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Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft) Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, "Parlour Library, vol.

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Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft) Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, "Parlour Library, vol.

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Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft) Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, "Parlour Library, vol. CXLIV", half-title, title within ruled border, Thomas Hodgson, [1856], bound after Sala (George Augustus) Twice Round the Clock, 1863, together 2 works in 1, ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, contemporary drab cloth, spine sunned and ends lightly bumped, 8vo.*** A scarce edition. Launched in 1847, the Parlour Library was the first successful series of fiction reprints; aiming to provide cheaper more accessible editions, they were originally bound in paper covers and have been deemed the forerunners of the modern paperback.

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Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft) Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, "Parlour Library, vol.

Name: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft) Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, \"Parlour Library, vol.
SKU: 173153436
Price: 1700 GBP
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