Great Expectations 1862 Charles Dickens FIRST EDITION THUS ORIGINAL CLOTH ! RARE

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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. A New Edition in One Volume. London, Chapman and Hall, MDCCCLXII (1862).

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FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION, second edition overall in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels.

Bound in the original cloth.

A similar copy in better condition was included in Sotheby’s auction 24th September 2019 lot 192 estimated at £1,500-£2,000

Size: 20.5 x 14 x 4.3 cm.

Condition: Very Good (VG-)

Text block very clean with very light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Some wear to spine and boards. Some loss of gilt on spine. Very minor marks on front board. Minor damage to headcap. Damage to tail. Both boards attached with minor wear to joints and broken hinges. Shelf wear. Dulling and minor foxing on page edges. Pen ownership inscription on half title. Prominent foxing on frontispice and title page.

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