Trial, The – Franz Kafka
VG Definitive Ed. 1959

Description

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional second edition, second Wartime printing hardcover copy of The Castle by Franz Kafka with no dust jacket. Definitive Edition stated, October 14, 1957. Second Printing with Reprinted January 1959 also on the copyright page.

The book is in Very Good condition with bright boards with mild fading and strong ink on the front cover graphic and heavy spotting on the back. Also with lightly faded title ink on a tilted spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with the owner’s name and date on the first free end paper along with an erased price. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

No dust jacket.

The Trial is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, The Trial has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers.

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.