Shelley Frankenstein

MILNER H M & Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Frankenstein; or, The Man and the Monster! A Peculiar Romantic Melo-Dramatic Pantomimic Spectacle, in Two Acts. PLUS 23 Other Nineteenth Century Play Bills Bound Into 3 Leather Volumes, London John Cumberland & Duncombe 1826
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3 volumes uniformly bound, half calf marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt decorated panels, black morocco label with gilt 'PLAYS VOL. I, II or III', corners rubbed, upper board of VOL I neatly rubbed back in the centre to the board beneath, marbled endpapers with binders labels of Deighton & Moxon, 19 Pavement York, closed edges faded marbling, Each title may have slight offsetting from the facing engraved frontis, the frontispieces to the Dolby printed plays are by J R Cruikshank, a uniformly bound set of nineteenth century playbills, all in same format etc, some in the Dolby's British Theatre imprint, others not but in same format including; ---Henry Milner's Frankenstein: or The Man and the Monster. A Romantic Melo-Drama, in Two Acts. FOUNDED PRINCIPALLY ON MRS. SHELLEY'S SINGULAR WORK ENTITLED FRANKENSTEIN; OR, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (1826) 28 pp. Copper-engraved frontispiece portrait of Mr. O. Smith as the Monster in Frankenstein. Figure drawing at end of text showing the position of the characters when the curtain falls. Duncombe's Edition. This has as a frontis the first pictorial representation of the monster in print. Early Frankenstein playbill, the script of the 1826 staged theatre production as performed at the London Theatres. Preceded only by the first two editions of Shelley's book this item precedes the scarce third London edition by five years. Lists characters and the actors who played them, listing the Monster with six asterisks only, but giving the actor's name,--- this is bound in with eight other play bills into VOL I, viz; ( approx 300pp) The Barber of Seville by FAWCETT / The Highland Reel by O'KEEFE / Monsieur Tonson by MONCRIEFF/ Humphrey Clinker by DIBDIN/ Oberon, or The Charmed Horn by WIELAND / The Robber's Wife by POCOCK / Frankenstein, or, The Man and The Monster by MILNER & Mary Wollstonecraft SHELLEY / The Irishman in London by MACREADY/ Intrigue, or, The Bath Road by POOLE, all published by John Cumberland, London excepting Frankenstein & Intrigue which are by Duncombe, London, VOL II, ( approx 400pp) The Pilot by FITZ-BALL / The Busy Body by CENTLIVRE / She Stoops to Conquer by Dr GOLDSMITH (Dolby 1823) / The Stranger by THOMPSON ( a four leaf section pulled at head with short margin tear and the pages sitting a little proud but still attached) / All in the wrong by MURPHY (Dolby 1824) some light foxing / The Fall of Algiers ANON (Dolby) small brown stain to text at foot of frontis and some offset to title over the publisher information ( a dark water mark) and some other minor foxing VOL III, ( approx 500pp) King Henry VIII / King Henry IV part II by SHAKSPEARE / Brutus or the Fall of Tarquin by John Howard PAYNE / The Fatal Dowry by MASSINGER / The Devil's Ducat by Douglas JERROLD / Cymbeline by SHAKSPEARE / The Grecian Daughter by Arthur MURPHY / The Road to Ruin by Thomas HOLCRAFT. ( NB- the scan shows the offset marking on the title and the colour of the boards as darker than appears to the naked eye, we will only accept a telegraphic bank transfer as payment for this item, and shipping insurance will be mandatory) Henry Milner's Frankenstein or the Man and the Monster (1826), a minor work, which nevertheless is still known for being the first version that showed the creation/awakening of the Monster. In Shelley's novel the actual creation is only described in a few lines: "It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs." (Shelley 1992: 56) In Peake's Presumption the Monster is still created off-stage. At the end of the first act Frankenstein disappears to his laboratory. A servant watches him through a window, but runs off frightened when Frankenstein cries, "It lives!" A horrified Frankenstein reappears on stage when suddenly the Monster himself, throwing down the laboratory's door, rushes on stage and presents his monstrosity to the audience. Like Mary Shelley Peake did not reveal the secret how Frankenstein animates his Monster. Milner, however, provides exact stage directions for the creation scene in Frankenstein or the Man and the Monster: "Laboratory with bottles and chemical apparatus. First sight of the monster an indistinct form with a black cloth...music....A colossal human figure of a cadaverous livid complexion, it slowly begins to rise, gradually attaining an erect posture. When it has attained a perpendicular position, and glares its eyes upon him, he starts back with horror." (Milner 1. iii 1826) In subsequent years many stage and film productions of Frankenstein would present similar creation scenes. First Edition No Jacket Half-Leather 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

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Shelley, Mary W. [ Milner, H[enry]: THE MAN AND THE MONSTER! Or, the Fate of Frankenstein; a Peculiar Romantic Mel-Dramatic Pantomimic Spectacle in Two Acts. London:nd (1826) John Duncombe

....Founded principally on Mrs. Shelley's work "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and partly on the French piece "Le Magicien et le Monstre". The Only Edition Correctly Marked from the Prompter's Book, with the Stage Business, Situation and Dierections, engraved frontispiece portrait of "Mr. O. Smith as the Monster in Frankenstein, 28pp., with a line drawing depicting disposition of the characters when the curtain falls. bound in recent 1/4 dark blue morocco over marbled paper covered boards, red morocco spine label gilt, marbled endpapers." John Duncombe's Edition." The first pictorial representation of Shelley's monster in print. Early and extremely rare Frankenstein providing a narrative for a 1826 stated theatrical production of Shelley's work "as it is performed a the London Theatres:. This work is preceeded only by the first two editions and actually preceedes the scarce third London edition by five years. Contains a list of the characters and the actors who played them, listing "the Monster" with six asterisks only. also lists costume and attire details. The play also summerizes the interesting plot. see {Lyles, Mary Shelly; An Annotated Bibliography, Appendix III, A-9 (p. 220-221) A very early and extremely rare work. 5 1/2" x 3/12"

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Milligan, Spike: Frankenstein - According to Spike Milligan - comic erotic novel, London Virgin Pub. 1997
ISBN: 1852276096 New

Hardcover in DJ 1st ... BRAND NEW from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned ... feltpen dot to bottom edge ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... Gift Giving quality ... 127 pages ... adult ... Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a sorely troubled man ... haunted by his conscience over the creature he had created ... Spike Milligan 's Frankenstein is equally haunted ... haunted by the image of his poorly stitched together creation ... in his poorly stitched together trousers ... ( will they never stay up ? ) ... roaming the countryside with it hanging out ... terrifying the populace ... scrounging cigarettes ... and desperate for sex ... Just like Mary Shelley's original story of Frankenstein ... this latest volume in Spike's bestselling ' According to ..." series ... is built on the brooding torment ... The fact that Spike has built plenty of laughs onto the brooding torment just goes to show where the Shelley woman went wrong ... Mary Shelley's characters may never have used the kind of strong language uttered by Spike's versions ... but you can bet they often wanted to ! ... " Frankenstein - According to Spike Milligan " ... published by Virgin Publishing , London ... 1997 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality First Edition New Hard Cover in Dust Jacket

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Lyles, W.H. Mary Shelley : An Annotated Bibliography. Garland Publishing Inc., New York, first edition, 1975.
Covers works by and about the author of Frankenstein, together with much additional material of interest. In Part I Lyles separately lists Shelley's letters and journals, novels, dramas, short fiction, poems, travel works, biographies, articles and reviews, and edited works, giving brief bibliographic information and describing the contents. , Lyles provides separate listings for Shelley's letters and journals, novels, plays, short fiction, poems, travel works, biographies, articles and reviews, and edited works in addition to In Part II Lyles lists about 900 books, articles, reviews, dissertations, works in foreign languages, and fictional works (including screenplays) about Shelley, with critical annotations sometimes including quotations. Four Appendices chronologically list Shelley's primary works; reprint the text of "The Legend of George Frankenstein"; list stage, television, and film adaptations of "Frankenstein"; and identify selling prices of Shelley's works culled from auction records and booksellers' catalogues. Garland reference library of the humanities v. 22.

Cloth, 8vo, xx, 297 pp Over 1,500 entries. Top edge duststained, near Very Good.

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