Lot 188
Franz Kafka - Five Books - First Editions
Five books by Franz Kafka. Leipzig, Munich and Berlin, 1916-1926. First and second editions. German.
1. Der Heizer, Ein Fragment von Franz Kafka [The Stoker]. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1916. Second edition, published as part of the series "Der Jüngste Tag" [a series of compositions in the spirit of expressionism published by Kurt Wolff].
2. Die Verwandlung [the metamorphosis]. Kurt Wolff publishing. Leipzig, 1917. Second edition (booklet no. 22/23 of the series "Der Jüngste Tag").
3. Ein Landarzt, kleine Erzählungen [Country Doctor, short stories]. Munich-Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1919. First edition.
4. Ein Hungerkünstler, Vier Geschichten [A Hunger Artist, four stories]. Berlin: Die Schmiede, 1924. First edition.
5. Das Schloss, Roman [The Castle, Novel]. Munich: Kurt Wolff, 1926. First edition.
Sizes and conditions vary. The covers of "Metamorphosis" are torn (front cover - detached), "Hunger Artist" includes the original paper cover, torn.
