Lot 77 , Dickens, Charles - Great Expectations. Chapman and Hall, 1861. Second impression of the first edition (title-pages stating “Second Edition”).

Dickens, Charles - Great Expectations. Chapman and Hall, 1861. Second impression of the first edition (title-pages stating “Second Edition”). 3 vols., 8vo. Original purple blind stamped wavy-grain cloth, spines gilt. [4], 344; [2], 351, [1]; [2], 344 pp. without half-titles or advertisements (only to paste down at end of of vol III). no library stamps.
£300-500

Condition:
Cloth worn and split with heavy soiling, some fraying to spines with slight loss on spine to Vols I and III, some light spotting, contents generally quite clean, some pencil annotations to pastedowns, dust soiling to edges. Smith I:14. Text as called for: Volume I: Title page: “SECOND EDITION” p. 5, line 9 — faulty comma after “man” p. 17, line 26 — unbroken i in “sides” p. 38, line 19 — full stop present p. 160, line 12 — defective “f” in “of” Volume II Title page: “SECOND EDITION” p. 3, line 24 — trace of full stop after “Mr” p. 18, line 14 — full stop present Volume III Title page: “SECOND EDITION” p. 1, line 10 — unbroken e in “True” p. 19, line 24 — unbroken s in “Jaggers” Provenance: The Property of Lady and the late Lord Lloyd of Berwick