Whats the value on a gone with the wind book 1936 edition. The color of an original first is what i would call a dirty brown without the dust jacket. First printing, with published may 1936 on the page and no mention of other. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind. 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. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book. Then and now, i found it one of the great experiences of a young life.
Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. Information on buying and collecting gone with the wind by mitchell. Check out leila dunbars antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1936 first edition. Honored as an american classic, gone with the wind is a movie that will forever be honored around the world. 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. Minor wear on book jacketplease see pictures for best view of current condition. With the wind earned her the pulitzer prize in 1937 and national book award for 1936. Pdf gone with the wind book by margaret mitchell free. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. Gone with the wind cancellation a missed opportunity. Books that state on the page published june, 1936 are second printings.
Gone with the wind by mitchell, holiday edition abebooks. First published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. 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. The first edition of the novel was published in 1936, and was written by margaret mitchell. Gone with the wind is a sweeping romantic story about the american civil war from the point of view of the confederacy. Book gone with the wind book 1936 value november 22, 2019. Gone with the wind collection antiques roadshow pbs. 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. Vintage gone with the wind hardcover book 1938 markalino.
Whats the value on a gone with the wind book 1936 edition, september 1936twice. 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. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. New listinggone with the wind margaret mitchell 1936 hcdj. Published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. Rhett buttler clark gable embraces scarlett ohara vivien leigh during a scene of gone with the wind. Gone with the wind hardcover published june 1936 by the macmillian company first edition, second issue, hardcover, 1,037 pages. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification modern. To buy, sell or consign a gone with the wind first edition, please email. However, yours has been quite wellloved and wellread and this will greatly affect the value. I think i would value your margaret mitchell gone with the wind. If you see too many items then please narrow your search words and search again. At least one person was concerned about the enterprise.
Gone with the windamerican classic1936 originally published on june 30, 1936 this is the book club edition also printed 1936 spine, pages and hardback book cover are inexcellent condition. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. 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. The publication, though, was pushed back a month and was released june 30th 1936. An original first edition of gone with the wind may 1936, will bring a great price to the avid collector of first editions. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. In the later printings gone with the wind is at the first book listed in the left. Vintage 1st edition book club of margaret mitchells, gone with the wind, published by macmillan in 1936. In 1939, the most successful on an inflationadjusted basis film in history, gone with the wind, was released by metro. How to identify the first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell.
What is the rough value of a 1st edition, 1st printing may 1936 in very. Actual publication of the 1st edition was delayed to june 30, 1936. 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. What is the value of the book 1938 gone with the wind. The book is in very good condition and the text is clean and not marked. 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. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition points. Even though it was 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book. I do hope they sell five thousand copies, she remarked, so they dont lose money. The book has a little wear on the top and bottom but is in good shape. At a time when race relations in america are on center stage, the orpheum theatre in.
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. I read the book when i was in my teens and liked it very much. I have a 1st edition copy of gone with the wind, 1936. Hintons runaway teenage characters, ponyboy and johnny, read while hiding from the law in the young adult novel the outsiders 1967. 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. I have a 1936 gone withe the wind book published in november. Gone with the wind was published in 1936, at a time when the book industry, like all other businesses in the u. Gone with the wind book club edition 1936 value image.
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. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. There is some slight natural wear to the covers edges, but the book as a whole is remarkably preserved. Free download or read online gone with the wind pdf epub book. By some chance i was able to read gone with the wind early on. Check out this signed first edition gone with the wind that leila dunbar appraised in jacksonville, florida.
Original grey cloth, titles and decoration to front board and spine in dark blue, top edge pale brown, others untrimmed. Spine and edges of covers very slightly toned, a hint of rubbing to extremities. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era. Includes pictures to help collectors identify the original book. Mitchell first printing gone with the wind 19361936 first. Free appraisal of a gone with the wind first edition 1st printing. 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. Gone with the wind, novel by margaret mitchell, published in 1936.
Margaret mitchells pageturning, sweeping american epic has been a classic for over eighty years. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1037 pages and is available in paperback format. Two names written in it are carol anderson and floyd. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback. 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. Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction.
Lucy writes her own novel, which she titles real gone with the wind. The original publication of gone with the wind by margaret michell was originally going to be may 1936. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell book club edition. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. I have a gone with the wind book dated copy right mcmxxxvi, on the. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret. See what margaret mitchells signature looks like up close. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare. Beloved and thought by many to be the greatest of the american novels, gone with the wind is a story of love, hope and loss set against the tense historical background of the american civil war. First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of. Millan gone with the wind 1937 gone with the wind margaret mitc gone with the wind prepared hollywood gone with the wind by margaret mitc may 1936 original dust jacket.
Bound in confederate grey cloth boards, book measures 6 x 8. 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. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell june 1936 first edition. I am looking for the value o a october 1936 first edition hardcover book gone with the wind by xxxxx xxxxx. First edition points and criteria for gone with the wind year published. The main characters of this classics, historical story are scarlett ohara, rhett butler. Mitchell gone with the wind 19361936 first edition abebooks. 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.
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