Franz Kafka
63 copies for sale · $20–$17,500 · 10 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Autograph Envelope, signed “Dr Kafka” , addressed to Rudolf Fuchs, Wien I, Kantgasse 1, po (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$17,500
Autograph Envelope, signed “Dr. F Kafka” , addressed to Felice Bauer, Frankfurt 9/M, Hotel (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$17,500
Die Verwandlung The Metamorphosis (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$10,500
Verwandlung The Metamorphosis (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$8,500
Der Prozess The Trial (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,200
Amerika (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,200
America (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
Das Urteil, eine Geschichte (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,850
I Am a Memory Come Alive; Autobiographical Writings (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Metamorphosis; And Other Stories (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Castle (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$25
America (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
Works on the market
THE TRIAL8 copies · $20–$44
Complete Stories4 copies · $35–$73
Castle4 copies · $30–$58
SELECTED STORIES OF FRANZ KAFKA; Modern Library3 copies · $43–$71
THE TRIAL; Modern Library No 3183 copies · $48–$49
THE CASTLE & THE TRIAL2 copies · $57–$123
SELECTED SHORT STORIES OF FRANZ KAFKA; Modern Library2 copies · $73
AMERIKA2 copies · $36–$58
THE METAMORPHOSIS AND OTHER STORIES2 copies · $43–$56
THE PENAL COLONY2 copies · $38–$47
Autograph Envelope, signed “Dr. F Kafka” , addressed to Felice Bauer, Frankfurt 9/M, Hotel1 copy · $17,500
Autograph Envelope, signed “Dr Kafka” , addressed to Rudolf Fuchs, Wien I, Kantgasse 1, po1 copy · $17,500
Die Verwandlung The Metamorphosis1 copy · $10,500
Verwandlung The Metamorphosis1 copy · $8,500
Der Prozess The Trial1 copy · $4,200
Amerika1 copy · $3,200
America1 copy · $2,500
Das Urteil, eine Geschichte1 copy · $1,850
America1 copy · $750
THE TRIAL; Franklin Library1 copy · $325
Market context
61 copies of Franz Kafka's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $54 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Great Wall of China, first English edition, 1933. (forum, 2026-09-03)£380
Amerika, first edition, New Directions, 1940; and others, Edwin Muir, poetry, letters (c. (forum, 2026-09-03)£90
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