Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fully-bound in richly colored brown leather with raised bands, , smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. and gilt lettering on/no dj as issued
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About This Item
On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about seven years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother Georgiana, father Philip Pirrip and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive elder sister and her kind husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The next day, soldiers recapture the convict while he is engaged in a fight with another escaped convict; the two are returned to the prison ships.
Easton Press,1979, 'One Hundred Best Books Ever Written' Collector's Edition. Very good condition. Fully-bound in richly colored brown leather with raised bands, , smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. and gilt lettering on spine and covers. All Edges Gilt. Salmon Moire Silk endpapers. Salmond Silk Ribbon Bookmark. Gold design and lettering on front cover slightly faded in some areas. Tiny scratches of gilt on fore-edge and head. Remains a very good copy.
Synopsis
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.
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- Title
- Great Expectations
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- Edward Ardizzone.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fully-bound in richly colored brown leather with raised bands, , smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. and gilt lettering on
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Easton Press,1979, ‘One Hundred Best Books Ever Written&rs
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press, Norwalk Connecticut
- Date Published
- (1979)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Christmas Catalog; EASTON PRESS COLLECTION;
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