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It went on to at least 100 more printings and is one of the bestsellers of all time. Third edition gone with the wind antiques roadshow pbs. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. 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. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind. Vivien leigh is scarlett to clark gables rhett in cinemas greatest epic of passion and adventure. Nominated as one of americas bestloved novels by pbss the great american read. What is the value of 1938 edition of gone with the wind book. In 1939, the film version was a smash hit and it received ten academy awards. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, a first edition, first printing in scarce first state dust jacket. Gone with the wind won margaret mitchell both the pulitzer prize and the national book award. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936.

Book club editions generally have less pages while the trade edition had 1037 pages and do not state any printings on page. Time magazine critics, lev grossman and richard lacayo, included the novel on their list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels. Gone with the wind hardcover book 1938 first edition points to identify gone gone with the wind by margaret mitc first edition. The first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell was published in 1936 by the macmillan company in new york. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback. Today, the book turns 82 years young, and it continues to be heralded as a favorite by readers of all ages. Gone with the wind, 1936 first edition, book club ed. First edition front cover first edition back cover. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification modern. This is a true first edition of gone with the wind. I have a book club edition of mitchells gone with the wind. In 2003 the book was listed at number 21 on the bbcs the big read poll of the uks bestloved novel.

Via col vento in vaticano is a book that was published in 1999, about nepotism, homosexual scandals, corruption, and clientism within vatican city, written under the. Ive always loved the movie and wanted to read the novel for myself. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell has staying power. As of 2014, a harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of. A fine copy, signed by the author on the front end paper. It came from an estate sale and looks like it was tucked away for many years. Its a humongous book and the price on amazon is really a deal. Gone with the wind first edition collectible books for. Feb 27, 20 if you liked gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, you might enjoy one of these books see more ideas about books, gone with the wind and margaret mitchell. 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. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. True first edition, first printing copies in good condition.

That means that there are literally millions of copies of the book that can technically be referred to as. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. Mitchell is the author of the best selling novel of all time, gone with the wind 1936. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition points. Buy gone with the wind by margaret mitchell online at alibris. This is the th printing if i counted right of gone with the wind by published by macmillan of new york. Gone with the wind wisehouse classics edition ebook. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell goodreads. Gone with the wind kindle edition by margaret mitchell. But the story had already made its mark in the pages of margaret mitchells book. Buy this handsome paperback edition, just for pat conroys preface. Mitchell received the pulitzer prize for fiction for the book in 1937. Since its original publication in 1936, gone with the wind winner of the pulitzer prize and one of the bestselling novels of all timehas been heralded by readers everywhere as the great american novel.

Perhaps best described as a work of historical fiction, gone with the wind also has many of the trappings of a. Gone with the wind by victor fleming victor fleming. Additionally, there are millions of book club editions in print. On the back of the jacket gone with the wind is in the right column. Picture of the first edition macmillan boards for gone with the. This hardcover version with light damage, personal. May 4, 2011 in the spring of 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind was an instant success.

Vintage 1st edition book club of margaret mitchells, gone with the wind, published by macmillan in 1936. 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. A massive boxoffice hit that cleaned up at the 1939 oscars. That means that there are literally millions of copies of the book that can technically be referred to as first editions. This macmillan edition is no good if you want this book as a keepsake. In the next printings gone with the wind was moved to the very top. Whats the value on a gone with the wind book 1936 edition. First printing dust jackets are scarcer than the book itself. Well, let me tell you, copies of gone with the wind, being such a classic piece of american culture, really one of the greatest books of the 20th century in american literature, most beloved, and. My copy of margaret mitchells gone with the wind a 114th printing, now a bit tattered carries an inscription from my mother. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, 1936, international collectors library, american. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.

Check out leila dunbars antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1936 first edition. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Gone with the wind journals 10 grizzlies gone wild 7 gone wild 5 my weirder school 3 lancaster county yule goat calamity 3 complicated conversation 2 eros gone wild 2 dear lady truelove. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell identifying first edition points of issue. This sweeping melodrama based on margaret mitchells bestselling civil war epic defined the term hollywood blockbuster. Gone with the wind was popular with american readers from the outset and was the top american fiction bestseller in 1936 and 1937. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. Everyone should read it at least once in their lifetime. Widely considered the great american novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, gone with. When gone with the wind hit the big screen in 1939, it was like nothing audiences had ever seen a sweeping, panoramic drama of epic proportions, complete with turmoil, life lessons and more romance. The first edition of gone with the wind has been reprinted over 100 times since it was first published. 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. Gone with the wind signed first edition whitmore rare books.

It is a classic story of love and tragedy, full of irony. Gone with the wind kindle edition by mitchell, margaret. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Time magazine critics, lev grossman and richard lacayo, included the novel on their list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels from 1923 to the present 2005. Good for one or maybe two reads and then the spine will be gone and the book will fall apart. The authentic south of gone with the wind features photographs, facts, and trivia about the world that surrounds this famous heroine. More than 24 editions of gone with the wind have been issued in china. When gone with the wind hit the big screen in 1939, it was like nothing audiences had ever seen a sweeping, panoramic drama of epic proportions, complete with turmoil, life lessons and more romance than anyone could ask for in almost four hours of technicolor. Getting lost in gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Now, decades after the books debut, there are numerous editions available for collectors and readers alike.