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Margaret Mitchell. Gone With the Wind - Many Foreign-Language Editions and Other Assorted GWTW-Related... (Total: 71 Items)
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A Rare Opportunity to Acquire Thirty-One Foreign-Language Editions of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell. Gone With the Wind - Many Foreign-Language Editions and Other Assorted GWTW-Related Items.The Foreign Editions of Gone With the Wind
This lot features 31 foreign editions of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel Gone With the Wind. Languages represented include: Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish.
Mitchell kept a watchful eye on the publication of foreign editions of her book. She encouraged translations into a wide variety of languages and seems to have taken an active interest in the foreign rights, but she was also concerned about the rampant piracy in many countries. On the subject of international publications of her book, she wrote this in a 1947 letter: "The 'Gone With the Wind' rights in Europe have turned out to be more valuable, potentially, since the war than before, for every country has had its recent experience with war and occupation and defeat, and people in each country apply the experiences of the character of 'Gone With the Wind' to themselves." (Harwell, GWTW Letters) This is a wonderful opportunity to own a wide selection of foreign editions of the international bestseller that continues to have strong sales around the world.
The foreign-language editions in this lot include: Brazilian edition: E o Vento Levou. Rio de Janiero, Pongetti, 1961. In Portuguese. Two paperback volumes. Pages surprisingly bright, but unopened at top edge. Spine of volume I is loose and has partially pulled away from binding. Good or better. [and:] Brazilian edition: E o Vento le Vou. Hemus, Livraria Editora, [1973?]. In Portuguese. One paperback volume. Sunned spine. Very good. [and:] Chilean edition: Lo Que el Viento Se Llevó. Santiago, Ediciones Ercilla, 1940. In Spanish. Two paperback volumes. Weak binding, brittle pages. Good. [and:] Czech edition: Odviate Vetrom. Slovensky Spisovatel, [1973]. Two hardcover editions. Very good in dust jackets. [and:] Danish edition: Borte Med Blæsten - Margaret Mitchell's Copy. Copenhagen, Steen Hasselbalchs Forlag, 1937. Full leather with gilt stamping and gilt top edge. Laid in is the address label and postage stamps from the package containing this book, addressed to "Mrs. Margaret Mitchell Marsh" in Atlanta, postmarked 1939. Some discoloration to binding. Near fine. [and:] Danish edition: Borte Med Blæsten. Lademann, [n.d.]. Four hardcover volumes. Illustrated. Fine in dust jackets and a battered publisher's slipcase. [and:] Dutch edition: Vuur Over Land. Zuid-Hollandsche Uitgevers Maatschappij, [n.d.]. Three hardcover volumes. Illustrated dust jackets. This is an absolutely beautiful set, bound in green cloth decorated with green, orange, white and silver Art Nouveau-style decorations. Each book has its own design colors and different color stain to the top edge, and each book's dust jacket has a different full-color illustration. The jackets are of stiff paper, and all are in impeccable condition except for one small closed tear to volume III. Each volume has "printed in Holland" handwritten on the front pastedown. Laid in is the publisher's card. A lovely set in fine condition. [and:] Dutch edition: Gejaagd Door de Wind. Ad. M. C. Stock, Zuid-Hollandsche Uitgevers Mij, [n.d.]. Publisher's card laid in. Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. [and:] Finnish edition: Tuulen Viemää. Helsinki, Femi, Suuri naistenkerho. 1981. Two hardcover volumes. Pages browning. Near fine in dust jackets. [and:] French edition: Autant en Emporte le Vent. Gallimard, [1973]. Two paperback volumes. Very good. [and:] German edition: Vom Winde Verweht. Berlin, Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, [n.d.]. One hardcover volume. Corners lightly rubbed. Else, near fine. [and:] German edition: Vom Winde Verweht. Buchgemeinschafts-Ausgabe, [n.d.] One hardcover volume. Thin faded strip to front board. Else, fine. [and:] German edition: Vom Winde Verweht. Bern, Alfred Scherz, [n.d.] One hardcover volume. Near fine in rubbed dust jacket. [and:] German edition: Vom Winde Verweht. Rowohlt, [1970].One paperback volume. Lightly bumped at head of darkening spine. Near fine. [and:] German edition: Vom Winde Verweht. Frankfurt, Büchergilde Gutenberg, [1971]. One hardcover volume. Fine in dust jacket. [and:] Greek edition: Publisher information unknown. One paperback volume. Top edges unopened. Brittle paper. Good. [and:] Hebrew edition: Printed in Israel, 1971. Two hardcover volumes. Damage to hinge of volume I. Laid in is a business card of either a literary or publisher's agent. Very good in dust jackets. [and:] Hungarian edition: Elfujta a Szél. Forum Könyvkiado, [n.d.]. Two hardcover volumes. Very good in rubbed dust jackets. [and:] Hungarian edition: Elfujta a Szél. No publisher information, [n.d.]. One paperback volume. Some preliminary pages detached but present. Top edges unopened. Brittle paper is chipping. Good condition. [and:] Italian edition: Via Col Vento. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, [1969]. One hardcover volume. Near fine in dust jacket. [and:] Italian edition: Via Col Vento. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, [1971]. Three paperback volumes. Fine in rubbed slipcase. [and:] Japanese edition: Publisher information unknown. Eight slim paperback volumes. Each volume has a wraparound printed paper title label and each is in a glassine wrapper. Laid in to several volumes are the address labels and postage stamps from package containing the books (which seem to have been sent separately): one is addressed to "Mr. John Marsh" in Atlanta, and the others to "The Margaret Mitchell Estate" in Atlanta. The return address is Mikasa Shobo Publisher in Tokyo and "1952" has been written in pencil on the paper. Minimal wear to glassine. A fine set. [and:] Japanese edition: Publisher information unknown. Three trade paperback volumes. Near fine. [and:] Latvian edition: Vejiem Lidzi. Riga, Apgadnieciba Gramatu Draugs, 1938. Two hardcover volumes. Pages have browned, but overall, this is a fine set in dust jackets. [and:] Norwegian edition: Tatt av Vinden. Den norske Bokklubben, 1969. Two hardcover volumes. Fine copies in lightly edgeworn dust jackets. [and:] Polish edition: Przeminelo Z Wiatrem. Warsaw: Wydawnictowo J. Przeworskiego, 1939. One hardcover volume. Front hinge cracked. In chipped dust jacket. The name "Marion Saunders" (Mitchell's literary agent) is in ink on the front free endpaper. It is unclear whether this is the complete novel, there may be a second volume not in this lot. Overall condition is good. [and:] Slovenian edition: V Vrtincu. Založba Obzorja Maribor, 1965. One hardcover volume. Boards creased; bottom corner bumped (appears to have been damaged in shipping). Good in wrinkled dust jacket. [and:] Slovenian edition: Prohujalo Sa Vihorom. Založba Obzorja Maribor, 1966. Two hardcover volumes. Very good in dust jackets. [and:] Swedish edition: Borta Med Vinden. Stockholm, Albert Bonniers, [1969]. Three hardcover volumes. Near fine in dust jackets. [and:] Swedish edition: Borta Med Vinden. Stockholm, Bokförlaget Aldus/Bonniers, [1969]. Two paperback volumes. Fine in split slipcase. [and:] Thai edition (?): Publisher information unknown. Two paperback volumes. This appears to be in the Thai language, but we are somewhat uncertain. Very good.
Several English Language American Editions of Gone With the Wind
Also part of this lot are several American editions of Gone With the Wind published primarily by the Macmillan Company, including: Macmillan, 1939. Two-volume special edition limited to 1000 numbered copies, of which this is number 635. Fine in split and battered publisher's slipcase. [and:] Macmillan, 1961. 25th Anniversary edition. Illustrations by Ben Stahl. Fine in rubbed publisher's slipcase. [and:] Macmillan, 1961. Trade paperback. Very good. [and:] Macmillan, 1967. Later edition in chipped jacket. Good. [and:] Avon, 1973. First Avon mass market paperback. Very good. [and:] Macmillan, 1986. 50th Anniversary facsimile edition. Fine in dust jacket.
An Assortment of GWTW-Related Items
Also part of this lot is an assortment of several publications about Margaret Mitchell and Gone With the Wind, all in very good condition unless otherwise noted. Items include: Margaret Mitchell and Her Novel. 1936. Macmillan promotional pamphlet. [and:] Howard Dietz [editor]. Gone With the Wind Souvenir Program. Undated, but presumably issued in 1939 when the movie was released. "Sold in theatres showing the movie." Many photos and watercolor portraits of the stars; also, two articles attributed to Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh writing about their characters. [and:] Margaret Mitchell Memorial Issue. Atlanta Journal Magazine, 1949. Newsprint. Brown and brittle. [and:] Atlanta Historical Bulletin. In Memoriam Margaret Mitchell. Atlanta Historical Society, May 1950. Several articles about Mitchell as well as some of her reprinted articles originally written for the Atlanta Journal under the byline "Peggy Mitchell." Softcover. Fine. [and:] Margaret Mitchell Memorial. Atlanta Public Library, 1954. Slim wraps. [and:] Margaret Mitchell. Gone With the Wind Extracts. Stockholm: Svenska Bokförlaget, [n.d., 1962]. Edited for Swedish Schools by Arne Rudskoger. Text in English, with a glossary in the back translating certain words into Swedish. Softcover. [and:] Finis Farr. Margaret Mitchell of Atlanta. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1965. First edition. Dust jacket. A second copy: the first printing of the Avon mass market paperback. [and:] Gone With the Wind Original Soundtrack Album with music composed and conducted by Max Steiner. MGM Records, 1967. Vinyl LP record album with gatefold sleeve. [and:] The Georgia Review, Spring 1974. Literary journal with article titled "Gone With the Wind as Bildungsroman, or Why Did Rhett Butler Really Leave Scarlett O'Hara?" by Dawson Gaillard. [and:] Norman Shavin and Martin Shartar. The Million Dollar Legends: Margaret Mitchell and "Gone With the Wind." Atlanta: Capricorn Corporation, 1974. Booklet with many photographs. [and:] A Letter From the Georgia Collection: Margaret Mitchell, The University Collection. Athens: University of Georgia, 1975. Includes a reprint of a 1936 letter from Mitchell with genealogical information about her family. Stapled pamphlet. [and:] Richard Harwell. Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind" Letters, 1936-1949. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1976. First printing. Book plate. Dust jacket. Laid in is a partial sheet of Margaret Mitchell one-cent stamps. [and:] Sidney Howard. GWTW, The Screenplay. New York: Collier Books, 1980. Edited by Richard Harwell who has inscribed this copy. Softcover. [and:] Richard Harwell Christmas Card. 1981. Signed by Harwell. [and:] Susan Myrick. White Columns in Hollywood, Reports from the GWTW Sets. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1982. First edition. Edited by Richard Harwell who has inscribed this copy. Dust jacket. [and:] Gone With the Wind Video Cassettes. MGM/UA Home Video, 1985. Two VHS cassette tapes in box.
Provenance: Stephens Mitchell, brother of Margaret Mitchell and Executor of her estate, to a long-time employee of Stephens Mitchell who was a family member of our consignor.
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2008 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #684 (go to Auction Home page)
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October, 2008
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