Details about gone with the wind by margaret mitchell 1936 macmillan. I have a gone with the wind book by published by the. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The first edition book is often sold with later printing or facsimile dust jackets. These links will take you directly to search results for 1st edition copies copies for sale on the respective sites. 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. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. It won the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year. In april 1935, harold latham of macmillan, an editor looking for new fiction. Picture of the back dust jacket flap for gone with the wind.
Gone with the wind 20thcentury american bestsellers university. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell book condition. 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. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition abebooks. I got the book from a bookstore in south florida, my husband offered to give. The book has been a tremendous seller for publishers from macmillan to warner. Near fine, name and inscription at the front endpaper. In 1935, harold latham, vicepresident of the macmillan company, traveled to. Vintage 1st edition book club of margaret mitchells, gone with the wind, published by macmillan in 1936.
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Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Mar 07, 2018 i found a june 1936 gone with the wind book in the attic it has to j r m ending page is number 1037 there are three empty pages after that. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition points of issue. Unfollow gone with the wind book 1936 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. It won the pulitzer prize in 1937 and by the end of 1938 had sold more than a million copies. Mitchell received the pulitzer prize for fiction for the book in 1937. To date, more than 30 million copies of gone with the wind have been printed worldwide. First printing, with published may 1936 on the page and no mention of other printings. A firsttime author, mitchell became an overnight celebrity after the books release. Gone with the wind by mitchell, macmillan abebooks. How to identify the first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. This is truly the great american novel, in the top 5 of the greatest books ive ever read, and i suggest that you will thank yourself for reading it.
My only regret about finishing gone with the wind is that now i can never again read it for the first time. Gone with the wind was published in 1936, at a time when the book industry, like all other businesses in the u. Apr 09, 2020 gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Apr 25, 2011 if backlist is the bread and butter of publishing, gone with the wind is a very thick slice of southern corn bread. 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. The first issue dust jacket lists gone with the wind in the second column of the publishers spring novels. The publication, though, was pushed back a month and was released june 30th 1936. Finally publishing in 1936 the novel was wildly successful, selling over a million copies in the first six months. An original hardcover book with facsimile dust jacket. Gone with the wind has endured as a story for all our times. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell pan macmillan. The book has a few condition issues, but its overall condition is very good.
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. Picture of the first edition macmillan boards for gone with the wind. Six months after its release, in december of 1936, the novel had sold one million. Mitchell gone with the wind 19361936 first edition abebooks. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition, macmillan. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era.
Rare early edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, in english language. A special edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate pans 70th anniversary. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first. Macmillan had initially planned for may, 1936 as the publication month for gone. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind. All pages are clean with absolutely no writing or marks. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell june 1936 first edition. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Size ca 16x22 mm, 1037 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. The original publication of gone with the wind by margaret michell was originally going to be may 1936. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell 1936 macmillan. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside.
Gone with the wind first edition points and identification. Gone with the wind 1936 book club edition value city palace udaipur online booking, results 1 30 of 33 gone with the wind book club edition by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification modern. You can search for first editions of gone with the wind on, and. Macmillan sold 176,000 copies of gone with the wind when it originally released in 1936. In april, the bookofthemonth club announced that gone with the wind. Margaret mitchell heralded by readers everywhere since its publication in 1936 as the great american novel, gone with the wind explores the depths of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the. 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. 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. Margaret mitchell gone with the wind signed first edition.
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At least one person was concerned about the enterprise. The true firsts with the may 1936 date also have the original. Jul 15, 2015 i have a gone with the wind book by published by the macmillan company in 1936. Actual publication of the 1st edition was delayed to june 30, 1936. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. The first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell was published in 1936 by the macmillan company in new york. According to rare book site biblio, a book club edition was printed and released at the same time as the first and second printings, which causes confusion for new collectors, but they remain one of the few. The autograph is guaranteed to be authentic and is not an autopen, facsimile or a stamping. Also a mcguffeys answered by a verified antique expert. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare.