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. Kevin @ Mac Donnell Rare Books 9307 Glenlake Drive Austin TX 78730 512-345-4139 You can browse our books at: www.macdonnellrarebooks.com ------ 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