DICKENS, CHARLES (AUTHOR); CHESTERTON, G. K. (INTRODUCTION) — Great Expectations; (Everyman's Library #234)

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1912. Hardcover. A 1936 reprint of the 1907 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition of the 13th novel by Charles Dickens. "Great Expectations" is the life story of the endearing orphan character, Pip. Includes an introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Entry 234 in Everyman's Library Fiction series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In EL binding style 3 with full orange cloth-covered boards and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover and brown topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's bookplate affixed to the front paste-down, a couple of dark soiled spots to textblock fore-edge & front free endpaper, and dulling to spine titling, else a tightly-bound and unmarked copy.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); xiii, 453, 8 (ads) pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .