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Great Expectations Hardcover - 1994

by Charles Dickens


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Great Expectations is a classic novel by Charles Dickens, published in 1861. It tells the story of Pip, a young orphan boy brought up by his abusive sister and her blacksmith husband in rural England. Pip dreams of becoming a gentleman and escaping poverty, but his life takes a dramatic turn when he receives a large fortune from an anonymous benefactor. As he rises in society, he becomes involved with a host of colorful characters, including the eccentric Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, and learns valuable lessons about love, loyalty, and the true meaning of happiness. The novel is considered one of Dickens' greatest works and a masterpiece of English literature.

First Edition Identification

Great Expectations by Dickens was first published on 6 July 1861 in London by Chapman and Hall. It is considered not only the rarest and most valuable of Dickens's works, but arguably his greatest. Copies in the original cloth are particularly desirable.

Published in 3 volumes, the first edition of Great Expectations has the original publisher’s violet wavy-grain cloth binding with floral decoration in blind on covers and spines lettered in gilt.

Five impressions of the first edition were printed, each of the latter four with a new edition statement on the title page.

The first edition first issue of Great Expectations’ rarity has been attributed to the probable small binding-up of copies with the first title page, coupled with the fact that the first edition was almost entirely taken up by the libraries.


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  • Title Great Expectations
  • Author Charles Dickens
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 400
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wadsworth Classics, London
  • Date 1994
  • ISBN 9781853268410
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Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Limited, 1994. Hardcover_pictorial boards. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. 6.25"x9.5" 410 pgs. Pictorial mirroring DJ.. Limited Editions. Typeset by Antony Gray. Introduction. Jacket design by Robert Mathias. Jacket illustration "A Stage Coach st the Chequers Inn" by Frank Paton. No price to DJ. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. GIFT QUALITY. When poor orphan Pip falls in love with the rich and beautiful Estella he never imagines that he, too, one day will have money. After Mr Jaggers tells Pip he has great expectations and a secret rich benefactor, Pip moves to London and starts a new life as a gentleman. He hopes to win Estella's heart but soon learns that money is not the only answer. Why does Estella always make Pip suffer? Who is Pip's secret benefactor? Source: Publisher.
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