Frankenstein (Masterpiece Library Edition)

A gorgeous edition with a great tale

Bought as a gift. Daughter in law loved it. Very pretty book. Well made.

My daughter wanted some classic literature books in hardback covers for the bookself. I wasn't sure which ones to buy off amazon so I decided to buy a few different ones and compare qualities. This one if by far the nicest copy. I like the size of the book. I love the embossed cover. I love the spine of the book. The pages are thick and the print is clear and easy to read. The price is amazing of the quality. I wish I had gotten the other books all from the same publisher.

This was a gift for my husband. It is a beautiful book and looks well on the bookshelf.

I'm loving the book so far. My husband will have to get a second copy if he doesn't want to see my annotation notes. Lol The only thing I would suggest to The Lost Book Project Team is to reformat it to accommodate smaller hands. Instead of it being this 6x9 size make it 4x6 or 5x7 size. I'm having to curl the book to comfortably read it. See pics for example.

I have to say I'm entirely impressed. This edition from Peter Pauper Press is just as good as the leather versions that you'd expect from Easton Press, Franklin Library (no longer printing books) and Gryphon Editions. Just absolutely beautiful. Normal sized. Nice cover and binding. Nice paper. Gold on the ends. A ribbon bookmark. At a fraction of the price. I'll be going to Peter Pauper Press editions for any books that they sell!

Eeeee I really love it!! It’s so wonderful to have a book look nice, feel nice, and not feel like I’m dirtying it by actually reading LOL? Real sturdy. The gold rimmed pages look lovely, and the feel ohhh the feel!!! Mostly for older prints, but a lot of books I’ve read have had very rough feeling pages, and my hands will fiddle with the corners and wear them out, leaving them soft and rounded and RUINED, and as someone who finds merely dog earring my novels painful. Not great. Here, however, the gold rim leaves pages firm and makes flipping to the next thoughtless (and importantly, makes my constant corner annihilation none too desirable). The paper itself is so smooth that my fingers absently rub along the flat plane of text instead, and of the few fancy books I’ve allowed myself none have offered that same stimulation. Which is baffling. This feels like that expensive printer paper you get yelled at for drawing on as a kid. Why printed books never feel like good printer paper, I will never know. The title I read after this felt like it was made of popcorn ceiling in comparison. Great for display and, in my case, absolutely perfect for reading. The spine is made of a rougher material and it’s the kind that relentlessly attracts the fur of any fluffy pets. If you leave it out you’ll want a lint roll handy lol but it’s such a non issue. This is a great book to read and love Frankenstein AND convince someone the value of a physical copy. Such a steal ❤️❤️❤️

This book is beautifully crafted and good quality. Perfect for a gift!

Beautifully bound edition with gilt edging. Came sealed, which I was delighted about because several other special edition books I bought haven't, and some of them had damage to the binding and pages. I'll definitely be looking for more Peter Pauper Press editions of my favourite books.

Und hier habe ich ein sehr schönes Buch gefunden. Halbleinen, Goldprägung, Goldschnitt an allen drei Seiten. Das Papier erstklassige Qualität, in einer angenehmen leicht elfenbeinfarbenen Tönung, Lesebändchen. Druck etwas größer, sodaß man die Augen nicht überanstrengen muss. Das alles zu einem mehr als günstigen Preis. Ich hatte bisher nur eine Paperback Ausgabe in deutscher Übersetzung und wollte endlich lesen, was Mary Shelley wirklich geschrieben hat. Und ich wollte nicht Herman Munster auf dem Buchtitel sehen. Oder anatomische Herzen. Das Buch eignet sich sicherlich auch sehr gut als Geschenk für alle Frankenstein Fans.

El libro está bellisimo. Lo recomiendo 100% (está en inglés)

Highly recommend. I really enjoyed this book so I bought it again as a gift for someone.

The book is bound beautifully with larger than expected pages. Obviously the story itself is great and it is the 1831 version. The book has been read through a couple times and no issues with the binding or pages themselves!