Great Expectations. Complete in One Volume

Dickens, Charles

Published by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia, 1861

About this Item

523pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] 3/4 brown leather with marbled paper over boards and a gilt tooled spine. Marbled text block edges and endpapers. Stamped in gilt on the spine: "Dickens' Works. Great Expectations. Boz." Boards rubbed and underlying boards exposed occasionally along the edges. Front hinge just a little weak. Small area of residue from a bookseller's ticket at foot of front pastedown. Stitching visible in the inside margins here and there, however the book is very sturdy. Illustration which is listed at p. 88 is included as the frontispiece, and the illustration which is listed at p. 298 is found on the half title. With thirty-four illustrations (all present) by John McLenan. One of the author's greatest critical and popular successes. The novel chronicles the coming of age of the orphan Pip, while at the same time highlighting the theme of the search for true identity, critiquing Victorian society, and addressing such issues as social class and human worth. During the course of the novel, Pip discovers that his "great expectations" - social standing and wealth - are not as valuable as loyalty and compassion. Edition from T. B. Peterson & Brothers' set of works by Charles Dickens ("Boz").

Seller Inventory # 71707

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Great Expectations. Complete in One Volume
• Publisher: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 1861
• Binding: Leather Bound
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature