As of 2014, a harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of american readers, just behind the bible. No, gone with the wind was about the southern culture of the civil war, which temporarily left america to maintain their slave supported culture. Information on buying and collecting gone with the wind by mitchell. Gone with the wind 1936 edition book value february 6, 2020. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. Gone with the wind book 1936 value image collections book. Should i try to sell it with or without the fake cover. Check out leila dunbars antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1936 first edition.
How much is an original gone with the wind hardcover copy. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book. Gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. First edition points and criteria for gone with the wind. I have a true first edition of gone with the wind, may 1936, mcmillan. 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. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell june 1936 first edition. First printing dust jackets are scarcer than the book itself. Gone with the wind was popular with american readers from the outset and was the top american fiction bestseller in 1936 and 1937. It won the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year. A 1936 edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. The rottweiler, stratton, 1st edn 1985 color photos dog.
Does tweeting gone with the wind make this poet racist. Gone with the wind 20thcentury american bestsellers university. On the back of the jacket gone with the wind is in the right column. Mitchell first printing gone with the wind 19361936 abebooks. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret. Nominated as one of americas bestloved novels by pbss the great american read. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. The definitive illustrated history of the book, the movie and the legend.
See what margaret mitchells signature looks like up. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Actual publication of the 1st edition was delayed to june 30, 1936. Books that state on the page published june, 1936 are second printings. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification. Published may 1936 on leaf, with no mention of other printings. Widely considered the great american novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, gone. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, a first edition, first printing in scarce first state dust jacket. This is a twentythird printing of the first edition published in october 1936 by the macmillan company. Gone with the wind 1st2nd film pulitzer prize june 1936 by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, margaret mitchell. 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. An original first edition of gone with the wind may 1936, will bring a great price to the avid collector of first editions.
Two names written in it are carol anderson and floyd. However, it has a fake dust jacket marked facsimile dust jackets l. Includes pictures to help collectors identify the original book. America first, based on ignorance and hate of the world along. British edition, london, 1936 canadian edition, toronto, 1936 paperback edition, 1961 book club edition, 1964 deluxe edition, 1965 25th anniversary edition. Does gone with the wind reflect americas core value of. Gone with the wind first edition collectible books for. Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. Books that say published june, 1936 are second printings.
By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. Spine and edges of covers very slightly toned, a hint of rubbing to extremities. Gone with the wind, first published in 1936, is a romance novel written by margaret mitchell, who. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of gone with the wind. 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 book is in very good condition and the text is clean and not marked. 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 1936 book 1st edition by margaret mitchell jacket mcm. Free appraisal of a gone with the wind first edition 1st printing. The book was so popular that it was made into a movie and mere three years later. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell identifying first edition points of issue. Gone with the wind 1936 mcmxxxvi book club edition with. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind. How much is an original gone with the wind hardcover copy worth. What is the value of the book 1938 gone with the wind.
The book was first published by macmillan in may 1936, and a firstedition. The book is a beige clothbound hardcover with navy blue text to the front and the spine. Gone with the wind 1st year edition hardcover november 1936. Original grey cloth, titles and decoration to front board and spine in dark blue. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Gone with the wind by mitchell, holiday edition abebooks. These links will take you directly to search results for 1st edition copies copies for sale on the respective sites. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. Lot detail gone with the wind by first edition points to identify gone first edition criteria and points for gone with the wind and confederacy gone with the wind first edition. Margaret mitchell signs and inscribes a copy of gone with the wind inscribed on the front flyleaf, to carl from peggy christmas 1935. I found a june 1936 gone with the wind book in the attic it. Mitchell gone with the wind 19361936 first edition abebooks. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. To buy, sell or consign a gone with the wind first edition, please email.
More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide. Whats the value on a gone with the wind book 1936 edition. Book gone with the wind book 1936 value november 22, 2019. What is the value of gone with the wind books answers. Picture of the 1936 first edition dust jacket for gone with the wind. The book has a little wear on the top and bottom but is in good shape. Mitchell and wahlstrom were undoubtedly friends for him to receive a personal inscription signed peggy. You can search for first editions of gone with the wind on, and. Check out this signed first edition gone with the wind that leila dunbar appraised in jacksonville, florida. With the wind earned her the pulitzer prize in 1937 and national book award for 1936. 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. 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. First edition front cover first edition back cover. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback.
Gone with the wind collection antiques roadshow pbs. Author of gone with the wind by love, lucille thompson, davidson, linda bourgeois, kozuch, mary ellen debarbieri, mitchell, margaret, busey, lucille alladio and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the next printings gone with the wind was moved to the very top of the left column. Pictures submitted here include all known negative features of this book. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. At least one person was concerned about the enterprise. A 1936 copy of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. I think i would value your margaret mitchell gone with the wind.
Whats the value on a gone with the wind book 1936 edition, september 1936twice. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare. May 1936 copies are rare, and with a dust jacket, wow. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. I have a 1936 gone withe the wind book published in november. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, first edition.
The definitive illustrated history of the book, the movie and the legend bridges, herb, boodman, terryl c. Bound in confederate grey cloth boards, book measures 6 x 8. Vintage gone with the wind hardcover book 1938 markalino. Gone with the wind, 1936 first edition, book club ed. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, hardcover abebooks. This book, a twentyfifth printing of the first edition, was published in november of 1936 by the macmillan company. Gone with the wind book by margaret mitchell 1936 hardcover good. Greta garbo picture play magazine oct 1937 greta garbo cover by marlan. First published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year.
Gone with the wind was published in 1936, at a time when the book industry, like all other businesses in the u. The color of an original first is what i would call a dirty brown without the dust jacket. Original grey cloth, titles and decoration to front board and spine in dark blue, top edge pale brown, others untrimmed. First printing, with published may 1936 on the page and no mention of other. Mitchell estate should profit from gone with the wind book. Gone with the wind is a controversial reference point for subsequent writers of the south, both. There is some slight natural wear to the covers edges, but the book as a whole is remarkably preserved. The first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell was published in 1936 by the macmillan company in new york. It went on to at least 100 more printings and is one of the bestsellers of all time. 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. Since its original publication in 1936, gone with the windwinner of the pulitzer prize and one of the bestselling novels of all timehas been heralded by readers everywhere as the great american novel. Gone with the wind book club edition 1936 value image.
Amazing copies of this book have shown up, esp related to the moviesigned by the cast, with drawings by the designer, loosely. First printing, with published may 1936 on the page and no mention of other printings. Published in 1936, gone with the wind caused a sensation in atlanta and went on to. 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. I read the book when i was in my teens and liked it very much.
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