Gone With the Wind.
by [SIGNED BY THE MOTION PICTURE CAST] MITCHELL, Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Ink stamp of Selznick International Pictures Inc. to verso of rear free endpaper; a little browning to the hinges from binder
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: The Macmillan Company,, 1938.. Reprint of the 1936 first edition.. original gray cloth stamped in blue, in dust jacket.. Ink stamp of Selznick International Pictures Inc. to verso of rear free endpaper; a little browning to the hinges from binder's adhesive; some shelfwear to the bottom edge; but a bright copy. The jacket is chipped at extremities of the backstrip and has a few other tiny chips; good to very good. The framed certificate of appreciation is somewhat rippled and there is some fading to some of the signatures. . 8vo (and framed artwork measuring 25 x 21 inches overall),. Denoted in pencil "Copy #1," this was Assistant Director Eric Stacey's copy, signed by David Selznick, Director Victor Fleming, and 28 members of the motion picture cast, including Vivien Leign, Clark Gable, and Olivia de Havilland. Eric Stacey has added his ownership signature in pencil on the half-title. Accompanying the book is a framed gift presented to Eric Stacey "In appreciation for his cooperation and unfailing interest during the darker days of "Gone With the Wind." Created by Atlanta artist Jack Conner, the signatures of 82 members of the motion motion picture production staff are surrounded by a decorative cartouche in colors featuring Aeolus (the Keeper of the Winds) as a pair of cherubs, amid scrolls, the sun, moon, and stars. In the decorative title lettering, "Gone" is windblown.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69823
- Title
- Gone With the Wind.
- Author
- [SIGNED BY THE MOTION PICTURE CAST] MITCHELL, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Original gray cloth stamped in blue, in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Ink stamp of Selznick International Pictures Inc. to verso of rear free endpaper; a little browning to the hinges from binder
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1936 first edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1938.
- Pages
- 1037 pp.
- Size
- 8vo (and framed artwork measuri
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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