American author (born 1926) whose first—and still only—novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960 and went on to become one of the most beloved classics of the twentieth century. Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. Fortieth anniversary edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1999. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 323 pages. Signed in blue ink on a Los Angeles Public Library Awards Dinner bookplate affixed to the first free end page. In very fine condition. R&R COA.