Sept. 15 (UPI) --A first edition ofMary Shelley'sFrankensteinset a new world record for a printed work by a woman when it was auctioned for $1.17 million.
The three-volume copy ofFrankenstein, which still bears its original boards from its 1818 printing,had been projected to sellfor $200,000 to $300,000 by auction house Christie's, but the sale closed with a top bid many times that estimate.
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