The Castle
by Kafka, Franz
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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The Castle
by Kafka, Franz
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- 1930
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First American Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's light grey cloth stamped in black. Very Good with light toning to spine and top edges, light foxing. Pages toned and lightly musty. In a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with light edge wear, toned at the spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tomball, Texas, USA
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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.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Castle
by Franz Kafka
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- 1974
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Missoula, Montana, USA
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Franz Kafka's final novel tells the haunting tale of a man known only as K. and of his relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain entrance to the Castle. Although Kafka seemed to consider The Castle a failure, critics, in wrestling with its enigmatic meaning, have recognized it as one of the great novels of our… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Castle (Oxford World's Classics)
by Franz Kafka
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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2009, Oxford World's Classics, 279, fair, with underlining and marginal notes. Item Price
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- G. Good condition, rebound in new blue cloth covers, new endpapers, gilt titles on spine, some foxing.
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- 1930
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Melbourne, Victoria, AUS
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London: Martin Secker, 1930. 1st edition. hard cover. G. Good condition, rebound in new blue cloth covers, new endpapers, gilt titles on spine, some foxing./No Jacket. 20 cm. Item Price
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The Castle (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Kafka, Franz
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The Castle
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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New York: No Date.: The Modern Library. Reprint in hardcover with dust jacket. Pages tanning otherwise fine. Jacket is price clipped with very minor wear. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
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THE CASTLE
by Kafka, Franz
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- 1969
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New York: Modern Library / Random House. 1969. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. 0394603885 . Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Pencil underlining throughout. Minor discoloration to jacket. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . Item Price
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THE CASTLE
by Kafka, Franz
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- 1969
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, USA
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New York: Modern Library, 1969. Vintage Copy. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good-; with a Very Good- dust jacket. Large ink stamp and inked out owner address to front end page. Brief owner writing to rear end page. Two-inch tear to jacket crown at front panel. Edgewear and minor rubbing to jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. ; Modern… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Castle
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- Used - Bookplate of book collector R.J. Dickinson, very faint foxing and fading to boards, internally bright, clean, and tight. Near fi
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- First English translation edition, first printing
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- 1930
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Denver, Colorado, USA
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First English translation edition, first printing. Bookplate of book collector R.J. Dickinson, very faint foxing and fading to boards, internally bright, clean, and tight. Near fine in near fine price-clipped and very lightly edge worn dust jacket with slight darkening to extremities and toned spine, in mylar cover. An especially nice copy of this philosophical… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Castle (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Kafka, Franz
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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THE CASTLE
by Kafka, Franz
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- 1930
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
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NZ$572.23
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Good+. 1930. Hardcover. Boards a bit browned. Spine heavily browned. Small cracks on outer hinges. Former owner's name on front endpaper. ; A nice early copy from the author's first book. Translated from the German by Edwin and Willa Muir ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages . Item Price
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The Castle (Definitive Edition)
by Kafka, Franz
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- Used - Good
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- Fair
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394603889
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Pullman, Washington, USA
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NZ$15.40
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New York, New York: The Modern Library, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Sturdy copy, but has section of pages toward end with waving (no sticking, no apparent dampstaining). Half-inch tear at top of front jacket. Packed and shipped with care. Item Price
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The Castle (A New Translation Based on the Restored Text)
by KAFKA, Franz
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- 1998
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- Softcover
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- 9780805241181
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Schocken Books, 1998. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof of first new translation. Translation, preface, and notes by Mark Harman. Afterword by Malcolm Pasley. Teal printed wrappers. Slightly sunned spine, else fine. Publishers promotional material laid in. Item Price
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The Castle
by Franz Kafka
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- 1963
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- Paperback
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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Penguin Books, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. Reprinted. 298 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to page throughout, text remains readable. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning and water staining to spine and edges. Item Price
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London: Martin Secker,, 1930. Kafka's first full-length work translated into English First edition, first impression, of Kafka's first major appearance in English, providing the foundation for his great international standing. Perhaps due to the British public's unfamiliarity with the 'kafkaesque', initial sales "were appalling, though the book won recognition of Kafka's genius" (Hodges, p. 101). It is estimated that… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Castle
by Franz Kafka
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1974
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- Paperback
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- 9780394719917
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1974. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Castle: Definitive Edition
by Kafka, Franz
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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Haddon Heights, New Jersey, USA
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NZ$13.77
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Modern Library, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. NY:: Modern Library,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Modern Library number 388. Definitive Edition with an Homage by Thomas Mann. Translated from the German by Willia and Edwin Muir with additional materials translated by Eithne Wilkins and Ernst… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Castle
by Franz Kafka
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- Used - Good
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- 1962
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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NZ$8.67
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Penguin Books, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. Reprinted. 298 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. Price sticker… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Castle
by Kafka, Franz
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 2009
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- Paperback
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- 9781840221824
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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NZ$22.03
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Wordsworth Editions, 2009. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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