Nov 5, 2025 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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To Kill a Mockingbird signed by Harper Lee, Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford
HARPER LEE
To Kill a Mockingbird. [New York:] HarperCollins, [1995]. The Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, signed by the author Harper Lee in black ink on the title page, Gregory Peck in black ink on the quotation leaf, and inscribed by Mary Badham and Phillip Alford. Publisher's cloth, in the original dust jacket. 323 pp. The front hinge is loose, else fine.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a notoriously difficult title to collect signed or inscribed due to the reclusiveness of its author, Harper Lee. More willing to sign later in life, this 35th Anniversary Edition does appear signed or inscribed more frequently than the first, but this copy is greatly enhanced by the signature of the top stars of the beloved 1962 film adaptation. These include Gregory Peck, who played father and lawyer Atticus Finch, Mary Badham, who played Scout Finch, and Phillip Alford, who played Jem Finch. The volume is inscribed to the niece of Mary Badham, who adds the character name "Scout" below her inscription. Philip Alford has similarly added his character name. It was Badham who sought out the signatures of the author Harper Lee and co-star Gregory Peck, who was then over 80. Peck has appropriately signed under the quotation by Charles Lamb that precedes the novel: "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once." For her role as Scout, Mary Badham, at 10 years old, was the youngest actress ever nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actress. For To Kill a Mockingbird, Gregory Peck was awarded the Best Actor Oscar and the film garnered two others (on 8 nominations). Consistently highly ranked in any poll of American movies, the American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. We trace no copy of To Kill a Mockingbird signed by the novel's author and the three stars of this highly regarded film.
Sold for $3,200
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
HARPER LEE
To Kill a Mockingbird. [New York:] HarperCollins, [1995]. The Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, signed by the author Harper Lee in black ink on the title page, Gregory Peck in black ink on the quotation leaf, and inscribed by Mary Badham and Phillip Alford. Publisher's cloth, in the original dust jacket. 323 pp. The front hinge is loose, else fine.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a notoriously difficult title to collect signed or inscribed due to the reclusiveness of its author, Harper Lee. More willing to sign later in life, this 35th Anniversary Edition does appear signed or inscribed more frequently than the first, but this copy is greatly enhanced by the signature of the top stars of the beloved 1962 film adaptation. These include Gregory Peck, who played father and lawyer Atticus Finch, Mary Badham, who played Scout Finch, and Phillip Alford, who played Jem Finch. The volume is inscribed to the niece of Mary Badham, who adds the character name "Scout" below her inscription. Philip Alford has similarly added his character name. It was Badham who sought out the signatures of the author Harper Lee and co-star Gregory Peck, who was then over 80. Peck has appropriately signed under the quotation by Charles Lamb that precedes the novel: "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once." For her role as Scout, Mary Badham, at 10 years old, was the youngest actress ever nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actress. For To Kill a Mockingbird, Gregory Peck was awarded the Best Actor Oscar and the film garnered two others (on 8 nominations). Consistently highly ranked in any poll of American movies, the American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. We trace no copy of To Kill a Mockingbird signed by the novel's author and the three stars of this highly regarded film.
Auction: Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Nov 5, 2025
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Popular Stage & Screen Auction on November 5, 2025 Attracted Global Audience
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Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs Celebrating Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance
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Archive of Samuel Beckett Material from the Estate of His American Director Alan Schneider Topped $75,000
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Sale Featured a Special Section Devoted to the Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's popular Stage & Screen auction on November 5, 2025 attracted fans and collectors around the world vying for an exciting range of offerings celebrating the performing arts of Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance.
The Estate of Alan Schneider
Featured in the sale was fascinating collection of early Waiting for Godot material from the Estate of Alan Schneider that topped $75,000 amid trans-Atlantic competition. “The primary American director of Samuel Beckett plays” and a close friend of the playwright, Alan Schneider died in 1984, and his widow died at 101 this past summer. This remarkable archive offered an extraordinary glimpse into the creative partnership between Schneider and Beckett, spanning decades of groundbreaking theatrical work. Highlights included Schneider’s annotated working copy of Waiting for Godot used in the landmark American production, an inscribed typescript of Eh Joe, and first editions and presentation copies of Endgame and Happy Days, many personally inscribed to Schneider by Beckett. Other treasures included manuscripts, letters, awards, recordings and posters that document a pivotal collaboration in modern theater history. Read more
The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Doyle was honored to offer a sequel to the successful 2011 auction of property from the estate of the legendary actor. Featured in the sale were artwork, furniture, photographs and memorabilia. Read More.
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