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This is a nice hardcover copy from 1926 of "The Mauve Decade : American Life at the end of the Nineteenth Century" by Thomas Beer. The book was issued by Alfred A. Knopf in New York; this is the Fourth Printing. On the title page is a quote: " . Mr. Whistler said, 'Mauve? Mauve is just pink trying to be purple . " The 1890s were termed the "Mauve Decade" for a variety of reasons, prime among them was that the newly invented analine dye enabled the widespread use of the color in fashion and home furnishings. It was also called the "gay Nineties", but why a color should be connected with gaiety is a puzzle. Mark Twain called the 90s "The Gilded Age" , which conjures gold which conjures Robber Barons which were all too commonly conjured during that era. This is a fascinating read, at once genial and inviting, while, at the same time, offering a somewhat satiric commentary on American social life. This copy has a handsome bookplate with the printed name of "Clair Galbraith Irish". The artist of the plate was obviously influenced by Rockwell Kent in its design. The book is now OP -- out of print. ***************************************** TITLE : The Mauve Decade - American Life at the end of the Nineteenth Century / AUTHOR : Thomas Beer (1889 - 1940) / IMPRINT : Alfred A. Knopf / PLACE : New York / DATE : 1926 / EDITION : Fourth Printing / STATUS : OP - Out of Print / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade hardcover; 268 pages; 5 3/4" x 8 1/2", quarter - bound buckram cloth spine and mauve, paper-covered boards; title and author in black against a silver paper label on spine; title in purple against a white paper label on front board. **************************************** CONDITION - NEAR VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and serviceable with the following particulars noted :: EXTERIOR-- Spine extremities are slightly abraded, with fraying just beginning at head; Spine title label is darkened and also displays a shallow crease. Color is faded on boards, with the greatest degree of fading occurring along the spine and edges; the rear board just slightly more faded, and also having three ink smudges; title label on front is slightly darkened. Text-block edges are toned and display considerable foxing (the foxing and the small ink stains : hence the condition grade). Else the exterior is clean. / BINDING -- The book has obviously been read and thus is not as tight as when issued, but no leaves are detached or loose, and the whole remains solid. / INTERIOR -- The original owner's bookplate on the front paste-down has left an offset shadow and markings on the flyleaf opposite. There is foxing through the book, which foxing is more extensive in the front and end leaves, and on the end-papers. The end-papers also exhibit toning (which is most likely an effect of production) - else the interior is clean and free of marking, free of writing and free of signatures. N° de ref. del artículo 1620
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