Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Karel Capek is famed for his first use of the word "robot, " and his iconic novel "War with the Newts." He was nominated for the Nobel prize seven times. This is the second volume in his "Noetic Trilogy" (the others are "Hordubal" and "An Ordinary Life"). First published in Prague in 1934; this is a Good only copy of the First American Edition, translated from the origial Czech by M. & R. Weatherall. Blue cloth binding with titling in silver. Clean text; 256 pages. Contemporary (1942) signature on the FFEP. Unfortunately, a rather disreputable copy. Bumped, and the front gutter has split to expose the webbing; the spine has darkened, is rubbed at the bottom, with a chip to the top. Margins are also darkened, and there is a small ding to the front cover. A reading copy.
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Very Good (Minus). No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition [stated "First Published in English 1935"]. Translation is from the original Czech by M and R Weatherall. Blue cloth binding with titling in silver on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 256 pages; red topstain. Textblock is very bright and fresh. Spine has darkened to a gray colour but the titling remains bright. Covers have several light stains. Better than a Reading Copy, but not for the advanced collector.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Karel Capek is famed for his first use of the word "robot, " and his iconic novel "War with the Newts." He was nominated for the Nobel prize seven times. This is the second volume in his "Noetic Trilogy" (the others are "Hordubal" and "An Ordinary Life"). First published in Prague in 1934; this is a Very Good copy of the First English Edition, translated by M. & R. Weatherall. An uncommon to scarce title, certainly the hardest to find within the Capek canon. This is a Very Good copy of the First English Edition. Gray cloth binding with fluorescent orange titling on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 256 pages, very bright and supple. Previous-owner bookplate on the front paste-down. Mildly bumped and with wear around the margins. Lacking a dustwrapper; in an archival plastic protector.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Karel Capek is famed for his first use of the word "robot, " and his iconic novel "War with the Newts." He was nominated for the Nobel prize seven times. This is the second volume in his "Noetic Trilogy" (the others are "Hordubal" and "An Ordinary Life"). First published in Prague in 1934; this is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition, translated by M. & R. Weatherall. This is a scarce title, certainly the hardest to find within the Capek canon. Dark blue cloth binding with silver lettering on the front cover and spine. Clean text; 256 pages, very bright and fresh. The dustjacket is bright and unclipped, with the original $2.00 price, but shows some edgewear, with some chipping and a closed tear on the rear; at some time the top edge was rolled over, and about 1/8" of the top front panel and head of the spine is missing. in an archival plastic protector. A superior copy of this rare work from the early Twentieth-century avant-garde.
