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The first-edition dust jacket of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)

The first-edition dust jacket of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), 1960 — historic image
The first-edition dust jacket of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), 1960. Historic image from the Chapter 1 — Houdini and Hollywood collection.

The first-edition dust jacket of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)

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Created / published1960
NotesThe first-edition dust jacket of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960). The Halloween pageant and the ham costume put Scout in the dark on the walk home. Source: Dust jacket, first edition, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1960). Jacket design by Shirley Smith. Reproduced under fair use for scholarly commentary.
SubjectsFigure 1.6 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors
ReferenceFig 1.6 f0107a To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_(first_edition_cover)

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