[Rarebooks] FS: First Edition of Mark Twain's THE GILDED AGE

[Charles Agvent]

TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel] and WARNER, Charles Dudley. THE GILDED 
AGE. A TALE OF TODAY. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1874. First 
Edition. Original gilt-decorated black cloth. 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. 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. (#020942)    
     $600

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