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KAFKA, Franz, [ Translated by MUIR, Willa and Edwin]. The Great Wall of China. Martin Secker, 1933.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Description: With an introduction by the Scottish poet Edwin Muir, who translated Kafka's works with Willa Muir. Spine faded as is common with this. 286pp plus 1 page of press adverts for The Castle. Gift inscription to fep otherwise VG.
Seller: Hadwebutknown, Birnam, PERTH, United Kingdom
KAFKA, FRANZ. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA AND OTHER PIECES. Martin Secker, London, 1933.
Price: US$110.49 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: xvi + 286pp; With frontispiece of author in b/w; Bottom portion of half-title cut off; Boards loose and spotted; Spine strip detached and lacks some sections; Private Library stamp to top and bottom edges; Text tight and bright; A good binding copy; Size: 12mo
Seller: Weathered Stone Books, Skreen, SLIGO, Ireland
KAFKA, Franz. The Great Wall of China. Martin Secker, London, 1933.
Price: US$116.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Endpapers professionally restored and book tightened. Bound in blue cloth which is signifcantly faded, but with the repair -- tight. The interior pages are Very Good. The true first English edition of this book 286 pp. + ads. Shows well in a facsimile dust jacket that fits the book perfectly.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Kafka, Franz. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. London: Martin Secker, 1933, 1933.
Price: US$143.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st English Edition. Translated from the German by Willa and Edwin Muir. 285 pages. Blue cloth, black titles on front and spine; spine is sunned, titles still sharp. Pages are in very good condition. Binding shows some wear. Book is solid and tight, no writing inside, corners slightly bumped. VG-.
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
KAFKA, Franz. The Great Wall of China and Other Pieces. Martin Secker, London, 1933.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition in English. Blue cloth stamped in black. Spine sunned, corners a bit bumped, about very good lacking the dust jacket. Poet Samuel French Morse's copy with his owners signature on the front fly.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Kafka, Franz. The Great Wall Of China. Published by Martin Secker, London, 1933.
Price: US$225.45 + shipping
Description: , [2] xvi 285 [3] pages, black and white frontispiece of author First UK Edition , light rubbing to corners and spine, top and tail of spine bleached, foxing to block edge, some marks to endpapers, good condition , dustwrapper has tears to spine and joints with some loss, top corners of front turn in is torn, spine sunned, foxed and in good condition , blue cloth with black lettering , octavo, 20cm x 14cm Hardback ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
KAFKA, FRANZ. The Great Wall of China and Other Pieces. Martin Secker, London, 1933.
Price: US$245.07 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small 8vo. Black lettered green cloth in decorative dust jacket. Wear to extremities, small spot to top edge. Dust jacket darkened and slightly chipped at head and heel of spine. Small ownership stamp dated 1936 on front endpaper. A very good clean copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada