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Great Expectations (Chatham River Press Classics series)
by DICKENS, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0517415097
- ISBN 13
- 9780517415092
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Chatham River Press / Arlington House, Inc.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0517415097 . A handsome reprint edition of the 13th novel by Charles Dickens. "Great Expectations" is the life story of the author's endearing orphan character, Pip. Includes black & white illustrations by Marcus Stone and others. With a foreword by Anne Ficklen. --- Attractively bound in brown marbled paper-look paper-covered boards backed in black & red leatherette with titling and decorations in gilt to cover and spine. AEG (all edges gilt) and with matching marbled endpapers. Volume lacks a dust jacket (possibly as issued). --- An about Near Fine copy with slight sunning to cover fore-edges, otherwise lacking damages worthy of mention.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall ; vi, 469 pages .
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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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86976
- Title
- Great Expectations (Chatham River Press Classics series)
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0517415097
- ISBN 13
- 9780517415092
- Publisher
- Chatham River Press / Arlington House, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- 0517415097
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- A.N.
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- Edges
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- Reprint
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- Octavo
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- AEG
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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
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