Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus

New York: The Mershon Company Publishers. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 294pp. Sextodecimo [15 cm] Red cloth over boards decorated in silver. Covers a bit cocked. Spine sunned. Slight fraying to cloth at spine ends. Pages age toned. With Preface and Preface to the Last London Edition. Scarce 19th-century edition, attributed to 1893. Mershon issued a number of bindings for their edition of Frankenstein. A pivotal work in the Gothic and science fiction genres, written by English romantic novelist Mary Wollenstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851). The work was first published in 1818. Often considered as one of the first science fiction novels, it is the story of a scientific genius who brings to life a horrifying monster that persecutes his creator. Shelley's story has been adapted countless times and has influenced pop culture immensely.