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116 - KAFKA (Franz). The Guest of the Dead.
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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KAFKA (Franz). The Guest of the Dead. In Our Synagogue. The Sword. New Lamps. Texts translated by Marthe Robert. Paris, Presses du livre français, 1948. In-8, paperback, untrimmed, illustrated cover. First illustrated edition featuring 4 drypoint engravings by Otto Wols. One of 100 copies numbered ‘Montval’, the only ones to include the 4 original drypoint engravings by Otto Wols. Having taken refuge in France during the Second World War, Wols (1913–1951) developed a body of work deeply marked by exile and anguish, resonating in a unique way with Kafka’s world.
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About the sale Eros & Thanatos – Selected extracts from the L-D S library
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Auction time 10/07/2026 at 2:00 PM
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