Charles Dickens. First edition thus, later printing. London: Collins, 1958. Edited by J.B. Foreman. Black leather bound edition in Very Good+ condition. Other than a small stain on pages (see photo), there is no writing or markings inside, 414 pp.
Great Expectations follows the life of the orphan, Pip. We first meet him as a tiny, terrified child in a village churchyard. Years later, through the help of an anonymous benefactor, Pip will travel to London, full of expectations to become a gentleman. But his life is already inextricably tangled in a mystery that surrounds a beautiful woman, an embittered recluse, and an ambitious lawyer. Great Expectations is both a finely crafted novel and an acute examination of Victorian society.
Originally published in 1861 and considered one of the 100 greatest books ever written.
