Great Expectations by Charles Dickens [TRADE PAPERBACK] 1956 • Rinehart & Co.

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

ANTIQUE TRADE PAPERBACK [1959] RINEHART EDITIONS 

Nice reading copy with some heavy wear to cover; worn edges. Some discoloration to underside of cover.

Reads clean with a hint of tanning.   Pages are clean and unmarked.

ABOUT THE BOOK

'In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman — and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, the compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride