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Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Grosset & Dunlap Photoplay Edition, 1931
Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Grosset & Dunlap Photoplay Edition, 1931

Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Grosset & Dunlap Photoplay Edition, 1931

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The resulting efforts were Polidori’s The Vampyre, Byron’s unfinished narrative about a vampire, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The first edition of Frankenstein was published ano...

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Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein. 1831 - THIRD AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION !
Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein. 1831 - THIRD AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION !

Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein. 1831 - THIRD AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

The first printing of the third edition contains the first ever attempt to illustrate the Monster.

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Antique 1830s British Books

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Leather

Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein. 1831 THE THIRD EDITION AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION
Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein. 1831 THE THIRD EDITION AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION

Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein. 1831 THE THIRD EDITION AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

The first printing of the third edition (and the first 1 volume edition) contains the first ever attempt to illustrate the Monster.

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Antique 1830s American Books

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Leather

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, First Printing of the Third Edition, 1831
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, First Printing of the Third Edition, 1831

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, First Printing of the Third Edition, 1831

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

The first printing of the third edition contains the first ever attempt to illustrate the Monster.

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Antique 1830s British Books

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Leather

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, 1831, First Printing of the Third Edition
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, 1831, First Printing of the Third Edition

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The first printing of the third edition contains the first ever attempt to illustrate the Monster.

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Antique 1830s Books

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Leather

Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Photoplay Grosset & Dunlap Edition, 1931
Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Photoplay Grosset & Dunlap Edition, 1931

Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Photoplay Grosset & Dunlap Edition, 1931

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The resulting efforts were Polidori’s The Vampyre, Byron’s unfinished narrative about a vampire, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The first edition of Frankenstein was published an...

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Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, Later Printing, 1891
Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, Later Printing, 1891

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The resulting efforts were Polidori’s The Vampyre, Byron’s unfinished narrative about a vampire, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The first edition of Frankenstein was published an...

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