Lot 199
MITCHELL, Margaret (1900-1949). Gone with the Wind. New York: Macmillan, 1936.
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
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MITCHELL, Margaret (1900-1949). Gone with the Wind. New York: Macmillan, 1936.
8vo. Original grey cloth (slight rubbing to spine ends and corners, some pale toning); in unrestored dust jacket (short l-shaped tear to rear panel, diagonal crease to front panel, some light soiling and minor rubbing); quarter calf folding case. Provenance: Robert R. Dearden (1872-1938), American book collector (bookplate).
SIGNED BY MITCHELL in black fountain pen on front free endpaper.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the May 1936 date. FIRST ISSUE of the dust jacket, with Gone with the Wind listed in the second column of Macmillan's publications. Mitchell's epic Civil War novel was a huge success; it won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, sold more than 8 million copies, and has been translated into at least 18 languages.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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