Gone Wind by Mitchell, Signed (39 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John Groth (illustrator). Limited Edition. Signed by John Groth on the limitation page. 2 vols. Limited edition #1346/1500. 1st edition thus. Hardbound, no dust jacket, within slipcase. Slipcase shows small split to lower edge. Rubbing to spine title, otherwise books very good. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Margaret Mitchell (1936) 'Gone with the Wind', US first edition, first printing, first state, published by MacMillan with May 1936 printed as called for. Signed and inscribed by author Margaret Mitchell on the front free endpaper: "For Meta Barker | a real historian | Margaret Mitchell" The book comes with the original, unrestored first state dust jacket with all issue points: USD 3 on the bottom of the front flap, and with the "Gone with the Wind" title printed on the second column of the back panel. Provenance: Jennie Meta Barker (1883-1978) was an Atlanta native and a history teacher at Commercial High School who developed a course on Atlanta history for teachers new to the Atlanta school system. Condition: a near fine copy in like dust jacket. The book's boards retain their original grey colour, light shelf wear to edges but nothing excessive. No foxing, no stains, no bookplates. Internally clean. The dust jacket is the first state specimen without any restorations whatsoever. It is NOT price clipped, vibrant in colour without any fading on the spine. Slightest of edge wears. No tears. A wonderful copy and a spectacular dust jacket. Margaret Mitchell's bestselling 'Gone with the Wind' is a landmark novel which won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize, and the 1936 National Book Awrd. The story was famously adappted 1939 starring Clarke Gable and Vivien Leigh, in turn one of the best known and successful films of all time. Much like Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird', 'Gone with the Wind' remained Mitchell's only book published during her lifetime. Margaret Mitchell died in 1949 after being hit by a drunk driver. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Margaret Mitchell on a typed letter laid into the book. A fabulous copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or pieces missing with light wear to the edges.This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $3.00 printed price present with "Gone with the Wind" title printed on the second column of the back panel . The book is in fantastic shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author in collector's condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, first printing SIGNED by Margaret Mitchell on front free endpaper. This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION published May 1936. A spectacular first issue dustjacket with "Macmillan Spring Novels" printed on the top back panel. This ORIGINAL sophisticated dustjacket is vibrant in colors with no chips, or tears. The book is in excellent shape. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy SIGNED by the author and housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy SIGNED Margaret Mitchell First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ/VG- Slipcase. John Groth (illustrator). Limited/Numbered. Hardbacks bound in green and blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on the spines. Only defect to note on the books is in Volume 1I which has publisher's glue stain along the front and back gutters. No dust jackets, but books are in blue slipcase with paste-on title. Slipcase has light rubs on one side no splits on snags. This is a Limited Edition and this is #833 of 1500 Copies. Book is SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATER on the Limitation page. Books contain partial page black and white illustrations with a number of color plates. Combined the books have 593 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Illustrator(s). Book.

Condition: Very Good. SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR! NY: Limited Editions Club: 1968. 1st thus. Limited edition #940/1500. 2 vol set. Hardcover 4to 593 pgs total. B/w illustrations. Signed on limitation pg in vol 2 by John Groth, illustrator. Near fine in a very good slipcase. Blue and grey cloth with gilt on spine. Top edge dyed blue. Slight wear to light blue cloth on vol 2 spine. Contents clean and binding sound. Slipcase is slightly worn and has some sunning at top edge. (Slavery, Plantation Life, Reconstruction, Historical Fiction, Classic Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.

hardcover. Condition: fine. Groth, John (illustrator). Limited. 2 volumes in slipcase. Introduction by Henry Steele Commager. Illustrated by John Groth with full-page color plates and other in-text figures. 4to, blue and grey two-toned cloth. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Groth, John (illustrator). Limited Editions Club Edition. slipcase. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. John Groth (illustrator). Two quarto (8-3/8" x 11-5/8") volumes bound in two-toned blue and gray buckram in a three-piece design with colors reversed for the two volumes; 684 pages. Printed At the Sign of the Stone Book. Introduction by Henry Steele Commager. Illustrated with 10 full-page and 11 double-page color plates, as well as 150 black-and-white drawings in the text, by John Groth. SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Outside of the total of 1500 copies, this copy is one of 15 presentation copies with the Club's blindstamp stating such and has the initials "H. M." written in ink in place of a number, most likely for the publisher Helen Macy. Slight bowing and mild soiling to the covers. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase.

First Edition. Signed by Cammie King (1934-2010) the actress who played Clark GableÕs and Vivien LeighÕs daughter, Bonnie Blue Butler, in the 1939 film classic produced by David O. Selznick. She has signed the book with both names. ÒCammie King ÔBonnie Blue ButlerÓ. King was also the voice the character Faline in the Walt DisneyÕs 1942 animated film classic, Bambi, and was the step daughter of Dr. Herbert Kalmus who created the stunning color film process, Technicolor, which was used to film Gone With the Wind. Above KingÕs signature is that of actor Fred Crane who played ScarlettÕs beau, ÒFred Crane - Brent TarletonÓ. Also signed and dated in the year of publication by the author George Wead, ÒGeorge Wead 12/20/83Ó. Extensive finely printed 121 page catalogue book of the landmark exhibition of Gone With the Wind material existing in the David O. Selznick Archives. Contains numerous illustrations of important production material, including some of the original costume designs reproduced in color. Most of the illustrations have never been reproduced before. Among some of the important documents reproduced are an original Margaret Mitchell letter to Selznick, a fascinating memo to Selznick from F. Scott Fitzgerald discussing the character Melanie, plus memos to and from Selznick establishing the production, etc. Paperbound. With minor rubbing to the spine and outer edges of the front cover, else fine in printed wrappers. Scarce.

First Edition. Signed by Cammie King (1934-2010) who played Clark GableÕs and Vivien LeighÕs daughter, Bonnie Blue Butler, in the 1939 film classic produced by David O.Selznick. She has signed the book with both names. Cammie King ÔBonnie Blue ButlerÓ. King was also the voice the character Faline in the Walt DisneyÕs 1942 animated film classic, Bambi, and was the step daughter of Dr. Herbert Kalmus who created the stunning color film process, Technicolor, which was used to film Gone With the Wind. Extensive finely printed 121 page catalogue book of the landmark exhibition of Gone With the Wind material existing in the David O. Selznick Archives. Contains numerous illustrations of important production material, including some of the original costume designs reproduced in color. Most of the illustrations have never been reproduced before. Among some of the important documents reproduced are an original Margaret Mitchell letter to Selznick, a fascinating memo to Selznick from F. Scott Fitzgerald discussing the character Melanie, plus memos to and from Selznick establishing the production, etc. Paperbound. Fine. Scarce.

Rare final shooting script of the most celebrated film in Hollywood history, a remarkable presentation copy inscribed by producer David O. Selznick to his special effects chief Jack Cosgrove in the year of the film's release. Quarto, bound for Selznick in contemporary custom red half morocco for presentation, with Cosgrove's name stamped in gilt on the front board and the spine with five raised bands lettered in gilt, original yellow wrappers bound in titled "Gone With the Wind, from the novel by Margaret Mitchell. Screen Play by Sidney Howard. Produced by David O. Selznick. Directed by Victor Fleming. Final Shooting Script January 24, 1939," with six black-and-white movie stills inserted throughout - among them the burning of Atlanta, the sequence that crowned Cosgrove's achievement. Presentation copy, inscribed by Selznick on the first blank, "For Jack, who was always willing to try the impossible-and who always achieved it! With gratitude for a great job. DOS Xmas 1939." The recipient, Jack Cosgrove, was the leading special effects artist of Hollywood's golden age, nominated for five Academy Awards over the course of his career, for Gone With the Wind, Rebecca, The Pride of the Yankees, Since You Went Away, and Spellbound. Working day and night through the summer of 1939, Cosgrove and the assistants he supervised at Selznick International produced hundreds of the matte paintings - rendered on large glass panels and known on the lot as "Cosgrove shots" - that were combined with the live footage to create most of the film's panoramas of the antebellum South. It was his brush that conjured the great house at Tara, the sweep of Twelve Oaks, and the burning of Atlanta, supplying the visual grandeur on which the film's epic scale depends. From the collection of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman. Over his 50-year career, Charles Strouse wrote the music for such iconic musical theater hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie, as well as the theme song for the classic sitcom All in the Family ("Those Were the Days"). His partnership with Martin Charnin on Annie produced one of Broadway's most successful scores ever, with "Tomorrow" and other songs from the production becoming enduring American musical standards admired by generations. His reach knew no genre or generation - from a number-one Billboard hit in 1958 to Jay-Z's Grammy-winning sampling of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" four decades later - and his honors include three Tony Awards and induction into both the Songwriters and Theater Halls of Fame. In near fine condition, rebacked. An extraordinary association copy, uniting the producer of Gone With the Wind with the artist who painted its most unforgettable images. David O. Selznick?s production of Gone With the Wind, directed by Victor Fleming from Sidney Howard?s screenplay of Margaret Mitchell?s Pulitzer Prize?winning novel, premiered in Atlanta in December 1939 and went on to win eight Academy Awards plus two honorary awards ? including a posthumous Oscar for Howard?s screenplay, the first ever awarded posthumously ? and remains, adjusted for inflation, the highest-grossing film ever made. The final shooting script of January 24, 1939 represents the text from which this monument of American cinema was filmed. Selznick had a small number of copies specially bound for presentation to key members of the cast and crew at Christmas 1939, each with the recipient?s name stamped in gilt and stills selected with the recipient in mind; they are today among the most coveted artifacts of Hollywood?s golden age.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Good in a Good dust jacket. Chipping at the crown of the spine. Minor repair to the front gutter with archival glue. Binding remains sound. ; Signed by Margaret Mitchell on the front end page. ; Signed by Author. Signed.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. first. INSCRIBED first edition, with "Published May, 1936" stated on copyright page and 1936 on title page. Book very good plus, some rubbing to cover edges and along spine. Dust jacket very good, some wear and chipping, flap price $3.00, front flap clipped at top. Housed in custom-made slipcase.

First edition of Margaret Mitchell's masterpiece which remains one of the fastest selling novels in the history of American publishing, with 50,000 copies sold in a single day. Octavo, original cloth. First printing, with âPublished May 1936â on the copyright page and no mention of other printings. Boldly signed by Margaret Mitchell on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase. âMitchellâs sweeping rendition of a South torn apart by civil war⦠has become national mythologyâ (New York Public Libraryâs Books of the Century, 111).ÂâThis is beyond doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best⦠It has been a long while since the American public has been offered such a bounteous feast of excellent story-tellingâ (New York Times Book Review, 1936). Said to be the fastest selling novel in the history of American publishing (50,000 copies in a single day),ÂGone with the Wind won Mitchell the Pulitzer Prize.Â.

HARDBACK. Condition: As New. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Beautiful Fine First Edition, First State copy of this landmark title, the nicest we have seen. Although lacking the jacket, its value is certainly highly increased by the fact that it carries the signatures of Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and Olivia DeHavilland and bears the impressive bookplate of director George Cukor. A true rarity and a fabulous cinema collectible -- and what a seriously true investment! Presented in a handsome custom clamshell box. Signed.

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-). Reprint. [6], 1037 pages. Thick 8vo, original gray cloth, very lightly worn at extremes and spine just a touch sunned, iconic d.w. (un-clipped and largely intact but well-rubbed and with chipping at ends and folds). New York: Macmillan, 1936. Later printing (16th) dated Sept., 1936. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper -- Inscribed and dated by Mitchell on the front free endpaper: "Jean T. Beresford | from | Margaret Mitchell | Atlanta, Ga | Oct. 9, 1936".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. True May first issue of this epic novel with a typed letter on Margaret Mitchell's (Marsh) stationery with her named letterhead and signed salutation: "M. M. M." The first edition, first printing, the May 1936 printing, is ultra-rare as our any of her signed items. MMM may refer to Margaret Mitchell Marsh; her husband John's surname. She did take her first husband's name with hers as a journalist early in her writing career. Butternut (greyish brown) full cloth boards, navy stamped cover and spine titles, moderate shelf, corner, spine wear, rub; slight area of missing material to front hinge. Deckled pages generally very good, clean; varying light discoloration, ripple, to first and last few page edges. Large antiquarian owner's signature pencilled at front endpaper: "Mabel C. Pollard, Savannah, Ga, 1936." Small number printed above this. Adjacent at pastedown behind front flap is stylish, more current owner's signature: "Carolyn Barker, June 4, 1965." Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Includes beautiful facsimile dust wrapper of this original first printing for preservation and presentation; protected in new clear sleeve. Very attractive. Rare near very good first printing in matching facsimile wrapper with Margaret Mitchell signed correspondence. Text of letter reads: "MARGARET MITCHELL (printed letterhead). Atlanta, Georgia, October 11, 1945. Dear John: Thank you for your letter of October 8th with the enclosure of your letter to Mr. Blair. We thought what you wrote was exactly right and I am sure Mr. Blair thinks so too. Last Sunday night John phoned Mr. Blair and explained the situation, saying that you had been so rushed for time to make your travel connections that you had been unable to talk to him yourself. John told him, too, that you felt a natural embarrassment at finding yourself in this circumstance. Mr. Blair said of course a correction would be made and he would do it with pleasure, and that he did not understand how such an error had gotten into the paper. I am enclosing a copy of the correction which appeared the next day. It had a good position on the society page, which was the page that carried the first item. Now don't worry about it any more. I am sorry this had to happen on your vacation and on your first trip to the very deep South. I am sorry, too, that we did not have the opportunity on Sunday to show you our town, for, while it's prettiest in the spring, it is hard to beat in the fall. Give our regards to Katherine. As ever, 'M. M. M.' (signed)". Near fine condition with standard light crease from proper fold of letter and protected in clear sleeve. The letter appears addressed to friends of Margaret and her husband, John Marsh - to a couple only referred to with their first names as John and Katherine. It seems to concern a visit they had to Mitchell and Marsh in Georgia and some social coverage occurring during this visit; then written about incorrectly, and getting past the paper's editor, Mr. Blair, for an Atlanta newspaper's society page. Interesting, as it shows the milieu and charm of Margaret for this incidental correspondence. Finally, in regards to letter signed MMM, these initials may serve doubly as an inclusion of Mitchell's middle name, Munnerlyn. The name Munnerlyn seems to derive from Margaret Mitchell's paternal great grandmother's last name. Munnerlyn is a surname of English origin, thought to derive from an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "Monadh Liath," meaning "Grey Moor or Hill" and is most commonly found in the Southern and Appalachian regions of America. Contrarily, it is also written that the surname Munnerlyn is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Munhere" combined with the suffix "-lyn," meaning "lake" or "pool." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Munnerlyn may be interpreted as "Munhere's lake" or "Munhere's pool." Unparalleled drama, action and romance flower within the breathtaking wonders of this inspired spectacle of the written word and the most magnificently, exciting love story, ever! There were over one hundred printings of the first edition. Only 10,000 copies were produced of this true first printing in May, 1936. The subsequent June printing sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book; by 1937 it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the film rights had been sold to David O. Selznick. Mitchell prided herself on the historical accuracy of her work; and it is a sweeping account of how the Civil War tore apart an entire way of life. The stirring drama of the War Between the States and Reconstruction is brought vividly to life in this magnificent novel. Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara remain two of the most enduring characters in American fiction. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Author. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition. First edition, first printing, with "Published May, 1936" on the copyright page. Signed by Margaret Mitchell on the front free endpaper in black ink. [vi], 1037 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with blue lettering. Near Fine with light edge rubbing, pages toned with age;from the collection of noteworthy American book collector Robert R. Dearden with his bookplate on paste down. In first issue dust jacket with Gone with the Wind placed in the second column of books listed on the rear panel; $3.00 price intact on bottom corner of front flap. Jacket is Near Fine, unsophisticated (a good thing, meaning it has had no repairs) and unfaded, light diagonal crease to front panel, a little rubbed and toned, small L shaped closed tear to back panel. Housed in a quarter calf custom folding case. A lovely signed true first of the historical novel that inspired the classic 1939 film starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. The novel itself was no slouch; it won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, sold more than eight million copies, and has been translated into at least 18 languages. Signed copies are uncommon as Mitchell, swamped with requests, refused to sign the novel six months after its publication.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Beautifully signed by Margaret Mitchell in blue with steel-tip fountain pen at front endpaper: "Margaret Mitchell". Rarity approaching 90 years in existence. This signed first edition, first printing, the May 1936 printing, is ultra-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, clean with moderate corner, edge wear; few small holes to back exterior hinge. Recased measuring 6" x 8 5/8". Deckled pages generally very good with attractive toning; varying mostly moderate fox at front endpapers to page twenty-four, last two pages and back endpapers. Bind good, square; hinges intact,starting. Includes beautiful facsimile dust wrapper of this original first printing - protected in new clear sleeve. Very attractive. Rare signed first printing preserved in fine matching facsimile wrapper. Stylish antiquarian signature above Margaret Mitchell's at front endpaper: "Fern Snider Smeeton". Interestingly, the signee Fern Snider married Herbert Smeeton in Knox County, Tennessee on January 6, 1935; little over a year prior to this first edition being published. She likely signed her name prior to Mitchell, but regardless appears the norm that Margaret Mitchell signed to the front blank endpaper. Unparalleled drama, action and romance flower within the breathtaking wonders of this inspired spectacle of the written word and the most magnificently, exciting love story, ever! There were over one hundred printings of the first edition. Only 10,000 copies were produced of this true first printing in May, 1936. The subsequent June printing sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book; by 1937 it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the film rights had been sold to David O. Selznick. Mitchell prided herself on the historical accuracy of her work; and it is a sweeping account of how the Civil War tore apart an entire way of life. The stirring drama of the War Between the States and Reconstruction is brought vividly to life in this magnificent novel. Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara remain two of the most enduring characters in American fiction. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Author. Book.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. first. 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.

First edition of Margaret Mitchell's masterpiece which remains one of the fastest selling novels in the history of American publishing, with 50,000 copies sold in a single day. Octavo, original cloth. First printing, with âPublished May 1936â on the copyright page and no mention of other printings. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Elizabeth S. Harsh from Margaret Mitchell." Near fine in a very good completely unrestored price-clipped first issue dust jacket with Gone with the Wind listed in second column of booklist on back panel and the $3.00 cost on front flap. Tape repairs to the verso of the dust jacket. Contemporary newspaper clipping adhered to the pastedown. Eicher 730. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A nice example. âMitchellâs sweeping rendition of a South torn apart by civil war⦠has become national mythologyâ (New York Public Libraryâs Books of the Century, 111).ÂâThis is beyond doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best⦠It has been a long while since the American public has been offered such a bounteous feast of excellent story-tellingâ (New York Times Book Review, 1936). Said to be the fastest selling novel in the history of American publishing (50,000 copies in a single day),ÂGone with the Wind won Mitchell the Pulitzer Prize.Â.

First edition of Margaret Mitchell's masterpiece which remains one of the fastest selling novels in the history of American publishing, with 50,000 copies sold in a single day. Octavo, original cloth. First printing, with âPublished May 1936â on the copyright page and no mention of other printings. Association copy, signed by eleven members of David O. Selznick's epic American 1939 film adaptation on the front pastedown and front free endpaper with nine adding the names of the characters they portrayed, "Evelyn Keyes, 'Suellen' [O'Hara]," "Mickey Kuhn, 'Beau [Wilkes] age 7 years,'" "Marcella Martin [Cathleen Calvert]," "Ann Rutherford, 'Careen' [O'Hara],'" Rand Brooks [Charles Hamilton]," "William Bakewell, 'A Mounted Officer'", "Greg Griese, 'Baby Beau & Baby Bonnie'", "Fred Crane, 'Brent Tarleton'", "Patrick Curtis 'Baby Beau'", "Frank (Junior) Coghlan, The collapsing Southern soldier," and "Cammie King 'Bonnie Blue [Butler]'". The signatures were obtained by Mr. Tatnall Brown on the occasion of the film's March 10, 1961 gala "Anniversary Premiere" at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta commemorating the centennial of the start of the Civil War as well as marking the 25th anniversary of the publication of the book. The Loew's Grand was the venue famous for the original December 19, 1939 world premiere. Very good in a very good completely unrestored first issue dust jacket with Gone with the Wind listed in second column of booklist on back panel and the $3.00 cost on front flap. Eicher 730. With Brown's bookplate to the pastedown. Laid in is a small stiff paper card with an image of Gone With the Wind; signed by Margaret Mitchell, "Thank you for your letter. See 2 and 3 Margaret Mitchell Marsh." Additionally laid in is a post card with a portrait of Vivien Leigh from The Selznick Studio signed by her, an original program from the film, and a small booklet, "Margaret Mitchell and Her Novel Gone With the Wind" [New York: Macmillan, 1936]. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A unique example. âMitchellâs sweeping rendition of a South torn apart by civil war⦠has become national mythologyâ (New York Public Libraryâs Books of the Century, 111).ÂâThis is beyond doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best⦠It has been a long while since the American public has been offered such a bounteous feast of excellent story-tellingâ (New York Times Book Review, 1936). Said to be the fastest selling novel in the history of American publishing (50,000 copies in a single day),ÂGone with the Wind won Mitchell the Pulitzer Prize.Â.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 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 early issue wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, crease; clipped, protected in fine clear sleeve. Ultra-rare near fine signed first printing in good wrapper. Presented with this rare signed first printing is an amazing original brick with polished brass plate engraved with details from Loew's Grand Theatre. Includes the Certificate of Authenticity no. 2033 with notary signatures guaranteeing this brick originated from the theatre. Also, rare ephemeral folding card explaining significance of this intriguing item. Loew's was the World Premiere Site of Gone With The Wind, winner of ten academy awards including best picture. Loew's Grand Theatre, originally DeGive's Grand Opera House, was a theater from 1893-1978 at the corner of Peachtree and Forsyth Streets in downtown Atlanta, Georgia and most famous for the opening of Mitchell's classic. Many epic films premiered at the opulent theatre including Ben Hur, Doctor Zhivago, and Singin' In The Rain. About 300,000 people came out for the premiere on December 15, 1939. It was the climax of three days of festivities, which included a parade of limousines featuring stars from the film, receptions, thousands of Confederate flags and a costume ball. The governor of Georgia, declared December 15th a state holiday. The estimated three hundred thousand residents and visitors to Atlanta lined the streets for up to seven miles to watch a procession of limousines bring Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Clark Gable and others from the airport. Finally, for enjoyment and deep edification, is a set of TV Guide and Time special commemorative issues for the film's seventy-fifth anniversary. Thick dynamic pictorial covers, moderate cover, corner wear, rub. Heavy stock coated pages. Thoroughly, nostalgically illustrated. Protected in clear sleeves. 99 and 112 pages. First published in 1936, Gone with the Wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. There were over one hundred printings of the first edition. Only 10,000 copies were produced of this true first printing in May, 1936. The subsequent June printing sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book; by 1937 it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the film rights had been sold to David O. Selznick. Mitchell prided herself on the historical accuracy of her work; and it is a sweeping account of how the Civil War tore apart an entire way of life. The stirring drama of the War Between the States and Reconstruction is brought vividly to life in this magnificent novel. Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara remain two of the most enduring characters in American fiction. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Printing. SIGNED by Mitchell in pencil in the center of the free front endpaper, with ownership signature of Georgia resident dated 1936. An elegantly rebound copy in deep burgundy leather stamped in gilt at spine, with Confederate crossing starred bars, marbled endpapers, in custom grey silk folding case. 1037pp. Ideal gift copy. Q14774. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Annotated in Margaret Mitchell's hand, Gone With The Wind Stapled promotional pamphlet in soft wraps, 5" x 7.25" with 22 paginated pages. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1936 "created as a compilation in response to a flood of requests from readers all over the country for information about the author and her book." With two areas blacked out by Mitchell and the words "(sprained ankle)" scripted in Mitchell's pen. Margaret Mitchell herself hand-corrected THIS COPY as can be seen on Page 16 where she penciled/penned-in the notation "sprained ankle" to replace accident and also on Page 17 where she entirely crossed out the end of a sentence that read ."after my auto accident" -- a hauntingly prescient as Mitchell would tragically die in an auto accident ten years later. Vertical fold to pamphlet, faint handling marks to outer wraps. Interior very clean. A neat, succinct pamphlet. A unique piece of Gone with the Wind history. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Book #Pv2203. $1950. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history and science. Signed by Author(s).

Envelope. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Envelope Good. Original (3 pieces). Autograph Letter Penned & Signed characteristically "M.M.M." [Margaret Mitchell Marsh] by the famed American Author on a Small Folio (8.5" x 14") page copied from "The Atlanta Journal," June 19, 1949; with a marginal ink note in the left margin of "The Atlanta Journal" from the recipient, Dr. Mayo, docketed "July 5 - 1949"; accompanied by the original envelope addressed by Mitchell to "Dr. C.E. Mayos / 612 West 13 St. / Davenport / Iowa." [stamp and partial postmark cut away leaving only "5 ATLA. Jul /10.19./ G]; with Mitchell's return address on the envelope flap preprinted as: "1268 Piedmont Avenue, N. E. / Apartment 3 / Atlanta 5, Georgia." Dr. Mayos has written on the envelope: "Letters from / Margaret Mitchell [slight paper loss] / Please save." plus, a copy of the July,1949, edition of "The Reader's Digest" containing a short entry under "Facts to the Contrary"(page 18) in which contributor Clemmie R. Galloway pointed out a "discrepancy in time between the death of Melanie's husband in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, and the birth of her son during the siege of Atlanta, September 3, 1864." We offer Margaret Mitchell's irritated reaction to a late-blooming literary SCANDAL over whether RHETT Butler had been the REAL FATHER of Melanie's child? Because of Mitchell's supposedly faulty internal chronology in Gone With The Wind, some readers thought that Melanie's husband Ashley had died at Gettysburg during early July of 1863--more than a year before Melanie had borne a son during the siege of Atlanta on September 3rd, 1864. As a consequence of this supposed mistake, enthusiasts of the novel and its larger-than-life characters eagerly speculated that dashing Rhett had had a compromising affair with saintly Melanie during her husband's absence! In the July, 1949 edition of "The Reader's Digest," contributor Clemmie R. Galloway published a small entry under "Facts to the Contrary," in which he accused Mitchell of a "discrepancy in time between the death of Melanie's husband in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, and the birth of her son during the siege of Atlanta, September 3, 1864." The entry was read by many! Galloway went on to say that "When the publisher called Margaret Mitchell's attention to the timing, the author was silent for a moment; then she said, 'Well, I know the Yankees will never change the date of the Battle of Gettysburg, and I'm certainly not going to change the date of the Battle of Atlanta.' The publisher moved uncomfortably in his chair, 'But--how will we explain it to the public, Miss Mitchell?' Miss Mitchell shrugged, 'Let's hope they will be so interested in the story they will overlook the discrepancy of time, if not,' she added, 'we'll just say that southern women do things more leisurely.'" Penned shortly before her untimely death a few weeks later on August 16th, Mitchell penned a quick note in the lower right of this broadside reprinting the June 19, 1949, scandalous edition of "The Atlanta Journal," which was headlined "Row Over Melanie's Baby / Peggy Mitchell Hits / Magazine 'Falsity.'" Addressed to "Dr. M," (Dr. Mayos, a psychiatrist with whom she had corresponded since the mid-1930's), Mitchell expressed her disbelief and ire regarding Galloway's slanderous write-up. In full: "Dear Dr. M -- This is one of the reasons why I haven't answered your nice letter. This stupid false hood is causing us a lot of trouble. May be you can figure why they'd print such an error but I can't! Don't forget to let us know before you come through Atlanta next time. We'd love to meet you. M.M.M. [meaning: Margaret Mitchell Marsh, a characteristic initialled signature used by the author.]" On the envelope is a penned ink note from Dr. Mayo: "Letter from / Margaret Mitchell / Please save." "The Atlanta Journal "article includes Margaret Mitchell's rebuttal in which she notes that Ashley DID NOT DIE at Gettysburg on July 3-4-5, 1863, but "As a matter of fact, Ashley never did die in the book." Indeed, he.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1037 pages. Thick 8vo. An attractive full page inscription by Olivia de Havilland to an individual on the front free end paper and dated December 5, 1967, Atlanta. Copyright page notes, seventy-seventh printing 1967. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, priced clipped. Book is solid, square, tight, and very clean. Spine is slightly concave from the weight of the book, otherwise attractive. Gold decorations around title and author's name on spine are bright. Olivia de Havilland as Melanie Hamilton was one of the four main stars in the classic movie. Rare to find Olivia de Havilland's inscription in any copy of Gone With The Wind. Signed by Author(s).

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 GableÕs 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 received, and because of its very fine cast. When I look at the picture now after 20 years, I still feel it is one of the finest motion pictures ever made. - Yes, I think Rhett Butler is my favorite role, and I am associated more with GONE WITH THE WIND than with any of my other pictures. - As to suggestions for the casting of Rhett in the forthcoming stage musical, this is a little out of my line. I am sure the producer and the director will be completely capable of finding a very fine Rhett Butler. - Of the late Margaret Mitchell I would like to say that in addition to writing a wonderful novel she was of great help to me before I started working in the picture, advising me of the manner in which she thought I should attempt to portray Butler. I listened to her and followed her advice, and fortunately for me everything she told me was right. Naturally she was the one to whom I went for advice, because she was the one who had created the character. I am forever grateful to Margaret Mitchell. - Most sincerely, (Signed) Clark Gable.Ó This letter was written shortly before Gable left to film his final motion picture, the late masterwork, The Misfits, co-starring Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift directed by John Huston using an original screenplay by MonroeÕs husband, Arthur Miller. Gable died in November a few days after shooting his last scene. This articulate and fascinating letter, therefore, remains his final observations about Gone With the Wind. The book, itself, is a near fine first edition in original cloth in a very good first issue dust jacket with some minor expert restoration by a paper conservationist. A truly historic piece enclosed in a very handsome custom morocco and cloth custom box.

Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Author. First Edition. 1037 pp. Large 1" chip missing at top of spine. Otherwise very good. Second state of the dust jacket with list of thirteen New Macmillan Books including Gone with the Wind. Signed by author on front end paper.