Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional newer printing Leather Bound Collector’s Edition of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Easton Press, 1979. B
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards with strong gilt accents, clean gilt page blocks, no spine tilt, strong spine ends, no edge wear and strong corners. Silk moire paste downs are clean with no bookplate. Ribbon appears to be in original position. No marks or inscriptions inside. Pages clean and bright.
No dust jacket, as issued.
One of Dickens’s most renowned and enjoyable novels, Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an orphan boy who wishes to transcend his humble origins and finds himself unexpectedly given the opportunity to live a life of wealth and respectability. Over the course of the tale, in which Pip encounters such famous characters as Miss Havisham, Herbert Pocket and Joe Gargery, he comes to realise that his money is tainted and the girl he loves will not return his affections; happiness must be found in the things he gave up in pursuit of a more sophisticated life.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
