Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. First Edition Thus.
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Illustrated by Lynd Ward
First edition thus, trade issue, of Shelley’s immensely influential Gothic horror featuring Lynd Ward’s striking wood engravings throughout.
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1934. Publisher’s original blue cloth with wraparound pictorial paper label; pp. ix, [1], 259. Binding remains sturdy, with a trace of a lean, shelf wear and toning to the boards and spine, traces of dampstaining to the rear board, and a small tear at the spine crown. Internally generally clean, with a handful of light thumb smudges and an owner’s name penned to the flyleaf.
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