Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley — Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus

Half-Leather: Very Good, slipcase: Very Good, 32 x 20 cm, 222 pp., English, 1st Edition, illustrations, book condition: Very Good Half leather black binding (shows light signs of use) with gold lettering of the author and title on the spine and partially printed side; Numbered copy 37/500; With 15 full-page wood engravings (hors-texte) and dozens of smaller vignettes and chapter illustrations (in-texte) by Lynn Ward; Frontispiece in crimson ink specially for this edition; Bibliophile luxury edition. Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus is one of the most important and influential novels in world literature. The masterpiece was written by British author Mary Shelley and was first published anonymously in London in 1818. Recent stylometric research and advanced computer models have once again unequivocally confirmed Mary Shelley's exclusive authorial style. The book is the absolute cradle of modern science fiction and is simultaneously one of the greatest icons of gothic horror. Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus is one of the most important and influential novels in world literature. The masterpiece was written by British author Mary Shelley and was first published anonymously in London in 1818. Recent stylometric research and advanced computer models have once again unequivocally confirmed Mary Shelley's exclusive authorial style. The book is the absolute cradle of modern science fiction and is simultaneously one of the greatest icons of gothic horror. Centipede Press, Colorado, 2006 Condition: Very Good