Mary Shelley
26 copies for sale · $34–$2,500 · 2 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
Lodore — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
Contemporary review of FRANKENSTEIN — Type Punch Matrix$900
THE LAST MAN; Folio Society — Rare Book Cellar$118
FRANKENSTEIN; The Young Collector's Illustrated Classics — Rare Book Cellar$46
FRANKENSTEIN OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS — Rare Book Cellar$48
FRANKENSTEIN; Easton Press — Rare Book Cellar$493
FRANKENSTEIN; Easton Press (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$393
FRANKENSTEIN; Easton Press — Rare Book Cellar$391
THE MORTAL IMMORTAL — L. W. Currey$250
THE MORTAL IMMORTAL — L. W. Currey$250
THE MORTAL IMMORTAL — L. W. Currey$200
FRANKENSTEIN — Rare Book Cellar$51
Works on the market
FRANKENSTEIN6 copies · $34–$63
FRANKENSTEIN; Easton Press3 copies · $391–$493
THE MORTAL IMMORTAL3 copies · $200–$250
Lodore1 copy · $2,500
Contemporary review of FRANKENSTEIN1 copy · $900
Mary Shelley: Gothic Tales, Mary Shelley1 copy · $160
THE LAST MAN; Folio Society1 copy · $118
Frankenstein Book Gakken Japanese1 copy · $48
FRANKENSTEIN OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS1 copy · $48
Market context
59 copies of Mary Shelley's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, "Parlour Library, vol. CXLIV", Thomas Hodgson, [1 (forum, 2026-06-25)£2,200
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