Very Nice Early Copy of GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell.  Published by The Macmillan Company, New York.

This is actually the 9^th Printing of the Book.  The May, 1936 Printing (stated as “Published in May, 1936” on the Copyright Page), the First True Issue of 10,000 copies, was recalled though an unknown number of these copies actually reached the marketplace.  When next published, the Copyright Page began with June, 1936 as the first issue date, even though it was not, so it’s not uncommon to see this listed as the “8^th” printing as there is no mention of May.

Given that 855,000 copies were published in the US in 1936 and the printing histories noted on the copyright pages for that year, it is estimated that this particularly copy is among the first 200,000 to 250,000 issued of these immensely popular book.

The Book is in very good condition.  Pages are clean and without tears though there is some minor age discoloration to the deckled edges and a light pen mark along the bottom.  Binding is tight.

The Grayish Cloth Boards view very nicely and are in quite good condition showing only minor wear and moderate soiling which is amazing given the notoriously poor condition usually found on these covers given the quality of the material used.