to kill a mockingbird 1960 first edition

One critic explains the novel’s impact by writing, “In the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism. The narrator’s father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author’s observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature.

The page features atmospheric signs of ageing such as yellowing. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. The first edition of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960. The Original Cover for Harper Lees Twentieth Century Classic, To Kill A Mockingbird (1960). It was Lee’s first and only book (until 2015, when Go Set a Watchman was published) and was instantly acclaimed, winning the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for 1960. Available via online purchase, or must be reserved in advance if coming to collect from the store. The first edition of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was published in 1960 by J. 8vo 8' - 9' tall Original dust jacket.Book not in store. The textblock is largely clean with some light scattered spotting throughout. The boards are cracked at the hinges, exposing the webbing underneath. Item 1509133 A very good first edition stated on copyright page in a good dust jacket. Toning and foxing to the endpapers, paste-downs, preliminary, and terminal pages. Foxing to the fore-edge of the textblock. Previous owner's inscription inked out on the front paste-down. The brown cloth boards are very well preserved with firm edges. The original price of $3.95 is present on the front flap. Small stains present at the edge of the front panel and spine on the verso of the jacket.

Chips and creasing to the edges of the front panel and spine, affecting the author and publisher's name. A fair sized chip is missing from the front panel, partly affecting the title.

Wear to the front panel and spine with soiling to the rear panel. A rare and desirable signed first edition of one of the best-loved American classics. Second Printing stated on the front flap with the $3.95 price and lacks the Pulitzer Prize seal found on later printings. To Kill A Mockingbird First Edition 1960. Copyright page states 'Second Impression.' in a the scarce original dust jacket.

To kill a mockingbird 1960 first edition