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The Castle
de Franz Kafka
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Tomball, Texas, United States
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Sobre este artículo
First Edition in English; A Near Fine book in a Very Good or better dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this UK Edition, the first translation of a Kafka novel into English, preceding both "The Trial" and "The Metamorphosis"; very scarce in this condition, particularly with the Original, intact dust jacket. Housed in a beautiful custom quarter leather clamshell box. This copy is in near fine condition with a square tight binding, bright blue boards with sharp gold lettering, and pages free of any markings with mild age-toning; the book does show minor rubbing to the board edges, moderate sunning to the spine, and light soiling to the exterior text block. Housed in a crisp and bright very good or better original dust jacket that shows mild rubbing and chipping to the ends, edges, and corners, a light dampstain to the spine, and a small closed tear at the spine fold near the head of the spine. Overall, a sharp and presentable copy of a book rarely seen in this condition; an important addition to the Kafka collection or the 20th century literature collection. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a fresh Mylar protective cover and will be shipped carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
This work was unfinished before Kafka's death in 1925; Kafka had requested that all his papers and unfinished works be burned upon his death, however novelist Max Brod (also executor of Kafka's will), chose to have them published some years later, to preserve Kafka's work.
This work was unfinished before Kafka's death in 1925; Kafka had requested that all his papers and unfinished works be burned upon his death, however novelist Max Brod (also executor of Kafka's will), chose to have them published some years later, to preserve Kafka's work.
Sinopsis
The Castle (original title: "Das Schloß") is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd, labyrinthine world where he finds himself seem to reveal an inexplicable truth about the nature of existence. Kafka began The Castle in 1922 and it was never finished, yet this, the last of his three great novels, draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2396
- Título
- The Castle
- Autor
- Franz Kafka
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Martin Secker
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1930
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- First Edition, Hardcover
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Classic Literature;
Términos de venta
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Bryan H. Young D.V.M.dba Grayshelf Books, 19111 Desert Eagle Dr., Tomball, Tx 77377Email - bhydvm@gmail.comWe accept payment by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders.Texas residents please add 8% sales tax.We guarantee all books to be as described.Additional scans of books will be provided upon request.
30 day full money back guarantee to include shipping costs if an item arrives damaged or not as described in listing.
Sobre el vendedor
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2018
Tomball, Texas
Sobre Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Grayshelf Books is an online collectors library originating out of the love of collecting rare books. We specialize, but are not limited to, modern first editions from the 20th and 21st century. We also maintain inventory of rare works in the Science Fiction and Horror genres. We guarantee all of our books in regards to condition stated on the listings and all books are protected in mylar covers and shipped with the utmost care in sturdy boxes. Thanks for viewing our listings!
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- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
