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Margaret Mitchell typed letter signed, dated 1 November 1936 from Atlanta, Georgia. Composed approximately 16 months after the debut of ''Gone With the Wind'', Mitchell responds to a request for a signed copy, ''...I have not inscribed a copy since last December, not even for my family and lifelong friends. At that time 'Gone With the Wind' had sold a million copies and I had had almost an equal number of requests for autographs...I felt that if I could not inscribe the copies of all who desired autographs it would not be right to autograph a few...[signed] Margaret Mitchell Marsh''. Single page letter on Mitchell's embossed stationery measures 7.25'' x 11''. Folds, overall near fine. Margaret Mitchell letters signed mentioning ''Gone With the Wind'' are very rare.
Margaret Mitchell Letter Signed with ''Gone With the Wind'' Content -- ''...'Gone With the Wind' had sold a million copies and I had had almost an equal number of requests for autographs...''
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