Mary Shelley Frankenstein Folio Society signed numbered limited edition sold out

  

A new unread copy of the fabulous signed numbered deluxe leather-bound limited edition from The Folio Society of the classic Gothic novel from English author Mary Shelley (1797 - 1851). Frankenstein' was first published in 1818. Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus' published by The Folio Society in London in 2022, 1st edition thus in this format, introduction by Richard Holmes, colour plates and b&w illustrations by Angela Barrett.

Limited to 750 numbered copies signed by the illustrator Angela Barrett - this is number 87. In As New unread condition. This will come within the original cardboard protective box as supplied by The Folio Society.

Bound in leather blocked in silver and black foils with a design by Angela Barrett. Set in Clifford with Operetta as display. Printed on Abbey Pure Rough paper. Frontispiece and seven colour plates printed on Arctic Volume Ivory paper. Limitation label signed by Angela Barrett. Silvered on all three page-edges.

Cloth-covered slipcase blocked in silver foil with a design by Angela Barrett. Book measures 10in × 6.75in. In June 1816 four friends gathered at the Villa Diodati beside Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where, confined indoors during the'Year without a Summer', they devised a ghost story competition for their entertainment. Mary Shelley, the youngest participant at just 18, contributed the astonishing tale of Victor Frankenstein, a student of natural philosophy who galvanises into life a creature out of bones collected from charnel houses - a hideous monster of superhuman strength and size.

Possessed of human needs and emotions, and educated through books, the creature craves acceptance in society and demands a female companion. His creator's defiant refusal to provide one provokes the terrifying denouement. Thought-provoking as much as it is thrilling. Is indebted to contemporary scientific experiments and philosophical debates, and Shelley unquestionably fulfilled her stated intention to create'a story to make the reader dread to look round, to curdle the blood, and quicken the beatings of the heart'.

Artist Angela Barrett's contribution to this stunning limited edition is extraordinary. The eight colour plates, each one full of foreboding, are set within elaborate black-and-white borders. Nine superb vignettes represent further aspects of the story, from a finely detailed feather pen to an exquisite scene of the steeples of London, and her work is completed with a splendid design blocked in silver and black foils on the leather binding and another on the slipcase. Each book is signed by the artist on a hand-numbered limitation label. Award-winning biographer Richard Holmes has contributed an exclusive new introduction focusing on the scientific influences and cultural repercussions of the novel. From the gruesome disembodied hand reaching up the spine to the final haunting vignette, this limited edition is the perfect presentation of Mary Shelley's'hideous progeny' - her own definition of her gothic masterpiece. Multiple items - Please review my other listings to see if there are any other items which are of interest to you. I will be regularly listing items for sale, please save me as one of your favourite sellers for the future, thanks. This item is in the category "Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable". The seller is "markr9884" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Binding: Leather
2. Place of Publication: London
3. Language: English
4. Illustrator: Angela Barrett
5. Fiction Subject: Classic Literature
6. Special Attributes: Signed, 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition, Numbered
7. Author: Mary Shelley
8. Publisher: Folio Society
9. Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
10. Weight: 1.45kg unpacked
11. Year Printed: 2022