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The Castle: A Novel
by Franz Kafka
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Martin Secker, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1930. First English Editio. 451 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir. Deckled edges. Rough cut edges. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir. Upper text block edge dyed yellow. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Mild water staining to pastedowns and lower edge of front and rear pages. Small tears and minor loss to a few page edges where uneven rough cut has been badly opened. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Notable tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Notable water stains and mild mottling to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Pale mark to foot of spine.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1710761427ALK
- Title
- The Castle: A Novel
- Author
- Franz Kafka
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Martin Secker
- Date Published
- 1930
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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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