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1998rif. 68572New York: choken 1998. Paperback. New. 325pp. Duodecimo. 21 cm. Illustrated wraps. "The Castle was left unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published until 1926 after his death. It is the haunting tale of K.'s relentless unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain access to the Castle. Scrupulously following the fluidity and breathlessness of the sparksely punctuated original manuscript Mark Harman's new translation reveals levels of comedy energy and visual power previously unknown to English-language readers." -from Publisher. choken paperback books
1930rif. 140948911New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1930. First American Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition first printing. xi 1 340 pp. Bound in publisher's dove grey cloth stamped in black black topstain. Near Fine with light toning and foxing to cloth and textblock edges slight bumping to corners. Binding square and firm. In a superlative Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with sunning to spine panel and extremities and light wear and rubbing; colors bright. Kafka's final and unfinished philosophical novel posthumously published by his executor Max Brod who refused to honor his friend's request that the manuscript be burned. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1998rif. 524023New York: Schocken Books 1998. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof of first new translation. Translation preface and notes by Mark Harman. Afterword by Malcolm Pasley. Teal printed wrappers. Slightly sunned spine else fine. Publishers promotional material laid in. Schocken Books unknown books
1930rif. 171452New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1930. First American Edition published simultaneously with the British edition preceded by the First German Edition in 1926. Franz Kafka's final unfinished novel posthumously published by his executor Max Brod despite the author's wishes that the manuscript be burned. Top corners lightly bumped backstrip lightly toned overall about Near Fine in a Very Good plus price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket with corresponding moderate toning and a few small splashes to the spine panel along with toning to the top edge of the rear panel and flap folds. Housed in a custom quarter-leather maroon cloth clamshell box. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1942rif. 24793London: Secker & Warburg 1942. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. A very serviceable copy of the 1942 3rd edition of the English language printings translated from its original German by Willa and Edwin Muir. Solid and VG in its light-blue cloth. And in a bright price-intact VG- example of the uncommon dustjacket with light chipping along the spine ends with a bit of loss at the foot of the spine and just a touch of mild chipping at the panel edges and the upper-tips. 12mo Introduction by Edwin Muir. Secker & Warburg unknown books
1998rif. 49144New York: Schocken Books Inc 1998. Reprint. Paperback. New. 328pp. Small Octavo 20cm; illustrated wraps. The Castle was left unfinished and unpublished untile two years after Kafka's death. It is the story of a young man trying to breach a castle that is guarded by multiple levels of bureaucracy. This edition was translated and prefaced by Mark Harman. Schocken Books Inc paperback books
1930rif. 526363London: Martin Secker 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition in English. Translated from the German by Willa and Edwin Muir. Octavo.Blue cloth stamped in gilt. Prints a seven-page introductory note by translator Edwin Muir and an eleven-page "Additional Note" by Max Brod at conclusion of text. Former owner's early ink name on front flyleaf with a few light pencil scorings in text easily erasable spine and extremities are lightly toned very light wear at the crown a very good or better copy lacking the dust jacket. Martin Secker hardcover books
1969rif. 57871NY: Modern Library 1969. Small 8vo pp. xvii 481. Translated from the German by Willa and Edwin Muir with additional material translated by Eithne Wilkins and Ernst Kaiser. With an Homage by Thomas Mann. Blue cloth. Edges spotted edges of cover little scuffed o/w a VG tight copy in soiled dj. Includes alternative versions of passages and parts deleted by the author. Modern Library unknown books
1988rif. 7394Penguin Classics 1988. Softcover. Used - Very Good/None. Spine binding and covers all fine; contents very clean with no inscription. The book actually appears unread. Penguin Classics paperback
rif. 9370885609.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 0140389059.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1971rif. 776New York: Schocken Books 1971. Very Good. First Edition. Octavo. 486 pp. Hardcover in original red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and a facsimile signature stamped on the front board. Wear to corners. Dust jacket unclipped. Surface wear age-toning to the spine panel and a notable chipping to the upper edge of the rear panel near the spine head. Internally clean. The definitive comprehensive collection of Franz Kafka's shorter fiction compiling all of his narrative work outside of his three novels. Edited by the scholar Nahum N. Glatzer this essential anthology contains legendary masterworks of existential dread and psychological surrealism including The Metamorphosis In the P enal Colony The Great Wall of China and A Country Doctor. A key reference text preserving the full scale of Kafka's probing imagination. . Schocken Books unknown
1971rif. 209189New York: Schocken Books 1971. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. Foxing along text block edges. Schocken Books hardcover
1972rif. mon0000974863Schocken Books 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First edition second printing Pages clean and bright Binding firm Light wear to edges Dust jacket price clipped. Schocken Books hardcover
rif. ria9789362960337_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; "The Complete Short Stories of Franz Kafka" Step into the unsettling and profound world of Franz Kafka with this comprehensive collection of his short stories. From the haunting transformation in "The Metamorphosis" to the surreal encou hardcover
1971rif. 325427New York: Schocken Books 1971. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Small owner label on FEP. Small open tears on spine crown and heel. Schocken Books hardcover
rif. ria9788190575096_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The complete short stories of the 20th century's greatest visionary 'Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man' W. H. Auden This volume contains all of Kafka's shorter fiction from fragments par hardcover
rif. B9789362960542Hardback. New. hardcover
rif. B9788190575096Hardback. New. hardcover
1971rif. 1458730Schocken Books January 1971. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. Schocken Books hardcover
1971rif. Q-0805234195Schocken Books 1971-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Schocken Books hardcover
1983rif. 29400New York:: Schocken Books 1983. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with toning to the spine. The Complete Stories brings together all of Kafka’s stories from the classic tales such as “The Metamorphosis” “In the Penal Colony” and “A Hunger Artist” to shorter pieces and fragments that Max Brod Kafka’s literary executor released after Kafka’s death. With the exception of his three novels the whole of Kafka’s narrative work is included in this volume. 486 pages. Schocken Books, unknown
1983rif. 007512New York New York U.S.A.: Schocken Books 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition thus. Book has some age discolor to edges mostly bottom. Dust jacket jas age discolor mostly to spine and some staining to back panel and lightl edge wear with a small chip out of the top of the dj. Dust jacket protected by a removable Brodart cover. This is the Centennial edition issued year of Kafka's birth. Dust jacket is unpriced. Schocken Books Hardcover
1983rif. 29478New York:: Schocken Books 1983. First Hardcover Printing of the Centennial Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with light toning to the spine. The Complete Stories brings together all of Kafka’s stories from the classic tales such as “The Metamorphosis” “In the Penal Colony” and “A Hunger Artist” to shorter pieces and fragments that Max Brod Kafka’s literary executor released after Kafka’s death. With the exception of his three novels the whole of Kafka’s narrative work is included in this volume. 486 pages. Schocken Books, hardcover
rif. CCTM1592Schocken Books. Trade Paper Back. Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very Good light markings on the book clean pagesmay be light tanning tips slightly bumped trade paper back sm8vo prompt shipping with tracking Schocken Books paperback