R. U. R.(ROSSUM'S UNIVERSALS ROBOT)
by CAPEK, KAREL
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG+ IN WRAPS
- Seller
-
BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
LONDON: HUMPHREY MILFORD/OXFORD. VG+ IN WRAPS. PUB 1923. FIRST EDITION. PAPERBACK. TRANSLATED FROM THE CZECH BY P. SELVER AND ADAPTED FOR THE ENGLISH STAGE BY NIGEL PLAYFAIR . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BLACK WRAPS WITH RED TITLES TO THE FRONT COVER. OTHER THAN SLIGHT LOSS AT THE HEEL OF THE FADED SPINE, SOME FADING ADJACENT TO THE SPINE, AND AN ATTRACTIVE BOOKPLATE ON VERSO OF FRONT COVER, AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT OF THIS SCIENCE FICTION LANDMARK. .
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- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI013433I
- Title
- R. U. R.(ROSSUM'S UNIVERSALS ROBOT)
- Author
- CAPEK, KAREL
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+ IN WRAPS
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- HUMPHREY MILFORD/OXFORD
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- PUB 1923
- Keywords
- TRANSLATED FROM THE CZECH BY P. SELVER AND ADAPTED FOR THE ENGLISH, STAGE BY NIGEL PLAYFAIR, PLAY, FANTASY
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About the Seller
JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
Biblio member since 2003
BURLINGTON, Wisconsin
About JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
COLLECTIBLE AND OUT OF PRINT BOOKS WITH FOCUS ON SCHOLARLY, SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY, AND LITERATURE
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...