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Book looks in great shape, normal wear for age printed 1940, gone with the wind 1939 motion picture edition, softcover book by margaret mitchell, published by. Gone with the wind and the confederacy the atlantic. It was first published in 1936 and deals with the life of scarlett ohara, its main protagonist, during the american civil war. Gone with the wind has endured as a story for all our times. Motion picture edition by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Published in 1936, gone with the wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. Highest point in the high jinks was a gone with the wind costume ball night before the premiere, attended by 6,000 celebrants, movie stars and executives galore, governors of five former confederate states.
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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. It won the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year. With clark gable, vivien leigh, thomas mitchell, barbara oneil. Gone with the wind 1939 original movie program starring clark. 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. Gone with the wind is a sexy book fifty shades of gray, 30s style.
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There is splitting to edge of spine and tears to foot of spine, mild soiling and some wear and fading to boards, mainly edges and corners, fading to page edges no foxing. It went on to at least 100 more printings and is one of the bestsellers of all time. Signed by four actors from the acclaimed 1939 film adaptation on the front free endpaper including ann rutherford carreen ohara, scarletts sister, victor jory. Gone with the wind 1939 welcome to the lamp movie poster data base the only crossreferenced movie poster research database on the internet. Gone with the wind first edition margaret mitchell rare. If you are curious here is a website that tells how to recognize the 1st edition of gone with the wind. Gone with the wind 10th printing fine copy uk edition published in 1937. Set in the american south against the backdrop of the american civil war and the reconstruction era, the film tells the story of scarlett ohara, the strongwilled. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
May 04, 2019 gone with the wind had several advantages when it was released. Gone with the wind had several advantages when it was released. Mar 19, 2020 advertisement for gone with the wind 1939 source. Belle of the ball was vivien leigh, who nearly everybody agreed looked right like scarlett ohara. I have an original gone with the wind program from the 1939. Margaret mitchell began writing gone with the wind in 1926 to pass the time while recovering from an autocrash injury that refused to heal. Gone with the wind 1939 original movie program starring. In 1939, december the 15th, atlanta, georgia, premiere at atlanta of gone with the wind at loews grand theatre, peachtree street, atlanta, georgia.
Third edition gone with the wind antiques roadshow pbs. How much is an original 1937 copy of gone with the wind. Gone with the wind is a novel written by margaret mitchell. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. The new york post film critic lou lumenick has called for gone with the wind, the 1939 multioscarwinning epic, to no longer be screened in cinemas. The boards are covered in green cloth with dark green lettering to front. Gone with the wind by mitchell, macmillan abebooks. Free download or read online gone with the wind pdf epub book. If you prefer to try to price your collection on your own, a number of notable books will give you an idea about the worth or value of your book collection. Gone with the wind by mitchell, motion picture edition abebooks. Financial analysis of gone with the wind 1939 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Describing the tarleton twins as long of bone and hard of muscle. The first edition of the novel was published in 1936, and was written by margaret mitchell. Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell.
Gone with the wind by mitchell, holiday edition abebooks. This, the first twovolume edition of gone with the wind, issued december 1, 1939, in appreciation of margaret mitchells magnificent work in commemorating the life and times of the old south, is limited to one thousand copies, of which this is. The main characters of this classics, historical story are scarlett ohara, rhett butler. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era. Find gone with the wind threatre program booklet by dietz, howard editor 1939. Gone with the wind 1939 soundtrack all movie soundtracks.
By the time the film opened on december 15, 1939, the anticipation and excitement were so great that the city of atlanta declared the day an official holiday. Published in the spring of 1936, margaret mitchells gone with the wind was an immediate and overwhelming success. The value of your book depends on many things, so a professional appraisal is important whether you are planning to sell the book or to continue collecting books of the same type. Victor fleming could have retired after 1939 and hed still be lauded for having directed or at least finished directing two of the most important movies of the 20th century gone with the wind and the wizard of oz, both of which turned 70 in 2009. On january 1939 after a twoandahalf year worldwide search for his scarlett o hara. Authorartist az, authorartist za, highest price, lowest price, lowest total price, most recently. Gone with the wind should go the way of the confederate flag. Selznicks production of margaret mitchells story of the old south dietz, howard editor on. Selznicks production of margaret mitchells story of the old south. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1037 pages and is available in paperback format. The book is the source of the 1939 film of the same name. Directed by victor fleming, george cukor, sam wood.
Book looks in great shape, normal wear for age printed 1940, gone with the wind 1939 motion picture edition, softcover book by margaret mitchell, published by the mac millan company, 391 pages, in good condition. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition. Vintage 1937 gone with the wind book hardcover dust jacket margaret mtichell paypal. In 1939, the most successful on an inflationadjusted basis film in history, gone with the wind, was released by metro. Gone with the wind published margaret mitchells gone with the wind, one of the bestselling novels of all time and the basis for a blockbuster 1939 movie, is published on this day in 1936.
Original vintage 1939 gone with the wind movie theater program. We have over 189,000 titles with over 90,000 posters online and crossreferenced with s of articles on all associated topics, s of poster artists, info on all major countries. Both films are considered among the best of the best, ranking in the top 10 in greatest of. It enjoyed a morethan30year reign as the alltime hollywood box office champion, and it won eight academy awards in addition to two honorary awards. Though not without some very minor issues, the visuals of wind looked radically superior to anything wed expect from the 65yearold movie. 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.
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