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Rare copy of Frankenstein acquired by Sydney University
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When Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was first published in 1818, it’s fair to say the publishers underestimated the size of the market
Only 500 were printed.
And now one of those 500 first edition of Frankenstein is in Australia, after it was purchased by the University of Sydney.
GUEST:
Julie Sommerfeldt Manager of Rare Books at the Sydney University Library.
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