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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 accused of raping a young white woman.… 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 the… Read more

Barnstable, MA, 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 movies of… Read more

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 Brocke Peters 'Tom Robinson'", and "Bonnie, Thank you so much for all your help this week. Please stay in tough. 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

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1960. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. A Near Fine copy of the book in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Spine a trifle cocked, some foxing to the end papers and top-edge of the text block. Dust jacket without any large chips or tears, just some minor rubbing/wear at the corners and spine ends. Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning coming of age novel, set in Maycomb, Alabama. An American classic, the novel took over two years for Lee to write- it was inspired by her own upbringing. (In fact, Lee's father was a lawyer who had defended black clients at the cost of his practice). Its production was not without difficulty and Lee once became so angry over the course of writing the novel that she tossed the manuscript out a window. The book has never been out of print, sold tens of millions of copies, and is required reading for the American adolescent. To Kill a Mockingbird was also adapted by Horton Foote into a 1963 film, directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck.… Read more

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960. First edition (stated). Near fine in near-fine jacket.. First printing of one of the most influential books by a white author addressing racism against African Americans, in the rare first-printing dust jacket, with Lee's portrait by Truman Capote on the rear panel. The story of tomboy Scout and her father Atticus Finch, a white lawyer who defends a Black man against a racist rape charge, takes place in a small Alabama town during the Depression. While importantly criticized as a white savior narrative, the book has been one of the most widely assigned books in US schools; it has been called "our American novel" by Oprah Winfrey, was quoted by Barack Obama in his farewell address, and inspired countless real-life civil rights lawyers - among them Charles Morgan Jr. of the ACLU, Morris Dees of the SPLC, and Shami Chakrabarti of Liberty. A beautiful copy of this Pulitzer-Prize winner, quite scarce in this condition, with no repairs or restoration of any… Read more

1960 true first printing in fine clean hardcover-no marks,writing,labels,etc.,  looks almost new with very good original jacket with all it's issue points. The is is the rarest of the rare and on of the most saught after book title in the world!

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.

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. There is a tipped in signature by Harper Lee from a post card on Half-Title page. 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. Why pay more and get less quality.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… 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. There is a tipped in signature by Harper Lee from a post card on Half-Title page. 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. Why pay more and get less quality.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… Read more

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine Facsimile dust jacket. A beautiful tight clean copy. .

This is the only copy of its kind in the entire world: an Easton Press leather-bound edition of To Kill a Mockingbird that was signed after publication by Harper Lee, and has been professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA. Condition of this book is as-new with the exception of a barely visible scratch in the gilt on the lower page block. Please understand that Easton Press did NOT publish a "signed edition" of Ms. Lee's book; the only way to obtain a signed copy was to have Ms. Lee sign after publication. So - at the time of this listing - this is both the ONLY signed leather-bound edition available anywhere in the world, AND, crucially, also the ONLY Mockingbird of any kind with an authenticated signature: an ironclad guarantee from PSA COA that includes their official Letter of Authenticity. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1960. First Edition. 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; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with slight lean to binding, covers lightly soiled and spine cloth faded; former owner name and date to front free endpaper, pages toned, foxing mainly confined to textblock edge, preliminary and terminal pages. One of the most beloved novels of the 20th century, which had an initial print run of just 5,000 copies.

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 and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960. First Edition, second impression, duplicating the first impression, with the original quote by Truman Capote printed in green ink at the top of the front flap and the photograph of Harper Lee taken by Truman Capote decorating the rear panel of the dustjacket. 8vo, publisher's original brown boards backed in green cloth and lettered in dark brown on the spine, in the publisher's original dustjacket as the first impression but for inclusion of the slug signifying the second impression. 296 pp. A handsome copy in pleasing condition, the dustjacket with very little rubbing to the edges, bright and complete, the covers in quite excellent condition with sharp corners and virtually no evidence of wear or use, the spine panel with some mellowing due to offsetting from the verso of the jacket panel. A very nice copy of this iconic book. VERY SCARCE FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMPRESSION IN THE HANDSOME ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Harper Lee's timeless… Read more

(New York): HarperCollins, 1999. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Fine in original blindstamped grey boards and fine pictorial dust jacket. Essentially as new.. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 323 pp. Signed on the half title by Harper Lee. Pulitzer Prize winner.

Toronto and Montreal: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. First Canadian edition. 312pp. Close textured orange paper-covered boards, with title and illustration printed in ivory and dark green. Some penciling on the white lettering on the front board and spine, a crease on the spine, a near very good copy without dustwrapper as issued. Published five years after the American and British editions, the Canadian edition of Lee's novel is something of an oddity, published as a school edition with a one-page note about the author and 15 pages of questions for discussion, writing, and reflection. Considerably less common than either of the aforementioned editions, and visually appealing as well.

Moskva: Molodaia gvardiia, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. First Russian book edition (it first appeared in Russia in two issues of the journal *Inostrannaia literatura* in 1963). Text in Russian. Translated into Russian by N. Gal and R. Oblonskaia. Octavo. Quarter black cloth printed in white and illustrated paper over boards. Attractive bookplate in Cyrillic of A.P. Chubova on the front pastedown, owner's names in Cyrillic on both sides of the first leaf, binding a little cocked and the spine lettering is a little rubbed, modest edgewear on the edges of the paper, overall a nice, very good copy. A classic novel about adolescence and the battle against injustice, basis for the equally classic film with Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall in his film debut as Boo Radley. Very uncommon. *OCLC* locates two copies of the Russian edition, at the University of Georgia and the Los Angeles Public Library.

London: Heinemann, 1960. The Pulitzer Prize-winner, finely bound First UK edition, first impression. First published in the US earlier the same year, 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). Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in burgundy morocco, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, twin rule to turn-ins in gilt, dark green endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy.

London: Heinemann, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A First U.K. Edition, First Printing. A fine book in a fine unclipped jacket. Just a touch of rubbing to edges. No foxing and no fading. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. An absolute stunning copy of the first UK edition of the book.