Gone with the wind is one of my favorite love stories of all time. Gone with the wind mass market paperback may 20, 2008. Macmillan publishing contract for margaret mitchells novel gone with the wind. On the first printing dust jacket, gone with the wind is listed second down in the right column. Gone with the wind has endured as a story for all our times. The book is one of the bestselling novels to this date. Said to be the fastest selling novel in the history of american publishing 50,000 copies in a single day, gone with the wind won mitchell the pulitzer prize. If youre interested in a written appraisal, please contact our appraisal services department. Dont know the value but if someone does please email. I have 1936 first edition of margaret mitchells gone with the wind. If you are curious here is a website that tells how to recognize the 1st edition of gone with the wind. May, 1937 which i believe makes it the 34th printing of the 1936 first edition. We are liquidating our remaining inventory and selling it on ebay.
First edition, signed by mitchell on the front blank, first printing with set up and electrotyped. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Shortly after the book was published, it sold over one million copies within six months, as well as being awarded the pulitzer prize. Gone with the wind 1st2nd film pulitzer prize june 1936 by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The epic romance tale set in and around atlanta, georgia during the american civil war has remained a bestseller, even before the equally popular film starring clark gable.
Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition abebooks. The book was first published by macmillan in may 1936, and a firstedition, first printing of this work in great condition, with its original book jacket and. Margaret mitchells pulitzer prize winning novel is one of the greatest literary masterpieces of the centurycollector. Two names written in it are carol anderson and floyd. How much is an original gone with the wind hardcover copy. What is the value of 1938 edition of gone with the wind book. One of the most successful books ever published and the basis of one of the most popular and highly praised hollywood films, gone with the wind has entered world culture in a way that few other stories have. First edition of the first book on the making of the film classic. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, first edition, signed. Above all, it is the story of beautiful, ruthless scarlett ohara and the dashing soldier of fortune, rhett butler. I have a gone with the wind book published in 1936 with a. Published in 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind has been banned on social grounds.
An original first edition of gone with the wind may 1936, will bring a great price to the avid collector of first editions. The book club edition may have been published many years later, with mcmxxxvi merely indicating the date of the. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell first edition signed rare. I would recommend this auction house for a possible sale good luck. Mitchell gone with the wind 19361936 first edition abebooks.
Finally scarlett values the importance of love and sees that it does not make one. Since its first publication in 1936, gone with the wind has endured as a story for all our times. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. We read it when were young and fall in love with the characters, then we watch the film and read the book again and watch the film again and never get tired of revisiting an era that is the most important in our history. Picture of the 1936 first edition dust jacket for gone with the wind. Gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books. Honored as an american classic, gone with the wind is a movie that will forever be honored around the world. The color of an original first is what i would call a dirty brown without the dust jacket. Gone with the wind the novel was published in 1936 and the film premiered in 1939. Margaret mitchell only published one complete novel, but it was quite the book gone with the wind earned her the pulitzer prize in 1937 and national book award for 1936. This book is also one of time magazines 100 best novels.
The book has been called offensive and vulgar because of the language. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell 1936 oldchurchstore. The book has a little wear on the top and bottom but is in good shape. Clark gable, vivien leigh and castsigned gone with the. First printing, with published may 1936 on the page and no mention of other printings. Gone with the wind published margaret mitchells gone with the wind, one of the bestselling novels of all time and the basis for a blockbuster 1939 movie, is published on this day in 1936. The autograph is guaranteed to be authentic and is not an autopen, facsimile or a stamping. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell 9781447264538.
Signed by margaret mitchell on the front free end paper. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Margaret mitchell wrote the beautiful story in 1928 and first published in 1936. Gone with the wind, margaret mitchell, 1936 the pulitzerprize winning novel which three years after its publication became an academyaward winning film follows the life of the spoiled daughter of a southern plantation owner just before and then after the fall of the confederacy and decline of the south in the aftermath of the civil war. Other time 100 novels include the bridge of san luis rey and the grapes of wrath. What is the value of a 1940 edition of gone with the wind. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition, macmillan abebooks. In the later printings gone with the wind is listed on the left column. The next most valuable copy was printed june, 1936. Vintage lamp gone with wind parlor flowers white globe table light decor country victorian cottage wedding hurricane milkglass vanity. Most historical accounts of this event estimate the amount of may books at about 10,000. How gone with the wind took the nation by storm by. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the american civil war, margaret mitchells magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Gone with the wind 1936 1964 reprint book margaret mitchell macmillan. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. Actual publication of the 1st edition was delayed to june 30, 1936. Prewar british editions of this most famous book are significantly harder to find.
First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Vintage gone with the wind hardback book, 1964, margaret mitchell, library decor, civil war, scarlet ohara, rhett butler, gift idea. Published april 1st 1999 by warner books first published june 30th 1936. Gone with the wind 10th printing fine copy uk edition published in 1937. Find great deals on ebay for gone with the wind and gone with the wind book. Atlanta native margaret mitchells 1936 novel of the civil war 186165 and reconstruction in georgia, gone with the wind, occupies an important place in any history of twentiethcentury american lit. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. May 1936 copies are rare, and with a dust jacket, wow. The fact that mcmxxxvi is 1936 doesnt mean your book was published in 1936. The novel has been criticized for promoting plantation values. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare. In the later printings gone with the wind is at the first book listed in the left. Gone with the wind is one of the few films that were rereleased several times and film lovers flocked to the theaters on each occasion.
Since its original publication in 1936, gone with the windwinner of the. What is the value of gone with the wind books answers. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, hardcover abebooks. In a list of the greatest films of all time, it is often placed in the top 10 and is widely regarded as one of the best movies dedicated to the american civil war. Known for the love triangle of rhett, scarlett and ashley that takes place in the antebellum south, gone with the wind poorly represented slavery. The date in roman numerals indicates its a book club edition. Based off a lovefilled novel of the 1930s, gone with the wind was brought to life on the silver screen by thomas mitchell, vivien leigh, evelyn keyes, ann rutherford, george reeves, fred crane, hattie mcdaniel and leslie howard. On the first printing dust jacket, gone with the wind is listed on the right column.