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KAFKA, Franz (1883-1924). The Metamorphosis. London: The Parton Press, 1937.
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KAFKA, Franz (1883-1924). The Metamorphosis. London: The Parton Press, 1937.
The first English edition of Kafka’s surrealist fable, the Manney copy with original glassine jacket. The tale of Gregor Samsa’s transformation into a giant insect has achieved the status of a modern fairy tale. Nabokov judged Kafka as “the greatest German writer of our time,” writing that “the transparency of his style underlines the dark richness of his fantasy world.”
Octavo (185 x 123mm). Original cloth-backed gray boards, printed paper cover label, spine lettered in black, with original glassine dust jacket with price printed in blue on inner flap. Provenance: Richard Manney (bookplate; his sale Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1991, lot 184).
The first English edition of Kafka’s surrealist fable, the Manney copy with original glassine jacket. The tale of Gregor Samsa’s transformation into a giant insect has achieved the status of a modern fairy tale. Nabokov judged Kafka as “the greatest German writer of our time,” writing that “the transparency of his style underlines the dark richness of his fantasy world.”
Octavo (185 x 123mm). Original cloth-backed gray boards, printed paper cover label, spine lettered in black, with original glassine dust jacket with price printed in blue on inner flap. Provenance: Richard Manney (bookplate; his sale Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1991, lot 184).