Frankenstein; or, The modern Prometheus. By Mary W. Shelly, author of 'The last man,' 'Perkin Warbeck,' &c. In two volumes.

ID 19603
Title Frankenstein; or, The modern Prometheus. By Mary W. Shelly, author of 'The last man,' 'Perkin Warbeck,' &c. In two volumes.
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Signed Author By Mary W. Shelly, author of 'The last man,' 'Perkin Warbeck,'
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Self-published No
Volumes 2
Pagination I 201; II 197
Date of Publication 1833
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Date of First Publication 1818
Imprint Carey, Lea & Blanchard--Chestnut St
Colophon G. & C. Merriam--printers, Springfield, Mass.
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
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Length (cm) 21
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  • AAS 241398
Notes "G. & C. Merriam--printers, Springfield, Mass."--verso of title page.
With a half-title.
Vol. 1: 4, x, [1], 12-201, [1] p.; v. 2: 197, [25] p. Last page of v. 1 blank.
Publisher's advertisements: v. 1, 4 p., 1st count; v. 2, [23] p. at end.
Checklist of American imprints,
Catalogued
American Antiquarian Society copy lacks v. 2; collation determined from New York Public Library and Harvard University Library records in RLIN. Vol. 1 the gift of A.G. Waite, 1967. Has the label (mutilated), with library rules, of an unidentified lending library. Inscribed: D. McKercher's.
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Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein; or, The modern Prometheus. By Mary W. Shelly, author of 'The last man,' 'Perkin Warbeck,' &c. In two volumes.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 19603, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/19603. Accessed 2025-11-25. 

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