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Gone With the Wind.
de MITCHELL, Margaret
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London, United Kingdom
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New York: Macmillan Company,, 1936. Signed before her "no autographing" policy First edition, first printing, in the first issue dust jacket, signed by author on the half-title. Mitchell ceased signing copies around six months after publication, having been 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). Mitchell's sole published novel met with immediate acclaim and record-breaking sales, winning her the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. The film adaptation, starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, followed in 1939. Due to their enduring but not uncontroversial popularity, both the novel and the film have become touchstones for subsequent representations and discussions of the Reconstruction era in American popular culture. This 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. Octavo. Original grey cloth, spine and front cover lettered and stamped with wind devices in dark blue, top edge pale brown, fore edge untrimmed. With dust jacket. Housed in a custom green quarter morocco and grey cloth slipcase and grey cloth chemise. Rubbing to board edges, light offsetting to endpapers; sharp jacket unclipped, creasing and nicks to edges, tiny chips to fold ends: a near-fine copy in like jacket. Richard Harwell, ed., Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind Letters, 1936-1949, 1976.
Sinopsis
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. 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 and Vivian Leigh was made in 1939.
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El Jan 21 2017, un lector dijo:
International Collectors Library is not a first edition. You can get this book for $3 on Amazon
El Feb 14 2012, Slimjackreelyahoocom dijo:
Gone with the Wind belongs to that finite group of books one can confidently call seminal.This novel traces, with heart wrenching passages and beautifully set scenes, the death of the "Old South". The horror and cruelty of war is adroitly used to contrast with the slow beauty of the South as it was, and which it can never be again. If a person has not read this book, their Education is incomplete.
El Mar 9 2011, AbbeyRheinhartt dijo:
I approached this book with trepidation. Would this be a book that glorified slavery and antebellum life? No, quite the contrary, although it provides rich description of the wealthy class before the Civil War.This book has an excellent story, well told, in which the characters are the symbols of their country. Scarlett is the United States, at first content and lazy with slavery, then hardened by war, and she shifts to be ruthlessly concerned with commerce and moving forward. Ashley is beautiful and pale, and represents the old south, which cannot adapt.You won't find better character development anywhere. This book is extremely well-written. Do yourself a favor and but a nice dusty one, so you can have that authentic feeling.This book is hugely feminist. It also tells a huge story, but is fast-paced, and will keep you locked in to the life of Scarlett.This is a significant book in American literature, but it is not dry. This book is a must-read.Abbey Rheinhartt.
El Jan 15 2011, JennyG dijo:
This is my favorite book of all time. The characters are incredibly well written, as is the story line. Highly recommend reading. The copy I got from Biblio.com was in great condition even though it was used. I definitely plan on buying from them again.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 171298
- Título
- Gone With the Wind.
- Autor
- MITCHELL, Margaret
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Lugar de publicación
- New York: Macmillan Company,
- Fecha de publicación
- 1936
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Peter Harrington
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Sobre Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Rubbing
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