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Franz Kafka. Der Prozess. Berlin: Verlag Die Schmiede, 1925. 8vo. Publisher's printed paper boards,...
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Franz Kafka. Der Prozess. Berlin: Verlag Die Schmiede, 1925.8vo. Publisher's printed paper boards, red and blue printed paper labels to spine and front board.
FIRST EDITION, in the uncommon brown printed paper variant with blue topstain; this edition was also issued in cloth. One of three posthumously published works prepared for publication by Kafka's close friend and literary executor Max Brod. Written between 1914 and 1915, Der Prozess (The Trial) was left incomplete at the time of Kafka's death. The text was assembled and edited from the author's manuscripts and notes by Brod, who provided the chapter order and title.
Condition: Edgeworn and with other scuffs and wear; spine label sunned; rear hinge cracked with splits; front hinge just starting; pale stain to half-title.
References: Flores, p. 6.
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2026 October 14 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6337 (go to Auction Home page)
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