Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
8 copies for sale · $50–$15,000 · 2 first editions
Notable copies for sale
FRANKENSTEIN; OR the MODERN PROMETHEUS Easton Press — Rare Book Cellar$393
FRANKENSTEIN; OR the MODERN PROMETHEUS Easton Press — Rare Book Cellar$348
FRANKENSTEIN OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS — Rare Book Cellar$83
FRANKENSTEIN (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$50
Frankenstein Or The Man And The Monster — Heritage Book Shop$15,000
Marvel Mary Shelley Frankenstein Berni Wrightson Intro by Stephen King (first edition) — eBay$90
Works on the market
FRANKENSTEIN; OR the MODERN PROMETHEUS Easton Press2 copies · $348–$393
Frankenstein Or The Man And The Monster1 copy · $15,000
FRANKENSTEIN OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS1 copy · $83
FRANKENSTEIN1 copy · $50
Market context
26 copies of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $58 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Autograph letter signed ("Mary Shelley") to an unknown recipient ("Honoured Sir"), Park St (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£11,000
Autograph letter signed ("Mary Shelley") to John Howard Payne, Kentish Town, 11 June [post (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£19,000
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