tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post1321194907318766923..comments2024-03-29T03:14:50.002-04:00Comments on Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein Blog: The Covers of Frankenstein : Airmont ClassicPierre Fournierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-91801261525819031752008-02-21T20:59:00.000-05:002008-02-21T20:59:00.000-05:00The edition of Frankenstein I have is one of those...The edition of Frankenstein I have is one of those hardcover Barnes & Noble public domain editions. It actually has a publicity photo of Karloff from the first movie on the cover.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-88460197552024589122008-02-21T18:48:00.000-05:002008-02-21T18:48:00.000-05:00I had that edition, too, albeit later on toward th...I had that edition, too, albeit later on toward the end of the decade or possibly in the early 70s. I also had a hardbound edition of FRANKENSTEIN and DRACULA together, which was pretty cool.Arbogasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670776992289080245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-90941397723288508832008-02-21T03:28:00.000-05:002008-02-21T03:28:00.000-05:00David: I, too, did not make out The Monster’s face...David: I, too, did not make out The Monster’s face for a long time. Of course, after I finally saw it, I couldn't help seeing it anymore. <BR/><BR/>I think the art may have been photographed and/or printed too dark. I made a straight scan of it and you are right, the face appears much clearer and, in fact, the colors, especially the reds and pinks, pop out more. As dark as the cover is, there’s no real black there, it’s dark brown. <BR/><BR/>By the way, this edition was available for a long time. Mine went for 50 cents, but I’ve seen copies of this book, same cover, with a $2.95 price tag.Pierre Fournierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-15229719059105250312008-02-20T14:40:00.000-05:002008-02-20T14:40:00.000-05:00amazing how famous the Frankenstein visage is that...amazing how famous the Frankenstein visage is that you didn't even need to put his face on the cover(at least not obviously).rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-5667966911437737882008-02-20T11:20:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:20:00.000-05:00Pierre-I always loved the Airmont classics because...Pierre-<BR/><BR/>I always loved the Airmont classics because...<BR/><BR/>...they were cheap!<BR/><BR/>When I first got to NYU, if you dug far enough back into those wire frames pb's used to be sold from, there'd be an old Airmont behind the costlier Bantam, or Pyramid, or whatever.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>-Craig W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-44120038580810079922008-02-20T06:23:00.000-05:002008-02-20T06:23:00.000-05:00I remember this edition well, as it was the one so...I remember this edition well, as it was the one sold through FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND's back pages "Captain Company" catalog. I had it and DRACULA for a several days before I studied the cover hard enough to see the ghostly image of the Monster's face -- your scan is much clearer than I remember the cover actually being. I read and held onto it with passion, until I saw the Bantam Books edition with James Bama's glorious rendition of the Boris Karloff test make-up. The Airmont edition was replaced in my library posthaste--!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com