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THE TRIAL
by KAFKA, Franz
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- New and unread. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Hardcover. New and unread. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Alan E. Cober. Large octavo (7-1/2" x 9-1/2") bound in full red morocco with gilt rules and lettering and blindstamping. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir with an introduction by Erich Heller. Illustrated with color plates and black-and-white drawings by Alan E. Cober. One of 2000 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. This copy was acquired directly from the publisher and is not numbered, likely an overrun copy.
Synopsis
It is the fate and perhaps the greatness of that work that it offers everything and confirms nothing' Albert CamusThe terrifying tale of Joseph K, a respectable functionary in a bank, who is suddenly arrested and must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. A nightmare vision of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the mad agendas of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014956
- Title
- THE TRIAL
- Author
- KAFKA, Franz
- Illustrator
- Alan E. Cober
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New and unread. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Avon, CT
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Signed, Alan Cober, Franz Kafka, Illustrated Books, LEC, Modern Firsts, Fine Press, Limited Editions Club, Modern First Editions, German Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- German Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Colophon
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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