Frankenstein, Or the Modern Prometheus
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Limited Edition, #1204 of 1500. Illustrations by Everett Henry. Cloth over boards with leather spine. Quarto, in slipcase. xx, 257 pages.
One of literature's all-time horror classics, presented in a finely printed edition by the Limited Editions Club in 1934, with striking color illustrations by Everett Henry.
Edward Everett Henry was a prominent figure in the New York art scene, well known for his murals, literary maps, and book illustrations.
This is copy #1204 in the edition of 1,500, signed by Henry on limitation page at rear.
Fine in a very good slipcase. Bound in colorfully striped cloth over boards with leather spine, which is titled and ornamented in gilt. Top edge gilt. Slight rub at heel of spine. Slipcase has mild toning to spine panel, some extremity rubs, and small chips, but remains sound overall. A remarkably well-preserved copy.
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