John Croker - Review of Frankenstein in the Quarterly Review

[SHELLEY, Mary] [CROKER, William].

[Review of Frankenstein in] The Quarterly Review. October 1817, and May 1818.

London: John Murray, 1818.

FIRST EDITION. Octavo ( 22 x 15cm), pp.[6]; 554. Nineteenth century brown half calf over marbled boards, gilt titles and centre tooling in six compartments to spine. 

Library stamp to title page, text block clean and bright, a few leaves of the index at the rear folded over at the corner, some toning to edges. Binding bumped and rubbed to corners, joints starting. Very good. 

An early, rather savage review of Frankenstein.