Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus
By: by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ; with engravings on wood by Lynd Ward
Contributors: Ward, Lynd, 1905-1985, illustrator
Publisher: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas
Published: 1934
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: Fiction; Scientists; Monsters
Other titles: Frankenstein; Modern Prometheus
Description: The world's most famous monster comes to life in this 1818 novel, a compelling narrative that combines Gothic romance and science fiction to tell of an ambitious young doctor's attempts to breathe life into an artificial man. Despite the doctor's best intentions, the experiment goes horribly wrong in a timeless tale about the hazards of playing creator.
Notes: Title vignette.

Rare Book copy (AIGA): In original slipcase.