Amerika
by Kafka, Franz
Karl Rossman has been banished by his parents to America, following a family scandal. There, with unquenchable optimism, he throws himself into the strange experiences that lie before him as he slowly makes his way into the interior of the great continent.Although Kafka's first novel (begun in 1911 and never finished), can be read as a menacing allegory of modern life, it is also infused with a quite un-Kafkaesque blitheness and sunniness, brought to life in this lyrical translation that returns to the original manuscript of the book.
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Amerika
by Kafka, Franz
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- Used - Cloth worn at corners. Panels slighly stained. Vignette on spine yellowed, somewhat damaged. Inside clean. Overall in very good
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- First edition
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- 1927
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- In publisher's red cloth. Printed title vignette on front panel and spine
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Budapest, HUN
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München: Kurt Wolff Verlag (Offizin W. Drugulin, Leipzig), 1927. First edition. In publisher's red cloth. Printed title vignette on front panel and spine. Cloth worn at corners. Panels slighly stained. Vignette on spine yellowed, somewhat damaged. Inside clean. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. In publisher's red cloth. Printed title vignette on front panel and spine. 391,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Amerika
by Franz Kafka
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- 1927
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- Paperback
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Munchen: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1927. Paperback. First Edition, the scarce 'wraps issue.' Octavo. 391pp. Bound in the publisher's stiff wraps with clamshell box. Shows marginal thumbing of the corners; a small light spot of discoloration at the front cover; spine with creases from reading; lacking the first blank; page bearing the publisher device has been partially restored at the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Amerika
by Kafka, Franz - Preface by Klaus Mann. Translated from the German by Edwin Muir. Afterword by Max Brod
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- Vintage Copy
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- 1946
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- Hardcover
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, USA
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New York: New Directions, 1946. Vintage Copy. Hardcover. Very Good, bound in full cloth. Stain to top page edges, edge wear to boards including a scuff to top edge of rear panel, toning, weak foxing to interior and owner name penciled inside front cover. Sparse pencil markings to text. 12mo. Item Price
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Amerika
by Kafka, Franz
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- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1956
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- MMPB
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Pullman, Washington, USA
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Frankfurt, Hesse, West Germany: Fischer Bucherei KG, 1956. MMPB. Good+. First Thus Midcentury German language paperback, Fischer 132 with cover design by Gerhard M. Hotop. Cellophane peeled with square cm area on bottom right cover where top layer torn to reveal white underneath. Previous owners name stamped on page edges. Packed and shipped with care. Item Price
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Amerika
by KAFKA Franz
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Christchurch, Canterbury, NZL
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Norfolk: New Directions, 1940 blue cloth lightly rubbed or browned to backstrip, paper title label intact and tidy, cloth slightly dut soiled over time, translated by Edwin Muir, preface Klaus Mann, afterword Max Brod, illustrations in line by Emlen Etting xviii 299pp. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Emlen Etting. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Amerika; Roman
by Franz Kafka
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1959
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- Paperback
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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Fischer Bücherei, 1959. Paperback. Acceptable. 1959. No Edition Remarks. 235 pages. Pictorial paperback. German text. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to hinges with covers slightly coming away from text-block. Previous owner's inscription to first page. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has moderate edge wear with scuffing to edges, small tears and creasing. Book has rolled… Read more about this item Item Price
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Amerika: The Man Who Disappeared: The New Translation by Michael Hofmann
by Franz Kafka
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2002
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- Hardcover
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- 9780811215138
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Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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$50.00
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New York : New Directions, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Green cloth spine over green boards, octavo. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a mylar protector. Translated with an introduction by Michael Hoffman. "Fragments which have never before been presented in English are now reinstated--including the book's original ending." [Jacket notes]. Fine copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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Amerika
by Kafka, Franz
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 4th ptg thus
- Published
- 1996
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- Soft cover
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- 9780805210644
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Binghamton, New York, USA
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$8.50
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New York: Schocken Books, 1996. 4th ptg thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Marc J. Cohen cover. Trade paperback, pictorial black covers. Shows handling, crease front cover. No names, clean text. Foreword: E.L. Doctorow. Preface: Klaus Mann. Afterword: Max Brod. Trans: Willa & Edwin Muir. Emlen Etting artowrk. 11320 shelf
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Amerika
by KAFKA, Franz
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1962
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- Softcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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(Norfolk, Connecticut): New Directions Paperbook, 1962. Softcover. Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. 299pp. Pages age-toned with stains on edges, foxing on wrapper, good only. A New Directions Paperbook, 117. Item Price
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Amerika
by Kafka, Franz (Translated By Willa and Edwin Muir)
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Paperback Edition
- Published
- 1974
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- Paperback
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- 9780805204179
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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$7.79
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NY: Schocken Books, 1974 Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Paperback Edition. Kafka's "comic masterpiece".. Item Price
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AMERIKA: The Missing Person
by Franz Kafka
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Thus Edition 1st Printing
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- 2008
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- Hardcover
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- 9780805242119
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$45.00
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N: Schocken, 2008. First Thus Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman. This is a new translation based on the restored text/ Kafka's first and funniest novel,ANERIKA tells the story of the young immigrant Karl Rossmann who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure, finds himself "packed… Read more about this item Item Price
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Amerika: The Missing Person
by Franz Kafka
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2008
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- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780805242119
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA
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$10.00
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Schocken Books, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. UNCORRECTED BOUND GALLEYS. As such, the book lacks page numbers, but 320-page length stated. A new translation, based on the restored text; translated and with a preface by Mark Harman. Includes a biographical chronology. Trade paperback-sized, scant wear, pages bright inside and on edges. Underscoring/mark observed on one page, in the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Amerika
by Kafka, Franz
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1987
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- Soft Cover
- ISBN
- 9780805204179
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New Braunfels, Texas, USA
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$2.90
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Knopf Publishing Group, 1987. Soft Cover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight/ covers scuffed and creased; moderate edge wear/ a few pages have underlining and margin notes/ corners and spine creased/ several page tips creased/ page edges slightly soiled Item Price
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Amerika
by Kafka, Franz; translated by Willa and Edwin Muir, preface by Klaus Mann, afterword by Max Brod, illustrations by Emlen Etting
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- Used
- Published
- nd
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780805230024
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San Francisco, California, USA
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$15.00
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New York: Schocken Books, nd. Hardcover. xviii, 299p., very good condition in like dust jacket. Item Price
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Amerika
by Franz Kafka
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1962
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780811200752
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$6.97
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New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1962. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$6.97
Amerika
by Franz Kafka
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Sixth printing (2007) this edition (number line)
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- 1997
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9783518391549
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Moraga, California, USA
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$22.50
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Suhrkamp, 1997. Sixth printing (2007) this edition (number line). Softcover. Near Fine. 4 7/8 x 7 1/2. 2G. French flaps. Original language (German). A nice fresh copy with tight binding and square, uncreased spine. No marks. Attractive black card covers with French flaps and black endpapers. A couple small scratches to front cover. Minor wear at flap creases.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Amerika: The Man Who Disappeared (New Restored Text Translation)
by Franz Kafka
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- UsedVeryGood
- ISBN
- 9780811215695
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Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
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$17.88
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UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear Item Price
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Amerika: Roman.
by Franz Kafka.
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- Used
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- First Edition Thus [1997], so stated.
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- 1997.
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- Paperback
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- 9783518391549
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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$20.78
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany SuhrkampTaschenbuch Verlag, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus [1997], so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and a couple of smudges to the wrapper covers; a rubber stamp at the bottom edge; the binding shows the slightest leank, while remaining perfectly secure;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Amerika (The Man Who Disappeared)
by KAFKA, Franz
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780811215138
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$30.00
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(New York): New Directions, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition thus. Translated and with an introduction by Michael Hofmann. Topedge faintly soiled else very near fine in a near fine dust jacket with faint soil on the rear panel. A new version, in which the translator restored matters of substance and detail, and reinstated fragments which have… Read more about this item Item Price
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UNDER THE BOARDWALK
by KENT, BILL
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781557100191
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- 1
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albany, New York, USA
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$14.50
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NY: ARBOR HOUSE/MORROW. NICE UNMARKED COPY, AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1988. Item Price
$14.50