In the Penal Colony
by Kafka, Franz (1883-1924). Translated from the German by Willa and Edwin Muir
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Bound in white card covers with yapp edges. Fine in fine original clamshell box.
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1365
- Title
- In the Penal Colony
- Author
- Kafka, Franz (1883-1924). Translated from the German by Willa and Edwin Muir
- Illustrator
- Lithographs by Michael Hafftka
- Format/Binding
- Quarto. [iv], 53 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in white card covers with yapp edges. Fine in fine original clamshell box.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition, #259 of 800 copies
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- limited editions, short stories, horror, prison, political, torture, execution, signed,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction & Literature;
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Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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