Warner

1882 · 004848 — 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. American Publishing Company hardcover