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New York:: The Macmillan Company,, 1938.. Reprint of the 1936 first edition.. original gray cloth stamped in blue, in dust jacket.. Ink stamp of Selznick International Pictures Inc. to verso of rear free endpaper; a little browning to the hinges from binder's adhesive; some shelfwear to the bottom edge; but a bright copy. The jacket is chipped at extremities of the backstrip and has a few other tiny chips; good to very good. The framed certificate of appreciation is somewhat rippled and there is some fading to some of the signatures. . 8vo (and framed artwork measuring 25 x 21 inches overall),. Denoted in pencil "Copy #1," this was Assistant Director Eric Stacey's copy, signed by David Selznick, Director Victor Fleming, and 28 members of the motion picture cast, including Vivien Leign, Clark Gable, and Olivia de Havilland. Eric Stacey has added his ownership signature in pencil on the half-title. Accompanying the book is a framed gift presented to Eric Stacey "In… Read More

New York: Macmillan, 1936. First Edition, First Issue. Signed by Margaret Mitchell on the flyleaf. Laid into the book is what is considered the finest Clark Gable letter extant, an amazing reflection all about Gone With the Wind. Dated January 25, 1960, it is a Typed Letter Signed in blue ink by Clark Gable, on his printed stationery with the original stamped envelope, which is written to the News Editor of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper, Mr. Actor Cordell, Jr., who had asked for Gable's remarks on Gone With the Wind twenty years after the release of the film classic, and to which Clark Gable wrote this amazing response: "Dear Mr. Cordell: I have received your letter of December 29 and will answer your questions in the order which you ask them. - Yes, it does seem like 20 years. - I feel about GONE WITH THE WIND as being one of the greatest pictures ever made, not because I played a leading role in it, but because of the great story, the way the story was brought to the screen, the production it… Read More

New York: Macmillan, 1936. First Edition, First Issue. Signed by Margaret Mitchell on the flyleaf. Laid into the book is what is considered the finest Clark Gable letter extant, an amazing reflection all about Gone With the Wind. Dated January 25, 1960, it is a Typed Letter Signed in blue ink by Clark Gable, on his printed stationery with the original stamped envelope, which is written to the News Editor of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper, Mr. Actor Cordell, Jr., who had asked for Gable's remarks on Gone With the Wind twenty years after the release of the film classic, and to which Clark Gable wrote this amazing response: "Dear Mr. Cordell: I have received your letter of December 29 and will answer your questions in the order which you ask them. - Yes, it does seem like 20 years. - I feel about GONE WITH THE WIND as being one of the greatest pictures ever made, not because I played a leading role in it, but because of the great story, the way the story was brought to the screen, the production it… Read More

New York: MacMillan Company. 1936. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. First issue with "Published May 1936" on copyright page in first issue jacket with rear panel headed "Macmillan Spring Novels" listing Gone with The Wind as the second title in the second column. Binding tight and square. Original full-bound cloth boards present, in exceptional condition for their age, with slight wear to corners as shown. Minimal wear present to boards and text block, with some wear evident to the original dust jacket, with a repaired tears on both the front and back covers, as well as some chipping losses at spine corners, and wear to the edges at bottom and top. Clipped (as is typical) at the top corner, with original price of $3 not clipped at the bottom left. Overall a very nice example. ; Signed by Margaret Mitchell on the first free end page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1037 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Macmillan, 1936. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. First printing, May 1936, in first issue jacket. A Near Fine copy of the book with inner hinges professionally closed. In a VG+ jacket with creasing and signs of wear to spine ends, along panel edges, and at the flaps. Inscribed on the front endpaper "For Clara Crawford from Margaret Mitchell. April 20, 1936" and accompanied by a one-page Typed Letter Signed from Margaret Mitchell to the recipient on February 11, 1937, outlining the circumstances of how Crawford acquired this first edition at such an early date. The book wasn't officially released until June 30th, 1936. This is among the earliest dated inscriptions that we can find. Housed in a custom clamshell case. According to the TLS accompanying this signed first edition, Mitchell had inscribed this copy for Clara Crawford at the request of Norman Berg. Berg, a friend of Mitchell's and the Southeastern rep for Macmillan, had set aside several first edition copies before they… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936.

New Yok: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Beautifully signed by Margaret Mitchell at front endpaper: "Margaret Mitchell". Rarity now approaching ninety years in existence in the original first printing wrapper. This signed first edition, the May 1936 printing, is very rare as are any of her signed books or other items. In a letter dated February, 1937, Margaret Mitchell wrote that she would no longer sign her book, nevermore for friends or even relatives. Butternut (greyish brown) full cloth boards, navy stamped cover and spine titles, light shelf wear, rub, spine pull. Deckled pages very good, clean; no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Original May first printing dust wrapper, generally good with approx. 1/3 of spine area missing; unclipped 3.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Front and back panels and flaps remain near very good. First state wrapper denoted by Charles Morgan's 'Sparkenbroke' listed at top of first column on back panel. Additionally, for preservation and… Read More

MacMillan, 1936. first. hardcover. near fine/good. INSCRIBED first edition. Inscribed on the front free end paper by author. The first edition, first printing numbered only 10,000 copies, and they bore an incorrect release date of May, 1936. These inaccurate first printings, and corrected second printing of 25,000 copies, were both actually released to the American public in June 1936. The true firsts with the May 1936 date also have the original publisher's price of $3.00. Book near fine, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, little soiling on front paste-down and front free end paper and rear paste-down. Dust jacket good, piece missing at bottom of spine, and some smaller pieces missing, tears to front and rear hinge of flaps and to spine, wear, top of front flap clipped but price is at bottom of flap. Housed in slipcase with front and back of dj printed on slipcase.

New York: Macmillan Company,, 1936. A signed American classic First edition, first printing, first issue dust jacket, signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Mitchell ceased signing copies around six months following publication after being inundated with requests. She reaffirmed this stance weeks before her death in 1949: "I was forced to adopt a 'no autographing' policy and since that time I have not altered it" (cited in Harwell, p. 425).  The first printing is dated May, rather than June, on the copyright page. Dust jackets in the first issue advertise this title on the rear panel in the second row of the second column. Mitchell's sole published novel received immediate acclaim and record-breaking sales, winning her the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and transforming her life from one of obscurity to international stardom. The famous film adaptation followed in 1939.  Octavo. Original grey cloth, spine and front cover lettered and stamped with wind devices in dark blue,… Read More

New York, Macmillan,, 1936. Well, my dear, take heart. Some day, I will kiss you and you will like it First edition, first printing with the copyright date May 1936, this copy with a leaf signed by the author bound before the half-title. Mitchell's sole published novel saw immediate acclaim and record-breaking sales, winning her the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and transforming her life from one of obscurity to international stardom. The famous film adaptation followed in 1939.  Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, spine lettered and decorated with centre tool gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy.

New York: Macmillan, 1936. First Edition, First Printing - May 1936. A magnificent copy exquisitely bound in a custom designer jeweled binding created and executed by Patricia and George Sargent at the Dragonfly Bindery/Studio in 2022. The book, itself, is bound in full gray goatskin leather with the scene depicted in various types and colors of leather, cotton floss and tassels. The action in the sky has sterling silver 4mm bezel cups filled with 4mm faceted stones pavilion facing up, including 10 white topaz, 4 red garnets, and 4 orange citrine. The marbled endpapers inside the book are a gray, wine and green pattern. Contained within a matching rounded gray leather spine clamshell box lined with a diamond patterned dark green velvet. The spine has a wine colored leather label stamped in silver with embellishments. Scarlett O’Hara’s green hat is depicted at the bottom of the spine. The image displayed across the boards and spine shows Scarlett O’Hara flung across a divan crying after she… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition, first printing of Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, in the publisher's exceptional first state dust jacket.. Octavo, [vi], 1037pp, [5pp, blank]. Original gray cloth, title in blue on spine and front cover. Contains "Set up and electrotyped. Published May, 1936" on copyright page, with no mention of other printings. Clean text block, solid binding, bookplate remnant on front endpaper. Touch of dust along top edge of text block, a near fine copy. Housed in custom brown cloth clamshell, title in gilt on spine. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, with "Gone With The Wind" appearing in right side column of "Macmillan Spring Novels" advertisement on back panel, free of any repairs. Dust jacket with short, closed tear along top edge of rear panel, top corner of front flap clipped, shallow chipping to tips of spine, exceptionally bright… Read More

MacMillan. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 1037 pp; First Edition (first state) in first state dust jacket. Book has light corner wear, nice gray covers, pages unmarked, no names. Dust jacket with with rear panel with "Macmillan Spring Novels" at the top, price at bottom on front flap is $3.00, top of front flap clipped, sping lightly sunned, corner/spine end wear. A nice, clean, tight and very attractive classic. .

MacMillan, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine first edition in a very good dust jacket. May, 1936 on copyright page. First issue dust jacket with book title in second column and original price of $3 on front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. No edge wear with one very small tear at the top of dust jacket's right corner. (SEE PICTURES- I have uploaded 8 pictures fro you to view) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tallFrom Wiki:Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novelGone with the Wind. It was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. Set in the American South against the backdrop of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, the film tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara, the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation owner, from her romantic pursuit ofAshley Wilkes, who is married to his cousin, Melanie Hamilton, to her marriage to Rhett Butler. The leading roles are portrayed by Vivien Leigh (Scarlett), Clark Gable (Rhett), Leslie Howard (Ashley), and Olivia de Havilland (Melanie).

New York: Macmillan, 1936. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, First printing ("Set up and electrotyped. Published May, 1936.") in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Clean gray cloth boards with blue lettering on cover and spine. Tiny, pinpoint spots of wear at spine corners. Slightest hint of darkening at lower front board edge. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 1037 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is not price clipped (3.00 on front inside flap), Tiniest bit of wear at spine corners, tips. Gone With the Wind appears in first column of novels on rear panel, signifying second state of first edition dust jacket. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A beautiful, collectible quality first edition of this timeless and iconic novel..

New York: Macmillan, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first issue in first issue dustwrapper. Very good or better with a hint of toning at the rear pastedown and foxing to the edges of the boards, particularly the topedge in about very good price-clipped dust jacket with some rubbing and moderage edgewear including small tears, nicks and creases at the extremities. A presentable copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that helped both to cement the legend of the "Old South," and subtly subvert it at the same time. One of the most famous and popular American novels of the 20th Century and basis for the Oscar-winning 1939 film adaptation.

New York: MacMillan. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. A first edition copy, gray cloth with blue lettering. "Published May 1936" on copyright page. Spine ends softened, board edges lightly rubbed. Previous owner name to ffep else unmarked. First few pages softly creased. Bookseller sticker to rear endpage. The unclipped jacket in mylar has chipping to spine ends and back panel, hole mid spine, rubs/small hole to fold. First issue jacket with $3.00 price to flap and Gone With the Wind listed in the second column of the booklist on back panel. A very nice copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Macmillan, 1936. First Edition, First State (May 1936). Fine clean copy in original gray cloth with blue stamping in an excellent facsimile dust jacket. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the basis of the classic 1939 motion picture starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable.