Gone With the Wind
One of Only 1500 Copies
Margaret Mitchell's Great American Classic
Mitchell, Margaret. GONE WITH THE WIND. Introduction by Henry Steele Commager (New York: At the Sign of the Stone Book for The Limited Editions Club, 1968) 2 volumes. LIMITED edition of 1500 SIGNED by illustrator John Groth. Beautifully illustrated by John Groth with 11 double-page and 10 full page colour plates and over 150 black and white drawings within the text. Tall 4tos, in the publisher's blue and gray buckram, the colours being reversed for each volume, the spines with contrasting and also reversed blue and gray labels lettered in gilt, in the original slipcase with printed label. 293, [294]-593 [1] pp. A very fine set, essentially pristine and as new, the slipcase also in fine condition with only the most minor evidence of age.
LIMITED EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Illustrator John Groth had no easy task in illustrating this title. The images of the MGM motion picture are arguably the most famous in Hollywood history. In virtually everyone's mind, Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable have become inseparable from Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler. Groth has chosen, wisely, to provide illustrations that complement, but don't conflict with the Technicolor masterpiece.
The introduction is by one of the era's most respected Civil War historians, Commager was the author of the famous THE BLUE AND THE GRAY as well as many other important historical works. Also included with this copy is the LEC's prospectus and monthly newsletter for December, 1967 |
