Frankenstein, illustrated by Barry Moser
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, illustrated by Barry Moser. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1984.
Available from Classic Editions
First printing. Parchment over boards: goat processed by binder and classmates at Pergamena. Lightning design in pochoir with acrylic. Hand-titling in palladium and various shades of gold leaf. Three-color, hand-sewn silk endbands, graphite head sprinkled with gold and palladium. St. Armand flexi endpapers. Dust jacket bound in rear. Lightning image derived from Natasha Sinegina (CC-SA4.0). Bound 2018.
12 x 9 x 1”
30.5 x 23 x 3 cm
Unlike numerous film versions, Shelley’s text does not detail the process or the moment when Dr. Frankenstein “infused a spark of being” into his creation. Still electricity, lightning, storms and fire are recurring motifs throughout the text.
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, illustrated by Barry Moser. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1984.
Available from Classic Editions
First printing. Parchment over boards: goat processed by binder and classmates at Pergamena. Lightning design in pochoir with acrylic. Hand-titling in palladium and various shades of gold leaf. Three-color, hand-sewn silk endbands, graphite head sprinkled with gold and palladium. St. Armand flexi endpapers. Dust jacket bound in rear. Lightning image derived from Natasha Sinegina (CC-SA4.0). Bound 2018.
12 x 9 x 1”
30.5 x 23 x 3 cm
Unlike numerous film versions, Shelley’s text does not detail the process or the moment when Dr. Frankenstein “infused a spark of being” into his creation. Still electricity, lightning, storms and fire are recurring motifs throughout the text.
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, illustrated by Barry Moser. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1984.
Available from Classic Editions
First printing. Parchment over boards: goat processed by binder and classmates at Pergamena. Lightning design in pochoir with acrylic. Hand-titling in palladium and various shades of gold leaf. Three-color, hand-sewn silk endbands, graphite head sprinkled with gold and palladium. St. Armand flexi endpapers. Dust jacket bound in rear. Lightning image derived from Natasha Sinegina (CC-SA4.0). Bound 2018.
12 x 9 x 1”
30.5 x 23 x 3 cm
Unlike numerous film versions, Shelley’s text does not detail the process or the moment when Dr. Frankenstein “infused a spark of being” into his creation. Still electricity, lightning, storms and fire are recurring motifs throughout the text.
