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THE FORTUNE MACHINE
by Sam Ross
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Pomona, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in a Good dust jacket. A fair amount of rubbing, chipping to spine, ink slash to price on flap, tape marks to boards, price stamps to FEP. First Printing stated .
Synopsis
"Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror. Enriched eBook Features Editor Charles E. Robinson provides the following specially commissioned features for this Enriched eBook Classic: * How to Read Frankenstein* Appendix IV: From Plato’s Symposium* Frankenstein Chronology* Nineteenth-Century Reviews of Frankenstein* Frankenstein Filmography* Suggested Further Reading* Illustrations: Mary Shelley, Her Circle, Her Environs, and Images of Frankenstein (1831-1910)* Enriched eBook NotesThe enriched eBook format invites readers to go beyond the pages of these beloved works and gain more insight into the life and times of an author and the period in which the book was originally written for a rich reading experience.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rare Book Cellar
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29867
- Title
- THE FORTUNE MACHINE
- Author
- Sam Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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