Gone wind book printings

Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback barnes. Well, the book in and of itself is quite a valuable first edition. Gone with the wind collection antiques roadshow pbs. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare. The book is bound in the original publishers grey cloth and is in excellent condition. I recently acquired a gone with the wind book, and i believe it is the 3rd printing published june 1936, reprinted june 1936. Gone with the wind was written by margaret mitchell. First printing, with published may 1936 on the page and no mention of other printings. In the next printings gone with the wind was moved to the very top of the left column. The book does have a dust cover that is not a 1936 original but from a 1964 edition see picture. A 1936 copy of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. 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 first edition of the novel was published in 1936, and was written by margaret mitchell. Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them. None take us into the burning fields and cities of the american south as gone with the wind does, creating haunting scenes and thrilling portraits of characters so vivid that we remember their words and feel their fear and hunger for the rest of our lives. 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 and vivian leigh was made in 1939. Picture of the back dust jacket flap for gone with the wind. The dissatisfying resolution of gone with the wind the. Pictures submitted here include all known negative features of this book. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell read online on. Easton press gone with the wind margaret mitchell great books 20th century this is a gorgeous edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell from the easton press greatest books of the 20th century series. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, a first edition, first printing in scarce first state dust jacket. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell june 1936 first edition 2nd printing.

The first edition of gone with the wind has been reprinted over 100 times since it was first published. Jun 30, 2011 gone with the wind continues to bring its author, and many other people, a modest profit, like a field of oil wells. Browse our inventory and find that special book at oldprintbooks. Gone with the wind 1st edition december 1936 printing very. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind. A rendered facsimile dust jacket for the first edition book of gone with the wind. Gone with the wind best seller again at 50 the new. Gone with the wind project gutenberg selfpublishing. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition, macmillan abebooks. Gone with the wind first edition collectible books for. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. A book club edition bce or book of the month club edition bomc refers to a book printed by a book club with cheaper materials than the original publishing house, and is generally not worth much to the serious collector.

Gone with the wind the macmillan company, new york, 1936 first edition, first printing. Differences between the book and the movie posted on 5 august 12 by gwenamon just in case you glossed over the title of. If the title and scroll work do not appear on the front cover and spine the book is likely a book club edition. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind answers. Just did a production of moonlight and magnolias a play about the writing of gone with the wind and had to buy 6 copies of gone with the wind. Margaret mitchell gone with the wind first edition, first printing signed. Many novels have been written about the civil war and its aftermath.

I have a fair condition gone with the wind book and would like to know if it has any value. This is a vintage copy of the motion picture edition and was published by the macmillan company in 1940. Sep 21, 2012 the dissatisfying resolution of gone with the wind all great literature and all great storytelling has two elements. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1037 pages and is available in paperback format. On the back of the jacket gone with the wind is in the right column. No matter how many times you have read it before, you need to read it again, now. Herbert kalmus who created the stunning color film process, technicolor, which was used to film gone with the wind. Oo king was also the voice the character faline in the walt disneyos 1942 animated film classic, bambi, and was the step daughter of dr.

Gone with the wind is a novel written by shermans march to the sea. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell modern first editions blog. About gone with the wind is a 1936 american novel by margaret mitchell set in the old south american civil war and reconstruction. First edition points and criteria for gone with the wind. June 29a fifth large printing of margaret mitchells first novel, gone with the wind, has been ordered, although the book is just out this week. Gone with the wind, 1936 first edition, book club ed. First printing dust jackets are scarcer than the book itself. May 27, 20 in the case of gone with the wind, though editorially sound at the outset, minor errors persisted through many printings before all were addressed. Picture of the first edition macmillan boards for gone with the wind. Jul 01, 2015 why we should keep reading gone with the wind. 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. Jun 04, 2011 gone with the wind the book turns 75 june 4, 2011 1.

Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell anniversary edition 1975. 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. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. But no novel has come close to exhibiting the remarkable staying power of gone with the wind.

With the wind margaret mitchell first edition october printing. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first printing, first edition. Every few years a novel is published that has intimations of immortality for book and author. Macmillan company, gone with the wind 10th printing fine copy uk edition published in. Does not list any other printings, does not have a jacket. But there are other printings different number of pages depending on the size of font and margins. Just as in standard bookcollecting, the indicators. Book club editions generally have less pages while the trade edition had 1037 pages and do not state any printings on page. It went on to at least 100 more printings and is one of the bestsellers of all time. It won the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year.

Mitchells book and the film adaptation of it are a valuable document of the way the lost cause curdled into a regional religion. Free download or read online gone with the wind pdf epub book. The true firsts with the may 1936 date also have the original. This is a twentythird printing of the first edition published in october 1936 by the macmillan company. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. B already had my attention, but when he started in on this, i couldnt wait to hear more. Additionally, there are millions of book club editions in print. Chicago tribune gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. Mar 07, 2018 whats the value on a gone with the wind book 1936 edition, september 1936twice. Whenever the macmillan company finds itself running out of copies, it. Margaret mitchell gone with the wind signed first edition.

Whats the value on a gone with the wind book 1936 edition. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell june 1936 first edition. The first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell was published in 1936 by the macmillan company in new york. A book in which the main characters have so many problems that yours seem minor by comparison. The novel won the 1937 pulitzer prize and was adapted into an academy awardwinning 1939 film of the same name. 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. We have first printings of the catcher in the rye, gone with the wind, to kill a mockingbird, catch 22, 1984 and many more. Gone with the wind was popular with american readers from the onset and was the top american fiction bestseller in the year it was published and. I think i would value your margaret mitchell gone with the wind collection, the three pieces.

Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Indeed, much about gone with the wind is unusual, including the fact that miss mitchell wrote the last chapter first and the book did not have a first chapter when it was submitted to the. Pdf gone with the wind book by margaret mitchell free. First published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. Bound in confederate grey cloth boards, book measures 6 x 8. Read gone with the wind, by margaret mitchell online on bookmate margaret mitchells epic novel of love and war won the pulitzer prize and one of the most popular and celebrated movies of all time. This jacket will also fit subsequent early printings if you have one if they are 834 inches in height. That means that there are literally millions of copies of the book that can technically be referred to as first editions. Vintage 1st edition book club of margaret mitchells, gone with the wind, published by macmillan in 1936. A remarkable book, a spectacular book, a book that will not be forgotten.

The first issue dust jacket lists gone with the wind in the second column of the publishers spring novels. 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. The main characters of this classics, historical story are scarlett ohara, rhett butler. Some minor tears and chipping to dustjacket, especially along the spine. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell bauman.

I have a gone with the wind book, says printed may 1936. What is the value of an original copy of the book gone. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell goodreads. It doesnt have a dust jacket, but the cover is more elaborate with embossed leather corners and the spine is leather with raised bands. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. This first edition by margaret mitchell is available at bauman rare books. 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. The second issue dust jacket lists gone with the wind at the top of the first column of new macmillan books.

Gone with the wind first printing, may 1936 by mitchell, margaret. A historical novel, the story is a bildungsroman or comingofage story, with the title taken from a poem written by ernest dowson. Books that state on the page published june, 1936 are second printings. Gone with the wind g k hall large print book series october 1992, g. Gone with the wind by mitchell, holiday edition abebooks.

In the later printings gone with the wind is at the first book listed in the left column. Published may 1936 on leaf, with no mention of other printings. Near fine, name and inscription at the front endpaper. A book that will wrap its cover around you and comfort you while you laugh and cry. The definitive illustrated history of the book, the movie and the legend bridges, herb, boodman, terryl c. These errors, however, as they often do in other books, have not evolved into determinant issue points for that matter, nobody has enumerated them.