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MITCHELL, Margaret (1900-49). Gone With the Wind. New York: MacMillan, 1936. 8° (215 x 150mm). Original grey cloth blocked in blue, pictorial dust-jacket, modern box (dust-jacket lightly browned, two small repairs and a few small chips). Signed by the author.
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on front free endpage. First printing with date of 'May 1936' on verso of title and the dust jacket priced $3.00. Mitchell's epic Civil War novel was a huge success and the first by the author; it won the Pulitzer prize for fiction, it has sold more than 8 million copies and has been translated into at least 18 languages. Its international renown was furthered by the film version starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and Olivia de Havilland. It was awarded the 1939 Academy Award for Best Picture and stands as the all-time highest money-making movie. Tall Cotton 125.
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on front free endpage. First printing with date of 'May 1936' on verso of title and the dust jacket priced $3.00. Mitchell's epic Civil War novel was a huge success and the first by the author; it won the Pulitzer prize for fiction, it has sold more than 8 million copies and has been translated into at least 18 languages. Its international renown was furthered by the film version starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and Olivia de Havilland. It was awarded the 1939 Academy Award for Best Picture and stands as the all-time highest money-making movie. Tall Cotton 125.