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Karel Capek R.U.R. - source for word 'robot'

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Author: Capek, Karel
Title: R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [with] War With the Newts
Place Published:
Publisher:
Date Published: 1923-1937
Description:

2 volumes. In publisher's cloth. Both first editions in English. Includes:

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots). Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. Translated by Paul Selver. First edition in English. First printing, with first edition stated on copyright page.

War with the Newts. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1937]. Translated by M. & R. Weatherall. First U.S. edition.

Karel Capek's 1920 play, "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), introduced the word "Robot" into the English language. War With the Newts is a science fiction classic, easily the author's best and most effective work.

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Bindings with some general wear, 'War' spotted, minor toning; attractive copies, very good.

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Karel Capek R.U.R. - source for word 'robot'

Name: Karel Capek R.U.R. - source for word 'robot'
SKU: 152863557
Price: 650 USD
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