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First German edition. 8vo. The first German edition of Kafka's classic novel, The Trial, in the rare brown printed paper variant with blue topstain. Featuring Max Brod's explanatory afterword at rear, and George Salter's typography on the title labels. Hemmerle p. 29 Printed paper boards; printed labels affixed to cover and spine; edge and shelf wear; head and tail of spine bumped, with small chips; blue topstain; interior hinges cracked, with small splits.

Der Prozess, known in English as 'The Trial', is a novel written by Franz Kafka. It tells the story of Josef K., a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, with the nature of his crime revealed neither to him nor to the reader. The novel explores themes of powerlessness, the unknowable nature of authority, and the existential struggle of the individual against an absurd and inscrutable system.