If it is signed its worth more, and depending on condition. We read it when were young and fall in love with the characters, then we watch the film and read the book again. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell january 1937 early. To commemorate its seventyfifth anniversary in 2014, the making of gone with the wind presents more than 600 items from the archives of david o. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. An original copy of this book is worth 5,000,00 to 8,000. Free download or read online gone with the wind pdf epub book. Written from the perspective of the slaveholder, gone with the wind is southern plantation. Finally publishing in 1936 the novel was wildly successful, selling over a.
May 20, 2008 gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. Finally publishing in 1936 the novel was wildly successful, selling over a million copies in the first six months. Mitchell macmillan gone with the wind 19371937 abebooks. My fiance inherited this bookclub edition of gone with the wind from her family, which always believed the book to be a first edition and the authors signature to. Mitchell won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1937 for the book.
While flipping through the pages no dog ears appear to have been made. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Mitchell received the pulitzer prize for fiction for the book in 1937. Gone with the wind the novel being summarized is titled gone with the wind, written by margaret mitchell.
In 1937, margaret mitchell received the pulitzer prize for fiction for gone with the wind and the second annual national book award from the american booksellers association. Macmillan company, gone with the wind 10th printing fine copy uk edition published in. Gone with the wind sold one million copies in its first six months, won. The main characters of this classics, historical story are scarlett ohara, rhett butler. Mar 07, 2018 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. 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.
This is a vintage copy of the book with some wear to the back cover and spine has some seperation wear. Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. It is ranked as the second favorite book by american readers, just behind the bible, according to a 2008 harris poll. In two years the book was translated and printed in sixteen foreign languages. Scarlett ohara and rhett butler became national characters, and then international. Mitchell wrote only one novel, published during her lifetime, the american civil warera novel gone with the wind, for which she won the national book. Actual publication of the 1st edition was delayed to june 30, 1936. Old gone with the wind book 1937 margaret mitchell civil war novel georgia life.
Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, first edition, hc. In this clip from atlantas book, mitchells childhood friends share their recollections. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the conversation. May 04, 2011 in the spring of 1936, when it was first published, margaret mitchells gone with the wind was an instant success. With clark gable, vivien leigh, thomas mitchell, barbara oneil. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition.
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 in 1937. Pocket books, new york, ny 2008, isbn 9781416548942. Gone with the wind 1937 margaret mitchell ex hardcover book. Whats the value on a gone with the wind book 1936 edition.
How much is an original 1937 copy of gone with the wind worth. The subsequent june printing sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. To commemorate its seventyfifth anniversary in 2014, the making of gone with the wind presents more than 600 items from the. Apr 25, 2011 gpb is hosting a gone with the wind book page, which will feature book. Gone with the wind is a sweeping romantic story about the american civil war from the point of view of the confederacy. Published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. This book is in fairly good condition with clean pages. Selznick, the films producer, and his business partner john hay jock whitney, which are housed at the harry ransom center at the university of texas at austin. 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. It was published in 1936, after it took her seven years to write, and won a pulitzer prize in. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia. How much is an original 1937 copy of gone with the wind. Margaret munnerlyn mitchell november 8, 1900 august 16, 1949 was an american novelist and journalist.
It won the pulitzer prize in 1937 and by the end of 1938 had sold more than a million copies. It was published in 1936, after it took her seven years to write, and won a pulitzer prize in 1937. Asked in english language, romance novels, romantic movies, famous quotations, gone with the wind what is the value of 1938 edition of gone with the. 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. Pdf gone with the wind book by margaret mitchell free. Jun 30, 2018 mitchell won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1937 for the book. Please look at photos i can send additional photos upon request. Gone with the wind 10th printing fine copy uk edition published in 1937. Why gone with the wind is my favorite book the cheshire. Directed by victor fleming, george cukor, sam wood.
Jul 27, 2019 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. The first edition of the novel was published in 1936, and was written by margaret mitchell. The novel has been absorbed into american popular culture. Gone with the wind going strong at 75 publishers weekly. It also received the national book award the same year. Although controversial for its sanitized portrayal of slavery, as. Sidney howard became the first posthumous oscar nominee and winner. Is a 1937 gone with the wind book valuable answers. 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. Margaret mitchell gone with the wind 1937 wdj 1st year civil war early. Prewar british editions of this most famous book are significantly harder to find. In 1926 while recovering from a broken ankle, she began to write gone with the wind. I am no book expert, i would say this book is in vgexex condition. Everything about this book is beyond superlativevivid characters, settings that live and breathe, but especially margaret mitchells prose.
First printing dust jackets are scarcer than the book itself. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the american civil war, margaret mitchells magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition points. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book.
Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition, macmillan abebooks. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In particular it is the story of scarlett ohara, a headstrong southern belle. Gone with the wind 1937 edition book margaret mitchell. On the back of the jacket gone with the wind is in the right column.
On may 3rd, 1937, more than 76 years ago, margaret mitchell won the pulitzer prize for fiction for her epic gone with the wind. Gone with the wind best seller again at 50 the new. A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the. Gone with the wind is a sweeping romantic story about the american civil war from the point of view of. Find great deals on ebay for gone with the wind book 1936 and gone with the wind book 1936 1st edition. The movie studio that produced the 1939 film selznick international pictures, metrogoldwynmayer mgm, however, makes the claim on the 1937 sheet music cover that the song is based upon margaret mitchells novel and italics ours the forthcoming greatest of all motion pictures, gone with the wind written and published by arrangement with. Gone with the wind went on the bookstands june 30, 1936. Vintage gone with the wind book 1st edition december. For pioneering in the use of coordinated equipment in the production gone with the wind.
Gone with the wind, margaret mitchell gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Mitchells book won the pulitzer prize in 1937 and in 1939 the film adaptation. The book gone with the wind received the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1937. Miss mitchell, 49, dead of injuries the new york times. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition, macmillan. Only 10,000 copies were produced of the true first printing in may, 1936. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1037 pages and is available in paperback format. Gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Even though it was 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book. Gone with the wind has endured as a story for all our times.
The movie studio that produced the 1939 film selznick international pictures, metrogoldwynmayer mgm, however, makes the claim on the 1937 sheet music cover that the song is based upon. 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. Although controversial for its sanitized portrayal of slavery, as well as omnipresent racial stereotypes, gone with the wind is still one of the most popular american novels of all time. Mitchell wrote only one novel, published during her lifetime, the american civil warera novel gone with the wind, for which she won the national book award for most distinguished novel of 1936 and the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1937. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell hardcover book 1937.
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