We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. You have a book club edition as is evidenced by the 689 pages, the double. Hintons runaway teenage characters, ponyboy and johnny, read while hiding from the law in the young adult novel the outsiders 1967. In the second printing gone with the wind was moved to the very top of the left column. According to rare book site biblio, a book club edition was printed and released at the same time as the first and second printings, which causes confusion for new collectors, but they remain one of the few. Gone with the wind mass market paperback may 20, 2008. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Vintage book, gone with the wind, 1954 hardcover edition. Mitchells book and the film adaptation of it are a valuable document of the way the lost cause curdled into a regional religion.
Margaret mitchell margaret mitchells epic novel of love and war won the pulitzer prize and went on to give rise to two authorized sequels and one of the most popular and celebrated movies of all time. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of gone with the wind, margaret mitchell brings to life the unforgettable. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Answered nov 21, 2016 author has 689 answers and 700. Pdf gone with the wind book by margaret mitchell free. Paperback book club editions are often a little larger than the trade paperbacks. Scarlett musical, retitled gone with the wind for the 1972 london production. To ask other readers questions about gone with the wind, please sign up. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. It depicts the struggles of young scarlett ohara, the spoiled daughter of a welltodo plantation owner, who must use every means at. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1037 pages and is available in paperback format. Gone with the wind is a sweeping romantic story about the american civil war from the point of view of the confederacy. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification.
No matter how many times you have read it before, you need to read it again, now. Gone with the wind kindle edition by mitchell, margaret, conroy, pat, conroy, pat. On the front cover, the title and author are printed in royal blue, followed by a swirly design. Nov 01, 2007 my copy of gone with the wind has 689 pages and 63 chapters. Margaret mitchell writing styles in gone with the wind. Vintage 1st edition book club of margaret mitchells, gone with the wind, published by macmillan in 1936. Early printings of gone with the wind require a bit of math to determine the exact printing it is from. But as the publication date approached, the novel attracted the attention of the bookofthemonth club, which wanted to make the book available to its. Its portrayal of slavery and african americans has been considered controversial, especially by succeeding generations, as well as its use of a ra. A book that will wrap its cover around you and comfort you while you laugh and cry.
Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first. In her face were too sharply blended the delicate features of her mother, a coast aristocrat of french descent, and the heavy ones of her florid irish father. 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. This study guide consists of approximately 109 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of gone with the wind. A book club edition was printed and released at the same time as the first. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. Gone with the wind 20thcentury american bestsellers university. Gone with the wind novel, a 1936 novel by margaret mitchell. As i was leafing through the pages i noticed that the page 524 has part of the page literally cut short, and at the top of the page gwtw upside down with the page 529 on it. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell 19001949 part one.
The paper used for the pages is often thinner and of lesser quality than trade editions. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. Macmillan had initially planned for may, 1936 as the publication month for gone with wind. In particular it is the story of scarlett ohara, a headstrong southern belle. Scarletts original name was pansy, which was also the book s working title, but editors insisted that it would be changed because of its use in the north to refer to homosexuals. Date of 1936 on title page if there is no date on the title page it is a book club edition published may, 1936 on page. That means that there are literally millions of copies of the book that can technically be referred to as first editions. In gone with the wind, why did rhett marry scarlett if he knew she loved another man. Also, the new york society for the suppression of vice disapproved of scarletts multiple marriages. Gone with the wind in the right column on the rear panel of the dust jacket. Gone with the wind international collectors library edition. Gone with the wind international collectors library. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell pan macmillan.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Gone with the wind first edition collectible books for. The book has been called offensive and vulgar because of the language and characterizations. One indicator of the bce is roman numerals for 1936 mcmxxxvi on the page. Published in 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind has been banned on social grounds. A midcentury gone with the wind hardcover book, printed in 1954.
How to identify the first edition of gone with the wind by margaret. Hardcover with 689 pages, published by the macmillan company. Gone with the wind, margaret mitchell gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. 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. The main characters of this classics, historical story are scarlett ohara, rhett butler. 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.
Some welltouted examples include margaret mitchells gone with the wind. Words like damn and whore were scandalous at the time. The first edition of the novel was published in 1936, and was written by margaret mitchell. Gone with the wind, novel by margaret mitchell, published in 1936. See the image for an example using jean auels clan of the cave bear. Oct 17, 20 i couldnt finish gone with the wind because it was so racist kit steinkellner oct 17, 20 ive been on a childhood favorites kick recently talked about rereading little house on the prairie for book riot and after zooming through a tree grows in brooklyn and a wrinkle in time i was ready for my middle school favorite gone with the wind.
Published in 1936, gone with the wind became an immediate bestseller, bringing firsttime novelist margaret. By some chance i was able to read gone with the wind early on. Gone with the wind film, 1939 adaptation of the novel. A book in which the main characters have so many problems that yours seem minor by comparison. The page in this photo is from a fifth printing book. May 20, 2008 mitchell is the author of the best selling novel of all time, gone with the wind 1936. The binding is beautiful and i purchased it especially because of this to go on my bookshelves. Aug 16, 2016 i decided to read the most popular book set in that chapter of american history. So the first batch of books that rolled off the press in preparation for publication had pages that stated published may, 1936.
Gone with the wind motion picture edition by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. But of course, some books remain classics, and gone with the wind is definitely one of them. Lucy writes her own novel, which she titles real gone with the wind. Then and now, i found it one of the great experiences of a young life. Often, book club editions will have an string of numbers on the last page of the. Some are a struggle to get through and others are so captivating they read easier than a 300 page novel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gone with the wind. May 17, 2011 n ot many books nowadays are 984 pages long, or set in the 1800s. Set m the tumultuous years between 1861 and 1873, gone with the wind shifts between two main locales. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, 1936, international collectors library, american headquarters edition, leather bound in english. Information on buying and collecting gone with the wind by mitchell. The book appears to be wellbound, no pages are loose.
Additionally, there are millions of book club editions in print. Gone with the wind, 1936 bce, by margaret mitchell. I have a rather old looking copy of gone with the wind 1936 october edition. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback barnes. Published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. The first edition of gone with the wind has been reprinted over 100 times since it was first published. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell 19001949 part one chapter i scarlett ohara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the tarleton twins were. Widely considered the great american novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, gone with the wind explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification modern. 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. Even though it was 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget.
Gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. There is not much one can add about this book, wonderful story and i can read it again every few years. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. 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. Jul 01, 2015 why we should keep reading gone with the wind. In 1939, the film version was a smash hit and it received ten academy awards.
Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. I hate this book because i found this book painful to read and riddled with. 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. Gone with the wind kindle edition by mitchell, margaret. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. 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. Since its first publication in 1936, gone with the wind has endured as a story for all our times and was immortalised in the 1939 film starring clark. 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. Gone with the wind album, a jazz album released by the dave brubeck quartet in 1959. Gone with the wind musical, 2008 musical based on the novel. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Hardcover book club editions may be a little smaller than a trade hardcover, and may feel lighter. 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.
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