The Modern Frankenstein

Poole ; New York : Blandford Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 192 pages; Description: 192 p. , [8] p. Of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (1797-1851) . Frankenstein. Science fiction, English --History and criticism.… Read more about this item

Ray Hammond considers whether the potential creation, manipulation and alteration of human life by science is a step toward control of our own evolution. Hammond wrote the screenplay for the BBC drama documentary on the same theme. A very nice copy. Pages are clean and bright with no foxing or inscriptions. Ironically, the only flaw is a neat stamp (presumably… Read more about this item

Poole ; New York Blandford Press 1986. 1986. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 192pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w. .