Gone with wind book editions

In 2003 the book was listed at number 21 on the bbcs the big read poll of the uks bestloved novel. On the back of the jacket gone with the wind is in the right column. All of that pretty much covers the differences between the book and the movie. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell booksamillion. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification. Buy this handsome paperback edition, just for pat conroys preface. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. Vintage 1st edition book club of margaret mitchells, gone with the wind, published by macmillan in 1936. In the next printings gone with the wind was moved to the very top of the left column. May 4, 2011 in the spring of 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind was an instant success. It came from an estate sale and looks like it was tucked away for many years. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell.

Everyone should read it at least once in their lifetime. Feb 27, 20 if you liked gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, you might enjoy one of these books see more ideas about books, gone with the wind and margaret mitchell. The first edition of gone with the wind has been reprinted over 100 times since it was first published. Today, the book turns 82 years young, and it continues to be heralded as a favorite by readers of all ages. Gone with the wind first edition collectible books for. Mitchell is the author of the best selling novel of all time, gone with the wind 1936. Gone with the wind, 1936 first edition, book club ed.

Gone with the wind won margaret mitchell both the pulitzer prize and the national book award. Now, decades after the books debut, there are numerous editions available for collectors and readers alike. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. With its immortal cast, magnificent cinematography and. First edition front cover first edition back cover. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell has staying power. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. This is a true first edition of gone with the wind.

Via col vento in vaticano is a book that was published in 1999, about nepotism, homosexual scandals, corruption, and clientism within vatican city, written under the. Buy gone with the wind by margaret mitchell online at alibris. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. First printing dust jackets are scarcer than the book itself. Nominated as one of americas bestloved novels by pbss the great american read. Additionally, there are millions of book club editions in print. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition points. In 1939, the film version was a smash hit and it received ten academy awards. Perhaps best described as a work of historical fiction, gone with the wind also has many of the trappings of a. Mitchell won the pulitzer prize in 1937 and in 1939 the film won eight academy awards. That means that there are literally millions of copies of the book that can technically be referred to as first editions. This is the th printing if i counted right of gone with the wind by published by macmillan of new york.

Book club editions generally have less pages while the trade edition had 1037 pages and do not state any printings on page. Vivien leigh is scarlett to clark gables rhett in cinemas greatest epic of passion and adventure. More than 24 editions of gone with the wind have been issued in china. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell goodreads.

Gone with the wind journals 10 grizzlies gone wild 7 gone wild 5 my weirder school 3 lancaster county yule goat calamity 3 complicated conversation 2 eros gone wild 2 dear lady truelove. What is the value of 1938 edition of gone with the wind book. Getting lost in gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. It won the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year. A massive boxoffice hit that cleaned up at the 1939 oscars. As of 2014, a harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of. Time magazine critics, lev grossman and richard lacayo, included the novel on their list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels. When gone with the wind hit the big screen in 1939, it was like nothing audiences had ever seen a sweeping, panoramic drama of epic proportions, complete with turmoil, life lessons and more romance. Gone with the wind signed first edition whitmore rare books. Its a humongous book and the price on amazon is really a deal. It is a classic story of love and tragedy, full of irony. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell.

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. The first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell was published in 1936 by the macmillan company in new york. Time magazine critics, lev grossman and richard lacayo, included the novel on their list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels from 1923 to the present 2005. Check out leila dunbars antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1936 first edition. True first edition, first printing copies in good condition. Since its original publication in 1936, gone with the wind winner of the pulitzer prize and one of the bestselling novels of all timehas been heralded by readers everywhere as the great american novel.

This macmillan edition is no good if you want this book as a keepsake. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback. Good for one or maybe two reads and then the spine will be gone and the book will fall apart. This hardcover version with light damage, personal. 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 kindle edition by mitchell, margaret. 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. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. It went on to at least 100 more printings and is one of the bestsellers of all time. The authentic south of gone with the wind features photographs, facts, and trivia about the world that surrounds this famous heroine.

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A fine copy, signed by the author on the front end paper. But the story had already made its mark in the pages of margaret mitchells book. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell identifying first edition points of issue. When gone with the wind hit the big screen in 1939, it was like nothing audiences had ever seen a sweeping, panoramic drama of epic proportions, complete with turmoil, life lessons and more romance than anyone could ask for in almost four hours of technicolor. Gone with the wind wisehouse classics edition ebook. 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. Gone with the wind by victor fleming victor fleming. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, a first edition, first printing in scarce first state dust jacket. This sweeping melodrama based on margaret mitchells bestselling civil war epic defined the term hollywood blockbuster. Third edition gone with the wind antiques roadshow pbs. I have a book club edition of mitchells gone with the wind.