A very good copy.
Shelley (Mrs. [Mary]) Frankenstein
£600
or the Modern Prometheus
New York, Brentanos, n.d..
8vo. Title-page printed in red & black within decorative border. Original blind-tooled brown cloth, lettering in gilt to spine.
Attractive New York edition of Shelley’s sci-fi horror classic.
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