Is it possible to obtain an original copy of GWTW?
If you are interested in collecting various editions of “Gone With The Wind,” it would be to your benefit to learn more about what has actually been published. As already mentioned, a true first edition of GWTW has May 1936 printing date (always look on the reverse of the title page to see the printing history). Between May 1936 and December 1936, approximately 1 million copies of GWTW were printed. And each printing is recorded on the reverse of the title page. Some months had only one printing (like May) and some had several (June had 3) printings. Over the years I’ve acquired a several dozen different printings of GWTW. I look for differences in the cover (cloth vs. cardboard, different color lettering, different colors), different printers or linotypesetters, different size books, etc. And I’m trying to get at least one edition for each year from 1936 through 1950, if that is possible. In the 1950s (1954), a book club edition was issued. These books are easily identified by the num
