Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus / by the author of The last man, Perkin Warbeck, &c. &c. ; revised, corrected, and illustrated with a new introduction, by the author.

Author/creator Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Format Book
PublicationLondon : Richard Bentley ... ; Edinburgh : Bell and Bradfute ; Dublin : J. Cumming, 1839.
ManufactureLondon : Printed by A. Spottiswoode
Descriptionxii, 202 pages, 1 leaf of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm
Subjects

Included WorkIssued with: Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805. Geisterseher. Vol. 1. English.
Included WorkVon Holst, Theodor, 1810-1844, illustrator.
Included WorkChevalier, William, active 1831-1851, engraver.
Included WorkSpottiswoode, Andrew, printer.
Included WorkHiltz, W. S., binder.
Included WorkMello, Robin, former owner.
Other author/creatorRichard Bentley (Firm), publisher.
Uniform titleFrankenstein
Variant title Modern Prometheus
Variant title Binder's spine title: Frankenstein and Ghost-seer
Local noteJoyner Rare copy lacks added engraved title page. Half bound in red leather over marbled paper-covered boards. Binding stamped "W.S. Hiltz, 62 Centre St., N.Y." Bookplate "From the library of Robin Mello."
General noteAdded title page, engraved.
General noteFrontispiece by T. Holst, engraved by W. Chevalier, with imprint "London : Published by H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1837."
With noteBound with as issued: The ghost-seer! Vol. 1 / from the German of Schiller ; in two volumes (163 pages).
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy purchased from D & D Galleries, 2/28/2024
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formHorror fiction.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formRomans.

Availability

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Joyner Rare Vault PR5397 .F7 1839 ✔ Available Request Material