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Lee, Harper
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
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To Kill a Mockingbird. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1960
8vo. Scattered foxing and spotting, a few markings in ink and pencil, discrete folds where the corners of a number of pages have been turned down, upper right corners of pp. 9 (first page of text) and 25 torn away (not affecting text). Publisher's half green cloth; spine faded, light soiling and wear, upper and lower endpapers and initial blank supplied. Original pictorial dust-jacket; extremities somwhat worn, upper margin of lower cover soiled. Gray buckram folding case, black morocco gilt spine label.
8vo. Scattered foxing and spotting, a few markings in ink and pencil, discrete folds where the corners of a number of pages have been turned down, upper right corners of pp. 9 (first page of text) and 25 torn away (not affecting text). Publisher's half green cloth; spine faded, light soiling and wear, upper and lower endpapers and initial blank supplied. Original pictorial dust-jacket; extremities somwhat worn, upper margin of lower cover soiled. Gray buckram folding case, black morocco gilt spine label.
Condition
As described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition with the signature of Harper Lee on the supplied flyleaf.
Upon its publication in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird won a Pulitzer Prize and became the most influential work of popular American fiction since Gone with the Wind. Its place in pop culture was strengthened by the enormous success of the 1962 film adaptation. It remains a perennial favorite on intermediate school reading lists.