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 |
| Publication | London : Richard Bentley ... ; Edinburgh : Bell and Bradfute ; Dublin : J. Cumming, 1839. |
| Manufacture | London : Printed by A. Spottiswoode |
| Description | xii, 202 pages, 1 leaf of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Issued with: Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805. Geisterseher. Vol. 1. English. |
| Included Work | Von Holst, Theodor, 1810-1844, illustrator. |
| Included Work | Chevalier, William, active 1831-1851, engraver. |
| Included Work | Spottiswoode, Andrew, printer. |
| Included Work | Hiltz, W. S., binder. |
| Included Work | Mello, Robin, former owner. |
| Other author/creator | Richard Bentley (Firm), publisher. |
| Uniform title | Frankenstein |
| Variant title | Modern Prometheus |
| Variant title | Binder's spine title: Frankenstein and Ghost-seer |
| Local note | Joyner 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 note | Added title page, engraved. |
| General note | Frontispiece by T. Holst, engraved by W. Chevalier, with imprint "London : Published by H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1837." |
| With note | Bound 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/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Horror fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Romans. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Vault | PR5397 .F7 1839 | ✔ Available | Request Material |