Great Expectations

5b Charles Dickens, Early edition 1868  

Quote

"I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be."

Note

The novel explores themes of social class, ambition, self-improvement, guilt, and redemption.

Description

Rebound, three quarter binding in smooth, brown leather with marbled paper (green paper with red, black, & gold marbling), gold stamped titling and tooled lines on spine, shiny bronze & burgundy endbands, a few illustrations throughout. Cover in like-new condition, original textblock has some minor foxing and stains.