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Rare first edition of of classic novel found in Oxfam donation box
The first US edition was identified by a shop manager and will join the British Library’s national collection, Oxfam said.
- The British Library has acquired a rare first edition of Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird discovered among donated items at an Oxfam bookshop in Portobello Road, London.
- Shop manager Olivia Haysman-Walker identified the valuable edition while sorting through a box of American books, noting the book could easily have been overlooked amid the high volume of donations.
- Although the dust jacket showed wear around the edges, the pages remained in beautiful condition, and the book has now joined the British Library's national collection.
- Following a condition assessment, the Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania at the British Library purchased the novel, which Haysman-Walker personally delivered to the institution.
- Proceeds from the sale support Oxfam's global humanitarian efforts, including aid for flood-affected communities in Nepal, highlighting treasures available during the charity's annual 'Second Hand September' campaign.
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The Independent (US)Rare first edition of To Kill A Mockingbird found in charity shop donation box
·London, United Kingdom
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The first edition of the Harper Lee novel was found in a box of donations to a charity.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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The bookstore of the international charity Oxfam in London received a whole bunch of book donations, including a rare first edition of the classic To Kill a Mockingbird by American author Harper Lee.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Inside a UK Charity Shop, a Rare To Kill a Mockingbird
A charity shop worker's hunch just feel a literary classic straight into Britain's national archives. Staff at Oxfam's Portobello Road bookshop in London were dating through a box of donated American titles when manager Olivia Haysman-Walker spotted a copy of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and decided to inspect...
·Miami, United States
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