Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus Hardcover Book 1950 Edition

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Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus hardcover book, 1950s Edition.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's legendary horror story is presented in an illustrated … Read more Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus hardcover book, 1950s Edition.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's legendary horror story is presented in an illustrated Heritage Press edition.
Handsome edition of young Mary Shelley's classic tale of horror, with an Introduction by Edmund L. Pearson and four-color illustrations on full-page plates throughout the 257 pages. Orig. published with these special contents by George Macy's Limited Editions Club in 1934, this is the first Heritage Press Edition (First, thus) from 1950 (no date in book), not the newer reprint!
Orig. issued with a slipcase (missing) no Dust Jacket, as issued.
Possibly published c.1950s-60s, though 1934 date appears in book.
Bound in grey and purple tweedy full cloth-covered boards with purple illustration, decorations, and titling on cover & spine; purple topstain.
This hardcover book is in vintage condition.
Pages creamy white with a moderate tanning to outer margins all around, completely unmarked.
Toning/darkening to spine & some random soiled spots/smudges to both boards.
Title: Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
Publisher: The Heritage Press [1950s-1960s], New York
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: vintage See less