Kurt Wolff Verlag

First edition of this almanac of the Neue Dichtung published by Kurt Wolff, featuring the first book-form appearance of Kafka’s short story "Vor dem Gesetz" (pp. 126-128). Covers sunned, tear to spine not lacking paper, chipping to spine-ends, and corners rubbed.

 

First edition of the short story "Vor dem Gesetz" (Before the Law), later published verbatim in Kafka’s masterpiece "Der Proceß" (The Trial). 

 

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full brown cardboard, smooth back, yellow head, blue head, jacket attached in very bad condition.
Charming interior of the first slightly fragile dish, two small snags without gravity in the margin of the first board.
Rare autograph dedication signed by Heinrich Mann, in French, to Maurice Martin du Gard: "... in testimony of my strong sympathy for the Ecrits Nouveaux"