DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Great Expectations. London: Chapman and Hall, 1861.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Great Expectations. London: Chapman and Hall, 1861.
The first edition in book form of Dickens’s classic tale of love, revenge, and human generosity. Dickens first published the novel in 36 weekly parts in All the Year Round, delighting subscribers with some of his most iconic characters, including the orphan Pip and the tortured spinster Miss Havisham. Only 1,000 copies of the first edition in book form were printed, with most of these copies going to circulating libraries. With most first issue points. Eckel pp. 91-93; Gimbel A146; Sadleir 688; Smith II, 14.
Three volumes, octavo (187 x 112mm). Without advertisements in vol. 3. Full red morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, with the original purple cloth covers and spines bound in, edges gilt.
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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Great Expectations. London: Chapman and Hall, 1861.
The first edition in book form of Dickens’s classic tale of love, revenge, and human generosity. Dickens first published the novel in 36 weekly parts in All the Year Round, delighting subscribers with some of his most iconic characters, including the orphan Pip and the tortured spinster Miss Havisham. Only 1,000 copies of the first edition in book form were printed, with most of these copies going to circulating libraries. With most first issue points. Eckel pp. 91-93; Gimbel A146; Sadleir 688; Smith II, 14.
Three volumes, octavo (187 x 112mm). Without advertisements in vol. 3. Full red morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, with the original purple cloth covers and spines bound in, edges gilt.
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