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Frankenstein: The greatest horror story of them all, [Front cover]

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Frankenstein

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Frankenstein, [Paperback book]

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Frankenstein

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Title
Frankenstein: The greatest horror story of them all, [Front cover]
Names
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 (Author)
Lion books (New York, N.Y.) (Publisher)
Collection

Frankenstein

Frankenstein, [Paperback book]

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1953 (Inferred)
Place: New York
Publisher: A Lion book
Edition: Lion ed.
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz (Shelley, M. Frankenstein. 1953)
Topics
Dead persons
Genres
Book covers
Notes
Content: Price: 25 c.
Content: "The greatest horror story of them all" -- front cover.
Exhibitions: Digitized in relation to the exhibition "It’s Alive! Frankenstein at 200," but not an exhibited item. The exhibition was a collaboration between The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library: https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/frankenstein
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1306752
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15774009
NYPL Exhibition ID: ML 18.X4043
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 736b7c60-01d6-0135-31d7-09348693260c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1797: Creator Born
  • 1851: Creator Died
  • 1953: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Frankenstein" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1953. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/745b1060-01d6-0135-4825-0bd73a22949a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Frankenstein" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/745b1060-01d6-0135-4825-0bd73a22949a

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1953). Frankenstein Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/745b1060-01d6-0135-4825-0bd73a22949a

Wikipedia Citation

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Frankenstein