Metamorphosis by Kafka Franz, Signed (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with slipcase. Gray leather spine (somewhat faded) and gray decorative paper over boards. Printed on heavy handmade paper. 61 pages. Very good condition. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir. Illustrated by Jose Luis Cuerva with fine etchings, each with tissue guard. Signed by the illustrator on the limitation page. A limited edition of 1,500 copies of which this is 1,366. Monthly LEC newsletter tucked inside (Sept 1984) along with a letter from the Club announcing that the LEC is returning to printing by letterpress and offering a renewal discount. Slipcase is gray decorative paper over boards, with gold lettering on the spine. It is also in very good condition. Measures 8.5 x 11 inches. These come from a single collection of more than 250 LEC books. If you'd like to see the whole list (or photos of any of the volumes) please send me an email. Extra shipping will be required for international or priority shipping in order to get the books and slipcases to you safely. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Condition: Very Good+. New York: Limited Editions Club, [1984]. First Thus, Limited to 1500 copies of which this is no. 432. Slim quarto; publisher's grey Niger goat over papier-peint boards, black gilt-lettered spine label, housed in original matching paper-covered slipcase; xii,61pp.; five full-paged engravings (tissue guards), additional illus. throughout text. Very minute wear at spine foot, spine leather a shade toned, else a Very Good to Near Fine copy. Signed by the illustrator on colophon in rear. Text and drawings printed by Daniel Keleher at the Wild Carrot Letterpress, while the etchings printed at the Water Street Press. Bound at the bindery of Gray Parrot. "The Monthly Letter of The Limited Editions Club," September, 1984, no. 539, laid in. Also laid in, a one-page typed letter signed by the new owner of the Limited Editions Club Sidney Shiff on Club letterhead addressed to Morris Jacobs on September 18, 1984. Shiff provides some background into the production of this particular volume, noting that the artist Jose Luis Cuevas flew to New York from Mexico to prepare the plates, working on them for two weeks and that the "printing of the etching was a difficult painstaking process which took over three months to complete." Shiff goes on to add that the LEC has "returned to the tradition of printing the letter by letterpress, and it is printed on the mold made paper imported from Italy specially for 'The Metamorphosis.'".

Hardcover. Jose Luis Cuevas (illustrator). Large octavo (8-1/4" x 11") bound in quarter gray-green goatskin with paper covered boards. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir with an introduction by Robert Coles. Illustrated with five subtle yet striking ORIGINAL FULL-PAGE ETCHINGS by Jose Luis Cuevas specially created for this edition. Copy #447 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Typical sunning to the spine which has a small dampstain at the heel. Near Fine in a close to Fine slipcase.

Hardcover. Jose Luis Cuevas (illustrator). Large octavo (8-1/4" x 11") bound in quarter gray-green goatskin with paper covered boards. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir with an introduction by Robert Coles. Illustrated with five subtle yet striking ORIGINAL FULL-PAGE ETCHINGS by Jose Luis Cuevas specially created for this edition. Copy #323 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Typical sunning to the spine and a few rubbed spots to the front board. Still Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase with some rubbing.

Hardcover. Jose Luis Cuevas (illustrator). Large octavo (8-1/4" x 11") bound in quarter gray-green goatskin with paper covered boards. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir with an introduction by Robert Coles. Illustrated with five subtle yet striking ORIGINAL FULL-PAGE ETCHINGS by Jose Luis Cuevas specially created for this edition. Copy #887 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Typical sunning to the spine and a few small rubbed spots to the edge of the front board. Still Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some rubbing on the backstrip.

Boards. Cuevas, Jose Luis (illustrator). 76 pages. 27 x 21 cm. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings (intaglio techniques and lithographsby) by Jose Luis Cuevas. Limited edition, copy 1267 of 1500, signed by Cuevas, bound at the Gray Parrot bindery. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir; introduction by Robert Coles. LEC Newsletter laid-in. NEWMAN & WICHE 7529. As new copy. Quarter gray Niger goatskin, and gray striped boards. Fine in fine matching slipcase.

Kafka's famous novella from the Limited Editions Club with interpretive illustrations from Mexican artist, José Luis Cuevas (1934-2017). This copy in a unique design binding from Czech artist, Jarmila Jelena Sobotova, former student of Jan Sobota (1939-2012). A copy of Sobotova's own description of this project is included and sheds some light on her process of creating this tremendous volume: "The top and back covers decorations are based on Cuevas interpretation of the story - metamorphosis of a man. There are two mirror images that appears skewed in abstract way. This design was created by cutting out the shapes in the leather after the book was covered. The depressions were filled with leather dust and painted with (insect like) acrylic colors." Accompanying the book is an exhibit catalogue featuring the works of both Jan and Jarmila, from the Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery at SMU in Dallas, 1995, which both artists have signed. Quarto, 28x21cm, 61pp. Illustrations by José Luis Cuevas, and signed by him at the colophon. Design binding by Jarmila Jelena Sobotova. French structure, full black goatskin with mirror image, green cutout designs on upper and lower boards. Green morocco spine label in the shape of a pedestal with an apple balancing on top, lettered in gilt. Top edge painted green, hand sewn head and tailbands in black and green silk. Green and black marbled endpapers by Sobotova. Fine condition in matching Solander box Limited to 1500 signed copies, this being #858.

Unique Inscribed copy of this Limited Edition of 1500 hand-numbered copies signed by the artist, José Luis Cuevas. THIS COPY WITH ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTION AND ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWING BY THE ARTIST. With etchings on tissue-guarded plates and drawings by José Luis Cuevas created specifically for this publication. Large 8vo, hand-cased at the Gray Parrot bindery in quarter gray-brown calf over textured paper-covered boards, the spine lettered in gilt within a blank embossed frame, in the original slipcase. xii, 61, [1]. Internally a pristine copy, the binding also fine but for a light touch of sun and one small abrasion to the calf of the spine, the slipcase still very nice with only minor age evidence. UNIQUE INSCRIBED COPY WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY JOSÉ LUIS CUEVAS. The famous Mexican Surrealist has inscribed this copy "La Vida de un hobre . with a bold signature and a very large pen and ink drawing filling much of the front blank page. The book itself is a fine production, printed on mold-made paper specially produced for this edition by Cartiere Enrico Magnani. It was designed by Ben Shiff, set in American Monotype and the etchings were printed at the Water Street Press. In all Kafka's surreal fable is given a very contemporary and highly artistic twist, making this one of the most original and striking productions for the club for quite some time.