The Gilded Age: a Tale of Today
by Twain, Mark
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
Hartford: American Publishing Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Full leather. First edition, 2nd issue. Title page 1874, CP 1873. "Sold by Subscription only." Outer and inner front hinge cracked. About 2 inches of spine head detached, laid in. Leather edges rubbed. Stains to ffep; few minor stains to pages and minimal creasing. The foldout adjacent to page 246 is present. Endpages are pink. Ads not present, artist White listed on title page, page 403 illustration present. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33087
- Title
- The Gilded Age: a Tale of Today
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1874
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