The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
American Publishing Co., 1874. Cloth. Good. Hoppin. Also by Charles Dudley Warner. Fully illustrated by numerous folk. Fold-0ut between pages 246-7. Large, heavy book. Brownish cloth, gilt at center front almost bright, spine too, two short but deep tears at spine top left and right and spine bottom right edge, very light wear to front tips.Very slight wear to inner front hinge, making front cover a little loose. Good+.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05334
- Title
- The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Illustrator
- Hoppin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- American Publishing Co.
- Date Published
- 1874
- Keywords
- Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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