First edition of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ sells for $843K after monster bidding war

That was a great sale. A rare first edition of Mary Shelley’s classic novel “Frankenstein” – one of only three in existence – has sold at auction for a spine-chilling $843,750. The 1818 edition of the groundbreaking book (full title “Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus”) was the highlight of a Heritage Auctions sale featuring works […]