A first photoplay edition of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Mary%20Shelley&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Shelley</a>'s masterpiece, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Frankenstein&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_enhttps://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Frankenstein&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frankenstein</a>.<ul><li>Mary Shelley (English).</li><li>New York: Grosset &amp; Dunlap, 1931.</li><li>With 8 photo illustrations.</li><li>Bound in the original publisher’s red cloth, with dustjacket.</li></ul> The first photoplay edition of Mary Shelley's&nbsp;Frankenstein, published to coincide with Universal’s legendary 1931 film starring Boris Karloff. A remarkable survivor, as most copies are heavily worn.

Frankenstein

A copy of H.M. Milner's adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.<ul><li>By H.M. Milner after Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (English, 1797-1851).</li><li>Frankenstein; or, The Man and the Monster!</li><li>London: J. Duncombe, n.d., [1826].</li><li>With the engraved frontis portrait plate, with Shelley's name misspelled "Shelly."</li><li>Hardbound in modern brown cloth, gilt title and date to front cover.</li></ul>

French grande movie poster for the first year release of The Curse of Frankenstein / Frankenstein S'est Echappe, 1957.<ul><li>Jean Mascii (French, 1926-2003).</li><li>Warner Brothers.</li><li>Linen backed and unframed.</li></ul>

The Curse of Frankenstein French Movie Poster

Third edition, fourth printing of the first revised edition of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Mary+Shelley&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Shelley</a>'s masterpiece <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=frankenstein&amp;pfilters.dateRange=past" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frankenstein</a>, and the last to contain an illustration with the first printing of the engraved frontis and additional engraved title-page dated 1831.<ul><li>Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (English).</li><li>Frederick Schiller (German)[Author of The Ghost-Seer].&nbsp;</li><li>London: Richard Bentley, 1839.</li><li>Bound in the publisher's original blind stamped straight grained brown-maroon cloth.</li></ul> In her introduction, Shelley contextualizes the creation of her tale: "It proved a wet, ungenial summer, and incessant rain often confined us for days to the house. Some volumes of ghost stories, translated from the German into French, fell into our hands… 'We will each write a ghost story,' said Lord Byron; and his proposition was acceded to."

Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus, [bound with] The Ghost-Seer

A third edition, fourth printing of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Frankenstein&amp;redirect=true&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frankenstein</a> by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Mary%20Shelley&amp;redirect=true&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Shelley</a>, bound with The Ghost-Seer by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Frederick%20Schiller&amp;redirect=true&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frederick Schiller</a>.<ul><li>Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (English).</li><li>Frederick Schiller (German).</li><li>Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus - bound with - The Ghost-Seer.</li><li>London: Richard Bentley, 1839.</li><li>Bound in contemporary half tan calf, blind tooled spine, hand written paper spine label.</li></ul> The first revised edition of Shelley's masterpiece and the last to contain an illustration with the first printing of the engraved frontis and additional engraved title-page dated 1831. The frontis depicts the creature coming to life. In her introduction, Shelley contextualizes the creation of her tale: "It proved a wet, ungenial summer, and incessant rain often confined us for days to the house. Some volumes of ghost stories, translated from the German into French, fell into our hands… 'We will each write a ghost story,' said Lord Byron; and his proposition was acceded to." This printing was apparently issued with and without the additional engraved frontis dated 1831.

Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus, bound with The Ghost-Seer

A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a>&nbsp;for the film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Young%20Frankenstein&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Young Frankenstein</a>.<ul><li>20th Century Fox.</li><li>Unfolded and linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> This size poster was used for drive-ins and special displays and printed on heavier paper stock. This meant that it had to be distributed rolled. Many got folded over time. However, this piece is in its original unfolded condition.

Results for "frankenstein"