"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1902. [Classic Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.viii; 338 [6]. Publisher's blue cloth with titles in gilt to spine and black to upper. A neat black ink ownership to half-title. Repair to split rear hinge. Moderate spotting throughout, occasionally quite heavy. Toning and spotting to edges. Spine rubbed and toned, with some minor marks to boards. Very good. The author's best-known novel, exploring the nature of Courage against the backdrop of the 1881-1899 Mahdist War. Item #62197
Price: £350.00