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19152037Leipzig: Der Weissen Bücher 1915. First edition. Original wrappers. Very Good. FIRST APPEARANCE OF A MASTERPIECE OF WESTERN LITERATURE PRECEDING THE FIRST BOOK EDITION. "Kafka read the first section of his 'bug piece' Wanzensache aloud to friends on November 24 1912 and again on December 15. People started talking about it and Kafka received a query from publisher Kurt Wolff in March 1913 on the recommendation of Kafka's friend Franz Werfel. Franz Blei the literary editor of the new avant-garde journal Die weissen Blätter expressed interest and Robert Musil wrote as well soliciting the novella for the more established Die neue Rundschau. But months passed before Kafka had a clean manuscript ready for submission and then World War I intervened causing further delays. In the spring of 1915 René Schickele took over as editor-in-chief of Die weissen Blätter and with Max Brod's help Kafka placed the story there. It came out in October 1915 and then appeared in December 1915 though dated 1916 as a slender volume published by Kurt Wolff Verlag in Leipzig" Susan Bernofsky The New Yorker. IN: Die Weissen Blätter 2 Jahrgang October 1915 pp. 1177-1230. The whole issue October 1915 offered. Leipzig: Der Weissen Bücher 1915. Octavo original wrappers; custom cloth box. Mild foxing to wrappers a little wear at the spine ends. A rare well-preserved copy in the original wrappers of the true first printing; considerably more rare than the first book edition. Der Weissen Bücher unknown books
2034First edition. Original wrappers. FIRST EDITION THE PREFERRED ISSUE IN ILLUSTRATED WRAPPERS OF ONE OF THE MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE. "On the evening of November 17 1912 a young employee of the Workmen's Accident Insurance Agency in Prague sat down to work on a 'troubling little story' that had occurred to him 'in bed' the previous night. After spending the first part of the day in the office he returned to the apartment he shared with his parents and thee sisters had lunch napped took a walk and then did a series of strengthening and stretching calisthenics. This was his daily ritual before settling in for the evening - and often far into the night - to what he considered his true life a life dedicated to writing. Then whether acting on a long-meditated plan or following an obscure sudden intuition he set down the words of the first hammerlike sentence of what would become his most famous story and one of the defining works of modern imaginative fiction The Metamorphosis or more simply 'The Transformation': 'When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from troubled dreams he found himself transformed right there in his bed into some sort of monstrous insect.' Ever since readers have been mesmerized amused puzzled irritated and unsettled by Gregor's life-changing transformation" Mark M. Anderson ed. The Metamorphosis.<br /> <br /> With the famous illustration by Ottomar Starke on the front wrapper. Kafka was adamant that the illustration not depict a bug writing in a letter to the publishing house: "The insect itself must not be illustrated by a drawing. It cannot be shown at all not even from a distance." <br /> <br /> The Metamorphosis was one of the few works published by Kafka in his lifetime. <br /> <br /> Leipzig: Kurt Wolff 1915. Octavo original illustrated wrappers dated 1916 as usual over red paper covers; custom cloth box. A little foxing to front wrapper; text exceptionally clean and fresh. An excellent copy of one of the cornerstones of Western literature. unknown books
1916FK003Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag 1916 First edition. Publishers gray wrappers with 3 leaves of advertisements at rear in original pictorial dust jacket. Book with slight lean to spine interior clean; jacket folds lightly rubbed very light wear to spine ends with title and author inked on spine by previous owner. The Metamorphosis was first published serially in German under the title Die Verwandlung in the avant-garde journal Die weissen Blätter in October 1915 and in book format by Kurt Wolff Verlag in December of the same year. It tells the story of the anti-hero Gregor Samsa an overworked travelling salesman who awakens to find himself transformed into an ungeheueres Ungeziefer or as Lloyd translates "some monstrous kind of vermin;" Kafka's deliberately vague description of Samsa's new insect-like body which in the original German is emphasized as being dirty and bottom-feeding makes a direct translation into English extremely difficult but is generally accepted to be a cockroach. As Gregor realizes his own transformation the cause of which is never explained his family's opinion of him similarly transforms as they are both frustrated by his inability to continue to support them financially and disgusted by his new physical appearance. The Metamorphosis is widely considered one of the most influential works of the 20th century. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag paperback books
1958173077New York: Schocken Books 1958. First U.S. edition first printing. Hardcover. 240 pages. An early work from the author of "Metamorphosis" and 'The Trial." Translated by Tania and James Stern. An about very good copy with a small chip to the bottom front corner and a small former owner signature to the front free endpaper in a very good dust jacket with a number of small edge chips and tears some creases to the front flap and other minor edge wear. Despite the flaws a solid copy that looks better than it sounds. Schocken Books unknown books
1925122327Berlin: Verlag Die Schmiede 1925. True first edition of Kafka's classic work. Octavo bound in full morocco gilt titles and tooling to the spine raised bands gilt tooling to the front and rear panels marbled endpapers all edges gilt. In fine condition. First editions are rare. Kafka's Der Prozess The Trial according to Albert Camus takes us "to the limits of human thought. Indeed everything in this work is in the true sense essential. It states the problem of the absurd in its entirety." Published posthumously in German in 1925 by Kafka's friend and executor Max Brod the book "has passed into far more than classical literary status. In more than one hundred languages the epithet 'kafkaesque' attaches to the central images to the constants of inhumanity and absurdity in our times. In this diffusion of the kafkaesque into so many recesses of our private and public existence The Trial plays a commanding role" George Steiner. In 1999 it was listed in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century and as number two of the Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century. Verlag Die Schmiede hardcover books
1972CNJL832Newark Vermont: The Janus Press 1972. Limited Edition. Folio. Fine. Kaplan Jerome. No. 23 of 100 copies folio size 10 folios signed by Jerome Kaplan in German with English translation at the end. "The Bucket Rider" is a short story first published in 1917 by Franz Kafka 1883-1924 a significant figure in twentieth-century literature especially known for his short stories. In this tale composed mostly of dialogue a poor man haggles with a coal dealer for coal to fill his bucket. <br/><br/>This edition is especially interesting with relief etchings from the original copper plates by American artist Jerome Kaplan. The original German text is presented on facing pages with the illustrations terminating with the full English translation.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Original unbound folios printed in black brown and grey one vignette on the limitation page eight full-page etchings with original tissue guards; Franklin Gothic and Times New Roman types Rives BFK paper folio size 13.5" by 11.75" ten folios are paginated on German text pages only 2-9 pp. one of 100 copies this number 23 signed by Jerome Kaplan on the limitation page. Housed in a clamshell box covered in grey cloth with brown paper spine label with silver lettering.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: A fine copy folios are clean and bright with no prior owner markings complete with all plates and tissue guards. The clamshell box is near fine strong and sturdy clean except for some minor age-toning with corners slightly bumped. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions we are here to help. The Janus Press unknown books
1916140938241Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag 1916. Third Edition. Near Fine. Third edition pre-May 1917 variant without stamp to title page. Although only copyright date is 1913 text is re-set from 2nd edition. 11. Lame Duck Books Catalogue #32. 47 pp. Original black wraps with blue label. Text in German. Near Fine with rubbing to title label light shelf wear. A nice copy of the short story "The Stoker" a fragment of the uncompleted book Amerika. Kurt Wolff Verlag unknown books
1982WRCLIT52972Frankfurt: S. Fischer Verlag 1982. Two volumes. Large octavo. Silk over boards paper spine labels ribbon markets. Fine in dust jackets. First printing of the important critical edition edited by Malcolm Pasley. The second volume is comprised of the critical apparatus. Publisher's review flyer laid in. S. Fischer Verlag hardcover books
1960039791Frankfurt am Main: Im Bertelsmann Lesering 1960. 462 1p. lightly chipped dj. Im Bertelsmann Lesering unknown books
192632165Munich: Kurt Wolff 1926. First edition. 8vo pp. vi 504. Original blue cloth some mild fading internally fine and fresh with the rare original dust jacket edges and folds minimally restored slightly chipped at the ends of the spine the jacket carries a quote from Hermann Hesse calling Kafka "König der Deutschen Sprache" <br/><br/> Kurt Wolff hardcover books
191430210Leipzig: Kurt Wolff 1914. Later printing. Kokoschka. Original green printed wrappers some chipping to spine very good. Literary contributions by many authors published by Wolff: Kafka Werfel Walser Trakl Lasker-Schüler Heym and others; illustrations by Kokoschka and others. 11-15 thousand. <br/><br/> Kurt Wolff unknown books
199550773New York: William Morrow and Company 1995. First English Language Edition. Quarto. Paper-covered cloth board in dust jacket; xvi 318pp. Minor soiling to bottom edge of boards else a tight clean unmarked copy. Jacket mildly toned to margins. Spine ends of jacket and boards showing trivial shelf wear. Near Fine. William Morrow and Company unknown books
1971WRCLIT82035New York: New Directions 1971. Pictorial wrappers. Revised and enlarged wrapperbound US issue bound up from UK sheets. Translated by Goronwy Rees. Poet / editor / translator and ND author Cid Corman's copy with his February 1972 ownership inscription and his extensive marginal highlighting and occasional substantive notes. New Directions unknown books
1971CNJL771West Burke Vermont: The Janus Press 1971. Limited Edition. Folio. Fine. Van Vliet Claire. No. 48 of 100 copies folio size 24 pp. signed by Claire Van Vliet. Presented as unbound sheets with the lithographs printed on the same paper as the text. Claire Van Vliet b. 1933 the artist for this book is also the founder of The Janus Press which she started in San Diego in 1955. Van Vliet chose "Janus" as the name for her Press based on the ancient Roman god Janus who looked both forward and backward and therefore stood for balance. Franz Kafka 1883-1924 has been called "the Dante of the 20th century" and Nabokov placed him among the greatest writers of that century. His writings often feature isolated protagonists faced by bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible social-bureaucratic powers from which has arisen the term "Kafkaesque" N.B. info on author from Wiki. This short story an excerpt from "The Penal Colony" per a note on the copyright page. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Unbound sheets ten signatures total eight full-page lithographs by Claire Van Vlient with tissue guards the lithographs printed directly from the stones drawn by the artist with no printing on the reverse side of the page containing the lithographs; folio size approximately 12.75" tall 12 printed leaves total text Monotype Times New Roman printed letterpress paper Zerkall Butten; limited edition of 100 copies this no. 48. The loose signatures are encased in a drop-back box covered in olive linen cloth ivory paper spine label with black lettering lined with black linen cloth. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine - the signatures are clean crisp as new. The box is also fine the spine label perfect; there are some natural variations in the linen cloth covering the box as it came from the publisher. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAAILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Janus Press unknown books
197120897West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1971. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Van Vliet Claire. Lithographs printed from stone on Zerkall Butten paper text set in Monotype Times New Roman. Lithographs by Claire Van Vliet. 100 copies produced: first ten copies numbered I-X include an extra set of lithographs this is copy number 58 of the remaining 90 copies signed by the artist at colophon. Unpag. Ten loose signatures as produced in an olive green cloth covered clamshell box in Fine condition with paper label at spine. The Janus Press unknown books
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194730342New York: Schocken Books 1947. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with a "C"-shaped tear to top edge of rear panel. A biography by Kafka's close friend and literary executor. <br/><br/> Schocken Books unknown books
200871890London:: Four Corners Books. Near Fine. 2008. Hardcover. 9780954502560 . Translated from the German by Tania and James Stern. First edition thus. Near fine in black paper covered boards. No dust jacket as issued. ; 86 pages . Four Corners Books, hardcover books
199349627Lewiston / Queenston / Lampeter: Mellen Poetry Press 1993. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy. Pale grey wrappers printed in black. A VG copy. 88 pp. Frontispiece b/w photograpic image of Kafka. 8vo. <br/><br/> Mellen Poetry Press unknown books
193120344Munich: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth gold spine label printed in red. Near fine. 266 pages. 19.5 x 11.5 cm. Max Brod Kafka's friend and literary executor was instructed by Kafka to destroy his unpublished work. Fortunately Brod ignored the request published the novels and collected works between 1925 and 1935. Brod edited a collection of prose and unpublished stories as "Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer" The Great Wall of China including the story of the same name as he did with "Amerika" and "Das Schloss." All three are now considered to be the Definitive Editions. Text in German. Epilogue by Max Brod and Hans Joachim Schoeps. Owner inscription second free endpaper dated 1934 three leaves of adverts at rear clean and fresh copy spine sunned. Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag hardcover books
1931122929Berlin: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag 1931. First edition of this collection of short stories by Kafka. Octavo bound in full leather gilt titles and tooling to the spine gilt tooling to the front and rear panel all edges gilt marbled endpapers. In fine condition. While written in 1917 it was not published until 1930 seven years after Kafka's death. Max Brod included it in Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer the first posthumous collection of short stories by Franz Kafka.Contained within the story is a parable that was separately published as "A Message from the Emperor" "Eine kaiserliche Botschaft" in 1919 in the collection Ein Landarzt A Country Doctor. Some sub-themes of the story include why the wall was built piecemeal in small sections in many different places the relationship of the Chinese with the past and the present and the emperor's imperceptible presence. The story is told in first person by an older man from a southern province. Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag hardcover books
2008114433Berkeley California: University of California Press 2008. Hardbound. VG. Green cloth with color pictorial glossy dustjacket. x 202 pp. 63 color plates and 45 mostly color text figures. From dustjacket: Anna Richards Brewster American Impressionist is the first in-depth study of an artist whose name is not well-known today but who was one of the most successful women artists of her time. This beautifully illustrated book catalog to the exhibition of the same name provides a fascinating look at the turn-of-the-twentieth-century art world as experienced by a woman artist. Anna Richards Brewster 1870-1952 began painting at age ten studied with William Merritt Chase and John LaFarge and trained at Acadmie Julian in Paris. She was a prolific painter of landscapes portraits and illustrations who showed her work regularly until the 1930s. In this volume curator Judith Kafka Maxwell revives Brewster's work while exploring the contradictions common to women like her--those whose professional ambitions were neither supported nor encouraged by institutions or patrons. An introduction by Wanda M. Corn situates the artist in her social and cultural milieu and essays by art historian Leigh Culver and American historian Kirsten Swinth explore the works themselves the artist's education and the post-Civil War rise of women artists. The result is a rich history of an artist and her time that makes vivid the obstacles faced by female artists in the early twentieth century. University of California Press unknown books
1981Embry 160190U. Press of New England 1981. First edition first printing. Inked name and date else fine in fine faintly worn dust jacket in mylar cover. U. Press of New England, 1981. First edition, first printing. unknown books
2008WELLER9780805211610Schocken Books 2008. New. New book. Schocken Books unknown books
193855209London: George Routledge & Sons 1938. First UK Edn. 8vo pp. 300 adv. Bound in burgundy cloth some spotting to the foredge and endpapers a very good plus copy in little nicked and worn price clipped dj. Mellodwn D32. The third of the author's novels all published after his death. First published in German in 1927 and translated into English by Willa and Edwin Muir. Amerika also known as Der Verschollene or The Man Who Disappeared was the author's first novel published posthumously in 1927. George Routledge & Sons unknown books
