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Frankenstein (with) Denis Duval ("Caxton" edition)

Frankenstein (with) Denis Duval ("Caxton" edition)

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Frankenstein (with) Denis Duval ("Caxton" edition)

by Mary Shelley

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Chicago: Belford, Clarke and Company, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in ornately decorated tan cloth with "Caxton Edition" on the front cloth. No date but known to be 1890. 713 pp. Two volumes in one, the first being "Frankenstein" with Preface and "Preface to the Last London Edition"; the second being the novel Denis Duval. A tight copy, overall very good, narrow wear and loss to the upper and lower spine ends; the text paper is a bit embrowned as is ususal with these inexpensively produced Caxton edition books.

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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On Feb 20 2018, a reader said:
How can something be "used" and new and "first edition from 1831 but also SEALED in the original shrinkwrap"? You should learn what these words mean or include only factual information in your descriptions when selling things.

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Bookseller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
E28119
Title
Frankenstein (with) Denis Duval ("Caxton" edition)
Author
Mary Shelley
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Belford, Clarke and Company
Place of Publication
Chicago
Date Published
1890
Keywords
monsters, shelley, karloff, women authors, wollstonecraft, resurrection, science fiction, horror

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About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)

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