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Margaret Mitchell signed first edition, first printing of her Pulitzer prize-winning novel "Gone With the Wind", housed in the very rare first printing dust jacket. Elegantly signed "Margaret Mitchell" on the front free endpaper in black ink. New York: The MacMillan Co., 1936, with the incorrect publishing date of "May, 1936" on the copyright page identifying the first printing. Dust jacket shows the original price of $3.00, with "Gone With the Wind" listed second down on the rear cover under "Macmillan Spring Novels", as required. Bound in "Confederate grey" cloth boards, book measures 6" x 8.75". Minor toning and sunning to backstrip, and piece torn to top of backstrip. Overall very good condition. Chipped dust jacket is missing spine, with some soiling along top. With University Archives COA.
Margaret Mitchell Signed First Edition, First Printing of "Gone With The Wind" -- In Rare First Printing Dust Jacket
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