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Franz Kafka. Der Heizer. Ein Fragment....
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Franz Kafka. Der Heizer. Ein Fragment. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1913.8vo. Frontispiece illustration titled "Im hafen von New York." Publisher's cream parchment-backed blue paper boards stamped in black; slipcase.
FIRST EDITION. Der Heizer (The Stoker) was first published in 1913 as a novella, issued by Kurt Wolff as part of the series Der Jüngste Tag (Vol. 3). It later became the opening chapter of Kafka's unfinished novel Amerika, published posthumously in 1927. The first of Kafka's works to appear under the Kurt Wolff imprint.
Condition: Light edgewear to boards; a few marks and stains; light soiling to boards; a spot or two of soiling to text.
References: Flores, p. 4.
Provenance: Richard Leukroth (bookplate); Ketterer Kunst, 27 November 2023, lot 604.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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