Shelley (Mary) Frankenstein
£75
London, Folio Society, 2015.
Folio Society edition. 8vo. Original pictorial purple cloth.
Folio Society first published Frankenstein with the specially commissioned Harry Brockway illustrations in 2004: this 2015 reissue features a different binding and was issued without a slipcase. Featuring the Introduction by Mary Shelley from the 1831 edition.
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An excellent copy.
Plates by Harry Brockway.
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