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Is a 1936 copy of Gone With the Wind worth anything?
Signed first editions are valued from $10,000-$25,000, depending on the book’s condition, of course. The true firsts with the May 1936 date also have the original publisher’s price of $3.00 and a “Spring Novels” advert with Gone With the Wind as the second title down as indicators of edition.
When was the first edition of Gone With the Wind published?
June 30, 1936
Gone with the Wind/Originally published
How many copies of Gone With the Wind have been sold?
It was the No. 1 national best seller for two consecutive years, and won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. More than 25 million copies have been sold in 37 countries.
Is Gone With the Wind out of print?
The book has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide—and is still proudly in print almost 85 years after it was first published.
How do you tell a first edition of Gone With the Wind?
A true first edition must have a publish notice that states that the book was published in May, 1936. If the publish notice shows June, 1936 or any other date, it is a later printing. Watch out for the facsimile edition of Gone With the Wind, published in 1964.
What does BCE mean for books?
The basic definition: A book club edition (BCE) or book of the month club edition (BOMC) refers to a book printed by a “book club” with cheaper materials than the original publishing house, and is generally not worth much to the serious collector.
How can I tell if I have a first edition Gone with the Wind?
How many pages is gone with the wind?
1037
Gone with the Wind (novel)
| First-edition cover | |
|---|---|
| Author | Margaret Mitchell |
| Pages | 1037 (first edition) 1024 (Warner Books paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-446-36538-3 (Warner) |
| OCLC | 28491920 |
How old is Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind?
He is considerably older than the 16-year-old Scarlett, being about 32-33 at the time, and has made a name for himself as a wealthy scoundrel and professional gambler.
What inspired Margaret Mitchell to write Gone With the Wind?
Margaret Mitchell, pictured above in 1941, started writing while recovering from an ankle injury in 1926. She had read her way through most of Atlanta’s Carnegie Library, so her husband brought home a typewriter and said: “Write your own book to amuse yourself.” The result was Gone with the Wind.