G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. First English Editio. 300 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering to spine. Inscribed by Kenneth Gee to front endpaper, dated August 1944. Translated from the German by Edwin and Willa Muir. Publisher's catalogue to rear. Noticeable cracking to front hinge and occasionally to gutters. Front board and binding are slightly loose, however pages throughout remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. More pronounced to text block edges. Black marks to fore edge of text block. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Minor fraying to spine ends and corners. Water markings to both boards. Book has a slight forward lean.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1713888666LEE
Title: America [First English Edition]
Author: Franz Kafka
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd
Date Published: 1938

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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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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....