MITCHELL MARGARET - GONE WITH THE WIND

Vol. 1-4 [set in 2 vols.]

3rd Edition Warsaw 1941, Gebethner and Wolff; pp. 729+747; format 14x20.5 m

HARDCOVER FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER, GILT, EMBOSSING AND RAISED SCROLLS ON SPINE, RICH ORNAMENTATION ON BOTH FACES, MARBLED PAPER LINING, PAGE EDGES MARBLED.

The book - a legend, whose enduring popularity was brought by the excellent film adaptation and the unforgettable character of the main character, which has no equal in the entire history of literature. The year 1861 - the time of the Civil War - America is undergoing a profound internal transformation that will forever change its image. The world of the South, the great plantations, the mighty masters and the black slaves is passing away, swallowed up by the industrial, industry-oriented reality. Scarlett O`Hara, the daughter of a wealthy Georgia cotton planter, is only sixteen, but her pride, stubbornness and energy seem to know no bounds. When her beloved Ashley Wilkes becomes engaged to another woman, Melania, the girl, to spite him and herself, marries her brother. However, her marriage does not last long, her spouse dies imminently, while Scarlett has to cope with the overwhelming reality on her own....

BDB-/ condition of paraphrases on title page, otherwise a NICE piece.