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FRANKENSTEIN: OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)

FRANKENSTEIN: OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)

FRANKENSTEIN: OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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ISBN 10
0396082785
ISBN 13
9780396082781
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NY: Dodd Mead & Company, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First printing of this special Limited Edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Stephen King, who wrote the four-page introduction, and artist Berni Wrightson. This is number 226. Exterior covers are clean and unmarked. Foxing to text block and scattered throughout. Musty smell. Slip case is soiled, rubbed and scuffed. Scarce original glassine jacket is present with chips, creasing and toning. Pictures available upon request.

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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Bookseller
Atlanta Vintage Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
38353
Title
FRANKENSTEIN: OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)
Author
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0396082785
ISBN 13
9780396082781
Publisher
Dodd Mead & Company
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1983
Keywords
Horror

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Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
First Edition
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Slip Case
A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
Text Block
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