First edition front cover first edition back cover. Size ca 16x22 mm, 1037 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. I have a gone with the wind book by xxxxx xxxxx, and i do not know if its a first edition. On an afternoon of the following week, scarlett came home from the hospital weary and indignant.
Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. May 21, 1936, mitchell gives macmillian publishing the right to sell gone with the wind to the production studio. This book was published by the macmillan company in new york in 1937. Margaret mitchells 1936 novel gone with the wind is an epic tale of the american civil war. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first. I have read dont recall where that as a child margaret mitchell spent time sitting on the porch with her uncles great uncles. Nov 28, 2011 i have a hard cover gone with the wind novel by xxxxx xxxxx. Awarded the 1937 pulitzer prize, the novel was adapted as a film in 1939an achievement that won ten academy awards.
Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Published in 1936, it was deemed the years best novel by the national book awards, and it won a pulitzer prize the following year. Atlanta native margaret mitchells 1936 novel of the civil war 186165 and reconstruction in georgia, gone with the wind, occupies an important place in any history of twentiethcentury american lit. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers editorially handpicked. Gone with the wind by mitchell, macmillan abebooks. A cruise to an indian ocean paradise wind energy basics.
It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy the kingkiller chronicle, followed by the wise mans fear. 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. The hardcover book features a gray cloth binding with blue lettering. Rare early edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, in english language. That amount was the highest ever paid up to that time for the movie rights for a book. Written on the wind is one of those books that, like olive higgins proutys stella dallas and now voyager, and fannie hursts back street and imitation of life, is perhaps forgotten as a book but remembered for the films adapted from it, in this case the famous douglas sirk technicolor melodrama made at universal in the mid1950s and starring rock. The definitive illustrated history of the book, the movie and the legend bridges, herb, boodman, terryl c. Price new from used from unknown binding, 1964 please retry discover prime book box for kids. Margaret munnerlyn mitchell was the american author who won the pulitzer prize in 1937 for her immensely successful novel, gone. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare. All pages are clean with absolutely no writing or marks. Buy gone with the wind by margaret mitchell from waterstones today. 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 points and criteria for gone with the wind. Merriwether had scolded her sharply for sitting on a soldiers bed while she dressed his wounded arm. She began writing her great and only novel, gone with the wind, to stave off boredom, never intending it to be published. Jul 27, 2019 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 world. Picture of the back dust jacket flap for gone with the wind. Awarded the 1937 pulitzer prize, the novel was adapted as a film in 1939an achievement that won ten academy a wards.
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Read this literature essay and over 89,000 other research documents. The process of writing the book, gone with the wind. Gone with the wind is a controversial reference point for subsequent writers of the south, both. The title gone with the wind is taken from the poem non sum qualis eram by the nineteenth century poet ernest dowson, i have been faithful to thee, cynara. 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.
In the opening cast credits, actress barbara oneils surname is erroneously spelled oneill. 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. During the book, she falls in love with rhett butler, a city gentleman. Gone with the wind, novel by margaret mitchell, published in 1936. You can search for first editions of gone with the wind on, and. This book was published by the macmillan company of new york. It is the story of scarlett ohara, the daughter of wealthy georgian plantation owners, who must overcome incredible adversity during.
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First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. I have a gone with the wind book by published by the macmillan company in 1936. Published in 1936, gone with the wind became an immediate bestseller, bringing firsttime novelist margaret mitchell an overwhelming amount of critical and popular attention. A 1936 first edition, second printing of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. There is a one cent margaret mitchell united states postage stamp affixed to the title page. More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide. The true firsts with the may 1936 date also have the. 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. Gone with the wind is a sweeping romantic story about the american civil war from the point of view of the confederacy. In 1926, mitchell gave up her job at the newspaper to convalesce from injuries sustained in a series of automobile accidents. Gone with the wind was popular with american readers from the outset and was the top american fiction bestseller in the year it was published and in 1937. The definitive illustrated history of the book, the movie and the legend. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell 1936 introduction plot summary themes historical overview critical overview criticism sources introduction.
Gone with the wind is said to be the fastest selling novel in the history of american publishing 50,000 copies in a single day, and went on to win the pulitzer prize. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. The first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell was published in 1936 by the macmillan company in new york. What inspired the book gone with the wind by margaret mitchell.
The house is preserved as the margaret mitchell house and museum. Gone with the wind simple english wikipedia, the free. Near fine, name and inscription at the front endpaper. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, 9781447264538, available at book. It tells the story of scarlett ohara, and her adventures in the american south and in the plantation of tara during the civil war. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition points of issue. Mitchell gone with the wind 19361936 first edition abebooks. The literature police and gone with the wind abbeville. New listing gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell macmillan 1936. Gone with the wind, macmillan large print edition on. It won the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year.
What inspired the book gone with the wind by margaret. These links will take you directly to search results for 1st edition copies copies for sale on the respective sites. Nov 22, 2009 read this literature essay and over 89,000 other research documents. Published in 1936, it was deemed the years best novel by the national book awards, and it won a pulitzer prize the following year this was long before organizations began awarding writing prizes for political rather than literary reasons. Margaret mitchells gone with the wind letters, 19361949 by margaret mitchell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. Gone with the wind has endured as a story for all our times. It went on to at least 100 more printings and is one of the bestsellers of all time. Gone with the wind 10th printing fine copy uk edition published in 1937. Margaret munnerlyn mitchell november 8, 1900 august 16, 1949 was an american novelist and journalist. Even though it was 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book. First edition, second printing of gone with the wind ebth. Gone with the wind, macmillan large print edition unknown binding 1964.
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