lightly marked with small… Read More

1960. First Edition . LEE, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott, (1960). Octavo, original half green cloth, brown paper boards, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom chemise and clamshell box. $20,000.First edition, first printing, of Harper Lee’s masterpiece, in rare first-issue dust jacket.Harper Lee's portrayal of life in a small Alabama town captured the essence of the South at one of its most trying times. To Kill a Mockingbird became an immediate bestseller and won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It is ""an authentic and nostalgic story which in rare fashion at once puts together the tenderness and the tragedy of the South. They are the inseparable ingredients of a region much reported but seldom so well understood"" (Jonathan Daniels). First printing, without listing of subsequent impressions, in first-issue dust jacket with photo of Lee by Truman Capote on back panel. Book with one small mark to front panel, dust jacket… Read More

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1960. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition stated, first printing of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Bound in publisher's original brown paper-covered boards over green cloth spine. Near Fine with light wear to corners and spine ends, light browning to covers at edges. Pages lightly tanned and with a very faint musty odor. In a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket still identifiable as the proper first printing jacket with the quote from Jonathan Daniels on the rear flap; rubbing and wear to the extremities heaviest at the folds, creasing to flaps, short tear near the head of the rear spine joint and a longer tear to the top of rear panel near the flap; light staining mostly visible to the blindside. One of the most beloved novels to come out of the 20th century, which had an initial print run of just 5,000 copies.

J. B. Lippincott Company, 1960. First edition, first printing. Previous owner's name neatly written on inner front board, else Fine. Original first issue dust jacket has benefited from minor restoration by a professional company and the inner flap conceals the previous owner's signature. Signed Harper Lee bookplate laid in (not affixed). Overall one of the nicest examples of literatures most beloved novel.

new york: lippincott, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fabulous stated first edition(1st Printing) in near fine bright tight hardcover (book looks only a few years old). This is the real first printing and not a book club or other variant.(Jeff Daniels and Truman Capote statements on jacket). There is a signed first day cover by Harper Lee with letter of authenticity. The good plus jacket is unclipped (price is faded ) with Harper Lee's picture on back. All the issue points for true first are present! This is a very rare first printing with original jacket and a custom slip box cover for the two.This is a true rarity!It doesn't get better than this! To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on… Read More

new york: lippincott, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fabulous stated first edition(1st Printing) in near fine bright tight hardcover (book looks only a few years old). This is the real first printing and not a book club or other variant.(Jeff Daniels and Truman Capote statements on jacket). There is a signed first day cover by Harper Lee with letter of authenticity. The good plus jacket is unclipped (price is faded ) with Harper Lee's picture on back. All the issue points for true first are present! This is a very rare first printing with original jacket and a custom slip box cover for the two.This is a true rarity!It doesn't get better than this! To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on… Read More

Lippincott, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good first edition (stated on copyright page) in a good dust jacket, with chips. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960. To Kill a Mockingbird became an immediate bestseller and won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The New Yorker declared it "skilled, unpretentious, and totally ingenious". It has gone on to become of the best-loved classics of all time and has been translated into more than forty languages selling more than forty million copies worldwide. Made into the Academy Award-winning film, directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Gregory Peck. It went on to win three Oscars: Best Actor for Gregory Peck, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, and Best Screenplay for Horton Foote. It was nominated for five more Oscars including Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Mary Badham, the actress who played Scout. In 1995, the film was listed in the National Film Registry. In 2003, the American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. In 2007 the film ranked twenty-fifth on the AFI's 10th anniversary list of… Read More

SIGNED and boldly Inscribed by Harper Lee to Barbara Lee, striking provenance: To Kill a Mockingbird. Plus, Barbara's letter to Harper Lee, with Harper Lee's Autograph letter in response to Barbara SIGNED by Harper Lee! HarperCollins, [1995]. First printing Thirty-fifth anniversary edition. Autograph note signed by Lee on verso of original fan letter. Octavo. [x], 323, [3, blank] pages. Publisher's quarter black cloth over black paper covered boards, spine lettered in bronze, dust jacket. Very Fine. First Printing of the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition of Lee's timeless To Kill a Mockingbird, in positively UNread, utterly Flawless condition inscribed to "Barbara Lee." Accompanying this Library Quality copy is Harper Lee's handwritten response to a letter from Barbara asking Harper for her signature in the book. Harper asks where Barbara obtained the book and if she (Barbara) paid the published price of $19.00 [sic] for it. Harper Lee's letter is dated September 28, 1997 and includes her Monroeville… Read More

Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1960. First Edition, Second Printing. Signed by the author Harper Lee on a bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. This is a first edition, second printing with "SECOND IMPRESSION" stated on the copyright page. In its scarce original second printing dust jacket with "Second Printing" stated on the lower edge of the front flap. This book measures approximately 8.25 x 5.5", with 296 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Minor edgewear and bumping to the spine ends and corners. Small stain to bottom edge of the textblock. Binding is cocked causing an overbite. Gift inscription from 1960 on the front endpaper above the signed bookplate. Old bookseller ticket on the front endpaper as well. The dust jacket is in very good minus condition. Original $3.95 price intact. Minor surface wear and staining to the panels. Spine is sun-faded and has heavy creasing. Creasing also visible at the top and bottom of the front panel. "To Kill a… Read More

1960. First Edition . Signed. LEE, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Harper & Row, (circa 1960). Octavo, original half taupe cloth, brown paper boards, original dust jacket. $5500.Later printing of Harper Lee’s masterpiece, inscribed by the author, “To The Russells, with best wishes, Harper Lee.”Harper Lee's portrayal of life in a small Alabama town captured the essence of the South at one of its most trying times. To Kill a Mockingbird became an immediate bestseller and won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It is ""an authentic and nostalgic story which in rare fashion at once puts together the tenderness and the tragedy of the South. They are the inseparable ingredients of a region much reported but seldom so well understood"" (Jonathan Daniels). First issued in 1960. This copy is forty-ninth printing. Book fine, bright dust jacket with only lightest wear to spine ends and a half-inch closed tear at rear flap fold. An about-fine inscribed copy.

NY: J. B. Lippincott, 1960. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. This classic book is ***SIGNED & INSCRIBED*** by the author on the ffep (front free end paper): " To Jane Kansas with best wishes, Harper Lee." In addition this book contains a ***RARE & UNIQUE SIGNATURE*** of her sister Alice Lee, found on the dedication page. This is the 1960 J.P. Lippincott First Book Club Edition with a FIRST STATE Book Club Dust Jacket: The Truman Capote quote is located on the inside front, the Jonathan Daniels quote is on the rear inside cover, and Capote's photo of Lee is on the back cover. Condition: In NearFiine/VeryGood+ condition, The Hardback has the black board and yellow top stain with the merest of edge and corner wear. The Dust Jacket has very minor corner and spine end edge wear as well. **BONUS**: Receive the 2010 Harper First Edition/First Printing of "Scout, Atticus & Boo" by Mary McDonagh Murphy & **SIGNED** by the… Read More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960. To Kill a Mockingbird became an immediate bestseller and won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The New Yorker declared it "skilled, unpretentious, and totally ingenious". It has gone on to become of the best-loved classics of all time and has been translated into more than forty languages selling more than forty million copies worldwide. Made into the Academy Award-winning film, directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Gregory Peck. It went on to win three Oscars: Best Actor for Gregory Peck, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, and Best Screenplay for Horton Foote. It was nominated for five more Oscars including Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Mary Badham, the actress who played Scout. In 1995, the film was listed in the National Film Registry. In 2003, the American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. In 2007 the film ranked twenty-fifth on the AFI's 10th anniversary list of… Read More

New York: Harpercollins. 2010. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0061743526 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light shelfwear on panel corners and spine heel. Light foxing on top and bottom text block edges. ; Harper Lee signature on half title page. ; 5.375 X 1.09 X 8 inches; 323 pages; Signed by Author .