TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD [Signed] Hardback - 1992

New York: Harper & Row, 1992. 296 pages. A later printing flat-signed (without inscription) by Harper Lee on the title page. Provenance: purchased in August 2024 from a retired chaplain and dean of students at Yale University Divinity School. He described his acquisition of the autographed book at the time of our transaction "I was in Monroeville, Alabama, and purchased the copy of To Kill a Mockingbird with Harper Lee's signature in late April of 1993. I went to Monroeville that day simply to see the home town of Harper Lee and the setting of my favorite American novel. I visited Montgomery just before and after my day trip to Monroeville--all a part of my six weeks in Birmingham researching the life of The Rev. Dr. John Porter, pastor of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, on whom I was writing a dissertation. I was in Monroeville for several hours, but not longer--it is a very small town. I did not take a photo of the gas station-convenience store where I purchased the book, unfortunately. It was very near Harper Lee's sister's home. The convenience store was unremarkable in every way, except that it had a shelf of To Kill a Mockingbird books signed in black felt tip pen by Harper Lee." The photos he did take included a sign outside the courthouse, announcing ticket sales for the performance of the play based on the novel; the town's water tower; the home of Harper Lee's sister" Those photos are attached to this listing. The book is an unread copy in virtually as-new condition. It is clean, bright, and tight--with a scattering of foxing limited to the edges of the textblock, The dust jacket almost as new: clean, bright, and crisp--with light foxing along the fold of the rear flap and faint toning on the verso. Harper Lee's signature is bold and unfaded.. SIGNED. 53rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.