Lee, Harper | Uncorrected proof of To Kill a Mockingbird

Lee, Harper 

To Kill a Mockingbird. London: Heinemann, 1960

8vo (195 x 126 mm). Very light spotting. Original drab printed wrappers, with "Not for Sale" printed at the foot of the cover; a little cocked, light creasing, some soiling and wear to covers, including a short closed tear to upper cover.

The uncorrected proof of this essential work of American literature. 

To Kill a Mockingbird quickly became a classic of American literature and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. The New Yorker declared it "skilled, unpretentious, and totally ingenious." Its place in pop culture was strengthened by the enormous success of the 1962 film adaptation. 

Rare: Very few examples of uncorrected proofs have appeared on the market.