She leaned over him and kissed his hungry lips goodbye, and faded back into her own mystery.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
The first edition presentation copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), given by her to Lord Byron, with her autograph inscription on the front flyleaf.
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Islamic Calendar
India, Deccan, 1891Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paperSheet: 15 3/8 x 22 1/2 in. (39.05 x 57.15 cm); Image: 13 5/8 x 20 7/8 in. (34.61 x 53.02 cm)Indian Art Special Purpose Fund (M.89.21)
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