{"product_id":"gone-with-the-wind-1937-macmillan-edition-vintage-hardcover","title":"Gone With the Wind Early 1937 Printing Margaret Mitchell Macmillan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGone With the Wind — February 1937 Printing (Macmillan)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA well‑preserved early reprint of \u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e–winning novel, published less than a year after the first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (1936) is the only novel published during Margaret Mitchell’s lifetime and remains one of the most widely read works of American literature. More than thirty million copies have been sold worldwide, and in multiple reader polls its popularity has been surpassed only by the Bible. This early 1937 printing reflects the novel’s explosive rise during the Great Depression, when Macmillan\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ereprinted the book dozens of times to meet unprecedented demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #C1A97B; background-color: #f7f3eb;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8a6b2f; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Munnerlyn Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e (1900–1949) was a lifelong Georgian, journalist, and novelist. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGone with the Wind \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eearned both the National Book Award (1936) and the Pulitzer Prize (1937). After her death, her early writings and the novella Lost Laysen were published, offering insight into her development as a writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is dedicated to Mitchell’s husband, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Robert Marsh\u003c\/strong\u003e, who served as her editor, proofreader, researcher, and business manager throughout the decade-long writing process. Before the novel’s publication, Mitchell worked as a reporter for \u003cem\u003eThe Atlanta Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, though her prominent Atlanta family discouraged her from pursuing a writing career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eThe Macmillan Company \u003c\/strong\u003ein 1936, the novel became an immediate bestseller, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1937) and inspiring the landmark 1939 film starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. The story blends romance, bildungsroman, and Southern Romanticism, following Scarlett O’Hara through the upheavals of the Civil War and Reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel is told from the perspective of the antebellum planter class — a viewpoint shaped by Mitchell’s own family background. Its portrayal of the Confederacy and enslavement reflects the biases and limitations of its time, and modern readers often approach the work with both appreciation for its literary impact and awareness of its problematic framing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front flyleaf contains a dated gift inscription (September 23, 1937), from Helen to Marie, written in Swedish:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Till min tråfasta vän… Hoppas att du tycker lika mycket om denna bok, som jag gjorde.”  \u003cbr\u003e“To my faithful friend… Hope you like this book as much as I did.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #C6A56A; background-color: #f7e7c1;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8a6b2f; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eProvenance Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003eEarly inscriptions dated within the novel’s first year of publication are valued by collectors for the human history they preserve. The inscription is dated only six months after this February 1937 printing was issued, placing it firmly within the novel's first year of publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003eThis 1937 Swedish dedication suggests the book traveled internationally soon after release — a reminder of the novel’s rapid global reach. While inscriptions do not typically increase monetary value, they enhance narrative provenance, giving this copy a documented life and a personal connection to its earliest readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis February 1937 printing is in very good vintage condition, with light fraying at the spine head and tail and a clean, tight text block. The brown cloth binding with blue lettering is the correct Macmillan style for 1936–1937 reprints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #334FB4; background-color: #f8faff;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #334fb4; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew American novels achieved the immediate success of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGone with the Wind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Published in June 1936, Margaret Mitchell's epic Civil War saga became a national phenomenon almost overnight, forcing The Macmillan Company to issue repeated printings to satisfy demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis February 1937 printing belongs to that first extraordinary year of publication and represents the period when the novel was transforming from bestseller into cultural landmark. For many collectors, early reprints such as this offer an appealing balance of historical significance and affordability, preserving the original format, binding style, and reading experience of the book's earliest audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contemporary Swedish gift inscription dated September 23, 1937, adds an additional layer of provenance, documenting how quickly Mitchell's novel reached readers beyond the United States and providing a tangible connection to one of its earliest owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Collect Early Printings? \u003c\/strong\u003eWhile first editions receive most of the attention, early printings published during a book's initial release period preserve the same historical moment and reading experience enjoyed by the novel's first audience. For many collectors, they offer an affordable and increasingly scarce connection to one of America's most influential literary works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" title=\"Classic literature, children's books and modern fiction books\" href=\"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/collections\/vintage-antique-fiction\"\u003eClassic Literature collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e for more classics, children's books, modern fiction and links to other popular printed works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"The MacMillan Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43349756444739,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0114\/3262\/4186\/files\/GonewiththeWind008.jpg?v=1780850034","url":"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/products\/gone-with-the-wind-1937-macmillan-edition-vintage-hardcover","provider":"The Townhouse Antiques \u0026 Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}