"When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin." ~ The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka
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Franz Kafka -- b. 1883, Prague; d. 1924, Vienna.
This ex libris is a tribute to Kafka and his book The Metamorphosis.
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Media: Pen & ink and metallic gel pen on a new set of an authentic library circulation card and manila pocket.
Size: the card is 3 x 5 inches; the pocket is 4.5 x 5.5 inches.
The set comes with an extra blank circulation card should you wish to include a personally inscribed card in the pocket with the ex libris card. It also comes with a 1.5" x 1.5" piece of non-toxic, acid free, transparent double-sided tape-like adhesive that can be cut into strips or squares and used to affix the pocket in a book.
The back of the circulation card is signed and dated by the artist.
Completed 05.05.07
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