1142 - Kafka, F.

Kafka, F. A Hunger Artist. Four Stories. Berlin: Die Schmiede, 1924. 85 (1) pp., 1 leaf. Half leather with 2 ribbons. First edition. Dietz 66; Schütte 35. - These stories are the first and only book that Kafka did not give to K. Wolff. - Novels of the 20th Century. - Dust jackets included. Front dust jacket: small brown stain in the upper right corner (probably from a previously glued-on label). - Dust jacket edges clearly trimmed: the dust jacket is 19.8 cm high in its original state; in this copy, it has been trimmed to 18.5 cm due to the new half-leather binding, making it the same height as the book block. Both parts of the dust jacket are glued on the back. The spine title is misspelled as “Kaffka” instead of Kafka. On page 27, there is a red ink stain in the text.