A book club edition was printed and released at the same time as the first and. I have a book club edition of mitchells gone with the wind. Why do the book club editions of gwtw have no value. Gone with the wind margaret mitchell 1936 book club edition. First edition points to identify gone with the wind by. Clark gable, thomas mitchell, barbara oneil, vivien leigh, evelyn keyes, ann rutherford, george. The key to establishing a books value is to first ensure that it is a first edition. Book club editions are sold to members at a good discount compared with the original issue price. Additionally, there are millions of book club editions in print. For additional information on using gone with the wind in your book club, see this source. Rare 1936 first book club edition gone with the wind 332941510. The first edition of gone with the wind has been reprinted over 100 times since it was first published.
Editions of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. The sequel to gone with the wind by alexandra ripley hcdj 1st ed new listing franklin library gone with the wind by mitchell 1976 leather vintage gone with the wind 1954 hardcover book margaret mitchell. A book club edition is quite often of smaller size and printed on lower quality paper than the regular trade edition. In april, the bookofthemonth club announced that gone with the wind. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret first edition.
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Date of 1936 on title page if there is no date on the title page it is a book club edition published may, 1936 on page. What is the value of the book 1936 gone with the wind. The first edition of gone with the wind by margaret mitchell was published in 1936 by the macmillan. Gone with the wind 1st2nd film pulitzer prize june 1936 by mitchell, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gone with the wind book club activity soil science society of. Gone with the wind is a story about civil war, starvation, rape. So, you have just entered the world of book collecting, and have probably. Gone with the wind book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. I have a book club edition of mitchells gone with the. Collecting gone with the wind by mitchell, margaret.
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