[New York]: Limited Editions Club, (1987). Hardcover. Fine in a Fine clamshell box. Michael Hafftka. Large octavo (7" x 10-1/4") hand-sewn and hand-bound by Carol Joyce in full white parchment with yapp edges. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir. Illustrated with four lithographs by Michael Hafftka printed on hand-made Japanese paper. Copy #78 of 800 numbered copies SIGNED by Hafftka on the colophon page.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019236
Title: IN THE PENAL COLONY
Author: KAFKA, Franz
Illustrator: Michael Hafftka
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in a Fine clamshell box
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: [New York]
Date Published: (1987)
Keywords: Signed, Lithographs, Kafka, LEC, Modern Firsts, Fine Press, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Modern First Editions, Michael Hafftka
Bookseller catalogs: German Literature;

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Charles Agvent

All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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