Dickens, CharlesGreat Expectations. London: Chapman and Hall, 1861
3 volumes, 8vo (196 x 114 mm). Catalogue at end of volume III dated August 1861. Original publisher's violet wavy-grain cloth with floral decoration in blind on covers and spines lettered in gilt, yellowish white endpapers; very slightly cocked, spines a little toned and spotted, lightly bumped.
First edition, fourth impression.
Great Expectations was initially issued in three volumes and explores themes of ambition, social mobility, and moral growth through the journey of its protagonist, Pip. The second of his novels (after David Copperfield) to be written in the first person, with tone and content mirroring the turmoil of his own life, Dickens originally wrote a bleak ending for the novel, which most critics since have felt was much better and more consistent with the author's vision in the book. Dickens allowed himself to be persuaded by Edward Bulwer-Lytton to replace it with a happier one, however, which is the version which appears in both the best-selling parts-issue and the first book edition. Key features of the first edition include the 1861-dated title pages, uniform three-decker format, and collation consistent across all five impressions.
This is the fourth impression of the first edition, issued in the same year as the first impression. This printing reflects the novel's immediate popularity, with all impressions released in quick succession. The first issue appeared on July 6, followed by the second, third, and fourth issues—also termed "editions" on their title pages—on August 5, August 17, and September 17, respectively. The fourth impression has the smallest printing run of any of the five printings (500). Walter E. Smith (Dickens in the Original Cloth, p. 103) alternatively suggests that "the first five issues were probably printed at a single impression and published with altered title pages to imply and encourage a rapid sale." The genuine second edition is considered to be the one-volume Library Edition, published by Chapman & Hall in 1862.
The issue points are as follows:
Vol II: 162.21 "their" for "her"
Vol III: 37.25 "raving" for "starving", 145.1 "but" for "was, 150.4 "led" for "lead
REFERENCES:Eckel, pp. 91-93; Smith II:14; Great Expectations (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993, Appendix D)
Dickens, CharlesGreat Expectations. London: Chapman and Hall, 1861
3 volumes, 8vo (196 x 114 mm). Catalogue at end of volume III dated August 1861. Original publisher's violet wavy-grain cloth with floral decoration in blind on covers and spines lettered in gilt, yellowish white endpapers; very slightly cocked, spines a little toned and spotted, lightly bumped.
First edition, fourth impression.
Great Expectations was initially issued in three volumes and explores themes of ambition, social mobility, and moral growth through the journey of its protagonist, Pip. The second of his novels (after David Copperfield) to be written in the first person, with tone and content mirroring the turmoil of his own life, Dickens originally wrote a bleak ending for the novel, which most critics since have felt was much better and more consistent with the author's vision in the book. Dickens allowed himself to be persuaded by Edward Bulwer-Lytton to replace it with a happier one, however, which is the version which appears in both the best-selling parts-issue and the first book edition. Key features of the first edition include the 1861-dated title pages, uniform three-decker format, and collation consistent across all five impressions.
This is the fourth impression of the first edition, issued in the same year as the first impression. This printing reflects the novel's immediate popularity, with all impressions released in quick succession. The first issue appeared on July 6, followed by the second, third, and fourth issues—also termed "editions" on their title pages—on August 5, August 17, and September 17, respectively. The fourth impression has the smallest printing run of any of the five printings (500). Walter E. Smith (Dickens in the Original Cloth, p. 103) alternatively suggests that "the first five issues were probably printed at a single impression and published with altered title pages to imply and encourage a rapid sale." The genuine second edition is considered to be the one-volume Library Edition, published by Chapman & Hall in 1862.
The issue points are as follows:
Vol II: 162.21 "their" for "her"
Vol III: 37.25 "raving" for "starving", 145.1 "but" for "was, 150.4 "led" for "lead
REFERENCES:Eckel, pp. 91-93; Smith II:14; Great Expectations (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993, Appendix D)
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