To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee – 1960 | Book Club Edition, Original DJ

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, first published in 1960 by J.B. Lippincott Company, remains one of the most influential works in modern American literature. Set in Depression-era Alabama, the story unfolds through the eyes of Scout Finch as she recounts her father Atticus Finch’s defense of Tom Robinson, an African American man wrongfully accused of rape. Lee’s portrayal of small-town Southern life in the 1930s, combined with its exploration of racism, prejudice, and human complexity, won her the Pulitzer Prize and has ensured the novel’s status among the twentieth century’s most studied and discussed works.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: To Kill a Mockingbird
• Author: Harper Lee
• Publisher: Philadelphia; New York: J.B. Lippincott Company
• Edition: Book Club Edition, 1960
• Binding: Black and tan hardcover, original dust jacket
• Format: Octavo (8vo), single volume
• Size: ~ 8.5 in x 5.75 in (21.5 cm x 14.5 cm)
• Collation: 255, [1] pp
• Contents Include:
  • Full text of the novel

Condition:

Very Good. The hardcover binding is secure, with a small tear at the head of the spine. The text block is tight, and hinges are intact. The pages are clean and free of foxing, though with slight browning of the page edges. The original dust jacket, featuring the portrait by Truman Capote, is present in Fair condition, with a numerous rips and chips, and moderate browning.

Why Collect This?

• Book Club Edition from the year of publication
• Original dust jacket present
• Classic work of American civil rights literature

Item Number: #31299