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Karel Capek Krakatit

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Karel Capek Krakatit
<B>Karel Capek:<I> Krakatit.</B></I></B></I> (London: Geoffey Bles, 1925), first edition, 416 pages, gray cloth with red titles, 12mo (5.25" x 7.5"), old pencil notes on the ffep, light foxing to page edges, else fine in a fine colorful art deco themed cover. Capek is the originator of the word robot, first used in his 1920 play <I>R.U.R.</B></I> (Rossum's Universal Robots). <I>From the Ventura Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>) <BR><BR><B>Important