Frankenstein
Or, The Modern Prometheus
By Mary W. Shelley
Rare Antique Book ~ Victorian ~ Original Decorative-Cloth Publisher's Binding ~ Gothic Novel ~ Horror ~ Supernatural ~ Science Fiction ~ Occult
Publisher:
New York: John W. Lovell, no date, circa 1883.
Features:
Measures 7.1 x 4.9 inches.
Original publisher’s binding: Green cloth with embossed gold-gilt and black stamping.
Floral-patterned endpapers.
177 pages.
After which, there are two short stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Haunted and the Haunters or The House and the Brain (28 pages) and Calderon, the Courtier (53 pages).
Note: The Lovell publishing company only existed from 1878 to 1891. This book contains an owner's signature dated 1883. The “Lovell’s Library” series was first advertised in 1884, likely making this 1883 printing the first edition in this format.
New York: John W. Lovell, no date, circa 1883.
Features:
Measures 7.1 x 4.9 inches.
Original publisher’s binding: Green cloth with embossed gold-gilt and black stamping.
Floral-patterned endpapers.
177 pages.
After which, there are two short stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Haunted and the Haunters or The House and the Brain (28 pages) and Calderon, the Courtier (53 pages).
Note: The Lovell publishing company only existed from 1878 to 1891. This book contains an owner's signature dated 1883. The “Lovell’s Library” series was first advertised in 1884, likely making this 1883 printing the first edition in this format.
