Why not read the 1996 Oxford edition? It reproduces the easy-to-read 
first edition with the original illustrations. Copies are for sale 
(exlibrary and otherwise) for under $25 at eBay, ABE, Biblio, etc.

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------ Original Message ------
From: "Dave Davis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 1/28/2024 7:05:58 PM
Subject: Good reader's or critical edition of The Gilded Age?

>I confess that I have never yet read it, but I would now like to.
>
>In hardcover, and with good, readable text (for these tired old eyes).
>
>Can anyone suggest an edition that I ought to get? I am also going to check
>my friendly local public library.
>
>( Half of the offers on Amazon seem to say 'Vol 2' for some reason. Any
>guesses on that? )
>
>Respectfully,
>
>DDD