Charles Dickens

A finely bound edition of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

• Sold as a set of 3 volumes.
• Charles Dickens (English).
• London: Chapman & Hall, 1861.
• Octavos.
• Second, second, and third 'editions' [issues].
• Without publisher's catalogue at rear of volume III, but Smith states that 'some copies of the first five issues did not contain catalogues.'
• Bound in contemporary half calf gilt over marbled boards, morocco labels.

An attractive set of Great Expectations, the most popular of Dickens' novels, in a contemporary binding.

Although the title-pages states 'Second and third editions', in fact the first five editions are really only different impressions of the same edition. Apart from the title-pages the only differences are in the text where the type in the earliest impressions shows fewer signs of wear and damage. The title-pages were altered to encourage sales.