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Lot #422:

Margaret Mitchell Signed First Edition, First Printing of ''Gone With The Wind''

Margaret Mitchell signed first edition, first printing of her Pulitzer prize-winning novel ''Gone With the Wind'', which inspired the Academy award-winning film of the same name. 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. Bound in ''Confederate grey'' cloth boards, book measures 6'' x 8.75''. Minor toning and foxing, separation starting along rear joint, and some damage to backstrip with piece torn (though still present) and staining. Overall very good condition.