An attractive set of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Great%20Expectations&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Great Expectations</a>, the most popular of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=charles%20dickens&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dickens</a>’ novels, in a contemporary binding.&nbsp;<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3 volumes.</li><li>Charles Dickens (English).</li><li>London: Chapman &amp; Hall, 1861.&nbsp;</li><li>Octavos.</li><li>Second, second, and third ‘editions’ [impressions].</li><li>Contemporary half calf gilt over marbled boards, morocco labels. </li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;

Great Expectations

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Fine%2520Bindings%2520and%2520Sets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">finely bound</a> edition of Great Expectations by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Charles+Dickens&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charles Dickens</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3 volumes.</li><li>Charles Dickens (English).</li><li>London: Chapman &amp; Hall, 1861.</li><li>Octavos.</li><li>Second, second, and third 'editions' [issues].</li><li>Without publisher's catalogue at rear of volume III, but Smith states that 'some copies of the first five issues did not contain catalogues.'</li><li>Bound in contemporary half calf gilt over marbled boards, morocco labels.</li></ul> 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.

A British <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=movie+poster&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=great+expectations&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Great Expectations.</a><ul><li>Cineguild.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> There are hardly any British posters for any film that survived the Second World War years, owing to paper shortages. During this time and just afterwards, all available paper was recycled. To date, this is the third example of this poster to have surfaced.

British Great Expectations Movie Poster

An Italian <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Great+Expectations&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Great Expectations</a>.<ul><li>Anselmo Ballester (Italian, 1897-1974).</li><li>Cineguild distribution.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>Produced for the first Italian release 1947.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

Italian Great Expectations | Grandi Speranze Movie Poster

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