First edition front cover first edition back cover. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first printing, first edition. Gone with the wind was popular with american readers from the outset and was the top american fiction bestseller in 1936 and 1937. First printing, with published may 1936 on the page and no mention of other printings. 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. More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide. Gone with the wind first edition collectible books for. In 1938, jezebel was widely regarded as warner bros. How much is an original 1937 copy of gone with the wind.
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Gone with the wind is a 1939 american epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by margaret mitchell. 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. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition points. Lucy writes her own novel, which she titles real gone with the wind. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare. 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. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. What is the value of the book 1938 gone with the wind. See more ideas about gone with the wind, scarlett ohara and go to movies. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition, macmillan. 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. Gone with the wind cast signed whitmore rare books. Gone with the wind is a controversial reference point for subsequent writers of the south, both.
Gone with the wind has endured as a story for all our times. As of 2014, a harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of american readers, just behind the bible. What is the value of 1938 edition of gone with the wind book. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. A bestsellers odyssey from atlanta to hollywood tells the story of both gone with the wind and its author margaret mitchell. Third edition gone with the wind antiques roadshow pbs. Butterfly mcqueen prissy, alicia rhett india, will price technical advisor, richard. The value of gone with the wind collectible plates our. Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. Small glossy hardcover with pictorial covers front and b. On the back of the jacket gone with the wind is in the right column. By the age of ten, toms dad would drop him off at coin shows within driving range, picking him up. Published in 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind has been banned on social grounds.
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. Gone with the wind is a sweeping romantic story about the american civil war from the point of view of the confederacy. Very good paperback copy of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. The most popular romance novel of all time was the basis for the most popular movie of all time in todays dollars. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification modern. On 10 december 1938 leigh walked onto the set the night the burning of atlanta scene. 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. The author, atlanta born, margaret mitchell won the pulitzer prize in 1937 for her efforts. In the next printings gone with the wind was moved to the very top of the left column. 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.
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The year before gone with the windwas a candidate for awards. A books value is the market value not the listing price, but the sales price. Book and dust jacket without repair or restoration. What is the value of the book 1938 gone with the wind answers. Gone with the wind 10th printing fine copy uk edition published in 1937. Words like damn and whore were scandalous at the time. The making of gone with the wind part i the atlantic. Books that say published june, 1936 are second printings. Gone with the wind has inspired a great deal of merchandise and many collectibles, including collectible dolls and plates. Margaret munnerlyn mitchell november 8, 1900 august 16, 1949 was an american novelist and journalist. Can you tell me what gone with the wind 1938 is worth. For myself and members of that tribe southern strain, gone with the wind was a kind of antideb comingout party. Well, let me tell you, copies of gone with the wind, being such a classic piece of american culture, really one of the greatest books of the 20th century in american literature, most beloved, and. Clark gable, vivien leigh and castsigned gone with the.
First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. Hintons runaway teenage characters, ponyboy and johnny, read while hiding from the law in the young adult novel the outsiders 1967. Gone with the wind prepared hollywood for star wars film. Set in the american south against the backdrop of the american civil war and the reconstruction era, the film tells the story of scarlett ohara, the strongwilled. The book is in very good condition and the text is clean and not marked. Selznick of selznick international pictures and directed by victor fleming. 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. Discovering a story whose southern heroine had obvious affinities with scarlett, she persuaded jack warner to let her make it in 1938. Lowest price, lowest total price, most recently listed, relevance, seller. This is an original hardcover book of margaret mitchells classic gone with the wind by the macmillan company, circa 1938. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Information on buying and collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret with a. Novels impact hasnt gone with the wind realclearpolitics.
It won the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year. The book has been called offensive and vulgar because of the language and characterizations. If you cant find past sales, check for the average listing prices on a. 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 childrens picturebook price guide includes first edition identification points for twentynine of the books in the list click on the books title to see first edition identification points for a.
The estimated values in the table are for first edition books with dust jackets. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. December, january of 1937, february, march, april, the years 1938, 1939, 1940 and so on. Gone with the wind 1938 macmillan later printing, very good. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition, macmillan abebooks. These plates depict classic scenes from the movie as well as some of the costumes worn by the films stars. 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. An original copy of this book is worth 5,000,00 to 8,000. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. In chapter 43 mitchell gives to rhett butler a version of the speech that we know now her own mother had given her when she was a child. 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. Picture of the first edition macmillan boards for gone with the wind. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, hardcover abebooks. How much is an original 1937 copy of gone with the wind worth.