Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and told the spine are moderate with. Oct 25, 20 there is something a little embarrassing about saying that a book like margaret mitchells gone with the wind changed my life. Gone with the wind motion picture edition by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gone with the wind has been one of my favourite movies for a long time. It is leather bound, with five raised edges on the spine, gold gilt. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about gone with the wind. Butternut greyish brown full cloth boards, navy stamped cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear. More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide. Shelf life had feel good stories, shivers down my spine stories, and the. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of gone with the wind, margaret mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captured readers for more than seventy years. After identifying a book as a first edition of gone with the wind, there is only one point required to. Minor shelf wear, else a fine, tight copy, in a very good firstissue dust jacket, unclipp.
First published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. The dust jacket is a facsimile reproduction dust jacket custom made for this book. First published in 1936 80 years ago this month gone with the. However, from that amount, several may copies, which were sold before recall, survived. This richly illustrated book is a musthave collectors item for old fans and new. In april, the bookofthemonth club announced that gone with the wind. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell, uncle sams story. David selznicks gone with the wind has its longawaited premiere at astor and capitol, recalling civil war and plantation days of southseen as treating book. Gone with the wind has been on my list of favorite books for a long time. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. First edition points and criteria for gone with the wind.
In the next printings gone with the wind was moved to the very top of the left column. As the book goes on the cottage is sold and the women the ghost is looking for buys the house. By some chance i was able to read gone with the wind early on. I got the paperback for christmas a few years ago and put off starting it, knowing how much time it would take. Buy gone with the wind books online at best prices in india by margaret mitchell from. Free appraisal of a gone with the wind first edition 1st. Jun 16, 2016 at noon on the fifth day, 16 august 1949, the author of gone with the wind died, aged just 48. Butternut greyish brown full cloth boards, navy stamped cover and spine titles, moderate shelf generally wsome spine pull, chip. As i have grown up and watched gone with the wind time and time again, i have found quite a few life lessons within the epic film. Ever since i was little i was obsessed with the adaption of margaret mitchells book of the same name.
Gone with the wind by mitchell, macmillan abebooks. Seventyfive years after america fell in love with the cinematic classic gone with the wind, life revisits the making of the awardwinning movie and gives readers a rare look into the films captivating, behindthescenes drama. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book.
Gone with the wind by mitchell, holiday edition abebooks. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Gone with the wind wisehouse classics edition ebook. August 17, 1949 obituary miss mitchell, 49, dead of injuries special to the new york times. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell will have a call number of f mit. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. The spine ends have fraying with some general wear to the board edges. But the tarasized spine kept taunting me, so i bought the e book copy. She and dad had a movie theater in prentiss ms in 193640 and they showed this film, made money too. The author of gone with the wind by farr, finis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell reading is fun again. Definitely not a book to gain something about, save an introduction to the civil war.
He got me a copy of gone with the wind and scarlet. This is a sweeping epic about people with olympian passions, and my. Gone with the wind 1936 margaret mitchell, sharp 1st. Everything you need to know about novel word counts nathan. The making of gone with the wind tells these and other surprising stories with fascinating items from the selznick archive, including onset photographs, storyboards, correspondence and fan mail, production records, audition footage, gowns worn by vivien leigh as scarlett, and selznicks own notoriously detailed memos. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell she gets around in the book a lot more in the book than the movie. The writing life, this week in books, uncategorized, writing advice, writing novels.
The alien captors get wind of this and force the two to eat. Gone with the wind holiday edition by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books. One of the most beautiful presentations of gone with the wind ever published. June 29a fifth large printing of margaret mitchells first novel, gone with the wind, has been ordered, although the book is just out this week. How to store books safely the new antiquarian the blog of the. Then i finally got a new nook and have been finishing it since. 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 poverty. Gone with the wind 20thcentury american bestsellers university. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell 418,053 words source. My only regret about finishing gone with the wind is that now i can never again read it for the first time. The most common gone with the wind material is glass. 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. Her father, eugene muse mitchell, was an attorney and historian of scotchirish and french huguenot descent.
Margaret munnerlyn mitchell was born in atlanta, georgia, on november 8, 1900, a fifthgeneration atlantan. 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. Gone with the wind anniversary edition 50th anniversary. Gone with the wind this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. After several months, i finally sat down and read gone with the wind.
In my own personal life, i find many similarities to scarletts. Maybelle was also an active supporter of the suffragette movement, and her daughter was to adopt her. I recently purchased a lovely gone with the wind lamp and wanted the book and film to display with it in a victorian setting. Author of this rich picture of southern life is decended from native georgians since. Mammy is one of the greatest characters in the written word. First edition, first printing inscribed and signed by margaret mitchell on the front free endpaper. Gone with the wind and the confederacy the atlantic.
Part of her large office displays a portion of her gone with the wind collection. The may printing was recalled and the book was officially issued in june 1936. Apr 18, 2011 my copy of margaret mitchells gone with the wind a 114th printing, now a bit tattered carries an inscription from my mother. Gone with the wind 068483068x by mitchell, margaret. Information on buying and collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. Mitchell macmillan gone with the wind 19371937 abebooks. Mitchells novel, whose 75th anniversary has arrived amid many reconsiderations and even more sales, may or may not be a good book.
Is gone with the winds nostalgia for slavery acceptable. Find books like gone with the wind from the worlds largest community of readers. This novel traces, with heart wrenching passages and beautifully set scenes, the death of the old south. Liz smith, nationally syndicated columnist not just a great love story, gone with the wind is one of the most powerful antiwar novels ever written. Back of dust jacket lists books offered by the publisher and on the first issue dust jacket, gone with the wind is in the right column. First printing dust jackets are scarcer than the book itself. Gone with the wind kindle edition by mitchell, margaret, conroy. When a day on the job introduces her to sweet and stable english.
Gone with the wind, first edition, hardcover abebooks. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell overdrive rakuten. Leigh discovered the novel over the christmas 1936 holiday during her. Gone with the winds by fornwald, mike and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As of 2014, a harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of american readers, just behind the bible. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf gilt the decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in. Miss mitchell, 49, dead of injuries the new york times.
Apr 04, 2020 laidin to the book is a letter from the publishers, arranging delivery of the book and explaining that mitchell had been unable to grant the request earlier due to problems with her eyesight. Inscriptions in books can tell a story gone with the. Please see pictures they are part of the description note for buyerplease dont open not as described case on ebay or leave negative, neutral feedback before contact us. Gone with the wind cook book famous southern cooking recipes includes recipes like tara fruit cake, twelve oaks plum pudding, melanies sweet potato pie, and aunt pittypats cream scones, and atlanta waffles. A book that is too short can literally be too short to have its spine out, and a book. Shelf life is a 2004 young adult novel by robert corbet. Gone with the wind first edition collectible books for. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell the macmillan company new york 1936 first printing, published may, 1936. Butternut greyish brown full cloth boards, crisp navy stamped cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. We take what we get and are thankful its no worse than it is. I started rereading it on my nook and then halfway through my nook froze and died. I put the books on a shelf and ignored them for a long time. May 12, 2015 why gone with the wind is a box office champ.
The text will be typeset in one column, and will end on page 1037, slightly less than onehalf way down the page. Goodreads members who liked gone with the wind also liked. Its intense focus on a ruthless heroine neatly underscores what this brick of a book is instead. This macmillan edition is no good if you want this book as a keepsake. Spine rolled and darkened, minor wear to spine ends, covers rubbed, rear hinge. Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading.
What inspired the book gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Growing up and grasping gone with the wind it happens sometimes that you pick up a classic book expecting a great read, and youre disappointed. A book is more likely to appeal to collectors, and therefore be worth more. There are various degrees of being a first edition book. Gone with the wind is a sexy book fifty shades of gray, 30s style. Thats a reallife example of a book a patron was asking for. This first issue dustjacket with gone with the wind title printed on the second column of the back panel has minor wear the spine and edges. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Her mother, mary isabelle maybelle stephens, was of irishcatholic ancestry. Gone with the wind was an enormous success even before it hit the shelves.
This 18 book is so old, its free if you have a kindle. Gone with the wind 10th printing fine copy uk edition published in 1937. Aug 16, 2016 i decided to read the most popular book set in that chapter of american history. Boards are gray cloth with blue lettering on front and spine. Gerald ohara is described as vital and earthy and coarse pg. Jun 04, 2011 gone with the wind the book turns 75 june 4, 2011 1. Its tasteful and in a cabinet, and not scholcky stuff. Understanding call numbers doris padgett public library. I had this movie and book long ago, one of my moms favorite too. Describing the tarleton twins as long of bone and hard of muscle. This is truly the great american novel, in the top 5 of the greatest books ive ever read, and i suggest that you will thank yourself for reading it. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. The dust jacket is encased in an archival mylar cover. Gone with the wind, by margaret mitchell, first edition, first printing, published by the macmillan company in may 1936.
Mitchells gone with the wind is one of the great novels of survival, and therein lies much of its appeal. The life of margaret mitchell and the making of gone. The horror and cruelty of war is adroitly used to contrast with the slow beauty of the south as it was, and which it can never be again. The three stories of hurricane harvey on free shipping on qualified orders.
Which all goes to show that sometimes, the best and most effective tales dont have to be. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Gone with the wind was popular with american readers from the outset and was the top american fiction bestseller in 1936 and 1937. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell 1st edition.
In the next issue gone with the wind was moved to the very top of the left column. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback barnes. At noon on the fifth day, 16 august 1949, the author of gone with the wind died, aged just 48. Its a humongous book and the price on amazon is really a deal. Published in 1936, mitchells tale of civilian life in georgia amid the war and during reconstruction was immediately met with critical acclaim and booming commercial success. Good for one or maybe two reads and then the spine will be gone and the book will fall apart. Gone with the wind is a controversial reference point for subsequent writers.
May 31, 2012 growing up and grasping gone with the wind it happens sometimes that you pick up a classic book expecting a great read, and youre disappointed. Jun 19, 2016 i have read dont recall where that as a child margaret mitchell spent time sitting on the porch with her uncles great uncles. Though at first, the 1,000something page book can appear daunting, it is an easy read youll quickly find yourself sucked in to the story and not wanting to put it down. On the back of the jacket gone with the wind is in the right column. Awarded the 1937 pulitzer prize, the novel was adapted as a film in 1939an achievement that won ten academy a wards. Then and now, i found it one of the great experiences of a young life. I am so glad that i read it, because it blew me away pun intended. Buy gone with the wind online of indias largest online book store, only genuine products. Unless a book is a very old or delicate, shelve them upright, as they would be in any bookstore. Published in 1936, gone with the wind became an immediate bestseller, bringing firsttime novelist margaret mitchell an overwhelming amount of critical and popular attention.
Find books like scarlett from the worlds largest community of readers. Gone with the wind belongs to that finite group of books one can confidently call seminal. 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. Please see pictures they are part of the description note for buyerplease dont open not as described case on ebay or leave negative, neutral. This is the june reprinted printing of the 1st edition. Although it took my mother ages to persuade me to read it, and it took me at least 100 pages. By the end of book, she has made a new shopping list of things she only buys for herself, which are the titles of her own chapters. A book that will wrap its cover around you and comfort you while you laugh and cry. No matter how many times you have read it before, you need to read it again, now. Gone with the wind book by margaret mitchell, pat conroy.
War, the destruction of all that had created the idle yet ardent life of the cotton growing. Gone with the wind kindle edition by mitchell, margaret, conroy, pat, conroy, pat. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gone with the wind. Either it was because of the fashion or because of scarlett oharas ferocity. And for weeks all i could think about was reading this book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Books that say published june, 1936 are second printings. The title will be stamped in blue on the cover as well as the spine, as pictured below.
Life s under no obligation to give us what we expect. Gone with the wind kindle edition by mitchell, margaret. With this list of guidelines in hand, a shelf of antique books wont seem quite so daunting. And if you have never read it, this is the time to pull it off the shelf and plunge into the trials and tribulations of scarlett ohara. Everyone should read it at least once in their lifetime. 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. I devoured that book and broke the spine to the mass paperback copy. Jul 01, 2015 why we should keep reading gone with the wind. With lively characters and an enthralling plot, gone with the wind will quickly become one of your favorite books, to be kept forever and read again and again. Boxed vhs video set by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. First edition, first printing signed by margaret mitchell on the front free endpaper. Raised bands on the spine with title and author in gilt.