A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Mary Shelleys gothic masterpiece the story of the inventor who unleashed a monster with foiled covers marbled endpapers sprayed edges beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon Navigating the Arctic the captain of a ship rescues a man wandering near death across the ice caps How the man got there reveals itself in a story of ambition murder and revenge As a young scientist Victor Frankenstein pushed moral boundaries in order to cross the final frontier and create life But his creation is a monster stitched together from graveplundered body parts who has no place in the world and his existence can only lead to tragedyThis hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTORS CLASSICS a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf