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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Volume 2 : The Gilded Age : A Tale of To-day. 1915 Harper edition in green cloth. There is an organization stamp marked out on the opposite side of the frontispiece. The covers look great except for light soiling and edge wear. The binding is tight. Tanning is seen on the edges, paste-downs and front end pages. Small black ink stains on the inside of the covers and the end pages. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. Electronic delivery tracking will be issued free of charge. Author's National Edition, The Writings of Mark Twain, Volume 11

Harper & Brothers, 1901-01-01. Board book. Good. New York, 1901; Author's National Edition Volume XI; red cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; minimal corner and edge wear; light wear and discoloration to boards; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; no jacket; interior is clean and unmarked. 360 pages.

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1915. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. MIld fraying on cover corners. Author's National Edition

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1915. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Mild fraying on cover corners. Author's National Edition

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1901. [1901] Set of Two Hardcover Volumes (X and XI), Author's National Edition, The Writings of Mark Twain, "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today." These are the authorized uniform editions (same size). Three-quarter deep red bindings (pebble-finish), frontispiece and illustrations by W.T. Smedley, total 710 pages. Includes "Translations of Chapter-Head Mottoes" by J. Hammond Trumbull at end of each volume (helps describe the text in specific chapters). Condition of bindings: Lightly age darken, scattered stains; some shelf wear (mostly at backstrips/spine). Interior: Text clear and readable, illustrations vivid. Overall: Very Good condition. Books kept in a temperature-controlled room; there are no smoke smells from cigarettes or cigars. This story was a collaboration between Mark Twain and his neighbor, Charles Dudley Warner, a satire financial and political malfeasance that gave a name to the expensive post-Civil War era.… Read More

New York: American Publishing (1873), 1886. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Xvi, 17-574, (Ii). Original Format, Later Issue 1886 (First Published 1873). Light Wear, All Gilt Complete And Brilliant, Clean And With Tight, Unbroken Hinges.A Few Small Frays At Corners. No Marks.

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Paperback / softback. New.

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 BOOKS. MARK TWAIN". Another forepage has the following "In Two Volumes - Vol. II, Illustrated. (337 Pgs.) Green boards with gilt lettering on spine that has spine and slight edge wear. Leaves are yellowing and light soiling, however have no markings and are quite good considering its age. Book as slighter better than Good.

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 BOOKS. MARK TWAIN". Another forepage has the following "In Two Volumes - Vol. I, Illustrated. (319 Pgs.) Green boards with gilt lettering on spine that has spine and slight edge wear. Leaves are yellowing and light soiling, however have no markings and are quite good considering its age. Book as slighter better than Good.

Hartford: American Publishing Company. 1884. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". 1st Edition / Unstated Printing Collectible. H Hard Cover. Good-. Later issue of BAL #3357. Fair, reading copy only, slight wrinkling to spine, rubbed along edges of binding, front & rear inner hinges are cracked and barely holding on, name & address in pen on inside front cover, several small name stamps on front endpapers, rear endpaper is loose & chipped along edges. 16 x 23cm. hard cover. 574pp.

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 Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of post-Civil War America -- an age of corruption when crooked land speculators, ruthless bankers, and dishonest politicians voraciously took advantage of the nation's peacetime optimism. With his characteristic wit and perception, Mark Twain and his collaborator, Charles Dudley Warner, attack the greed, lust, and naivete of their own time in a work which endures as a valuable social document and one of America's most important satirical novels.

Hartford: American Publishing Company. Used - Acceptable. 1874. First editon, later state. Cloth, octavo, [vi] xvi 17-574 [2 appendix] [4 adv]. Frontispiece. Original brown cloth, spine gilt stamped; front board gilt and blind stamped; rear board blind stamped. Severe wear to cloth along edges with loss; cloth torn along front joist which has caused the spine to be almost detached. Solf w.a.f. Contains illustration on page 403 and publisher's advertisements. (Subject: Modern First.)

Hartford, Conn. : American Publishing Company, 1878. FIRST EDITION, later printing. Full black cloth blind stamped with gilt decoration on front cover and spine. 576pp, Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Binding weak, corners bumped and worn. Overall in GOOD condition. . Full Cloth. Good. Illus. by Hoppin, Stephens, Williams, White, Etc, etc. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company , 1882. Title page states "Sold By Subscription Only". 576pp/illus. The Gilded Age was Twain’s first novel and was co-authored by his neighbour and fellow author, Charles Dudley Warner. It tells the epic story of Colonel Sellers and the Hawkings family in their relentless and convoluted pursuit of wealth, and their very American concept of wealth as a worthy end in itself. Wealth eluded them, often with tragic results, and the title of the novel became the name of the era it describes. Early printing. First published in 1873, this is a very attractive example of the book’s original design and format. Gift inscription inside front cover. Clean. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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 loose. Textblock has light age toning, light foxing to some pages, and splitting to multiple gutters. Shelved Room A. BAL 3357. 1372600. Special Collections.

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 Hoppink, Stephens, Williams, White, etc. etc.. BAL 3357: 1st edition, mixed state. First states of pp. vii, xvi, 246, 180, 332, & 403. Later states of pp. 351 & 353.

American Publishing Company, 1874. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with bright and nearly pristine lettering. The points are worn through. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. This is an early printing with a mix of the points of interest. The folding plate is present and attached (with a neatly taped tear). This copy has been neatly rebacked with the original spine retained. The boards, of course, are original. This is a beautiful, clean and tight copy in the original format. This is the only book written by Mark Twain with collaboration and gave the name to the period known as The Gilded Age.

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 this book because he knew Innocents Abroad was so humorous & this was given out by the agents as being equally funny. It gave him profound disappointment and he gave it up as a bad job."

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, and mark in pen on dedication page. . Early Printing indicated by final illustration numbered "211" on page xvi, "Hallelujah" with no comma on fifth line from bottom of page 246, period after "Dr. Jackson" on page 280, and no illustration on page 403. Corrected State indicated by no repetition of lines on pages 351-353. Shelved Room A. BAL 3357. 1372546. Special Collections.