To Kill a Mockingbird. (Signed presentation by Harper Lee to her Doctor)

Lee, Harper

Published by HarperCollins, New York, 1995

A signed/presentation copy in blue flair ink on the half-title page: "To Dr. Stokes --best wishes, Harper Lee." A near-fine copy with a touch of wear to the bottom corners in a near-fine dust jacket. Bound in finely woven black cloth spine stamped in gilt; and black paper-covered boards. A very handsome copy, unread, tight, copy in a near-fine dust jacket designed by Suzanne Noli. With the original price of "$18.00" at the top of the inside front flap. A splendid collectible signed by Harper Lee, purportedly to one of her doctors. 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 Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was 10years old. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. 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." 35th Anniversary Edition published in 1995. This is a later printing, with the number line beginning with 10. Seller Inventory # 619

Bibliographic Details

Title: To Kill a Mockingbird. (Signed presentation ...
Publisher: HarperCollins, New York
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)