Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback barnes. Mitchell won the pulitzer prize in 1937 and in 1939 the film. Jan 06, 2014 gone with the wind second printing margaret mitchell june 1936 classic book. A fabulous copy of this true first edition published may. I have 1936 first edition of margaret mitchells gone with the wind. May 04, 2011 pat conroy marks 75 years of gone with the wind in the spring of 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind was an instant success. Published in 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind has been banned on social grounds.
Aug 16, 2016 i decided to read the most popular book set in that chapter of american history. 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. Nominated as one of americas bestloved novels by pbss the great american read. Margaret mitchell gone with the wind signed first edition.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Value of gone with the wind 1936 copy without cover answers. My fiance inherited this bookclub edition of gone with the wind from her family, which always believed the book to be a first edition and the authors signature to. Jun 29, 2011 at 75, gone with the wind marks yet another day as a little girl, novelist margaret mitchell sat on the front porch of her georgia home, listening to adults tell stories of the civil war. Author of gone with the wind by love, lucille thompson, davidson, linda bourgeois, kozuch, mary ellen debarbieri, mitchell, margaret, busey, lucille alladio and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. By some chance i was able to read gone with the wind early on. Selz on behalf of the stephens mitchell trusts, owner of the to gone with the wind according to the teleread blog, the letter reads in part. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition. Books that state on the page published june, 1936 are second printings.
Pat conroy marks 75 years of gone with the wind in the spring of 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind was an instant success. Gone with the wind includes an introduction, discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club the suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Gone with the wind is a sweeping romantic story about the american civil war from the point of view of the confederacy. Of course, the author has brazenly succeeded in portraying the megalomaniac cum childlike disposition in the deportment of scarlet, yet it was the teasing and trying relationship of rhett but.
Mitchell gone with the wind 19361936 first edition abebooks. The page must state published may, 1936 with no other printing statements. Gone with the wind second printing margaret mitchell june. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback. First edition points and criteria for gone with the wind. First edition front cover first edition back cover. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. First printing, with published may 1936 on the page and no mention of other printings. The binding is tight, with no cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear. May 20, 2008 gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. Gone with the wind book by margaret mitchell 1936 hardcover good condition.
Gone with the wind won margaret mitchell both the pulitzer prize and the national book award. Gone with the wind was published in 1936, at a time when the book industry, like all other businesses in the u. These links will take you directly to search results for 1st edition copies copies for sale on the respective sites. Vintage september 1936 gone with the wind hardcover book by. I have a gone with the wind hardcover that has a date of and has. A fabulous copy of this true first edition published may 1936. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first. I do hope they sell five thousand copies, she remarked, so they dont lose money. Apparently, it recently received a letter from attorney thomas d. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by.
It granted an injunction banning the publication of the. It depicts the struggles of young scarlett ohara, the spoiled daughter of a welltodo plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty. Please click on the literary analysis category you wish to be displayed. Fine hardcover 1936 1st edition quintessential rare books, llc.
Classic books available via the espresso book machine duration. Published in 1936, gone with the wind became an immediate bestseller, bringing firsttime novelist margaret mitchell an overwhelming amount of critical and popular attention. At 75, gone with the wind marks yet another day as a little girl, novelist margaret mitchell sat on the front porch of her georgia home, listening to adults tell stories of the civil war. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind answers.
Bound in confederate grey cloth boards, book measures 6 x 8. Books that say published june, 1936 are second printings. The mitchell estate took the houghton mifflin company to court in 2001 over the publication of the wind done gone, a novel by alice randall set. Gone with the wind, novel by margaret mitchell, published in 1936. The making of gone with the wind tells these and other surprising stories with fascinating items from the selznick archive, including onset photographs, storyboards, correspondence and fan mail, production records, audition footage, gowns worn by vivien leigh as. Copyright 1936 gone with the wind book on liveauctioneers.
One indicator of the bce is roman numerals for 1936 mcmxxxvi on the page. Gone with the wind book 1936 value november 22, 2019 wind first edition margaret mitc first edition points to identify gone gone with the wind 80th anniversary wind letters by margaret mitc. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare. If it has the date in roman numerals it is a book club edition.
I got the book from a bookstore in south florida, my husband offered to give. Nov 08, 2004 the mitchell estate took the houghton mifflin company to court in 2001 over the publication of the wind done gone, a novel by alice randall set on the same plantation but told from the. Free download or read online gone with the wind pdf epub book. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. It appears to us that project gutenberg established. 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. An original hardcover book with facsimile dust jacket. To find the market value for this book, click on the prefilled ebay, abebooks, or biblio links to the right and look for comparable listings that have all of these first edition points. I have a gone with the wind book with the following printing on the page. First edition, first issue with published may 1936 on the page of the authors classic novel. If the notice shows june, 1936 or any other dates, it is a reprint of the first editionnot one of the coveted first printings. Project gutenberg seems to have expunged the book, even though posting the book does not violate australian law.
First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. First printing, with published may 1936 on the page and no mention of other. The book has been called offensive and vulgar because of the language and characterizations. The book was so popular that it was made into a movie and mere three years later.
The first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell was published in 1936 by the macmillan company in new york. Jill conner browne, the sweet potato queen, bestselling author of the sweet potato queens first bigass novel in 1936 i was in e. The first edition of the novel was published in 1936, and was written by margaret mitchell. Gone with the wind in 1936, the law gave her a for up to 56 years. It went on to at least 100 more printings and is one of the bestsellers of all time.
Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, first edition. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Check out this signed first edition gone with the wind that leila dunbar appraised in jacksonville, florida. I have a gone with the wind book by published by the macmillan company in 1936. See what margaret mitchells signature looks like up. Information on buying and collecting gone with the wind by mitchell. Awarded the 1937 pulitzer prize, the novel was adapted as a film in 1939an achievement that won ten academy a wards. First of all, as far as im concerned there is no way to read this book straight from the beginning to the end.
Mitchell first printing gone with the wind 19361936 abebooks. Gone with the wind first edition collectible books for. Jul 27, 2019 published in 1936, gone with the wind caused a sensation in atlanta and went on to sell millions of copies in the united states and throughout the world. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1037 pages and is available in paperback format. Then and now, i found it one of the great experiences of a young life. You can search for first editions of gone with the wind on, and. Words like damn and whore were scandalous at the time. Published in 1936, mitchells tale of civilian life in georgia amid the war and during reconstruction was immediately met with critical acclaim and booming commercial success. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, 1936, international collectors library, american headquarters edition, leather bound in english. Gone with the wind second printing margaret mitchell june 1936 classic book. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book.
Set in the civil war south, gone with the wind follows scarlett ohara vivien leigh and her tempestuous relationship with rhett butler clark gable. Gone with the wind 1936 edition book value february 6, 2020 lot detail gone with the wind by first edition points to identify gone first edition criteria and points for gone with the wind and confederacy gone with the wind first edition. Original grey cloth, including original dust jacket with macmillan spring novels printed across the top back panel and gone with the wind title printed in the second column. In particular it is the story of scarlett ohara, a headstrong southern belle. Selz on behalf of the stephens mitchell trusts, owner of the to gone with the wind. Wind earned her the pulitzer prize in 1937 and national book award for 1936. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Widely considered the great american novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, gone. Gone with the wind won the pulitzer prize for fiction.
Introduction this study guide gone with the wind, first published in 1936, is a romance novel written by margaret mitchell, who received the pulitzer prize for fiction for the book. See what margaret mitchells signature looks like up close. It won the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year. Other time 100 novels include the bridge of san luis rey and the grapes of wrath picture of the 1936 first edition dust jacket for gone with the wind. One internet, many copyright laws the new york times. The book is bound in the original publishers grey cloth and is in excellent condition. Free appraisal of a gone with the wind first edition 1st printing. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era. To buy, sell or consign a gone with the wind first edition, please email. I decided to read the most popular book set in that chapter of american history. Nov 28, 2011 i have a gone with the wind book by published by the macmillan company in 1936. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Perhaps best described as a work of historical fiction, gone with the wind also has many of the trappings of a traditional bildungsroman and romance novel, although critics argue that it does not fully fall under the category of either genre.
Vintage september 1936 gone with the wind hardcover book. Gone with the wind first book club edition janet leigh, clark gable jacket hardcover. Also, the new york society for the suppression of vice disapproved of scarletts multiple marriages. Oct 27, 2014 check out this signed first edition gone with the wind that leila dunbar appraised in jacksonville, florida.
Also a mcguffeys fourth edition eclectic reader, revised edition published by american read more. Gone with the wind book 1936 value image collections book. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind. Depending on the condition and if it has a intact dust jacket, a true first edition that states may 1936 and no other dates can be worth up. Pdf gone with the wind book by margaret mitchell free. Published for all the hoopla surrounding its 75th anniversaryagain featuring its original jacket art. The book won the pulitzer prize in 1937 and the 1939 film version went on to win eight academy awards. Nov 22, 2019 gone with the wind book 1936 value november 22, 2019 wind first edition margaret mitc first edition points to identify gone gone with the wind 80th anniversary wind letters by margaret mitc. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification. The autograph is guaranteed to be authentic and is not an autopen, facsimile or a stamping.
Published in 1936, gone with the wind caused a sensation in atlanta and went on to sell millions of copies in the united states and throughout the. At least one person was concerned about the enterprise. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. The making of gone with the wind tells these and other surprising stories with fascinating items from the selznick archive, including onset photographs, storyboards, correspondence and fan mail, production records, audition footage, gowns worn by vivien leigh as scarlett, and selznicks own notoriously detailed memos. Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. 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 book club edition dust jacket cover margaret mitchell paypal. Published in 1936, gone with the wind caused a sensation in atlanta and went on to sell millions of copies in the united states and throughout the world. First published in the spring of 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind was an instant success. I have a gone with the wind book from printing of december 1936. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, first edition abebooks. Gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell june 1936 first edition. Since its original publication in 1936, gone with the windwinner of the pulitzer prize and one of the bestselling novels of all timehas been heralded by readers everywhere as the great american novel.
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