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Franz Kafka. In Der Strafkolonie....
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Franz Kafka. In Der Strafkolonie. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1919.8vo. Title printed in blue and black. Publisher's half-calf with green and brown marbled boards, spine gilt. Also issued in wrappers.
FIRST EDITION, one of 1,000 copies. Written in 1914 and publicly read by Kafka in Munich in 1916 - one of the few occasions on which he read his work aloud - In der Strafkolonie (In the Penal Colony) was reportedly met with uneasy silence. Publication was delayed until 1919 due to wartime shortages.
Condition: Scratches and scuffs to calf; edges worn and with a few bumps; pale spots to text.
References: Flores, p. 5.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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