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Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus
by SHELLEY, Mary W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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East Woodstock, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [1931]. First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scene from the Universal Film starring Boris Karloff and directed by James Whale at front jacket panel. Uncommon. Almost Near Fine, some shadowing at endpapers perhaps from an old jacket protector, in Very Good dustjacket, some light soiling, chips at spine ends and flap corners, less than dime sized chip at mid front spine edge.
Synopsis
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. The story revolves around Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monstrous creature and immediately regrets his actions, abandoning the creature to its own devices. The creature, seeking acceptance and revenge, terrorizes Victor and those he loves. Themes of ambition, ethics, humanity, and loneliness are explored through Shelley's vivid descriptions of the natural world and her characters' psychological torment. Frankenstein remains a classic of Gothic literature and a seminal work of science fiction. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wrote the first draft of her groundbreaking novel in 1816, while on a trip to Lake Geneva with her soon-to-be husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and poet Lord Byron. They were stuck indoors during famously known as the Year Without a Summer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40563
- Title
- Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus
- Author
- SHELLEY, Mary W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset and Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1931]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
Biblio member since 2020
East Woodstock, Connecticut
About Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
For the past many years this firm has strived to provide a large, high quality, and diverse collection of mostly fiction published primarily before the Second World War and with their original dustjackets. Our specialties include Photoplay Editions, Mysteries, Fantasy Literature, Plays, Romances, Westerns, Hollywood Interest, and Business Fiction. We also have a large collection of Cocktail Recipe Books, Children's Literature and 19th Century Literature. We pride ourselves on providing accurately described, high grade, and difficult to locate titles in these fiction genres.
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