Description
Paperback cover has some wear, creases and tears. Front and back cover have small stains. Back cover has marking with pen. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.
This well-loved copy of Charles Dickens’ seminal work “Great Expectations” bears the marks of its journey through time. Published in the latter half of the 19th century, the novel is a bildungsroman that follows the life of the orphan Pip as he navigates the complex web of social class and personal ambition in Victorian England. Dickens’ vivid storytelling and memorable characters have cemented this book as a literary classic, exploring timeless themes of morality, wealth, and human nature.
Despite its weathered exterior, the clean pages and secure binding of this edition attest to its resilience, much like the enduring appeal of Dickens’ tale. For collectors, a copy bearing such authentic signs of wear holds a certain charm, hinting at the book’s history and the hands it has passed through over the decades. Readers, too, may find a certain poetry in the juxtaposition of the novel’s pristine narrative voice and the physical volume’s well-traveled state.
