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Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus; to which is added vol. 1 of F. Schiller's The Ghost-Seer

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Title
Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus; to which is added vol. 1 of F. Schiller's The Ghost-Seer
Additional title: Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus
Names
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 (Author)
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley (Firm) (Publisher)
Von Holst, Theodor, 1810-1844 (Illustrator)
Chevalier, William, active 1831-1851 (Engraver)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1831
Place: London
Publisher: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
Place: Edinburgh
Publisher: Bell and Bradfute
Place: Dublin
Publisher: Cumming
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz (Shelley, M. Frankenstein. 1831)
Genres
Books
Prints
Notes
Content: Half-title: "Standard novels No. IX. / Frankenstein. / Complete. / The ghost-seer. / Vol. I."
Statement of responsibility: Illustrations: Engraved frontispiece and extra-engraved title vignette by W. Chevalier after "T. Holst," i.e., Theodor Von Holst.
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 4, [2], xii, 202, [2], 163 [5] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Bound in glazed plum cloth, faded, worn, black paper spine labels with gilt letters, chipped. Within Blue cloth clamshell case.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13466349
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5461440-2a6d-0133-d7f6-3c07547a230f
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.

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  • 1797: Creator Born
  • 1831: Issued
  • 1851: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus; to which is added vol. 1 of F. Schiller's The Ghost-Seer" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1831. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3fb8df5-e0cb-458f-e040-e00a18064389

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus; to which is added vol. 1 of F. Schiller's The Ghost-Seer" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3fb8df5-e0cb-458f-e040-e00a18064389

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1831). Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus; to which is added vol. 1 of F. Schiller's The Ghost-Seer Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3fb8df5-e0cb-458f-e040-e00a18064389

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Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus; to which is added vol. 1 of F. Schiller's The Ghost-Seer