Bozi Muka Wayside Cross

by Karel Capek

$1,800 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

Prague: J. Otto, 1917. First edition, first printing. 201, 3 pp., text in Czech. Bound in half plum leatherette over printed paper-covered boards, blue topstain, patterned endpapers. Near Fine with light rubbing to covers, contents lightly toned. The scarce first edition of this collection of short stories by the Czech writer, best known for his play R.U.R. 1920 , which coined the word robot. Item #140948366

• Printing: first

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