DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Great Expectations. London: Chapman & Hall, 1861.
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$6,000 -
$8,000
Sold for $6,985
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Great Expectations. London: Chapman & Hall, 1861.
3 volumes, 8vo (191 x 114 mm). (Lacks publisher's ads at end.) Late 19th century full calf gilt, edges gilt (light rubbing to extremities); slipcase.
FIRST EDITION, mixed issue containing all first issue points for the earliest first edition in Vols. II and III as called for in the Great Expectations bibliography (Clarendon Press, 1993), with the two instances of lost type recorded as "missing in some copies;" their presence indicates Vols. II and III as being among the first copies printed. Vol. I is a mixed issue with second issue points in text but with a first issue title-page with no edition stated. A full list of issue points is available upon request. True first issues of Great Expectations are considered to be exceedingly rare as it is commonly believed that the entire 1,000 copy run of the first issue were bought by Mudie's Select Library. Clarendon Great Expectations, Appendices C & D; Eckel pp. 91-93; Smith I:14; Sadleir 688.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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