Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus (In Its Original Slipcase)

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1934. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Everett Henry. A very sharp copy of the 1934 1st Limited Editions Club appearance of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". THIS COPY #873 OF 1,500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR EVERETT HENRY at the limitation. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful striped cloth boards, backed by the publisher's russet leather spine, which shows still-bright gilt-titling and decoration. Very light spotting along the spine, otherwise clean as could be. Quarto, gilt top-edge, deckled fore and bottom-edges. Very nicely illustrated in rich color by Everett Henry, Introduction by Edmund Lester Pearson. (truncated) And finally, includes its uncommon printed slipcase, which is solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its beige card boards. (Inventory #: 24442)