How can you tell if a Gone With the Wind is a first edition?

How can you tell if a Gone With the Wind is a first edition?

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 is the first edition of Gone With the Wind?

First Edition. First edition, first printing, with “Published May, 1936” on the copyright page. Fine, in a Fine first issue dust jacket with Gone with the Wind placed in the second column of books listed on the rear panel; $3.00 price intact on bottom corner of front flap.

What is the difference between first edition and first printing?

So if you ask the printer to print 10,000 copies of a book and then you sell them all and go back and ask for another 7,500 copies, the first 10,000 copies was the first printing; the next 7,500 copies was the second printing. An edition is when you make a significant change to a book.

Does First Printed mean first edition?

A book can go through several print cycles, sometimes with edits that add in author notes or additional material, so the book in its original form – during its initial release (or first printing) to the public – is what is generally defined as a first edition by collectors and sellers.

What is the value of Gone with the Wind first edition?

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.

What is the first edition of Gone with the Wind?

The first edition of Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell was published in 1936 by The Macmillan Company in New York. It consisted of only about 5000 copies. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction the next year.

Who wrote Gone with the Wind?

Gone with the Wind is a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County, Georgia, and Atlanta during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era.