THE GILDED AGE (OXFORD MARK TWAIN)
by Mark Twain, edited by Shelly Fisher Fishkin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine/very good +
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. The Oxford Mark Twain. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. 6 x 9 in. Maroon cloth and paper boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; covers extremely clean with no shelf wear. Upper text edge mildly foxed. Binding tight. Text spotless. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; very clean, minimal wear to edges. Fic. Stax.
Synopsis
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today was written by Mark Twain and Charles Warner in 1873. This novel by is the only one that Twain wrote a collaborator. This novel focuses on the corruption and big business ventures of post-Civil War America. A biting satire, this novel gave the era it's name in history: The Gilded Age.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50968
- Title
- THE GILDED AGE (OXFORD MARK TWAIN)
- Author
- Mark Twain, edited by Shelly Fisher Fishkin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Oxford Mark Twain
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
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- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.