Gone with the wind book spine

Jaya asked me to return to the original book jacket art a blast from the past as this was the same cover i held in my hand as a sixth grader, suggesting i redraw the small inset of tara as well as try using the original art, and reimagine how the type might work with those elements. Gone with the wind has been one of my favourite movies for a long time. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. A remarkable book, a spectacular book, a book that will not be forgotten. See more ideas about gone with the wind, margaret mitchell and scarlett ohara. This book spine is from a circa 1964 edition of the book. I got the paperback for christmas a few years ago and put off starting it, knowing how much time it would take. A first edition second printing of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. Personally hand signed by margaret mitchell on the front free end paper. First edition of gone with the wind, bauman rare books. The south that is there in the book is the south on the eve of, in the middle of, and in the wake of the civil war. The first edition of gone with the wind has been reprinted over 100 times since it was first published. Gone with the wind mitchell, margaret, conroy, pat. Many collectors boast of having numerous copies of the 1936 first edition of margaret mitchells gone with the wind.

Gone with the wind and the confederacy the atlantic. Published may 1936 on leaf, with no mention of other printings. Gone with the wind book cover throw pillow gift etsy. Gone with the wind is a beautiful book and movie, please have some respect for margret mitchell and her work and write your stupid stuff elsewhere. She continued to read it while rehearsing because we must, her first lead role in a west end play edwards, p. Gone with the wind kindle edition by mitchell, margaret. Additionally, there are millions of book club editions in print. There are various degrees of being a first edition book. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, a first edition, first printing in scarce first state dust jacket. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback. Housed in a dark blue cloth flatback box by the chelsea bindery. A near fine copy with a touch of rubbing to extremities, small closed tears to the center of each spine end, light toning to page edges. Gone with the wind won margaret mitchell the pulitzer prize in 1937. Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction.

Describing the tarleton twins as long of bone and hard of muscle. Differences between the book and the movie posted on 5 august 12 by gwenamon just in case you glossed over the title of this post, you should know that it gives away the story. Chicago tribune gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. Gone with the wind book spine print framed wall art. Gone with the wind, margaret mitchell, international collectors library size. Original grey cloth, titles and decoration to front board and spine in dark blue, top edge pale brown, others untrimmed. Good for one or maybe two reads and then the spine will be gone and the book will fall apart. That means that there are literally millions of copies of the book that can technically be referred to as first editions. Published in 1936, gone with the wind became an immediate bestseller, bringing firsttime novelist margaret mitchell an overwhelming amount of critical and popular attention.

The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era. All pages are clean with absolutely no writing or marks. For sale is a gone with the wind by margaret mitchell 1936 book club edition hardcover book with dust jacket. The complexities of designing a new cover for an old. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. Minor wear on book jacketplease see pictures for best view of current condition. Spine and edges of covers very slightly toned, a hint of rubbing to extremities. Gone with the windamerican classic1936 originally published on june 30, 1936 this is the book club edition also printed 1936 spine, pages and hardback book cover are inexcellent condition. Im talking, of course, about gone with the wind, which won a thenrecord eight academy awards, including best picture of 1939, and.

What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind. Its a humongous book and the price on amazon is really a deal. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Unique wall art, each enlarged book spine is enlarged to 40 long and approx 810 wide and giclee printed for lasting color. On the back of the jacket gone with the wind is in the right column. A historical romance set in northern georgia during the drama of the civil. If the title and scroll work do not appear on the front cover and spine the book is likely a book club edition. Gone with the wind 70th anniversary edition by margaret. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell book club edition. In two years the book was translated and printed in sixteen foreign languages. Bs43 gone with the wind book spine print framed wall art. First printing dust jackets are scarcer than the book itself.

Margaret mitchell signs and inscribes a copy of gone with the wind inscribed on the front flyleaf, to carl from peggy christmas 1935. Gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books. A wonderful addition to add to your book collection. No dj, foxing to binding, bottom of spine frayed, 18 loss to top of spine. I have my mothers june 1942edition of gone with the wind. Inscriptions in books can tell a story gone with the. Part of the great books of the 20th century series. Autographed copies of the first printing are quite rare. Mitchell and wahlstrom were undoubtedly friends for him to receive a personal inscription signed peggy. 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. The book and spine are in excellent condition and would like to get a fair price. Leigh discovered the novel over the christmas 1936 holiday during her recuperation from a skiing accident. Original grey cloth, titles and decoration to front board and spine in dark blue. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by margaret mitchell.

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. 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. Scarlett ohara and rhett butler became national characters, and then international. Mitchells gone with the wind is one of the great novels of survival, and therein lies much of its appeal. Everyone should read it at least once in their lifetime.

The original publication of gone with the wind by margaret michell was originally going to be may 1936. Gone with the wind kindle edition by margaret mitchell. Gone with the wind won margaret mitchell both the pulitzer prize and the national book award. Gone with the wind first edition points and identification. Everything about this book is beyond superlativevivid characters, settings that live and breathe, but especially margaret mitchells prose. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell first edition. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret. Picture of the first edition macmillan boards for gone with the wind. It went on to at least 100 more printings and is one of the bestsellers of all time.

Awarded the 1937 pulitzer prize, the novel was adapted as a film in 1939an achievement that won ten academy a wards. 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. Mitchell macmillan gone with the wind 19371937 abebooks. This copy was published in june 1936 by the macmillan company of new york. 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. Miss mitchell, 49, dead of injuries the new york times. Gone with the wind first edition collectible books for. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell 1936 book club. 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 bookmark vintage book spine with. It won the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year. Gone with the wind book spine bookmark when i rebind a vintage book that has a beautiful gilded or otherwise decorated spine, i try my best to salvage it. First edition, first printing signed by margaret mitchell on the front free endpaper. Though this writer has not considered herself a collector, she has amassed a small group of collectibles given by people who wanted happy homes for some.

New gone with the wind spinoff book tells story from perspective of its charming scoundrel, rhett butler. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Full leather edition published in 1996 by easton press. And now that ive collected a few of these, i thought if they were backed with leather they would make great bookmarks. This book is presented in a gray cloth bound cover with blue lettering to the spine and front. The publication, though, was pushed back a month and was released june 30th 1936.

Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. Prewar british editions of this most famous book are significantly harder to find. Perhaps best described as a work of historical fiction, gone with the wind also has many of the trappings of a traditional bildungsroman and romance novel, although critics argue that it does not fully fall under the category of either genre. In the next issue gone with the wind was moved to the very top of the left column. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first printing, first. Mar 25, 2014 all things scarlett and tara, including my own southern upbringing. The first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell was published in 1936 by the macmillan company in new york. Gone with the wind by mitchell, first edition, macmillan abebooks. An original hardcover book with facsimile dust jacket. Gone with the wind went on the bookstands june 30, 1936.

Gone with the wind is a sexy book fifty shades of gray, 30s style. Giclee prints that are beautifully framed in period appropriate wood frames that complement the book spines. Gone with the wind should go the way of the confederate flag. This macmillan edition is no good if you want this book as a keepsake. Very creative and wonderfully reproduced book spines, enlarged and framed.

Mitchell fills the book with period details about this south. David selznicks gone with the wind has its longawaited premiere at astor and capitol, recalling civil war and plantation days of south. 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. Good for one or maybe two reads and then the spine will be gone and the book will fall.

Slight wear to the spine ends and outer hinges, minor offsetting from homemade paper dust wrapper now discarded on the. Macmillan had initially planned for may, 1936 as the publication month for gone with wind. The book remained on the bestseller lists for weeks. New gone with the wind spinoff book tells story from. Her enthusiasm for gone with the wind grew everyday as she voraciously read through the 1,000 pages capua, p. Gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell first edition points. In the next printings gone with the wind was moved to the very top of the left column. Gone with the wind cast signed margaret mitchell later printing. Boards are gray cloth with blue lettering on front and spine.