The Gilded Age
by Twain, Mark
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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The Gilded Age: a tale of today.
by Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens).
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- 1873
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Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1873. First edition. Very Good. 23 cm; 574, [2] pages. Many text illustrations, one folding plate. In gilt-stamped black cloth. Upper board a bit stained. Old cello-tape marks on pastedowns. Final pages stained in lower margin. Lacks tissue guard between tfrontispiece and title page. A sound copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GILDED AGE. A TALE OF TODAY
by TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel] and WARNER, Charles Dudley
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Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Library bookplate on the front pastedown with gift label below and small ink stamp of donor on front endpaper; unobtrusive blindstamp on front blanks, title page and several pages following; contents very clean. Binding is tight and but for very minor fraying at the spine tips and a small section of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gilded Age : A Tale of To-Day Vol. II
by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) and Charles Dudley Warner
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- Authorized Uniform Ed., (Stated), Harper Code E-U
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- 1915
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Harper & Brothers, NY, 1915. Authorized Uniform Ed., (Stated), Harper Code E-U. Hardcover. Mark Twain; Literature; The Gilded Age, A Tale of To-Day. First foregpage states "This is the AUTHOR'S NATIONAL ED. - The Writings of Mark Twain, Vol. XI". Second forepage has the following flat handwritten note "THIS IS THE AUTHORIZED UNIFORM ED. OF MY… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gilded Age
by TWAIN, Mark; WARNER, Charles Dudley
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- 1883
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1883 Mark Twain 1st UK ed The Gilded Age Novel American US Politics Government
"A woman's intuition is better than a man's. Nobody knows anything, really, you know, and a woman can guess a good deal nearer than a man."
― Mark Twain, The Gilded Age
Appearing in more than 100 editions, this lesser-known Twain novel is his only work in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day [Today]
by Twain, Mark [Clemens, Samuel Langhorne]; Warner, Charles Dudley
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- 1874
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Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1874. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Hoppin; Stephens; Williams; White; et al. Early printing of BAL 3357. Only one imprint on title page. Includes fold-out with several Japanese tissue repairs on reverse. Rebacked with original backstrip laid down, boards rubbed. 1874 Hard Cover. xvi, [17]-574, [2] pp. 8vo. First published in 1873, The… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GILDED AGE: A TALE OF TODAY
by Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens]
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- 1873
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Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1873. First Edition, Later Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, [i]-xvi, 17-[576] pages with two leaves of advertisements in rear. In Poor condition. Bound in brown with gilt lettering and gilt stamped decoration. Boards have heavy splitting to front joint, boards exposed at corners and along edges, spine edges chipped off and frayed, and mild shelf wear. Binding… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gilded Age: A Tale Of To-day
by Mark Twain
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The Gilded Age: A Tale Of To-day by Mark Twain
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The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day.
by Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens] and Charles Dudley Warner
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- 1878
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Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1878. The Gilded Age, a period of gross materialism and blatant political corruption in US history during the 1870s, gave rise to important novels of social and political criticism. The period takes its name from the earliest of these, The Gilded Age, written by Mark Twain in collaboration with Charles Dudley Warner. The novel gives… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gilded Age : A Tale of To-Day Vol. I
by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) and Charles Dudley Warner
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- Authorized Uniform Ed., (Stated), Harper Code E-U
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- 1915
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Kenner, Louisiana, USA
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Harper & Brothers, NY, 1915. Authorized Uniform Ed., (Stated), Harper Code E-U. Hardcover. Mark Twain; Literature; The Gilded Age, A Tale of To-Day. First foregpage states "This is the AUTHOR'S NATIONAL ED. - The Writings of Mark Twain, Vol. X". Second forepage has the following flat handwritten note "THIS IS THE AUTHORIZED UNIFORM ED. OF MY… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gilded Age: a Tale of Today
by Twain, Mark
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- First Edition
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- 1874
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Northridge, California, USA
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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.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GILDED AGE : A Tale of Today
by Mark Twain
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- First Edition; 2nd Issue
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- 1874
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Pomona, New York, USA
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Connecticut: American Publishing Company. 1874. First Edition; 2nd Issue. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner name on FEP. Rear hinge cracked. Rubbing along panel edges. Light chipping at spine crown/heel. Illustrations by Hoppin, Stephens, Williams, White, etc. . Item Price
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The Gilded Age. A Tale of Today.
by Twain, Mark.
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- Used - Fine copy.
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- Early reprint.
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- 1898.
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- Gilt decorated hard cover.
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Hartford.: The American Publishing Company., 1898.. Early reprint.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . 4to.. Very scarce in this condition. Item Price
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THE GILDED AGE: A TALE OF TO-DAY
by Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens]
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- First Edition, Early Printing, Corrected State
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- 1873
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Hartford: American Publishing Co, 1873. First Edition, Early Printing, Corrected State. Hardcover. Octavo, [i]-xvi, 17-[576] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Rebound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Boards have mild edge wear and shelf wear. Title misspelled on binding. Textblock has bookplate on front endpaper, heavy toning to original endpapers, light brown staining to forward pages,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gilded Age A Tale of Today
by Mark Twain
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- First Edition, Early Edition
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- 1874
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- In Publisher's original full calf binding
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Clarence, New York, USA
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Hartford Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1874. First Edition, Early Edition. In Publisher's original full calf binding. First edition, early printing. Measuring approximately 8.75" x 6" with 570 numbered pages.
This book is in poor condition. Front board and spine detached. Heavy staining and scuffing to rear board. Heavy foxing to all edges of textblock.
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The Gilded Age
by Mark Twain
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Fine. Some extras from publisher laid in Item Price
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The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day.
by TWAIN, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens) and WARNER, Charles Dudley.
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- Used - Some light scuffing to the binding; tight and sound.
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- First edition; but with the 1874 date on the title page; mixed s
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- 1874.
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- Publisher's half brown morocco
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Rochester, New York, USA
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Hartford:: American Publishing Company,, 1874.. First edition; but with the 1874 date on the title page; mixed state.. publisher's half brown morocco. Some light scuffing to the binding; tight and sound.. 8vo,. Fully Illustrated from New Designs. BAL 3357; mixed state. Interesting pencil notes and ownership signature of a Subscriber on flyleaf, 1874: "H.S.P. subscribed for… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GILDED AGE : A Tale of Today
by Mark Twain
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- First Edition; Second Printing
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- 1874
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- Hardcover
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Pomona, New York, USA
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New York: American Publishing Company. 1874. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Small bookplate, printed stamp on front pastedown. Both hinges previously repaired. Strip of tape on contents page. . Item Price
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The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day
by Twain, Mark [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] & Charles Dudley Warner
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- Used - Endpapers badly edgeworn, detached, and probably not usable; covers almost fully detached with all edges rubbed, some foxing &am
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- 1873
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- Brown cloth with gilt deocrated spine
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Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Hartford: American Publishing Co., 1873. Brown cloth with gilt deocrated spine. Endpapers badly edgeworn, detached, and probably not usable; covers almost fully detached with all edges rubbed, some foxing & text stains; book block tight. Can be restored to very close to original state by professional binder. SOLD AS IS. 8vo. Profusely illustrated in black and white by… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gilded Age: A tale of Today
by Mark Twain
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- Used - very good/fine
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- Facsimile Edition of the First Edition
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- 2013
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- Hardcover
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Charles Winthrope and Sons, 2013. Facsimile Edition of the First Edition. Hardcover. very good/fine. Octavo. 9" x 6". 574pp. Illustrated. Losely laid in is the one page "notes from the publisher". In envelope. A few pages in rear of book have been bumped resulting in a small crease to top edge. Originally published in 1889. Item Price
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The Gilded Age. by Mark Twain
by Mark Twain
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Doubleday. Acceptable. No jacket and a good amount of wear to cover particularly a stain on the back cover otherwise a very nice copy! Item Price
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