Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Book and slip case in fine condition, Very clean,no writing./Slip case
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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. Great Gift for someone Special.
Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1967, With SANDGLASS. Near Mint on both book and slipcase. Very clean,no yellowing. Text is Baskerville, onhigh quality paper. Binding beautiful blue cloth over boards Gold design on front and gold lettering. Antique white slipcase. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, he made fifty-one drawings, one to go at the beginning of each of the fifty-one chapters. He has also made seven actual lithographs in colors to serve as the color plates. he prison ships. Great Gift for someone Special.
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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- biblio 618
- Title
- Great Expectations
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
- Format/Binding
- Binding beautiful blue cloth over boards Gold design on front and gold lettering.
- Book Condition
- Used - Book and slip case in fine condition, Very clean,no writing.
- Jacket Condition
- Slip case
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1967 Heritage Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- (1967)
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION / Literary; Christmas Catalog; HERITAGE PRESS COLLECTION;
- Size
- 9.2 X 6.0
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