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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent unused condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Which of us has not had this dream: object shaped by our desire and lovingly formed by our fantasy until its inanimate face perfectly reflects our own wishes suddenly shudders awakens breathes and becomes warm. Pygmalion had it surely when he fell in love with the work of his own hands and miraculously the thing came to life: “The lips he kisses are real indeed the ivory girl can feel them and blushes and responds and the eyes open at once on lover and heaven….” Yet also which of us has not had this nightmare: an object crafted with loving attention to resemble life shudders awakens breathes becomes warm-and suddenly what was an object be comes a subject whose gaze turns us into an object and who escapes our con- trol. This is the horror Victor Frankenstein feels when the monster whom he has spent months creating finally opens its eyes. (LL)