About this Item
Gone With The Wind is known both as the novel written by Margaret Mitchell (published in June, 1936) and the epic movie (released in December, 1939) of the same name. The book for sale is the first attempt to blend the two in a low-price popular offering, released along with the movie in December, 1939. Gone With The Wind setting is in the Confederate South during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. It tells the story of Scarlett O?Hara (Viven Leigh), the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation owner, following her romantic pursuit of Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard), who is married to his cousin, Melanie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland), and her subsequent marriage to Rhett Butler (Clark Gable). Before the release of the movie, more than two million copies of the novel had sold through 49 printings. The movie received 10 Oscars (eight competitive, two honorary) from thirteen nominations at the 1940 Academy Awards. It set records for both the total number of wins and nominations at the time and is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. This ?Illustrated Motion Picture Edition? is comprised of the novel in 391pp, a 3-page listing of actors and makers of the movie, and 12 color stills on 6 plates bound into book. The front cover states this is the ?Motion Picture Edition.? viii + 391pp + 6 plates. Printing history and title page indicates this copy is from the first print run of this motion picture edition (i.e. the novel plus color photographs from the motion picture), December, 1939. Interior is tight, clean and, except for name and date on half-title and a personal Libris sticker pasted inside front cover, unmarked. Paperback cover is whole, but shows wear, fanned pages and covers repaired with tape. A very usable reading copy. Seller Inventory # 003371
Contact seller
Report this item
Bibliographic Details
Title: GONE WITH THE WIND (MOTION PICTURE EDITION)
Publisher: The MacMillan Company, New York, NY U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1939
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Selznick International Pictures, Inc. & Loew's, Inc.
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Thus
