Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Illustrated by Lynd Ward
First edition thus of Shelley's immensely influential Gothic horror, being the first printing illustrated by Lynd Ward, with his striking woodcuts throughout.
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1934. Publisher's original blue cloth, illustrated wrap around band; pp. xi, [1], 259. In about very good condition. Binding remains sturdy and square, light general shelfwear to boards with a bit of fraying to spine crown, sunning to boards and spine with a faint stain along the upper portion of the front board. Very minor dampstain to top edge of text block, not affecting text or illustrations, else internally clean with no markings. Lacking the rare dust jacket. Protected in a removable archival sleeve.