The Guilded Age A Tale of Today, Mark Twain & C. D. Warner - 1874

Offered here is a vintage anquitarian and scarce MarK Twain book: "The Guilded Age A Tale of Today", Mark Twain & C. D. Warner - 1874, by subscription only, American Publishing Company, Hartford, "Fully illustrated from new designs by Hoppin, Sytephens, Williams, White etc. Second front fly page has two rows of Japanese characters. 574 pages plus appendix.   With date of 1873 on Copyright Page and 1874 on Title Page [AS CALLED FOR]. With date of 1873 on Copyright Page and 1874 on Title Page [AS CALLED FOR]. THE GILDED AGE appeared at the end of 1873. Some copies carry an 1873 date, but most are dated 1874.  Copies with the earliest states of the text are found with both 1873 and 1874 title-pages. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 574 pages; Twain's first novel. Even Long Fold-out Illustration is NEAR MINT!  This one has none of the 10 points that caracterize the first edition - thus likely a second or later printing.  Definitely very early.  Full leather bound - firsts are clothbound with raised panel ridges on the spine with gilt stamped titles on black background - some moderate run at corners - front gutter cracked - spine leather chipped along gutter - most pages nice and white - some light flocking near the back blank endpages - front and back endpages are a salmon color.