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Frankenstein (Signet Classic)
by Mary Shelley (Author); Harold Bloom (Afterword by)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0451523369
- ISBN 13
- 9780451523365
- Seller
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The Bronx, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, London, et al.: A Signet Classic/ Signet Books/ Published by the Penguin Group/ Penguin Books (USA), Inc., 1983. 33rd Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 223 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges. Slightly creased spine. Stains on top and fore edges.
Synopsis
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. The story revolves around Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monstrous creature and immediately regrets his actions, abandoning the creature to its own devices. The creature, seeking acceptance and revenge, terrorizes Victor and those he loves. Themes of ambition, ethics, humanity, and loneliness are explored through Shelley's vivid descriptions of the natural world and her characters' psychological torment. Frankenstein remains a classic of Gothic literature and a seminal work of science fiction. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wrote the first draft of her groundbreaking novel in 1816, while on a trip to Lake Geneva with her soon-to-be husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and poet Lord Byron. They were stuck indoors during famously known as the Year Without a Summer.
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On Feb 20 2018, a reader said:
How can something be "used" and new and "first edition from 1831 but also SEALED in the original shrinkwrap"? You should learn what these words mean or include only factual information in your descriptions when selling things.
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Details
- Bookseller
- gearbooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2iiiCa0014b
- Title
- Frankenstein (Signet Classic)
- Author
- Mary Shelley (Author); Harold Bloom (Afterword by)
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 33rd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0451523369
- ISBN 13
- 9780451523365
- Publisher
- A Signet Classic/ Signet Books/ Published by the Penguin Group/ Penguin Books (USA), Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, London, et al.
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Classic Literature, Literary Studies
- Size
- 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
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- Edges
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- Mass Market
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- 12mo
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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