Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Margate City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Full leather binding. Gilt on edges, cover, and spine. Illustrated throughout.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Freedman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47
- Title
- Great Expectations
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- Edward Ardizzone
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Date Published
- 1979
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Freedman Rare Books
About the Seller
Freedman Rare Books
About Freedman Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
This Book’s Categories
- Children & Juvenile Big Little Books
- Fiction & Literature Action & Adventure
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Fiction & Literature English Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Historical Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Individual Authors Charles Dickens
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