Frankenstein or, The Modern prometheus by Mary Shelley
Publishing: 1922, Cornhill Publishing Company; Boston
An early twentieth-century edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, one of the foundational works of Gothic and modern literature. Recent film adaptations have renewed public interest in the novel, though its stature as a major literary masterpiece has long been firmly established. The novel has endured for over two centuries as one of the defining literary achievements of its era.
Condition: publishers maroon cloth boards, gilt title to spine and cover, gilt along the spine lightly soiled, some edgewear to spine ends, top corner only lightly bumped, ffep with ownership inscription in ink otherwise pages are clean, binding is firm, a beautiful copy in Very Good condition