Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley, Illustrated, Folio, 2004

London: Folio Society, 2004. Fine. First Thus. Ten black and white illustrations by Harry Brockway. The book is tight with solid hinges and sharp tips. Illustrated black cloth boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The cardboard slipcase is Fine. 221 pages. 6 x 9" tall. Includes an introduction by the literary critic Miranda Seymour, the 1831 Introduction by Mary Shelley, and the 1818 Preface by “Marlowe,” written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, (Mary’s husband) under a pseudonym. The preface was written to give the story a more factual basis and to distinguish it from ghost stories.

Mary Shelley's seminal novel of the scientist whose creation becomes a monster.