First published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. Vintage 1st edition book club of margaret mitchells, gone with the wind, published by macmillan in 1936. Gone with the wind, novel by margaret mitchell, published in 1936. 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. 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.
There is some slight natural wear to the covers edges, but the book as a whole is remarkably preserved. Even though it was 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare. Check out leila dunbars antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1936 first edition. Free appraisal of a gone with the wind first edition 1st printing. Gone with the wind book club edition 1936 value image. Hintons runaway teenage characters, ponyboy and johnny, read while hiding from the law in the young adult novel the outsiders 1967.
Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. 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. 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 is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936.
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Actual publication of the 1st edition was delayed to june 30, 1936. I have a gone with the wind book dated copy right mcmxxxvi, on the. In the spring of 1936, a new novel blew onto the american scene with the force of a hurricane gone with the wind. Gone with the wind book club edition 1936 value february 6, 2020 stimulating our literature and first edition criteria and points for 3 ways to tell the edition of a book first edition criteria and points for first edition points to identify gone. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget.
I read the book when i was in my teens and liked it very much. First edition points and criteria for gone with the wind year published. Honored as an american classic, gone with the wind is a movie that will forever be honored around the world. 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 authentically signed by. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. Gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. On the first printing dust jacket, gone with the wind is listed second down in the right column. Published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. What is the rough value of a 1st edition, 1st printing may 1936 in very.
First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. 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. New listinggone with the wind margaret mitchell 1936 hcdj. The color of an original first is what i would call a dirty brown without the dust jacket. Rhett buttler clark gable embraces scarlett ohara vivien leigh during a scene of gone with the wind. Mitchell first printing gone with the wind 19361936 first. Your first edition gone with the wind book is quite collectible and will always find a home on someones bookshelf.
Spine and edges of covers very slightly toned, a hint of rubbing to extremities. First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of. The publication, though, was pushed back a month and was released june 30th 1936. I have a 1st edition copy of gone with the wind, 1936. Gone with the wind by mitchell, holiday edition abebooks. By some chance i was able to read gone with the wind early on. Mitchell gone with the wind 19361936 first edition abebooks. Lucy writes her own novel, which she titles real gone with the wind. Whats the value on a gone with the wind book 1936 edition, september 1936twice.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1037 pages and is available in paperback format. The first edition of the novel was published in 1936, and was written by margaret mitchell. What is the value of the book 1938 gone with the wind. 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. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book. Essentially the story of a willful girl and the people around her during and after the civil war, the book was an overnight sensation, selling a million copies and commanding thirtyone printings in its first year of publication. At a time when race relations in america are on center stage, the orpheum theatre in. 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 in 1937. The following are the listings found for you based on gone with the wind, which were the words that you entered if you see too few items then please change your keywords a little. In the later printings gone with the wind is at the first book listed in the left. Gone with the wind hardcover published june 1936 by the macmillian company first edition, second issue, hardcover, 1,037 pages.
Gone with the wind margaret mitchell june 1936 first edition. The book is in very good condition and the text is clean and not marked. The main characters of this classics, historical story are scarlett ohara, rhett butler. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell book club edition. I have a 1936 gone withe the wind book published in november. An original first edition of gone with the wind may 1936, will bring a great price to the avid collector of first editions.
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. Includes pictures to help collectors identify the original book. I am looking for the value o a october 1936 first edition hardcover book gone with the wind by xxxxx xxxxx. Two names written in it are carol anderson and floyd. Book gone with the wind book 1936 value november 22, 2019. If you see too many items then please narrow your search words and search again. With the wind earned her the pulitzer prize in 1937 and national book award for 1936. Original grey cloth, titles and decoration to front board and spine in dark blue, top edge pale brown, others untrimmed. Minor wear on book jacketplease see pictures for best view of current condition. Books that state on the page published june, 1936 are second printings.
To buy, sell or consign a gone with the wind first edition, please email. Gone with the wind is a sweeping romantic story about the american civil war from the point of view of the confederacy. In particular it is the story of scarlett ohara, a headstrong southern belle who survives the hardships of the war and afterward manages to establish a successful. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition.
Vintage gone with the wind hardcover book 1938 markalino. 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. Margaret mitchells pageturning, sweeping american epic has been a classic for over eighty years. The original publication of gone with the wind by margaret michell was originally going to be may 1936. Check out this signed first edition gone with the wind that leila dunbar appraised in jacksonville, florida. Then and now, i found it one of the great experiences of a young life. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition points. However, yours has been quite wellloved and wellread and this will greatly affect the value. Bound in confederate grey cloth boards, book measures 6 x 8. Gone with the wind collection antiques roadshow pbs.
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. The book has a little wear on the top and bottom but is in good shape. How to identify the first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Gone with the wind book 1936 value image collections book. Information on buying and collecting gone with the wind by mitchell. Gone with the wind was published in 1936, at a time when the book industry, like all other businesses in the u. See what margaret mitchells signature looks like up close. 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. In 1939, the most successful on an inflationadjusted basis film in history, gone with the wind, was released by metro. Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction.