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First edition, second printing (JUNE 1936), in its original second issue dust jacket with Gone With the Wind listed at the top left of the rear panel. The book measures 5.75" x 8.5", 1037 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Minor staining to the gray cloth boards. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Small stain on bottom edge of textblock. Dust jacket is in good plus condition. Price-clipped. General edgewear and creasing to the extremities. Heavy chipping to the top of the spine and adjoining areas. Moderate staining to the panels. Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind" is a romance novel set in Georgia during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era that followed. The novel centers on its protagonist, Scarlett O'Hara, and her struggle to rebuild and sustain her wealth, which had been lost as a result of the fall of the Confederacy. Using any means necessary, Scarlett regains what she has lost, in large part due to Rhett Butler, a scoundrel and scallawag with a bad reputation. The trials and tribulations of Scarlett and her unwavering perseverance make this novel an American classic. Winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1937, "Gone with the Wind" went on to become an Academy Award-winning film in 1939. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(M5-21).

Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to come out of the poverty she finds herself in after Sherman's March to the Sea.