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 failed to get money from Rhett Butler. She had gone to great lengths to try to entice Butler, screaming to Mammy, “But I’ve got to have a new dress! Mammy, you don’t know how we need money. The taxes”. Scarlett then hits upon idea using the green velvet curtains to make a new dress. Scarlett is seen wearing the green dress in the image in this striking and beautiful binding.

Synopsis

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.

Reviews

On Jan 21 2017, a reader said:

International Collectors Library is not a first edition. You can get this book for $3 on Amazon

On Feb 14 2012, Slimjackreelyahoocom said:

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.

On Mar 9 2011, AbbeyRheinhartt said:

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.

On Jan 15 2011, JennyG said:

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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Details

Bookseller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16573J
Title: Gone With the Wind
Author: MITCHELL, MARGARET
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1936

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