Franz Kafka
61 copies for sale · $20–$10,500 · 6 first editions
Notable copies for sale
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
Ein Hungerkünstler (first edition) — Biblioctopus$1,250
I Am a Memory Come Alive; Autobiographical Writings (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Castle (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$25
THE TRIAL; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$325
SHORT STORIES; Easton Press — Rare Book Cellar$298
NEZVESTNY — Rare Book Cellar$83
THE TRIAL; Everyman's Library — Rare Book Cellar$68
THE METAMORPHOSIS/DIE VERWANDLUNG — Rare Book Cellar$55
SELECTED SHORT STORIES OF KAFKA — Rare Book Cellar$53
Works on the market
THE TRIAL8 copies · $20–$44
Castle4 copies · $30–$58
THE COMPLETE STORIES3 copies · $61–$73
SELECTED STORIES OF FRANZ KAFKA; Modern Library3 copies · $43–$71
THE TRIAL; Modern Library No 3183 copies · $47–$48
THE CASTLE & THE TRIAL2 copies · $57–$123
SELECTED SHORT STORIES OF FRANZ KAFKA; Modern Library2 copies · $73
THE METAMORPHOSIS AND OTHER STORIES2 copies · $43–$56
THE PENAL COLONY2 copies · $40–$47
Die Verwandlung The Metamorphosis1 copy · $10,500
Verwandlung The Metamorphosis1 copy · $8,500
Der Prozess The Trial1 copy · $4,200
Ein Hungerkünstler1 copy · $1,250
THE TRIAL; Franklin Library1 copy · $325
SHORT STORIES; Easton Press1 copy · $298
NEZVESTNY1 copy · $83
THE TRIAL (EYE CLASSICS) By Franz Kafka1 copy · $83
SELECTED STORIES OF FRANZ KAFKA1 copy · $78
Market context
85 copies of Franz Kafka's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $56 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Amerika, first edition, New Directions, 1940; and others, Edwin Muir, poetry, letters (c. (forum, 2026-09-03)£90
The Great Wall of China, first English edition, 1933. (forum, 2026-09-03)£380
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