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ref. x-1646793137Cosimo Classics 1873. Hardcover. New. 462 pages. 5.50x1.19x8.50 inches. Cosimo Classics hardcover
1874ref. 001749Hartford CT: American Publishing Company 1874. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Apparent first edition 2nd issue. Title page date 1874 CP 1873. "Sold by Subscription only." Bound in brown calf worn with some damage at boards. Top half of leather and gilt spine is present including title with bottom half of spine gone. Front board separated and held onto spine with clear tape. Text block is sound. Fold out between pages 246-7. Frontispiece 574 pp 1 pp Appendix. American Publishing Company hardcover
1874ref. 020942Hartford: American Publishing Company 1874. 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 the spine discolored is in very nice condition. About Fine. Original gilt-decorated black cloth. Early but not first printing of Mark Twain's first novel its title giving name to the peculiarly American era it describes. Illustrated with plates and engravings. BAL 3357. Issue without ads at rear. Though the title page is dated 1874 it otherwise matches with all of BAL's first issue points but for two: pages 352 and 353. This copy also with the first issue of page vii Eschol Sellers page 246 and page 280; other points are later issue. Both hinges cracked but tight the front reinforced internally with binder's tape. American Publishing Company hardcover
1886ref. 74919Hartford:: American Publishing Company 1886. Early reprint. original gilt cloth. ;Light general use to cloth; tight and sound. 8vo. Illustrated. American Publishing Company, hardcover
1874ref. 133018London: George Routledge and Sons 1874. First English edition of the rarest of Mark Twain's works: the only novel he wrote with a collaborator and the book that gave the era its name in history. Octavo three volumes original publishers green cloth gilt titles to the spine illustrated. The only multi-volume work Clemens produced except for the two-volume Tramp Abroad London 1880 the first English edition of The Gilded Age is the rarest of Mark Twain's major works and the most difficult to obtain. Its rarity is due largely to its format three volume sets were quite expensive and were produced almost solely for circulating libraries during the Reconstruction era and so the books were vigorously read by many readers generally rebound and most were pulped in paper drives during the Second World War. In 1873 Samuel Clemens had written only four other major books - The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography and Roughing It. A relatively unknown American author in London at the time the English edition would have necessarily been small no more than a few hundred. From the library of noted collector Frederic R. Kirkland. Kirkland formed a well-known collection of Americana and American and British literature much of which was sold in 1962. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco folding chemise slipcase. Exceptionally rare with one other copy traced in auction records and only the Yale set listed in the Bibliography of American Literature. The first major American novel to satirize the political milieu of Washington D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name. Twain and good friend and neighbor Charles Warner borrowed the term from William Shakespeare's King John 1595: "To gild refined gold to paint the lily. is wasteful and ridiculous excess." Another interpretation of the title of course is the contrast between an ideal "Golden Age" and a less worthy "Gilded Age" as gilding is only a thin layer of gold over baser metal so the title now takes on a pejorative meaning as to the novel's time events and people. Although more than a century has passed since its publication the novel's satirical observations of political and social life in Washington D.C. are still pertinent and the work has appeared in more than 100 editions since its original publication. BAL 3359. George Routledge and Sons hardcover
2001ref. Q-014043920XPenguin Classics 2001-09-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
2006ref. Q-0812973569Modern Library 2006-03-14. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Modern Library paperback
1892ref. 005474American Publishing Company. Publishers boards with bright gilt titles and design. Frontis page separating. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1892. American Publishing Company hardcover
1873ref. 001314Hartford: American Publishing Co. Very Good book. "Eschol" & most other BAL 1st state points. 1874 1873cp. Early printing. Hardcover. VG book. 8vo xvi17-5742pp. Many in text illus & full page plates. Newly rebound in brown leather w orig spine labels. . According to BAL "AGE" just came on the market Christmas day 1873. Firsts Magazine vol 8 # 7/8 says it came on the market Dec 11 '73 and 12000 copies sold that year. BAL & Firsts Magazine both state the very first printings had "Eschol" on pages vii 27 247 and 355as does this copy. Eschol was quickly changed to Beriah. "Firsts" believes this corection nwas done in the 2nd printing. Very early copies also have the line repeats on pages 351 2 & 3. This copy DOES NOT have these repeats. But it has all the other BAL 1st state points. BAL also says the genuine tp also includes "White" as one of the illustrators and "Wm H Lockwood" is on the verso as does this copy. A variant tp contained neither White nor Lockwood. Not sure if these tp & cp points for the 1873 edition apply also to the 1874 edition. This copy is a very early printing. Fold out "SALT LICK" has been folded wrong but there are no tears. Tight no loose pages very nice inside. Just a few soiled or foxed spots. Labels are gilt lettered black leather so originally bound in sheep. Twain's indictment of the Robber Baron era and the present!!!!! . American Publishing Co hardcover
1883ref. TWAINMAR027910George Routledge London. 1883. First U.K. one-volume edition with a Preface which had first appeared in the 1874 three-volume edition. Octavo. pp xxvii 481 2 adverts. 212 illustrations. Original red pictorial cloth stamped in black lettered in gilt. A satire on the greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America in the era now referred to as "the Gilded Age". Twain's collaborator was a neighbour and friend; they were challenged over dinner by their wives to write a novel together one that was an improvement on the standard fare. Early ownership signature on verso of front free endpaper. Spine a little faded and just slightly rubbed at head. Edges slightly spotted. Very good indeed. Scarce. George Routledge, London. hardcover
1874ref. 018562Hartford Conn. and Syracuse New York: American Publishing Company and Watson Gill 1874 First edition. "Sold by subscription only on title page". 213 illustrations with some full page plates. Mixed issue of the 9 major points. Point 1: Ads at back with "Everybody's Friend" undescribed - state A; Point 2: Artist White listed on title page - state A; Point 3: page vii - "Eschol" Sellers under Chapter 5 - state A; Point 4: page xvi - final illustrations numbered 212 - state B; Point 5: Page 246 - no comma follows "Hallelujah" on line 5 from bottom - state A; Point 6: no period after "Dr. Jackson" line 18 - state B; Point 7: on page 351 last line is not "would kill me." - state B; Point 8: Page 353 lines 1 & 2 "She looked down into his face." is absent - state B; Point 9: page 403 has an illustration. with date of 1873 on copyright page and 1874 on title page - state B. xvi 17- 574 pages 2 page appendix 2 pages of ads at back plus frontispiece. 8vo 9" tall. Black cloth - front board has been neatly replaced recently . Spine has been nicely covered with black leather recently. The original back board is deeply blindstamped and worn at edges. Folding map of Salt Kick Branch of the Pacific Railroad has been replaced with a scan from another copy printed on photo paper. Nice clean text. Good condition. American Publishing Company and Watson Gill hardcover
1874ref. 59768Hartford:: 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." American Publishing Company, unknown
1884ref. 0789439Hartford: 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. American Publishing Company hardcover
1882ref. 004848Hartford CT: American Publishing Company 1882. Title page states "Sold By Subscription Only". 576pp/illus. The Gilded Age was Twains 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 books original design and format. Gift inscription inside front cover. Clean. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. American Publishing Company hardcover
1873ref. 13922073003Hartford: American Publishing Co. 1873. BAL 3357: 1st edition mixed state. First states of pp. vii xvi 246 180 332 & 403. Later states of pp. 351 & 353. 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. American Publishing Co. hardcover
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ref. 0809531879.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1019919353.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1015772862.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1340226782.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1357440677.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1874ref. 7227London: George Routledge and Sons 1874. First UK edition. Fine. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in full brown morocco with double gilt rules on the boards and spine compartments. Top edges gilt marbled end papers. A Fine copy complete with all half-titles. Clean and fresh throughout. A few leaves in volume 3 a little bent at the lower margin. Otherwise an exceptional copy inside and out. "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 a vivid and accurate description of Washington DC and is peopled with caricatures of many leading figures of the day including greedy industrialists and corrupt politicians" Britannica. Among these notable "robber barons" were recognizably John D. Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan. Fine. George Routledge and Sons unknown books
1874ref. 21493Hartford: American Publishing Company 1874. First Edition second issue. Illustrated by Hoppin Stephens Williams White and others. 1 vols. 8vo. Original publisher's sheep black leather spine labels lettered in gilt front cover rehinged else fine. First Edition second issue. Illustrated by Hoppin Stephens Williams White and others. 1 vols. 8vo. With a page of octavo manuscript in Warner's hand about 130 words concerning the character Philip Sterling with reflections on the fairer sex "It is probably on account of the lack of enterprise in women that they are not as fond of stock speculations and mine ventures as men. It is only when woman becomes demoralized that she takes to any sort of gambling.". BAL 3357 American Publishing Company unknown books
1874ref. 369661Hartford: The American Pubishing Company 1874. First edition mixed state. Fully Illustrated from New Designs by Hoppin Stephens Williams White Etc. Etc. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Publisher's deluxe 3/4 morocco binding; gilt edging along leather; blind stamped decoratively and in gilt on spine; edge and shelf wear to corners and spine; small stains and rubbing to front; marbled fore edges; marbled endpapers; one fold-out bound in at page 246. First edition mixed state. Fully Illustrated from New Designs by Hoppin Stephens Williams White Etc. Etc. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Although this handsome 3/4 morocco copy bears a title page with the later publication date of 1874 it contains many of the first edition first issue A points including: the presence of ads at the rear; Everybody's Friend described in its advertisment as a "true inde"; the artist "White" is present on the title page; the name "Eschol" appears under Chapter V in the table of contents; page 246 has "Hallelujah" with no comma; and on page 280 line 18 this is a period after "Dr. Jackson." In other issue points however it differs: the final illustration is numbered 212 on page xvi; the lines on pages 351 and 353 are absent; and there is an illustration on page 403. BAL 3357 The American Pubishing Company unknown books
